I Like Cross-stitching

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EternalCynic

Unsuitable and Subversive

I love the contrast between raw, in-your-face messages and sweet images. I had never considered such a juxtaposition until I looked at a cross-stitch website an old friend designed for someone. It was awesome! I have a...

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Written on August 25th, 2009
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EternalCynic

New Project

I started a new project yesterday. It has been so much fun. I used the free caption maker at www.crosstitch.com and, after looking at tons of free borders, took a piece of graph paper and created a border to go with it. ...

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Written on August 30th, 2009
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BookNerd

Therapeutic. And Slightly Subversive.

One time, for a friend, I made a lovely pillow on which I embroidered, in pastel pinks and purples, "Rock Out With Your Cock Out, Hang Out With Your Wang Out."
It was a very graceful script, and the border was made of...

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Written on January 7th, 2008
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Aminik

Enjoy It

But hardly ever finish it! I need to start with something small and start all over again!

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Written on January 17th, 2008
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journeyfulloflaughter

The Process.

i find the process of cross-stitching to be very soothing. but i hardly ever finish the pattern that i start. and then if i do finish it i don't know what to do with it. so for me it's more of a creative sort of busy work than something...

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Written on December 12th, 2007
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