In 2003, Julie Jackson stopped by a craft store to buy a really ornate cross-stitch sampler ... the piece from the free Reddit pattern," Hasebein said. "My 12-year-old son was a plague doctor ...

There are a few techniques out there for getting started in cross stitching. While you can try out several different stitches, all of the above patterns use a basic "X" shaped stitch. While some ...

(www.allmodern.com) Hungarian artist Zsanett Szirmay uses cross stitch to create multimedia art. Using a laser, she transfers old-style, Eastern European, folk-art embroidery patterns onto fabric ...

Bring new life to old cross stitch hoops! Use fabric of your choice, old t-shirts & pillows, magazine clippings, your own photos or artwork, etc. to personalize and arrange them in a gallery wall.