Recently I completed a custom portrait in which were a myriad of very specific details requested, including a leopard-print unitard. I’ve also completed portraits including leopard print scarves, leopard print cardigans, and leopard print shoes. So let’s talk about how to create a leopard-print pattern in a Stitch People portrait! When you step back and look at a completed cross-stitch …
Happy Fourth of July!
To celebrate the upcoming Fourth of July, I thought I would also celebrate one of our Stitch People fans! This photo of a completed work was submitted to me by Sharon Little, of New Hampshire. Impressive, isn’t it? I believe the finished work is around 24″ wide x 18″ high, at least! Sharon said it took ages to complete but …
Why Stitch People?
When I started this business, even I was a little skeptical. Cross-stitch family portraits? Is this something universal? Will this really be something people want and like? Yes. Very much so. And over the few years of building Stitch People, I’ve come to understand the “Why” behind it all. Creativity Loves Constraints I’m sure you’ve heard this before. And it’s true …
Including a Departed Loved One in a Stitch People Portrait
Many of us have lost loved ones who are dear to us. So, when creating a Stitch People family portrait for your own family or as a gift, what are we to do when faced with these losses? Perhaps you have three children, but one of them passed away within hours of birth and though they are not with you, …
Stitch People’s Cross-Stitch Character Design Explained
As a young’n I was always fascinated by the idea that no two people in the world were exactly the same. I tried to think it through in my head – – certainly there could only be a finite number of individual features, and combinations of those features for all the people in the world! Certainly doppelgangers are running rampant in …