Giant Land Snail - Free Embroidery Pattern
Giant Land Snail - Free Embroidery Pattern

This magnificent snail is my partners favourite design of mine!… But also it never did very well in the shop

It can be super hard to predict which designs will be the most popular! I never though anyone would want to stitch Humphrey and although I love Edward I never expected it to be a fan favourite 7 years later

In 2025 I will be releasing many of my retired designs, like this beautiful snail, here on my blog! Some designs are only retired because there are simply too many for me to keep track of but now I want to give them a new lease of life and this seems like the perfect way to do it

So gather your threads, pick up your needle and get stitching!

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Embroidery Advice I Wish I’d Known Sooner
Embroidery Advice I Wish I’d Known Sooner

Whenever you’re starting a new hobby, it can be hard to know where to look for all those helpful bit of wisdom that just make it… click!

Recently I asked my Purple Rose Stitchers:

What embroidery advice do you wish you’d known sooner?

There were some fantastic responses, and so many tips I wouldn’t have thought of!

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Cosy Cable Hat - Free Crochet Pattern
Cosy Cable Hat - Free Crochet Pattern

Spring may be right around the corner but there’s definitely still time for a fun new hat project first!

I've been really enjoying woven stitches and cables recently and I just couldn’t resist writing this pattern.

You know when there’s an idea in your head that you can’t stop thinking about so in the end you just indulge your creativity and run with it, even if there’s other things much higher up the to-do list. Well this project was one of those projects for me and I had so much fun with it!

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Pumpkin Pillow - Free C2C Crochet pattern
Pumpkin Pillow - Free C2C Crochet pattern

It’s October so at least one pumpkin related design is obligatory right?

Well this year its a cosy Pumpkin Pillow! Someone told me this design looked like a graphic from a NES and I quite like that comparison

There’s quite a lot of colour changes in this one so its great for those confident with corner to corner crochet, or those who have a little experience and love a challenge!

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Corner to Corner Crochet - The Basics
Corner to Corner Crochet - The Basics

I love learning new crafts, especially fibre crafts! I’ve never really got on with painting or anything involving glue… its just a bit too messy and sticky for me, my sensory issues can’t stand it but put yarn, thread, beads etc in front of my and I’m happy for hours

Recently I’ve been really enjoying C2C crochet, I mean, who knew it was so simple?!

Since I released my first ever C2C Snowflake Blanket design this month I shout it would be a great opportinity to share a blog post tutorial with you. I’ll take you through both increase and decrease rows, all you need to get started with C2C crochet

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Photography for Social Media with a professional non-expert
Photography for Social Media with a professional non-expert

Ok, first lets digest the title of this blog post and get things straight! I’ve been using social media as an advertising tool for Purple Rose Embroidery for the last 4 years. Over that time I’ve perfected my methods of how to get the best photos I can in the easiest way possible. After all the best way to treat social media is little and often so it has to be quick and easy!

Do I know as much as a trained photographer? No. However I can offer many years of experience and a foolproof method that only requires your phone!

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Make Your Own QR Code WIFI Shortcut in Cross Stitch!
Make Your Own QR Code WIFI Shortcut in Cross Stitch!

We all know the struggle of having to type in WiFi network names and passwords correctly, it can be such a faff! Well here’s a nice stitchy solution: QR codes

They can be scanned using most phones inbuilt cameras (or by using an app) and can provide a shortcut to automatically connect to a WiFi network! Turns out they’re super easy to turn into a cross stitch too…

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My stitching routine
My stitching routine

I threw up a poll on my instragram stories recently with some ideas for new blog posts and got people to vote on what they most wanted to see… by far and away the most popular choice was this one!

My stitching routine

Once I sat down to write this post I realised that in many ways, I don’t really have one! As with anything, of course, there are certain patterns to the way I work but I’m not actually sure if ‘routine’ best describes my habits

Ah well! I will do my best to enlighten you on a few things related to when/where and also how I stitch on a regular basis

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