Blog — stitch

There have been a few articles recently about cross stitch tattoos. I don't even have a tattoo but these are tempting, don't you think?

Great article from Yahoo DIY today about Needlepoint here. You know, any of my patterns can be turned into needlepoint. For example, the two pillows above that Urban Outfitters produced a year or so ago -- these came from cross stitch designs of mine. You can always add more in the foreground if you don't want to stitch a lot of the same color background. Experiment, jazz it up! See what happens! And send me photos if you do. Happy New Year!

After my last post about Shannon Downey extreme cross stitching, I received this amazing photo and email from Kirsty G: Good morning from the UK! I've just seen the photo of the extreme cross sticher on Facebook and I thought I'd share my most extreme photo with you too. Obviously, great subversive cross stitchers think alike! My husband is in the UK Military and is currently deployed. While he's away I try and raise money for charity by doing silly things (it keeps me busy!). This year my friends have been setting me various challenges. I am currently in the...

A few quick gift ideas for the stitchers or Subversive peeps in your life: Gift Cards, available in many denominations! PDF Gift Pack, PDFs at half price! They can choose their own and take a year to decide. Glittery buttons with smart-ass phrases to make them laugh. Limited-edition iron on patch! You can also send kits to the stitchers or stitch up a last-minute gift with our instantly-downloadable PDFs. There's still time! Happy happy!