Meet the Mr X Stitch Squad

I’m Jamie Chalmers, also known as Mr X Stitch. My mission is to bring the world of cross stitch and embroidery to a whole new audience.

I started Mr X Stitch in 2008 as a way of creating cross stitch patterns that I was excited to do, and now I want to highlight new needlecraft pioneers and raise awareness of contemporary crafters.

I have been stitching for over five years and really believe in the benefits of the craft movement, both from a relaxation and a sustainability perspective.

If you want to buy my patterns, you can visit my etsy store.
Or you can see what’s going on in my world by checking out my Flickr stream.

I have the prestigious honour of being the first ever guest blogger on the awesome Craftster site.

To contact me, email MrX@MrXStitch.com

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My partner in this crime is Bridget Franckowiak, also known as Beefranck, my sista from a diff’rent mista. She’s too humble to big herself up, so here’s what the erudite ValuedSonyCustomer had to say about her:

Beefranck is a woman of refined taste and extraordinary talent. By that I mean she’s a sick f**k and her cross stitch routinely makes me laugh out loud, while being incredibly beautiful. Because if you’re going to put wildly inappropriate phrases and sayings onto aida, you might as well make it pleasant to look at.

She started out with Julie Jackson’s Subversive cross stitch patterns, but soon started designing her own, immortalizing the phrase “Suck it, bitches” in a simple red border for a family friend. She soon followed it up with a Portal inspired piece (which, actually, was what inspired me to get off my ass and start making my own cross stitch.)

Now her preferred method is to showcase her favorite quotes in adapted traditional cross stitch designs. She creates works that could be considered classically beautiful cross stitch, as long as you didn’t read what it said.

Suffice to say I wouldn’t give one of her pieces to my grandmother. (My mother, on the other hand, loves her work.)

Besides reporting on Mr. X Stitch’s blog, she is the ultimate “You Look Nice Today” fangirl. The guys at YLNT have been classy enough to recognize the work she’s done in their honor.

She’s also somewhat shy, and foolish enough to let a fangirl write her bio :)

Thanks for that VSC! :)
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As well as this blog, you can come and play with us at our amazing Flickr group, the Phat Quarter, which is fast becoming the hub for all that is stitched awesomeness on the planet.