cross-stitch

Furniture Makeover: Cross-Stitch Chair

Furniture Makeover: Cross-Stitch Chair

Give a tired old wicker chair a serious style upgrade with this fun cross-stitch chair project! If you’ve got ugly wicker chairs mouldering in your basement basement or grarage—not because there’s anything wrong with them, per se, but simply because they’ve seen better days—this just might be the perfect weekend project for you. Turn a […]

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Sew Kitschy, Sew Cool: How to Cross-Stitch Furniture

Sew Kitschy, Sew Cool: How to Cross-Stitch Furniture

Feeling crafty? Learn how to cross-stitch furniture and give your dressers, drawers, tables, or chairs a creative upgrade that’ll make even older pieces look fresh and new! Want to do something really fancy to your furniture? Gather your tapestry yarns and find the drill bits, this DIY’s just for you. If you’ve got wood or […]

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The Dark Side of Stitching: Darth Vader Cross-Stitch

The Dark Side of Stitching: Darth Vader Cross-Stitch

Feeling pretty geeked about all the new Star Wars awesomeness that’s bouncing around the internet these days? Stitch up some quirky Anakin-inspired kitsch with this Darth Vader cross-stitch pattern and join in on the fun! Ready to get your geek craft on? Click here to download the pattern from Instructables user and cross-stitch pattern designer […]

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Sewing Tip: How to Finish an Embroidery Project in an Embroidery Hoop

Sewing Tip: How to Finish an Embroidery Project in an Embroidery Hoop

If you’re anything like me, completing the stitching in an embroidery project isn’t the hard part, it’s the finishing—or preparing it for hanging or display—that seems much more daunting. Finishing embroidery projects is one of those crafting topics that, if you were to ask a room filled with experienced stitchers how to do it, you’d […]

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Love Your Project Pad: Stitch a Custom Embroidered Notebook Cover

Love Your Project Pad: Stitch a Custom Embroidered Notebook Cover

    It’s a rule: the better my notebooks, planners, and project pads look, the more likely I am to use them. And, the more I use them, the less likely my project and work schedule is to crumble into a disorganized mess, so everybody wins! Is your project pad looking less than inspiring? A […]

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Behold This Cross-Stitched Metroid Shirt In All Its Pixelated Glory

Behold This Cross-Stitched Metroid Shirt In All Its Pixelated Glory

When I was young, I used to see my mom cross stitching different pictures over the years and figured this must be what old women (she was in her 30’s at that point) do to pass the time. I soon found out that this in fact wasn’t the case and learned to have a great […]

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How-To: Giant Cross-Stitch Art and Decor

How-To: Giant Cross-Stitch Art and Decor

Want to make some GIANT cross-stitch pieces for wall art/decor/just for the fun of it? Grab your a pegboard and your favorite pattern, then check out this fantastic giant cross-stitch tutorial!

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