This month I've been thinking a lot about filling stitches, specifically Satin Stitch and Long and Short stitch. These are pretty much the go-to stitches for making up slabs of colour on your...
Category: Cool Cross Stitch
Hello, how are you doing? It’s time for another extreme cross stitch story – yippee! This is a shark story. What is that you may ask? Check out my cross stitching travels. Where do you cross...
Welcome to Ask Mr X, a series where we answer your embroidery and textile art questions. This time it's a big one - how do you improve your cross stitching speed? If you want...
In homage to our favourite Kingpin, and because it's one of the "easy beginner" techniques, I'm spending today's column on cross stitch tips and how up your xstitch...
Most Extreme Stitches – Part 1: The Falklands Hello lovely people! How are you all? Last time I talked about cross stitch while travelling and that yes! You can stitch on a...
Quick Cross Stitch Pendant You know when you buy stuff and then find it again years later? Yeah. During a lockdown clear out of my craft drawers I found some funky copper look...
