A Brief History of Cross Stitch Ah, cross stitch! A craft as old as the hills, or maybe older – but still well loved and practised today. Lets go back a few years, and further still to ancient Egypt, where cross stitching first threaded its way into history, as well as Japan and China. But […]
You’ve just bought an amazing new cross stitch pattern and you’re raring to get started! But hold your horses before you dive into that exciting project – it’s important to take time to get your floss needed neatly organised first. Keeping your embroidery thread tidy and easy to find will make the stitching process much […]
As a cross stitcher, keeping your ever-growing embroidery floss collection neat and tidy can start feeling like a lost cause. After a few big projects, you likely have a giant mess of tangled skeins, new and part used, rolling around, hidden away in a bag, box, drawer or mixture of them all, and no clue […]
