Trying to keep your stress at bay is not always easy. There are many things to worry about in your life that can keep you up at night and over stressed during the day. This means that you need to look for simple ways to calm your mind and leave you feeling a lot more relaxed. While deep breathing and meditation activities do help you to de-stress, it might be time that you gave cross stitching a try. This type of stitching can be just what you need to get rid of the stresses that are plaguing your day.Here are...
Needlework becoming more popular among 18-to-35-year-olds More than 300,000 visit sewing websites for materials and advice Cross-stitch kits also selling fast as activity gets trendy Sales of sewing machines up by 216% at John Lewis It is a gentle pastime of the older generations that was on the brink of becoming a thing of the past. But needlework and cross-stitching classes have made a surprise comeback among 18 to 35-year-olds. Rising sales of sewing machines and cross-stitch kits are now driven by a new generation of home craft lovers. A few years ago, a boom in knitting was fuelled by...
by Geordie Julia Do you ever feel the urge to be creative? To make something special with your own two hands? Something you can proudly display? To be admired by all visitors into your home? If you do, then counted cross stitch is a great way to satisfy that urge! I guarantee that for the majority of you, if you try this craft, the creativity bug will bite; and you'll become a total cross-stitch addict - just like me! For many, understandably, the humdrum of everyday life does get a bit tiresome and at such times our stress levels can get...
