There are a few new buttons out by Mill Hill of Wichelt.
Ceramic Buttons and Charms add character and fun to your cross stitch piece. There are many hand painted buttons by Mill Hill, and they come in several different shapes. Most of the buttons are about an inch square, so they are just right for a cross stitch design. They can be easily attached with a half stitch. Add Charms to your piece to mark a special occasions or to make your cross stitch unique and special. Charms are metal and some of them have stones in them. There are several different styles and shapes of charms to choose from. Try something new on your project today.
Mirabilia and Nora Corbett patterns are designed by an artist named Nora Corbett in Ohio. She creates original water color paintings and turns them into cross stitch patterns. Her subjects are generally angels, mermaids, queens, fairies, mothers and lovers along with timeless women. Mirabilia is one of my favorite line of patterns. They are generally quality pattern that often use beading and metallic threads to highlight the design. I carry all of the Mirabilia patterns that are available at Julie’s X Stitch.
If you are into collecting, Mirabilia makes a line of “Holiday Fairie” kits that include fabric and all the supplies you will need to complete the project including quality linen fabric. She also has a line of “Christmas Trees” every year for Christmas that include all the beads and treasures you will need to complete the piece.
Her Nora Corbett patters include some different lines like Letters From Nora, her Pixie Couture Collection, Christmas Eve Couriers, and her Spring Garden Pixie Couture Collection.
Mirabilia’s newest pattern is “Shakespeare’s Fairies” (MD103)”.
Some of my favorites are: “Christmas Flourishes”, “Midsummer Nights Fairy”, “Sleeping Beauty”, “Shimmering Mermaid”, “Enchanted Mermaid”, We have some great news. We are happy to announce that Mirabilia is back in business! I try to keep all of the Mirabilia, Lavender and Lace and Passione Ricamo patterns in stock, so they generally ship immediately.
For your convenience, we also stock most of the embellishment packs for Mirabilia and Nora Corbett patterns. Those that we don’t stock and be ordered and sent out within two weeks.
Monarch Beauty, butterfly.
Kustom Krafts started creating cross stitch patterns in 1999 in a small Northern Ontario, Canadian town. Dyan Allaire was very interested in fantasy and wild animal themes, which inspired her to create her own cross stitch charts. Kustom Krafts charts are very colorful and life like. They have a wide range of patterns to choose from. We have 150 of their pattern on our site and add more every time they release a new design. Some of their most recent patterns are: “Beautiful Dreamer“, “Allegory of Painting“, “Miracle“, and “Santa’s Piggybank Kit“.
“Lady Hera” MD107 by Nora Corbett Release Date: February 15, 2010
A peacock with magnificent plumage of electric blues and teal greens lingers in the royal garden. Amongst urns and yellow roses, he and his mistress await the subtle glow of the sunset, when all things are golden and brilliant.
Stitched on 32 count Tumbleweed Linen by Wichelt Imports.
Stitched area is 11.75″ by 18.81″ with a stitch count of 188 x 301 Stitched 2 over 2. DMC floss used
There is a new line of fabric out called Hand Picked by Nora. Here are several 16 count Aida fabrics in the new line that you can get at Julie’s X Stitch.
One of the most popular and easy to use fabrics for cross stitch is Aida fabric. It’s 100% cotton. Aida was invented in 1890 especially for cross stitch. It is sometimes called “The Cross Stitch Fabric”. 14 count is the most widely used in the group with the most color choices, followed by 16 and then 11 count fabric. Aida fabric consists of small squares that make it easy to count and even to stitch. Aida is in fact, an even weave fabric. It comes in several different counts as large as Herta (6 count) and fine as 20 count.
Aida Hand Picked by Nora - 16ct - Beach Walk
Aida Hand Picked by Nora - 16ct - Ocean Kiss
Aida Hand Picked by Nora - 16ct - Pink Sand
Lugana 25 count Vintage Smokey White (marbled) fabric from Wichelt. 52% Cotton & 48% Rayon. This is one of our newest fabrics at Julie’s x Stitch. Very unique fabric. It would be great for the effect of snow in a cross stitch project. Lugana is an even weave fabric. It is soft and heavy.
Kreinik Japan Threads are synthetic, non-tarnishing gimps available in gold, dark gold, silver and copper that give the appearance of stitching with real metals. Since real metal threads are rare and expensive, Japan Threads are an ideal substitute. 
There are two new patterns in Nora Corbetts (the designer of Mirabilia) Spring Garden Pixie Couture Collection exclusively from Wichelt, sold and Julie’s X Stitch. I just love the colors in both of these fairies. Nora is famous for her beautiful fairies. I have done several of them myself and have the cross stitched pictures hanging all over my walls in my office and home. Gorgeous!
NC139e embellishments for Peony
NC140e-Gardenia embellishments
