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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Raising small humans into bigger, productive, well-adjusted humans is no easy task! Parents the world over sacrifice a great deal for the benefit of their children and this month we’ll be celebrating mothers everywhere! With all the advertising hitting my inbox lately, it’s hard to decide how to show Mom how much she is appreciated: do I buy her a …

We’re super excited to announce two new recruits to the Stitch People family! With all the love we have received since our inception, we needed more hands on deck – so many stitch-related tasks, so little time! First off is our Head of Design Development, Jessica! She’ll be heading up much of the pattern design you’ll be seeing from here …

Hello everyone! It’s the Hanukkah season! While I don’t have a 17-page book to adorn your shelves, I do have a little freebie I’d like to give to those who celebrate Hanukkah at this time of year.  CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD! Download the pattern here! Enjoy! Tell your friends! Have a stitching party! And Happy Hanukkah!

Happy December, everyone!  It’s the most wonderful time of the year! In the beautiful prose of Charles Dickens: “I have always thought of Christmas time, when it has come round, as a good time. A kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time. The only time in the long calendar of the year when men and women seem, by one consent, to open …

This week, we celebrate Thanksgiving – one of my favorite holidays – and that means Christmas is just around the corner! Now, many of you have a break from work this week. That means you’ll have plenty of time to spend with your loved ones, and to keep your hands busy on projects to give for Christmas this year. It’s …

Have you ever heard the expression “give a man a fish, feed him for a day; teach a man to fish, feed him for a lifetime?” That phrase is going to be the theme of this blog post. That’s because there are close to 340 recognized dog breeds in the world! And that’s just purebreds. Nowadays you can combine pieces …