In our shop you'll find a large collection of wooden embroidery hoops. We use them mostly for stitching and framing our cross stitch projects, but there are a ton of other ways to use them. Scroll down to see 10 great alternative ideas for how to use your hoop. [...]

Looking for an original gift idea? Sign up for our newsletter and you'll get a 26 letter Alphabet counted cross stitch pattern for free! All 26 letters of the English Alphabet are included. Each letter is made to fit in a 8 inch embroidery hoop (approx 20 cm) when stitching on Aida 14 count fabric. We recommend to [...]

Did you know that you can also crochet with pixel patterns? In our Once Upon a Pixel book we'll show you an example of a horse cushion. Continue reading to learn how you can use the same technique to turn any pixel pattern into a blanket or cushion. This is part 1 of our mini [...]

How to crochet with multiple colors following a pixel pattern? Did you know that you can also crochet with cross stitch patterns? In our Once Upon a Pixel book we share an example of a horse cushion. Continue reading to learn how you can use the same technique to turn any pixel pattern into a [...]

How to frame your cross stitch work in an embroidery hoop As we often get the question on how we frame our cross stitch projects, we've added a short video on YouTube (see below). When we want to frame the work in an embroidery hoop, we always use felt on the backside of the project. [...]

Who says you can only cross stitch on Aida fabric? Make something unique with our skai leather and suede fabrics. As you can see on the picture we have used the red fabric to create a unique serving tray for our loved ones. We cross stitched this simple pattern with a double threat of cotton [...]