Stitch people

As a young’n I was always fascinated by the idea that no two people in the world were exactly the same. I tried to think it through in my head – – certainly there could only be a finite number of individual features, and combinations of those features for all the people in the world! … Stitch People’s Cross-Stitch Character Design Explained Read More »

Great plaid shirt.

How to turn your family into a cross stitch pattern and create a family cross stitch portrait

Learn this simple step to increasing the size of your cross stitch patterns.

Show off your ugliest Christmas sweater in your Stitch People portraits with our free Ugly Christmas Sweater patterns! Also included are some suggestions for Christmas-themed borders, inspired by some ugly Christmas sweaters. Would you like to add more Christmas cheer to this pattern? Find patterns for Sleighs Nutcrackers Gingerbread men Snowmen and much more in the Stitch People Christmas Mix and Match

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We started Stitch People in 2014 and from the very first day we heard “You need more wedding suits”, “Do you have anything for lace?” “How do I make this type of wedding dress?” So yes, this book is of a highly requested topic and a very long time in the making! What took us … The Weddings Edition! An all new Stitch People book Read More »

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 … How to increase the size of your Stitch People Read More »

You might remember a few weeks ago, we talked about 3 of the stitches you need to know for cross-stitching. Well today is a bit more fun. Today we’ll talk about the stitches that no…you don’t need to know but they sure are great to add when you can! 1. Straight-Stitch Now I know you … 3 NON-Essential Stitches to know to Cross-stitch Read More »