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Why cross stitch, you may be asking? Of all the exciting and interesting hobbies in the world, what’s so great about this one? You know what everyone thinks, right? “That looks boring. It’s all just little X’s, right? And maybe
Lesson Learned, Karma Burned is a cross stitch sampler derived from an idea that’s been hanging around my design folder, in various forms and stages of completion, for about two years. I sent preview versions to Sue from time
Here at the Crossing, we’re happy to announce that we’re making our first donation for Ukrainian refugees via CORE today! Much gratitude to the first four brave, imaginative, and talented stitchers who purchased Courage For Ukraine since the start of our
Courage for Ukraine (picture below) is inspired by the flag of the Ukrainian people, whose guts, grit, and gallantry have brought me to tears every single day since the invasion began. They remind me in a direct way of what
This post is a week overdue, and isn’t the post I’d intended to write. I’m overwhelmed by what’s happening in Ukraine, but what’s been making me lose sleep is my poor old puppy girl’s bladder infection. Between the two, “getting
It’s the 2022 edition, back from the dead and better than ever. Welcome to the 2022 Reopening of Grimalkin Crossing’s Counted Cross Stitch Design Shop. We’re so happy you’ve dropped in for Reopening Day! This shop sure has had its
Greetings, Grimalkins! Alesia here with a post about intentional stitching. In the spirit of full disclosure, this is information that goes out with every Karma Charms chart. But I realized as I was trying to fall asleep last night (right?)
For “Question All Paranoia” I wanted to design a counted cross stitch pattern that could take a solid whack at our inner demons. You know, the ones that make us doubt ourselves, and which rear their butt-ugly heads at the
In these times, “Fear Not” has something for everyone Do you know anyone who isn’t dealing with fear or anxiety these days? Yeah, me neither. Remember the things we used to talk about fearing? Like heights, spiders, the number 13, snakes,
\ As most of you know, it takes a lot to bring something new into this world. We dream, we plan, we research. Sometimes we rethink, and when the time is right, we share our ideas with those we trust,