Cross stitch
Cross Stitch Handmade Gift Ideas
A few years ago I put together a list of gift ideas for your favorite cross stitcher (even if that’s yourself!). But I’ve always wanted to make the opposite list — ideas stitchers can make as a handmade gift for others. As it turns out, that’s more difficult than it sounds. It really depends on […]
Hoop Finish Your Cross Stitch
I’ve been posting monthly tutorials on this site for SIX YEARS now. And before that on old blogs or via videos. So how is it I’ve never done an article on the hoop finish? It’s arguably the most iconic cross stitch finish and one of the easiest to do. But the truth is, I don’t […]
Block Finish Tutorial: Free Standing Cross Stitch Ornaments
This is a cross stitch finish I’ve been wanting to try myself for ages, and I’ve quietly hoarded any useful styrofoam blocks I’ve received in shipments for years now. Well it’s about time I get around to it, so let’s try out a block finish together! If you like the mushroom-themed stitches I’m making into […]
Crafty Combinations: Crochet & Cross Stitch
It’s no secret that I’m a cross stitch fiend — but I actually enjoy a lot of different crafts and am always looking to try new things! And yet I always try and tie it back into cross stitch somehow. Whether that be sewing Q-snap cozies, making beaded scissor fobs, or getting creative with how […]
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 […]
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 […]