Not all monsters are scary.

Here’s some cute, colorful ones from Wendi Gratz. Like ‘em? You’re in luck! You can buy the pattern in Wendi’s shop.

Too Cute Tuesdays are brought to you in association with our friends over at Feeling Stitchy!

Thanks to Craft Gossip for spreading the word about these free patterns from Kincavel Krosses!

Stitch your favorite! I know, I know – how are you supposed to choose? Stitch ‘em all! Go get the free patterns here.

Thanks to Anja Rieger for reaching out to us about her adorable machine and hand embroidery designs.

There’s a lot to choose from, so be sure to check out her website!

Too Cute Tuesdays are brought to you in association with our friends over at Feeling Stitchy!

Best of the Season however you celebrate, to all you Fibrostos and Fibristas from arlee and ARTeries! No scholarly dissertation for the last one of the year: rather, i’m sharing with you as a gift of sorts, several “patterns” from as far back as 1910. I was sent a huge box of Needlecraft Magazine dating back to literally 100 years ago, and could scan and post forever just with these Some of these have no actual instructions or diagrams, but i know you’re all clever types who can probably figure them out with your needle eye closed and both threads tied behind your back. I’ve also thrown in some ads—some were “truer” then than the hyperbole we hear and see today!

In no particular order, here we go!

the Noseshaper November 1925

skirts 1910

Table runner January 1923

The one above, i can send a better jpg of, if someone wants to actually try it. The same goes for the unique birds below, a design i thought would be great on any number of things:

Crocheted birds June 1926

Elastic Connectors January 1930

Child raising January 1923

Embroidered linens August 1926

Use a laxative for *your* cold! January 1930

And of course, aprons, who doesn’t love them? Here’s one for Aunt Alice with a detachable pot holder at the bottom!

Apron December 1926

And because i couldn’t resist putting this one in for Jamie:

Truth in Advertising September 1916

A good one to all and to all a good new year!

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Arlee Barr is a Canadian artist, working primarily with textiles. She describes herself as “curious, eccentric and just a little opinionated“.  Surrealist in thought, Fauvist at heart, Arlee likes the eclectic, explorative and absurd. Sprinkled around the interwebs, she can be found hanging around her fantastic blog.

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Alas it is the last showcase of the alternative embroidery patterns to be found at the Mr X Stitch etsy store. But fear not for we have saved one of the best for last. Krupp’s robot series is packed with firm favourites!

There are patterns of robots getting up to all kinds of hi-jinks, and then there’s these fellows…

These babies sell out like hot cakes, so get them before we run out! For the Doctor Who fan in your life, it’s a no brainer.

Each of the patterns shown above costs six dollars, is available from the store, and will be emailed to you in PDF format once payment is received. It contains the instructions and links to some great online tuition.

What are you waiting for - we’ll see you at the shop!

Good day and welcome to another exploration of the alternative embroidery patterns to be found at the Mr X Stitch etsy store. This time we’re focusing on the Kittyzilla internet meme series!

Remember how tough Chuck Norris is?

He’s damn tough, and that may be the toughest damn embroidery pattern on the planet.

Remember Chris Crocker?

No, me either.

Don’t worry if you don’t remember these ladies…

These embroidery patterns remind us of some of the funnier internet memes in recent years, and at only six bucks, they’re a great novelty gift, which just happens to act as a gateway to a thoroughly pleasant craft as a bonus!

Each pattern costs six dollars, is available from the store, and will be emailed to you in PDF format once payment is received. It contains the instructions and links to some great online tuition.

What are you waiting for - we’ll see you there!

Guaranteed to get this in time for Xmas! Only available at the Mr X Stitch etsy store!

Another day, another fantastic post about the pattern ranges available from the Mr X Stitch etsy store.

You know the etsy store, right? The coolest cross stitch and embroidery pattern store on etsy – where else can you get internet meme embroidery patterns?

This time we’re looking at the Graffiti series. Featuring patterns inspired by the work of street artists, these large patterns are not for the faint hearted, but they look fantastic when finished.

If you know someone who likes graffiti, why not shell out six entire dollars and get them one of these patterns? Before they know it, they’ll have an awesome piece of stitched art on the wall!

Each of the patterns shown above costs six dollars, is available from the store, and will be emailed to you in PDF format once payment is received. It contains the instructions and links to some great online tuition.

What are you waiting for - we’ll see you there!

Hell0 again! It’s time for us to talk about one of our awesome pattern ranges that you can buy from the Mr X Stitch etsy store.

Today’s series of patterns come from the genius of Sailormouth, who knocks it straight out of the park batting with the mighty F*ck You We’re from Texas cross stitch pattern!

Sailormouth’s patterns come with a swagger, and their simple designs make them ideal for someone new to expressing themselves through a needle and thread.

Each of the patterns shown above costs six dollars, is available from the store, and will be emailed to you in PDF format once payment is received.

Six dollars? That’s nothing!

You could buy all the materials and threads and have bought someone a brilliant craft for them to enjoy, without spending a fortune!

Guaranteed to get this in time for Xmas! What are you waiting for - we’ll see you there!

Hi! This is the first of an imaginatively titled series about the pattern ranges available from the Mr X Stitch etsy store.

What do you mean you didn’t know about the etsy store? Why it’s quite possibly the finest cross stitch and embroidery pattern store on etsy*.

I thought I’d take a moment to feature the pattern families we have here, as they make ideal Christmas gifts for friends, loved ones, enemies and nemises.

First up for your delectation – the Beefranck series. You know her, you love her, and now you can stitch her patterns and pretend to be her. Listen to Stitching n Junk while stitching these and you can mimic her voice as well! What more could you want?

This series includes the classics “The Hammer is my Penis” and “I Shall Beat You Into Bloody Submission” as well as the very popular Slap Chop:

Each of the patterns shown above costs six dollars and is available from the store, and will be emailed to you in PDF format once payment is received.

So there’s no packaging either!

What are you waiting for – we’ll see you at the store!

*Depending on your acceptance criteria.

Hi everybody! It’s Saturday, and you know what that means. If you’re ready, scroll past the bunny and let’s get to it!

WARNING!

NSFW SATURDAYS WILL CONTAIN CONTENT THAT IS NOT SAFE FOR WORK!

IF YOU READ THESE POSTS, AND ARE OFFENDED, WE’RE SORRY BUT WE DID WARN YOU!

It’s always a wonderful thing to see new patterns from Subversive Cross Stitch.

This fuck is truly fancy.

And here’s some holiday tidings!

What’s that, you say? You’d like to make these or one of the many other Subversive Cross Stitch patterns for a loved one as a gift, but you would need to get started right away to complete it in time for the holidays? Well, don’t fret – now you can download SCS patterns as PDF’s! For reals! Go get some here!

Subversive Cross Stitch, the original snarky stitching site!