Quilted Cross Stitch Ornaments – Fabric Christmas Baubles
I planned to do some ‘Christmas in July’ type designs this year, but time kind of got away with me. Instead I’m going to learn how to make some quick cross stitch ornaments, starting with this quilted folded star ornaments. How is it July already anyway? I feel like this year has both horribly dragged […]
Petit Point – Similar But Different to Cross Stitch… and Smaller!
Many of us roll our eyes or giggle when we’re working on our latest cross stitch project and someone compliments us on our ‘knitting.’ It’s not terribly uncommon for those outside of the craft community to not be able to tell crochet from macrame. Cross stitch from embroidery. Maybe they haven’t even heard of petit […]
Bijoux and Accentuate – Metallic thread brands for Cross Stitch
Time for another obscure thread brand review~! Today, I’ll be taking a look at Bijoux and Accentuate brand threads. I picked a spool of both up when I was last at my local needlework shop… 2 years ago. Whoops. Time to finally put them to use! I’m really enjoying trying out new types of threads […]
Humbug Tutorial: Ornaments, Pin Cushions, or Scissor Fobs?
It is time once again for yet another cross stitch finishing technique! This time, the elusive humbug. Similar to the biscornu, it’s hard to tell what these are really designed to be, other than extremely adorable. I’ve seen them used as pin cushions and christmas ornaments. If filled with rice or other heavier materials they […]
Stretched Canvas Cross Stitch – An Elegant Alternative to Framing
I’ve been posting designs stitched on these pre-stretched aida canvases for years now. And I still constantly get questions about where I get them. I’ll give you the options below for where to buy aida canvases. However, they’re very limited in color, count, and size. And are generally not available overseas. So instead, I want […]
Waste Canvas vs Soluble Canvas : Cross Stitch Your Clothes!
There’s only so many framed cross stitches you can make before you run out of wall space for them all. Gifting to friends and family extends this a bit, but eventually they’ll run out of wall space too! Waste canvas and soluble canvas can help! What if I told you that you could wear your […]
Biscornu Tutorial : Making A Cross Stitch Pin Cushion
I just love making these finishing tutorials! So here’s one I’ve actually done before over on CrossStitch.Live. The cross stitch biscornu! I’ve learned some things since then, and taken fresh photos. So here we go! ๐ They make great little pin cushions. Make large ones for your desk; small ones for your travel box to […]
Inventory Tracking: Cross Stitch Patterns, WIPs, and Materials
It is pretty much inevitable that at some point in your cross stitch journey you will find yourself with more materials and half-finished projects than you know what to do with. It is not uncommon to accidentally purchase more of a color you already had, or forget a WIP even existed for years at a […]