It's fair to say at this point that I'm a big fan of needle minders. So much so that I included them in my cross stitcher Christmas gift list this year, as well as devote a whole post to some weird and wonderful needle minders. But whilst stitching my Star Trek Voyager cross stitch I…
We've been focusing on cross stitch tools a lot lately, however, there's one in particular that I personally don't use; the needle threader. The reason I don't use them? They break. A lot. This is actually an accepted reason to shun needle threaders, even though they're helpful, and the first thing that came to your…
My needle broke! Oh yeh, we've all said that. It's just part of cross stitch... right? Wrong. Needles are a very important part of cross stitch, and they can massively range in complexity, material, and price, and so it seems only natural to stick to what you know; and stick to the same old…
Have you ever wondered why a tapestry needle size goes up as the sizes goes down? And have you ever wondered why a size 24 needle is the same size as a size 8 sharp needle and a size 3 quilting needle? Probably not. But following our video on how cross stitch needles are made,…