Perforated Paper for Cross Stitch – How To Get Started
Perforated paper isn’t talked about enough! A while ago I did a deep dive on plastic canvas and all the different things you can do with it for cross stitch. And it’s about time I did something similar for perforated paper. I don’t have nearly as much experience with it as I did with plastic […]
Assisi Embroidery: Learn With Me! Plus Free Pattern
It’s time again to learn a new craft similar to my main craft, cross stitch! Last year (2024) in March I tried out Hardanger for the first time, and now I thought it’d be fun to try something new again. This time around I landed on Assisi Embroidery, something I only learned about while researching […]
Embroidery Thread Inventory Checklists
The longer you spend in the cross stitch hobby, the more thread you just end up collecting over time. And inevitably you end up buying duplicates of colors because you didn’t know you already had them. Or because you couldn’t find the one you had. If that sounds familiar, it might be time to take […]
Beaded Scissor Fobs: How to Make Your Own
Today I wanted to go over how I make my beaded scissor fobs. This is just one way to do things, and the way I’ve found works for me. But feel free to adjust for your own needs as well. If you don’t want to go out and buy all the materials in bulk to […]
Frogging – How to Fix Mistakes in Cross Stitch
The dreaded craft frog. Whether you’re a cross stitcher, you crochet, knit, or do any number of other thread art, you never look forward to frogging. But it is an inevitable thing. If there’s any universal truth in all of these kinds of crafts, it’s that counting to 5 consistently is hard. Making mistakes doesn’t […]
Quaker Ball Deep Dive: Cross Stitch Finishing Techniques
Back in 2022 I did a Stitch-A-Long for my very own faerie themed ‘Quaker Ball’ design. And I’ve been meaning to write this article ever since! Today, I not only want to go over how to assemble one of these, but also the origins of this technique, where to find designs, as well as how […]
Square Flat Ornament: Cross Stitch No Glue Finishing Tutorial
It’s time to revisit this flat ornament tutorial! A while ago I put together a step-by-step featuring a round flat ornament. Though the assembly concepts are the same, a lot of you reached out asking about making square ones, or even other shapes. Plus it’s been nearly FOUR YEARS since I wrote that one, so […]
Pattern Design Challenge: Randomly Generated Color Palette
So I usually do more informative/tutorial type cross stitch articles here. But this month I threw some sillier, fun options into the mix for my Patrons to vote on, and this is what they chose; a pattern design challenge. Well, technically, they voted for me to take a break this month because they’re awesome. But […]