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Author Archives: Jean Farish
Stay Connected
When you get together with friends to stitch, drop by a favorite shop that welcomes folks to sit and stitch, are active in an online community, or all of the above, you belong to a tradition that spans centuries. … Continue reading
Do You “Loop” When Starting a New Strand?
Back in the day, when I was first learning cross stitch, the “loop starting” method was quite the controversy. Like many new ideas, this one got all tangled up in misinformation and the battle between tradition and change. One … Continue reading
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