The thing about cross stitch is there’s only one stitch. Cross-stitch is the baking to free embroidery’s cooking. Just stick to the pattern, count your squares, and you’ll be fine.

In 2003, Julie Jackson stopped by a craft store to buy a really ornate cross-stitch sampler — the kind with a guide to stitching the alphabet so it could be personalized as a wedding gift — as ...

Stitches lets you create cross-stitch charts by importing art or drawing your own. Once a chart has been created, it can be printed in a variety of patterns.