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A brief update on what's happening! The British Textile Biennial runs from 1st to 31st October and the #StitchYourStory exhibition will be in Blackburn Cathedral for the duration. You will also be able to see the online exhibition at https://www.mrxstitch.com/stitch-your-story #stitchyourstory #britishtextilebiennial You can find Get Different by Mike Michalowicz…

Just a quickie, as it feels like I have the bandwidth to do such a thing! Hope you're well!

Come and take part in the collaborative art project I'm curating for the British Textile Biennial! Find out all the details at https://www.mrxstitch.com/stitch-your-story ----- If you want to learn to cross stitch, there's only one book you need - The Mr X Stitch Guide to Cross Stitch! It's packed with…

Back once again for the renegade master. It's a been a while but here's a quick run down of what's happening! Find out all about Stitch Your Story at www.MrXStitch.com/stitch-your-story

A bit of a catch up on what I've been up to since the last video! Some great reading for you if you're so inclined: Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown: https://geni.us/Rx0bjSX (Amazon) A World Without Email by Cal Newport: https://geni.us/q91hvL (Amazon) And my two favourite business…

Issue 16 of XStitch Magazine is here and it’s our Cute issue! Yes indeed, cross stitch can be modern and cute and we’ve got sixteen fantastic designs that explore the concept of Cute in all it’s forms! We welcome design legend Durene Jones to the XStitch family and find out…

Just a quick catch up amidst evening birdsong. I'm sure I'll get back into the groove at some point!

Another meandering catch up, as that's my best shot right now. (Had to edit it together because of dog action, so I added a cross stitched background just for the heck of it!)

An update on where I'm at, and a big plug for an excellent episode of the LoveCrafts Show!

Playing catch up on a hectic couple of weeks! Hope you're well!

A spot of animal rescue and now we've got a dozen new pets!

Issue 15 of XStitch Magazine is here and the theme is the 70s! We’ve got a terrific collection of retro designs featuring some of the themes that you would expect from the 70s, whether it’s nostalgic games, rad wallpaper or boho fashion! We’ve got the first Let Lucie Let Loose…

Considering what makes a house a home. Also Jen Rondeau does the best murals! https://instagram.com/please_stitch_please

Musing on the real life of princesses. As you do.

Just saved a thousand lives today, that's all.

Found some focus and had some small victories!

Just singing about swinging.

Trying to see the good in the trees.

Realising that my mental capacity is almost full, and how that's impacting on new ideas and creativity. Got any tips?

Playing catch up on things!

Just having a moment on a nice spring walk.

Crazy times for the Embroiderers Guild. XStitch #15 is out now!

Interesting to see how popular craft mags have become on Readly!

Ploughing through the creative process!