Category Archives: Cross stitch

OMG, Cheryl Cole got cross-stitched.

Should you care to smack her in the face cross stitch her face, you’ll need to go see the mighty fine people over at the CrossStitcher website.

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OMG KATE AND WILLIAM CRAFT SHIZZLE.

The Independent absolutely ROCK for producing this gallery of handcrafted celebrations of the royal wedding.

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When the Washington Post got crafted.

Look at what embroiderer Jenny Hart did!

(ps. If any art directors are reading this – I can totally do this kind of thing too. Really. I’d do it good.)

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The CrossStitcher magazine has been redesigned.

I met the head of the transition team at mine and Mr X Stitch’s craft party on Thursday. Very interesting to hear her thoughts. What does anyone think of the new mag?

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The CrossStitcher is being relaunched.

When I get a preview copy I’ll let you know what it looks like. Apparently it’s more stylish.

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Fans who craft are brilliant.

Star Wars corsets vs Sonic embroidery. Who made it best?

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Summer 2010: the new thing in embroidery is apparently the alphabet.

The absolutely wonderful Emily Peacock has just emailed me to tell me about her newly-released venture, the “Curious Alphabet”

… and meanwhile, Felicity Hall has these tasty little designs out too (via Home Shopping Spy).

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DIY Fendi. Woop.

A Fendi bag. That you can sew yourself. Woop.

Except, it costs $995. Crap. (via Sublime Stitching).

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When cross stitch meets politics.

Craft blogger and LibDem supporter My Little Stitches has whipped up this little pattern for all the PR fans who like making stuff.

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You’d not think that a cross-stitched synthesizer would work.

But it does. If you do funny electrical things to it, of course.

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