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Stitching Cards customer Ivy Crowhurst has sent us a picture showing how she has stitched our sheep pattern from the Farm Animals value pack. Ivy said “I have added some […]

Stitching Cards customer Ellen Teschler has sent us some pictures showing ways she has used our designs, other than as cards. If you have used our patterns in interesting ways […]

I have been reading about the scented thread recently announced by DMC. The range is called “Secret Perfume” and is the type of stranded embroidery cotton used in cross-stitch work. […]

Since a new Baptism/Christening prick and stitch pattern has been released on the Stitching Cards web site, I thought it would be a good idea to offer some suggestions for […]

The Beer Glasses design from the Stitching Cards web site is proving very popular so I thought it would be a bit of fun to find a drinking song to […]

In these culturally diverse times it is useful to know the dates that various peoples celebrate their official holidays and exchange greetings cards.    Valentine’s Day – Saturday, 14 February […]

Handmade Christmas cards can be traced back to fifteenth century Germany where cards with religious pictures were exchanged as seasonal gifts. The custom of sending Christmas cards by post started in […]

I design my stitching patterns to fit on a standard size double-fold card. These types of cards may not be available locally to you, particularly if you live outside of […]

I have been designing stitching cards for over ten years but the origins of the craft go back a long way in history. Card has probably been used as a […]