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Learn how cross stitch and embroidery support emotional wellbeing, lower stress, and enhance brain health—according to science and stitchers.

When Cottage Garden Thread's Katie, Pam and Mia travelled to Nashville for the Needlework Market early this year it was a delight to finally meet this wonderful human in person...

Have you heard of Edith Harrington the embroiderer? It’s very likely you haven’t, because Edith’s life was largely one of silence and containment. There is very little we know about...

In 2020 one of our favourite stitchy people, Erin Lewis-Fitzgerald, set up an on-line mending supplies business modernmending.com – Modern Mending from her home in Melbourne, and published Modern Mending:...

Meet Justin Mercer - The Handlebar Stitcher and discover his world of theatre, teaching and cross stitch.

Nashville is the biggest wholesale stitchery event of the year and, when CGT received an invitation to attend as an exhibitor, we were beside ourselves with excitement. And not a...

In this artile we interview Helen Stubbings about her journey into the world of stitchery, she shared some beautiful memories of her family and early life as a professional musician....

Lizi Klavins is the force behind Elk and Tom, an Australian label that creates stunning micro-jewelry using embroidery. Klavins is a stay-at-home mom of three, and she finds time to...

We’re curious about the subjective experience of colour. Why do individual colours seem to carry a particular emotional charge? Do colours explain our personality traits and could they influence the...

But first, buckle up…this is possibly the most vulnerable blog post we ever share. Usually a very private person, Pam opens up about her medical condition for the first time...

Jan Hicks is on the move. She's stitching and driving her way across vast distances of the United States with her husband Mike and cat Nina, having traded in their...

Kate Biggs is a painter. That is, when she’s not caring for her family, or dyeing up variegated embroidery threads (floss) in the Cottage Garden Threads dye room. @katebiggsart calls...