Cross Stitch Kits Blog
Ideas, new projects and inspirations
How to Cross Stitch – Part 1
The first one My first ever cross stitch embroidery was a herd of elephants. This was soon followed by many more, mainly wildlife and flowers. Unfortunately for me, I couldn't easily find the sort of kits I loved. My friend Joy, another cross stitch addict, had the...
Good News! Our Cross stitch kit Snowdrop is back
Cross Stitch Kit Snowdrop We are delighted to announce that our cross stitch kit Snowdrop is back! Worryingly for us our stock levels had dwindled down, almost to nothing. We had been unable to find the background cloth we had originally used. Many thanks to the very...
Sunny summer memories
Ah well, the summer of 2013 in England will long be remembered as a 'good one'. Granted it started off a little uncertain, there was - as always - a lot of rain. But it all came good in the end and the traditional 6 weeks of school holidays turned into a feast of...
Inspiration is all around
Well summer solstice is just under a week a way, and yet here we are enjoying another faltering English summer that is full of sun and showers and a healthy slice of windy weather as well. Oh, and to quote a famous song, thunderbolt and lightening very, very...
Hello flower!
Well, the Dracunculus might not be everyone's cup of tea for the garden - it is known for emitting a rather foul smell, after all. But this exotic plant can add great ornamental interest to a garden . . . and we can assure you it is certainly equally striking as a...
Timely reminder
They say that time goes faster as you get older. OK, so there is no point in pontificating . . . let's go for plain English. Yes it does. You can throw all the statistics and science that you like - but time does go faster. Well, OK, in deference to the scientists...
Order in the chaos
It's been a busy two or three weeks and while we haven't managed to put an update on here, we have been quietly working away in the background to get the J Needlecraft business well and truly underway. Fabric and threads were ordered and have arrived safely, so it has...
FREE Daffodil Bookmark chart – Happy Easter!
Well, as promised, Jane has rapidly stitched her design for the Daffodil Bookmark - just to check the chart. All is well, and we're delighted to be able to offer you the chance to download for FREE this lovely bookmark, which is based on an original design by Jane....
Spring Daffodils?
We're working very hard to try to complete the design of a daffodil bookmark in time for Easter. We were inspired to do this by the anticipated arrival of Spring - after all it was the Spring equinox last week. Well, as everyone in the UK now knows, winter is not...