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Pass a Nerd Tutorial

Pass a Nerd Tutorial Pass a smile is more like it!!  The goal of this:  Stitch up a little Nerd.  Add him in a baggie with the supplies for someone else to stitch the same nerd.  Add the below print outs (instructions, pattern and such) Ninja drop it at local craft...

Make Your Stitching Into a Stuffy

Making Your Stitching into a Stuffy A training to become a more Inspired Stitchee! If you are like me you are always looking for new and fun ways to display your stitching. This idea is a SUPER cute one, the minute I saw it I knew I needed to know how. Thanks for Cass...

DIY Framing Made Easy

DIY Framing Tutorial Sending each piece into a professional framer can get VERY costly. What better way to save some money (for more stitchy supplies, of course) than to frame up your pieces by yourself! NOTE: I am not a professional framer, and I have never taken any...

Stitching with Metallic Floss

Metallic Floss can be your Friend! I’m sure you have heard some rumors in the stitchy-verse that metallic floss is the spawn of satan.  Why? Because it can be finicky to work with – and if you do it wrong, you will want to rip it out (and your hair). This...

Immersion Fabric Dying

A stitcher training to help you be a more Inspired Stitcher.   I bet you sit on Etsy and other shops and admire the colorful fabrics you see. What if I told you it was so easy to do this yourself! It is a few steps, and a few supplies – and some time. We...

Working with Variegated Floss

A stitcher training to help you be a more Inspired Stitcher.   Want to add a bit of extra uniqueness to one of your pieces?? A fun way to do this is variegated floss – it adds a bit of spice (especially in pieces with large solid color blocks).  In this...

How to Ice Dye Fabric

A stitcher training to help you be a more Inspired Stitcher.   I bet you sit on Etsy and other shops and admire the colorful fabrics you see. What if I told you it was so easy to do this yourself! It is a few steps, and a few supplies – and some time. ...

Pairing Fabric’s and Patterns

A stitcher training to help you be a more Inspired Stitcher.   There are so many beautiful patterns, and don’t get me started on the wonderful world of dyed fabrics!! But the struggle is deciding which pattern to put on what pretty fabric. Even I struggle...

Keeping Stitch Bug Alive

A stitcher training to help you be a more Inspired Stitcher. We have all been there, you just have no motivation to cross stitch. That little stitch bug inside you just seems to be sleeping. This can commonly happen when you are stressed, or something changes in your...