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Edwin is a longtime Subversive Cross Stitcher who has constantly amazed me with his work--especially his super miniature versions of both his own and our designs on 25-count Lugano fabric! Like the Miniature Middle Finger kit shown above (Chapstick not included, ha). Scattered throughout the intro below you'll see photos of some of Edwin's other work (see all of his current patterns on our site by clicking here!) PLUS he lives in New Zealand!! AND he's a poet! And a really nice guy with superb wit. So, here's his introduction!: ----------- Kia ora! I’m Edwin Z. Canary (he/they), A.K.A. @zeekidvicious – I...

I was so impressed with this pattern of Peeking Jesus, I just had to reach out and learn more about the creator, Ford, of SonovaStitch. Here's his story--and don't miss his PDF patterns in our shop! They're brilliant! -------- Hi there! I’m Wilford (he/him; most people call me Ford), the person behind SonovaStitch! I started stitching in 2012 when one of my romantic partners introduced me to it by giving me a copy of the original Subversive Cross Stitch book. I became obsessed, and not long after I was creating my own patterns with graph paper and colored pencils. People online started asking...

Introducing Juliet of Very Cross Stitching -- I saw her work on Instagram and had to share it with you. Come back to the link at the end of this article to see as we add more of her work on our site! ----------- Hello there! My name is Juliet and I am the girl behind Very Cross Stitching! I live in the North-West of the UK, famous for the Industrial Revolution and the Suffragette movement amongst other things. Northerners are down to earth folk who don’t take themselves too seriously and I think this is reflected in some of my...

Meet the creator of the Octopus pattern you love! And many more patterns available in our PDF shop (so check back!). I found the octopus on Instagram and, when it made me laugh out loud, I knew I wanted to share it with you and she was game! Here's her story: Hey!  My name is Chrissy and I am the stitcher/creator behind stitchcraftByFwass!   Fwass is the resurrection of an old nickname, it's as funny to say as it is to spell.  I live in the Great White North otherwise known as Canada, on an Island in the West coast of British...

UPDATE 2020: We no longer have this pattern on our site, but you can find it HERE! I saw these on Instagram and thought it was SO CLEVER! So I worked with the creator to bring it to you as a PDF that includes all 16 of these rockin' cocks! Here's Lauren's story of how these came to be the hit of a hen party (bachelorette party), direct from Cornwall!: The original series was made as a surprise for my sister Helen's hen party which I was organising with my other sister, Hope. The details of the hen party were...