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Author Archives: Jean Farish
Never Stop Learning!
Whenever I ask folks how they learned to cross stitch, a great percentage answer in one of two ways: my mother/sister/aunt/grandmother taught me or (with some degree of apology in their voice) “I’m self taught.” I fall into the … Continue reading
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It’s Time to Set the Record Straight
It’s time to set the record straight about linen and other even weaves. Yes, that sentence is grammatically correct because linen is an “even weave.” So let’s start there. To a weaver, what we cross stitchers use is technically … Continue reading
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