Stitchers' favorites:
A mix of our newest and most popular designs
Sew happy Antique scissors Stitch by stitch My stitching room
Helga Mandl Lili Soleil Annick Abrial Couleur d'étoile
Wanted: 1000 xstitches reward A friend is worth a 1000 stitches My sewing basket Monogram & hearts pinkeep
Barbara Ana Designs Helga Mandl Tam's creations Tom & Lily
Ever tried stiching a biscornu?
The word "Biscornu" does not seem to have a translation in English. It's a French
word meaning "a strange shape, with funny angles". Stitchers worldwide love this
little object even though they might have a little difficulty pronouncing it's name!
A "Biscornu" is in fact an 8-angle mini-cushion that's a lot of fun to make. It can be used as a pincushion, a hanging ornament, a keyring, a scissorfob and makes a very popular gift among cross stitchers!
Creative Poppy has devoted a brand new section to "Biscornus". Several designers have started series:
such as Helga Mandl's "biscornu of the month":
or Barbara Ana's seasonal biscornus:
Tam's Creations Blackwork series
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And last but not least, Marie-Anne Réthoret-Melin's very refined patterns such as
this red berry holiday ornament
and this monochrome biscornu that comes with a bonus coordinated scissor fob pattern.
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To see more patterns, visit the whole "Biscornus" section CLICK HERE
Fast forward into spring
Forget about the chilly weather. Here's a bunchful of spring flowers that will bring the sunshine into your home. If you haven't discovered cross stitch designer Monique Bonnin, now is the time! She has an exceptional talent for capturing the true essence of flowers. Yet her patterns remain remarquably easy to stitch, with just the occasional backstitch and hardly any fractional stitches. These patterns lend themselves particularly well to cushions or a series of framed pieces. All you need to do now is select your favorite flowers and colors!
Blooming lily Flamboyant iris Columbine Gerbera Gloriosa lily
Frail and graceful poppy Parrot tulip Ranunculus Japanese anemone White Rose
Medici vase Greek blue Royal arms w. dragons Diana Knight
Click on any picture or visit the whole Halloween section
It's the fun time for stitchers: when you can stitch anything
you like because Halloween is coming up.
Discover our great range of designs, full of ghosts, witches,
cats, spiders, cobwebs, pumpkins ...
and most importantly with plenty of humour and fun details
to stitch.
Click here to see all Halloween designs or
click on any of the details of the patterns
below to discover the full pattern.
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Meet my Mummy Haunted House Vroom Broom Abracadabra Memories of Halloween
Learn Hardanger
Have you ever been tempted
to try Hardanger?
Learn the easy way
with this cute pincushion that
takes you through the basic steps
but does not require any cutting... yet!
And if you'd like a little more challenge,
discover the whole range offered
a designer exclusively dedicated
to promoting Hardanger with a
contemporary home deco touch!
Pin cushion - Four flower design (Hardanger) by L'atelier des songes
Tea or coffee?
We stitchers are warm-hearted people
who care about others and
love to share.
Come fall and winter,
we like to keep warm
and have a little chat with friends!
You'll certainly enjoy cross stitching this
extra cute "tea room" (also available in French) from Chouett'alors!
It even has a little tea bag hanging out of the tea pot...
Click here to view more designs
in the "tea or coffee theme".
Tea-room - Red monochrome counted cross stitch design by Chouett'alors
A fabric calculator - with extensive features!
Picture this: a fabric calculator with possibly the most extensive features ever:
- Choice of 8 fabric counts, with options for stitching
over one or two threads
- Add extra allowances around the design as well as
for framing or assembly
- Get results in either inches or centimeters
- Print out results
And best of all, use it directly with any counted cross
stitch chart sold on Creative Poppy's website to work
out how big your design will be, stitched on the fabric
of your choice!
(Just click on "View size in my choice of fabric" in the product
description)
Remember, this fantastic tool works also for any design, whether found on this site or not. Simply enter the width and height in stitches and it will compute the size of your design in your choice of fabric.
Test now with a sample design Let me test with my own data
Stitching and Poetry
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Are you familiar with Annick Abrial's designs? Her samplers take inspiration in the past, yet her poetic inspiration appeals to today's stitcher. Now available for the first time in English! Check out her 3 inspired patterns.
Happy thanksgiving!
Check out Barbara Ana's Grateful Turkey pattern: "Thank god for veggies!"
Also see the "What's cooking in the kitchen?" lower in this news section
Just in time: last minute / quick stitching for Halloween!
Historical patterns
Take a look at these patterns. They would lend themselves well to redecorating projects in rooms where you want to keep a neutral, not too feminine look. And they make for great stitching with lots of intricate detail. Another avantage of these patterns is that they are monochrome which means you could stitch them in any color, on any needlework fabric, and match them with the colors of your interior.
