With each cross stitch project taking hours upon hours to complete, its easy to not think about that tiny needle in your hand, however, the life of an embroidery needle is a fascinating one. Not only were the very first made 30,000 years ago (not a typo, that's thirty thousand years), but Leonardo da Vinci…
When it comes to embroidery thread you either pick DMC, Anchor or an independent. Those are your three main choices. But when it comes to the world of needle minders, the world is your oyster. With the popularity of Etsy rising there have been more and more quality handmade stores creating stunning things for cross…
A few weeks ago, I did a guest post on the Kreinik blog about finding the best cross stitch scissors and since then a lot of people have been in contact to get my low down on the best pairs of scissors. So I'm going to go through the process of picking the best scissors…
After the release of Mr X Stitch's Guide to Cross Stitch and the XStitch magazine, both that I was part of, I have yet another publication coming out this year. It might not be my normal style, but I was asked to with my good pal John Lohman to create a Hello Kitty book kit,…