Last-minute prezzies? We got ya. Our gift cards are swell and go up to $500 in case you're feeling generous. Feel free to print and cut out these gift tags or send via email - let them know they're getting something that will make them smile! Don't forget to send us photos of their reaction upon unwrapping ..read more

Subversive Cross Stitch, which makes the kit, is one of the more established modern cross-stitch companies, offering hundreds of PDF patterns as well as other kits. The designs tend toward the snarky and oftentimes sweary, so if you’ve been looking forward to stabbing something over and over to express a strongly held feeling, this is the online shop for you. It’s not every day (or ever, really) that I get a Google alert and lose all sense of time and space. This was a complete surprise: the author, Kase Wickman, bought the kit, stitched it all herself (and very well, check out all the phot ..read more

Meet Subversive Stitcher Kendra! She works as the fish ticket clerk at a salmon processing plant on Bristol Bay. She arrives in early May and works until about August 1. They process sockeye salmon, mostly for the domestic market and by mid-July she’d helped process just over 5 million pounds; last year they did about 8 million, a record year bay-wide.  Kendra says, “It is a crazy business, but I’m (mostly) glad to be part of this still thriving wild fishery!” Here are some photos of what it's like stitching out in the wilds of Alaska: My cabin—a 20’ container   Here's her porch ..read more

Edwin is a longtime Subversive Cross Stitcher who has constantly amazed me with his work--especially his super miniature versions of both his own and our designs on 25-count Lugano fabric! Like the Miniature Middle Finger kit shown above (Chapstick not included, ha). Scattered throughout the intro below you'll see photos of some of Edwin's other work.  PLUS he lives in New Zealand!! AND he's a poet! And a really nice guy with superb wit. So, here's his introduction!: ----------- Kia ora! I’m Edwin Z. Canary (he/they), A.K.A. @zeekidvicious – I am a poet / aspiring archivist / a ..read more

Now taking pre-orders for the new STITCH, PLZ journal kit from Fred! This fantastic journal has been a dream of mine for years and the team at Fred exceeded my wildest imagination. Other journals are difficult to use at best--this one is made with the stitcher in mind because the holes are just the right size and spaced well. The cover is black(!), just pliable enough to stitch comfortably and--BONUS-- he first sheet behind it is also black to really showcase your design. The quality is just *chef's kiss* perfection and I KNOW you'll love it. It truly is a dream come true. There are 60 ..read more

How do you add fringe to your piñata? Very carefully. It might kick!  These instructions are for the pattern for Fiesta Like There’s No Manana. I decided to dress my piñata up with some fringe. Note: I made the same color fringe on top of my stitches, but you could also try using different colors (like pink fringe over yellow, blue over pink, etc.) If you do, send me photos! First, I used two strands of floss and made little loops like this: Next, I secured the loops with a backstitch on each square of the top row of that color. On the longer sections, I secured the loops ..read more

I'm so happy to introduce you to Melanie Ceraso, she has been a part of the Subversive Cross Stitch family for years--generously donating her time to help me in early iterations of the website. I was overwhelmed and underfunded and I couldn't have done it without her! So I was really glad she agreed to be a contributor. Her version of "Not My Circus" has something a little extra re: clowns that made me LOL! Here's Melanie to introduce herself: Souldanse: About Melanie Hey! I’m Melanie (she/her), the artist behind Souldanse. I remember my Mom teaching me cross-stitch back when I was in third ..read more

I was so impressed with this pattern of Peeking Jesus, I just had to reach out and learn more about the creator, Ford, of SonovaStitch. Here's his story--and don't miss his PDF patterns in our shop! They're brilliant! -------- Hi there! I’m Wilford (he/him; most people call me Ford), the person behind SonovaStitch! I started stitching in 2012 when one of my romantic partners introduced me to it by giving me a copy of the original Subversive Cross Stitch book. I became obsessed, and not long after I was creating my own patterns with graph paper and colored pencils. People onlin ..read more

Introducing Juliet of Very Cross Stitching -- I saw her work on Instagram and had to share it with you. Come back to the link at the end of this article to see as we add more of her work on our site! ----------- Hello there! My name is Juliet and I am the girl behind Very Cross Stitching! I live in the North-West of the UK, famous for the Industrial Revolution and the Suffragette movement amongst other things. Northerners are down to earth folk who don’t take themselves too seriously and I think this is reflected in some of my no-nonsense pieces. I live with my husband, teenager, a Corgi ..read more

I'm blown away by Victoria's work, of NeedlePopCrafts. We're so lucky to be able to offer her Barbara Kruger piece as a Special Deluxe kit, with 8 skeins of DMC floss! For each kit sold, $7.00 will be donated to The Brigid Alliance. Here's her story: My mom taught me how to cross stitch in middle school, but I didn’t really become serious about it as a hobby until recently (mostly to offset the existential dread of terminally online millennial-hood). Last year I fell in love with that trend of miniaturizing classic paintings and wanted to see if I could design my own vers ..read more