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A beginner's guide to cross stitch

Learn how to cross stitch with this easy guide.

Calling all Floss Bosses! New enamel pins and needle minders

If you love cross stitch and embroidery, you my friend, are a Floss Boss! Now you can own the title and advertise it to the world with these fun new enamel pins and needle minders.

What size needle to use for cross stitch

Learn about cross stitch needles and how to chose the one that is right for your project.

In the studio this week: Comfort zones

I love January. I love it for the sense of renewal, the heightened creative energy, the clarity of purpose. I love it for the planning. Oh the planning! There has been much of it happening this month, and I am excited to share it all in due course. It is going to be a big year for Red Gate Stitchery and I am thrilled to have you along for the ride.

You belong here

I consider myself lucky to live within easy driving distance of Gather Here, a stitch lounge in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It's a retail shop that stocks an absurdly lovely selection of fabric, yarn, and other crafty goodies (including Red Gate Stitchery kits - yay!). It's heaven to shop, but it is so much more than a retail store.

Quilt Market here we come!

Final preparations are underway for Quilt Market in Houston this weekend. No matter how carefully I plan, it always comes down to a last-minute scramble. I leave on Thursday and packing (and even some stitching!) is still taking place, but with every minute I get more and more excited.

The making of a pendant

Designing new pieces is one of my favorite things to do. Sometimes a design starts with a stitched motif that I want to translate into jewelry. Other times, the basic shape of the piece comes first and stitching comes later. Such was the case with my new pendant design.

Welcome to the family! Two new cross stitch kits added to the shop

Introducing two new adorable cross stitch patterns to make you smile as you stitch!

Give mom the gift of stitches. A limited release just in time for Mothers Day!

This wood box with a cross stitch design inset in the lid is the perfect DIY Mother's Day gift!

Primitive cross stitch with a modern feel

Primitive cross stitch with a modern feel. Embroidered bamboo ornaments by Red Gate Stitchery.

New stitched leather cuff kits now in the shop!

Embroidery floss and leather is one of my favorite combos, which means I am beyond thrilled to introduce two new stitched leather bracelet kits. The kits come in two sizes: skinny (1/2" wide) and super skinny (1/4" wide). The clasp is adjustable so the bracelets will fit most wrist sizes.

New stitched leather cuff kits on the way!

I can't get enough of stitching on leather, and later this week I will be releasing two new stitched leather kits. Sign up for my email list to be the first to know when they are available!

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