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I kept seeing this design on Instagram, and one day, it hit me that this person needed to join our team. Luckily, she agreed--meet guest contributor Chantelle Daigle of OddlySpecificXStitch! We have created a kit of this design, though the colors are slightly different as they're in our palette--see more on the kit page. Chantelle is a Registered Nurse by day and a cross-stitcher by night. She lives in Canada with her partner, two kids, and a little dog named Bean. She’s obsessed with pop culture, kitsch, dead malls, video stores, and any vintage collectables. As for cross stitch, she...

We’ve seen some crazy things over the years, like dogs or even goats eating your kits or patterns, but this is a new twist—from Subversive stitcher Karen: Hi there! I'm sharing this just because it is so ridiculous. I received my "postmenopausal female" pillow kit the other day. I sat down to work on it tonight and after finishing ONE LETTER, I accidentally stuck the corner of the case into a candle and set the damn thing on fire. Hence an order for additional pillowcases. Sigh. Of course I asked for photos to show you! Yikes! Don’t stitch too close...

Three GREAT New Books on Craftivism from the BEST!   Craftivist Collective Handbook by Sarah Corbett of Craftivist Collective Crafting A Better World by Diana Weymar of Tiny Pricks Project Let’s Move The Needle by Shannon Downey of Badass Cross Stitch It’s astounding that THE three people I think of when I think of craftivism have ALL come out with books within the past month or so. And they’re each as unique as their creators, all of which I have considered my sisters in stitching for a long time. With her empathetic angle and thorough instructions, Sarah Corbett shows you the real art...

I have watched Robert Mahar for years from afar with great respect--his work is not only gorgeous but so meticulous! He's clearly out of my slapdash league! ;) I saw a stitched snow globe class he was teaching and asked if he'd have time to create a cross stitched piece for us along the same lines and he came up with this amazing design! We're pre-selling this kit for 3 days only! Learn more about Robert below. He's a dream to work with--you should take one of his classes, they're top-notch. Robert Mahar is a California-based artist, needlework enthusiast and educator who...

First of all, they're not telling us anything we didn't already know in this BBC article, but...LOOK AT THAT WALL! Why haven't I done that? Hmmm! The day is still young! So, technically, they're talking about needlepoint, but of cross stitch has the same basics (and is WAY less expensive). I've talked about this SO many times over the years and it's amazing that so many articles are still coming out about the mental benefits of needlework. YOU know how it is! "I think it has a lot to do with the fact that people were looking for ways to...