One-day Stitching Retreat! We’re holding a retreat April 22, 2023 from 9am – 5pm at St. Mary’s Road United Church (across the street from the shop) or you can join via Zoom. There will be workshops in how to finish small projects in the hoop or as ornaments and how to frame your own work….
This flosstube video is a message of encouragement to beginners. It can be intimidating trying something new, but don’t worry, you’re not alone. And you’re going to have fun and stitch something beautiful!
* Legacy Post: This one comes from our old blog from January 28, 2013. There have been some questions about the difference between counted cross stitch and stamped cross stitch over the past couple of days. Counted cross stitch comes as a printed chart and then you get to decide what count of fabric you…
** Legacy post. We thought it would be fun to bring in some posts from the old blog. This was posted on February 9th, 2013 by Sheena: All cross stitch fabric comes counted, unless, of course, it is printed. If you have a chart or pattern 140 stitches x 140 stitches then your finished size…
No, of course not. DMC discontinued these 7 colours for a very legitimate reason. But we did wonder for a moment. It all started when, in preparation for the store’s move, we ordered a very cool DMC spinner. We excitedly started to transfer the floss but were confused when we took a handful of skeins…
I’d like to state right away that I inherited this giant thread ball… it is not of my making. When I bought the store this ball was in a plastic bin with some tapestry wool and a few other leftover things. I had a good laugh when I saw it but it has come in…
Those of you who follow us on social media will know that I put this photo of a trolley needle laying tool up a while back asking folks to answer the question “what is this” with only wrong answers. As usual you all delivered the hilarity. Here are your answers: Amanda That’s a fancy grape…
Honestly, I have no idea. People started asking me for these colours, 3880 to 3895, well after I had bought the store. It was maybe a year in to my being there (so 2019) by the time I’d even been asked once for them. I don’t know why that was… maybe some designers started specifying…
