Cross stitch
Thread Starts for Cross Stitch — 7 Ways to Anchor Your First Stitch
Hello everyone! This month I wanted to bring to you a quick rundown of some of the different ways to anchor your stitches when starting each new length of thread! There’s a few different thread starts that I use depending on the situation, and probably more out there. In my examples I’ll be using two […]
Making an Iron-On Patch out of a Cross Stitch
It’s time for another NOT-tutorial, by someone who doesn’t actually know what they’re doing! Just like my attempts at dyeing aida fabric, I mainly just want to share my process so you can learn from my mistakes. This time, I’ll be turning some cross stitch designs into iron-on patches. At this point, I’m not even […]
Snowglobe Ornament – Add Some Holiday Magic to Your Cross Stitch
Back in July I did a couple of ornament tutorials using styrofoam balls. I really enjoyed it, and have made another 7-8 as gifts for my family so far. But I wanted to try out yet another style of ornament, so I’m here to share with you the process for making a snowglobe ornament! If […]
Sulky Glowy – Spooky Glow in The Dark Cross Stitch Thread Review
It’s October! And that means Spooky Stitches! What better way to dress up your Halloween patterns than with some glow in the dark thread? Well, while I’ve discussed other Glow in the Dark thread brands before, I hadn’t yet tried out Sulky Glowy! So I whipped up a new pattern to test these colors out […]
Pricing Your Cross Stitch for Commissions and Sales
Ohhh boy. I’ve been putting off this blog for some time. Pricing is a fairly controversial topic, and there’s a few different ways to go about it. For the sake of this not being too long, I will be discussing only finished cross stitch projects, NOT patterns. That’s… a whole ‘nother can of worms that […]
Speed Test: How to Measure Your Average Cross Stitch Rate and Why
This is probably going to be a long post, so let’s start this off by immediately saying this is NOT about whether you are fast or slow. None of that matters. You should not compare yourself to others and/or get upset at yourself for stitching slower due to injury, mental health, multitasking, etc. That’s not […]
Kool-Aid Dye – Coloring Cross Stitch Stitch Fabric At Home
Last month I posted about how I colored some aida with tea! It turned out pretty well, actually. I also dyed some fabric with Kool-Aid though, so I wanted to document my results with that as well. 🙂 As before, This is not a tutorial. I am not an expert and have little experience dyeing […]
ORTs – What Do You DO With Your Leftover Cross Stitch Thread?
If you’ve been around the cross stitch or embroidery community for a while, you’ve probably come across the term ORT. But what are ORTs and why do people keep them around? According to the dictionary an ort is “a scrap or remainder of food from a meal.” ; so in stitching terms it’s the scrap […]