You know the feeling, you’ve been sporting the same hairstyle since you graduated from high school (ahem…15 years ago…). Now it’s time to conquer the world, and what’s the first step in conquering the world? A new do. Stitch People are no different. Sometimes we need to change it up for them to highlight their distinct personalities. So, today …
Stitch People Stars: Linda Thompson
This week was a busy one for us! We’ve been working hard and finally released Stitch People Academy!!! The Academy takes all the things we’ve learned running Stitch People and gives you a head start in everything you need to know to start your own Cross-Stitch Portrait business. BUT! Before you open up shop and start putting your creation out …
Stitch People Stars: Louise Farrington
So many of our lovely and talented fans have astounded us by creating piece after piece of amazing Stitch People portraits. It would be totally selfish of us to keep all this creativity to ourselves! So instead, here’s the beginning of a little mini series introducing you to some inspirational Stitch People stitchers who show you just how much potential …
Creating graph templates for your Stitch People patterns using Adobe Illustrator
For those of us interested in creating our own cross stitch patterns; to sell or for our own pleasure, it is important to create snappy and readable graph charts. We want our makers to concentrate on creating rather than figuring out what goes where. Today, we’re going to give you a handy step by step guide to creating clear, crisp …
How to increase the size of your Stitch People
If you really want to make an impact with your next Stitch People portrait, why not go big? Here is a very simple way to turn your project into a frame worthy master piece. When plotting out your design on your chart or graph paper, just turn every 1 stitch or x into 4. This will essentially make every stitch …