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I'm excited to say we've added Heretic Designs as an official guest contributor and I'm finally introducing her! Here's Hannah in her own words--be sure to click here to see new designs as we add them. My name is Hannah Lewis, and I’m the owner and designer behind Heretic Designs, where I create fun, empowering, and one-of-a-kind cross stitch patterns. I first learned to cross stitch in elementary school when my mom taught me, and I was instantly hooked. Although I’ve loved stitching for as long as I can remember, I didn’t begin designing my own patterns until a few...

This collaboration started when I saw a letterpress poster by Mary Bruno (Bruno Press) inspired by one of my cross stitch designs—printed partly with LEGOS, no less. I reached out, we talked, and instantly realized we share the same creative energy. The result is this large cross stitch kit I designed (beautifully stitched by Mr. Stevers) and a set of true letterpress holiday cards Mary printed using my artwork. And a new pal! Look for lots of videos on social media!        

Cindy Johnson, a new Subversive stitcher, told us about her Zoom stitching group and also about the tradition of Home Bureau. So fascinating that I asked her to write a blog post to share the idea. I think we should all revive the idea of Home Bureau and make it Subversive! During the pandemic of 2020, the National Nordic Museum in Seattle hosted monthly “Craft & Cocktail” zoom nights where a docent described an art exhibit, a bartender shared a recipe, and a legit artist guided speed lessons in watercolor painting, papercut art, colored pencil cubism, among others. Living in...

This review was written by Mr. Stevers—he is an enormous fan of Meg’s so he dug right into the book! Pick up the book through Meg's site. “Witchy Stitching” is a book that covers cross stitching start to finish and is good for the first timers as well as the experienced stitchers.  Author Meg Black has included not only the how-to basics but also a section on “Being Extra” which goes over the use of beads, antiquing your fabric and various customizations (which this stitcher is inspired to try in the near future!)  This volume is chock full of stunning photographs...

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...