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Stores We Love: Wrong in Marfa, Texas ๐
Posted by Christina Loff on

Psst - Julie here -- I've asked the fabulous Christina Loff to introduce you to some of our very favorite stores that carry our kits. I worked with Christina on two of my books while she was with Chronicle, always wanted to work with her again, and now she's struck out on her own! I wanted to mention here that Buck and Camp are very dear friends from waaaay back, some of the finest and kindest people you'll ever meet--and they put Marfa on the map. They started Wrong by carrying the art of friends and they've been so loyal...
Meet Jen Worick, the crafty editor who helped bring Julie's next book to life!
Posted by Christina Loff on

Tell us who you are! Iโm Jen Worick, the editorial director for Sasquatch Books. Iโve been working in publishing my entire adult life (sooooโฆa long time). I started out working in magazines, living in Washington DC and working as an editor for companies who produced a lot of magazines for associations and nonprofits, such as the National Association of Postmasters of the US (NAPUS). If you were ever curious about postmasters, hey, Iโm your gal! I then made the switch to book publishing, first working with a book packager and then landing at Running Press as editorial director. I dabbled...
Pride Patterns 🌈
Posted by Carson on
We celebrate pride all year round here but since it's Pride month we thought we'd take a minute to call out some of our favorites with a little round up. Legalize it! What's better than a wedding? A wedding sampler, of course! This pattern comes with a full alphabet so you can personalize it (in case you don't know Jennifer andย Karen). The perfect holiday pattern. ย A queer spin on an old favorite. Makes a great housewarming gift. One of the patterns I designed for the DMC cuffs! This one uses sparkly silver thread for the letters. Stay proud. We...
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Stitching with Electroluminescent (EL) Wire
Posted by Julie or Chris Jackson on
So, you may remember my EL project from a few years ago. I mentioned it on social media and it sounds like a lot of you are interested, so I'll share what I remember--mostly I remember that it was hard to find things and put it together! There are a few resources out there that explain what we're working with here. Basically, you'll need to find some kind of grid to stitch on (or some people use this on their clothing at raves and whatnot). Then, you'll need a sound activated EL kit (I'll list some resources below). First up,...
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All of our free PDF Cross Stitch Patterns in one place!
Posted by Carson on

If you're familiar with Subversive Cross Stitch at all you know that we love to create and share free patterns whenever we can. We're big believers in encouraging everyone to slow down and make something and if our free patterns can be a gateway drug to more stitching in your life you know we're here for it. You can find every free cross stitch pattern we have ever created right here. That's over 25 free patterns! Here's some of what you'll find there: Sure the pandemic is starting to slow down and we're all coming out of our houses more...
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