I do my best not to champion one brand here, I want to stay as impartial as possible, but occasionally a product will come along and I’ll be so bowled over that I have to shout from the rooftops. Today, I want to talk about ModernHoopla. I’ve even managed to secure a 10% discount using…
For the longest time, I've been sure in my opinion that the Canary Micro Snip scissors were the best cross stitch scissors you could get. You can grab them with any hand, you can snip threads easily, no one can use them for other (non-cross stitch) uses, and you can even take them with you…
People often ask me if you can stitch without a hoop. It's a question that comes up a lot on cross stitch forums and social groups all over the place, however, no one ever seems to ask why. This at first seems like an obvious question, but many of you reading this instantly answered…
When I first started cross stitching I remember finding a photo of Mr X Stitch cross stitching on the train! I thought it was insane! OK, I was a manbroiderer so may have preferred to stitch indoors, but I thought his work must get so dirty! That's the thing; your work doesn't have to be…