Last time on the blog, we talked about how to create your own cross-stitch grid/chart out of a spreadsheet program. This time, we’re going to show you how to add a pattern to the chart you created! It’s a fairly simple process and works up quickly. A couple of things to keep in mind: It’s best to keep your pattern …

There are plenty of dedicated cross-stitch softwares out there for pattern makers who want all the bells and whistles. PC Stitch, Stitch Sketch, and Stitch Fiddle to name a few. Sometimes though, a fully loaded program can be a bit much. Maybe you’re a beginner, maybe you’re only designing the odd pattern, maybe you just want something quick and simple. …

Have you signed up for the Stitch People Virtual Gathering? Yes? Hooray!!!!! We can’t wait to *see* you there!!! While you already know the fun line up we have coming for you, you might be wondering what you could gather in supplies for the week. Well today Lizzy will go through some of her most recommended supplies, available from our …

Hi Fellow Stitch People Stitcher! We have been so excited about this. Although it came out of a place of disappointment and worry – talk about making lemonade out of lemons! As you may know, we had initially planned on holding another Stitch People Gathering in sunny Southern California. Obviously we had to change plans drastically and the Stitch People …

If you saw us on Start Up, you’ll know that one of the reasons our founder Lizzy first explored cross-stitching, was as an avenue to relieve anxiety through the college years. Cross-stitching and needlework in general has long been used as a means to reduce stress, calm anxiety and aid in meditation. Something about the repetitive actions, the sound of …

Here at Stitch People, you can imagine we get through quite a bit of needleworking supplies! Well, two weeks into the self isolation order we started to find it more difficult to find the supplies we needed to stitch up our cute as a button family portraits. Turns out that great minds do, in fact, think alike! There has been …

My goodness, what a month so far! If you’ve just joined us from under a rock in the Sahara, the world is experiencing a global pandemic which means that many of us have had to self isolate in order to protect ourselves and our community. Although, it’s the right thing to do for yourself and others, it does present a …

For those whipper-snappers who were born in the time unleaded gasoline and widespread internet, it may come as a shock to you that once-upon-a-time, there was a land where you watched TV on a huge box with antenna, you had one phone to a house with a cord attached to it and when we designed cross-stitch patterns we used things …

We started Stitch People in 2014 and from the very first day we heard “You need more wedding suits”, “Do you have anything for lace?” “How do I make this type of wedding dress?” So yes, this book is of a highly requested topic and a very long time in the making! What took us so long you ask? Well, …

A common refrain I hear from cross-stitchers, beginner and advanced alike, is how frustrating French knots are! Many people feel, even after years of struggle, that they haven’t yet mastered this common and quite useful stitch! Well, the way I see it “practice makes perfect.” So what better way to practice French knots than to create a little bouquet of …