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I am SO excited to finally get to tell you more about my second book of Subversive Cross Stitch! You can pre-order a copy here on our site and we can even send a special little gift card to the recipient before the holidays if it's a gift. Here's the deal: the official release date is February 24, 2015, but I will have copies here to sign and ship in early February. So I thought I'd pre-sell in case you want to make it a holiday gift for someone (I mean, you can order one for yourself as well of...

Nothing makes me happier than a tiny "fuck" stitched by hand and dressed up in a small ornate, vintage, gilded frame--my original inspiration for starting Subversive Cross Stitch. It still makes me giddy with delight. The best part is seeing the look on someone's face when they realize what you've just given them. It's a delicious way to show them that you truly do give a fuck. I'm sharing my coveted collection of vintage frames by turning them into one-of-a-kind originals, hand-stitched by me. Each piece is in a gilded frame with an antique wallpaper-finished back and signature. The wallpaper...

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...

I discovered Badass Cross Stitch while browsing around on Instagram and I was immediately drawn to the photos. I got to know the creator, Shannon Downey, a bit more and that’s when I saw these AMAZING thread organizers she was creating and I was like, Subversive peeps need to know about this! I love them so much I’m selling them here on my site! Then I saw Shannon post photos of a train trip to cross stitch in the Montana wilderness (tagging it #ExtremeStitching and #ExtremeCrossStitching) and I was all, Okay, I seriously need to share this and NOW. So...

Seriously, how great is this? An original product made by Shannon Downey of BadAss Cross Stitch, available here--now--in our shop! Tune in tomorrow for my interview with Shannon and get to know this truly kick-ass cross stitcher.