How to Cross Stitch on Evenweaves and Linens – Free PDF + Pattern Included

Thank you for coming back to visit us again! Have you been to our main site, Stitching the Night Away to check out our free cross stitch patterns and cross stitch supplies?

One of the most frequent questions I get is how to cross stitch on evenweave instead of aida. I wrote an article on [...]

Loretta’s Blackwork House – New Pattern Release

This month we were looking at houses and keeping our fingers crossed that a mortgage approval would pull through. Unfortunately, the mortgage approval did not come through and we have been told no in more ways than I knew a person could hear that word. Apparently that hasn’t stopped me from having house on the [...]

New Cross Stitch and Needlework Forum

As some of you may have noticed we were having troubles with our phpBB forum. This weekend I took it down and registered a Ning Community to replace it. I hope you’ll join us at http://stitchingthenightaway.ning.com/ … and also on our Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/StitchingtheNightAway
I know this is a big change, our message board [...]

Butterfly Corner – Counted Cross Stitch Pattern

Butterfly Corner Counted Cross Stitch Pattern from Loretta Oliver at Stitching the Night Away
Stitch Count: 126w by 116h
Fabric is any count and any color of your choice.

$1.00 ~ Chart is a PDF download.

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Friend in Sign Language – Counted Cross Stitch Chart

Friend in Sign Language ~ Counted Cross Stitch Pattern by Loretta Oliver at Stitching the Night Away
Project stitch count: 175w by 50h
All whole stitches, done in black or your choice of floss.
Any count and color of fabric you prefer.

$1.75 ~ Chart is a PDF download.

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New Cross Stitch Pattern: Inspiration Without Learning

This saying was actually in my fortune cookie at dinner the other night. It stuck with me, so I decided to chart it out this morning. Design is about the right size for a wide bookmark, or you can frame, make a stand up box, etc… Lots of possibility here.

“he who has imagination without learning [...]

Finishing Techniques added to network

Just a quick note to mention that Stacey (jeremyagain on the boards) has joined us in the Stitching the Night Away blogging network and is going to be authoring a blog about finishing techniques! I’m hoping to continue to grow this idea and have a variety of blogs with different authors. I’d like [...]

stna hand dyed floss and fabric?

Maybe someday. It’s something I’ve always wanted to add to the site. I haven’t done all the number crunching and market research necessary yet. But, one of the things holding me back was a space where I could actually get wild and dye things … and not just in my bath tub. [...]

a crafty and blog like announcement

Happy October everybody! I love October, the leaves are changing, the weather is nice, and Halloween is just around the corner. It’s my favorite time of the year.
I’d like to announce a few things about the site changes so far. You’ve seen the new home page is up. I’m working on getting [...]

ch-ch-changes going on

The new home page and look of the main site is totally live. I’ve only been working on it since April.
You may still encounter further internal pages in the old not so pretty style of the website. The gallery, articles, and free cross stitch patterns section still need to be revamped. Most [...]

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