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It is no secret I love the alphabet.  And letters.  And small designs & motifs.  And Japanese craft books.  This tiny treasure has all of that and then some!  So it's no surprise that I bought it about 30 seconds after I found it on Etsy.  (And then spent quite a bit of time browsing this entire shop!)  Cover-to-cover cuteness ... all in adorable cross stitch designs.

You know, I was a hard core cross-stitcher for about 20 years.  It was my needlecraft of choice.  My Home Economics teacher introduced me to the humble X when I was about 13.  I became an instant addict.  Oh the kits I made, the patterns I bought (did someone say Paula Vaughn?), the floss collection I amassed, the aida cloth I went through (until I discovered linen!!!).

It took a serious amount of discipline to write this post for you just now ... because it's delaying my start time on what I hope to be the making of something pretty!

Comments

[Ginny Worden]

Too cute.This might not be good for me, or the pocketbook.Bad, Kristyne.

[Hildy]

I love cross-stitch, too:-) My mum introduced me to it when I was about 10 yo (she stitched some really awesome pieces). O fcourse, my taste developed over the years and now I'm a FrostedPumpkinStitchery addict;-) Love their patterns kawaii corss-stitch heaven! But now I'm off to etsy searching for this book:-)

[Ross]

You have got to stop making me want to sit down and stitch. I have too many things to do!

[Krystena]

We might live on opposite sides of the world but we are sisters at heart. Cross stitch is my first love (in the sewing/stitching world!) but that's because the finished product looks exactly like the pattern...yes, I'm a perfectionist. I also had a love affair with Paula vaughan and my all time favourite is alphabet samplers. I bless the day I discovered linen....and disposed of all that aida!!

[A Little Blue Dragonfly]

Thank you for the trip down Memory Lane! Cross-stitch, Paula Vaughn, aida cloth, oh my! I just introduced my Emma to cross-stitching, and she loves its. I bought Alicia Paulson's winter sampler to stitch. It sits and waits for me to set my knitting and sewing aside! :)

[Chris]

Love that sweet kangaroo.

[Heather (mtl)]

I adore all things miniature so one would think cross stitch would be right up my alley, but for some strange reason, I haven't been bitten, yet. Big 'yet'.You make it look so intriguing!
Those wee stitchings are, as my maritime roots would say, right some adorable!

[Sarah]

I was a hard core cross stitcher from the age of 13 too! I love it. I probably still do, but I find it too slow now. The fall out of patchwork!

[DH]

Hi Kristyne, I love your work. It is so beautiful! What fabric do you use? Aida or linen or both, and what size? Where do you get your cross-stitch fabric? Is it online? I think you may have posted this info but I can't find it. What would you recommend for a beginner? Thanks so much! Dawn