A couple of days ago, one of our lovely customers emailed us with a problem.  It went something along the lines of: “AAAAARRGG!!!  I’ve lost the link to the download of my pattern book and I’m on my way to a wedding and I need to finish my portrait before I get there so I can gift it to the …

You know, the Do It Yourself Stitch People book has surprised us in so many ways but the most delightful is how so many of our talented readers have used it as a jumping off point for incredible feats of creativity.  Even veteran stitchers have been able to find new life in their cross stitch journey by using the patterns …

We continue our little mini series of special Stitch People persons with the amazing Katy Loyd! If there were ever a natural born cross-stitcher, Katy would be a prime example.  Katy is an active member of our dedicated facebook group which is where we first came across her work.    What we love most about Katy’s work is how she …

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 …

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 …