Improper Cross-Stitch
By Haley Pierson-Cox
Published by St. Martin’s Griffin, August 2018
A fun, witty, nerdy, and irreverent craft book for the modern cross-stitcher.
Sometimes it’s good to be a little…improper. Profane, funny, and smart, Haley Pierson-Cox’s IMPROPER CROSS-STITCH invites the modern crafter to bring personality and humor to their cross-stitch projects. From a fully designed “Damn it feels good to be a crafter” to the beautiful Art Deco inspired “fuck,” Haley’s patterns are fresh, lively and just what the crafter ordered.
In this book, she’ll introduce readers to the joys of stitching the naughty, the profane, the irreverent, and the just plain awesome. First, she starts with a basic lesson in cross-stitch technique, no previous experience required. Then, once readers know their way around an embroidery hoop and a skein of floss, the book moves on to the designs—35 in total, ranging from hip, to nerdy, to ironically domestic—where Haley encourages crafters to embrace their inner snark with gleeful abandon.
Her easy to follow instructions and colorful designs can make a cross-stitcher out of anyone. In all her years of crafting, Haley’s learned many things, but this simple fact remains one of the most important: There is absolutely nothing in this world quite so satisfying as enshrining something deeply inappropriate within the delicate stitches of a cross-stitch sampler. It’s truly one of life’s great delights!
For more information on the book, visit St. Martin’s Press.
Haley, I’m loving your book! I have just recently picked up cross stitching and your book with patterns is AMAZING! I’m currently working on “Say it with flowers.” I’d like to make another one with the same font but different letters (CRAP, to hang over the toilet) :P I noticed this font isn’t one of the alphabet patterns included in the back of the book but might you have it somewhere that you can share? (Thank you!!)
Thanks, Stacia! Alas, I didn’t design a full alphabet for “Say it with Flowers,” I only designed the letters required for that particular expletive. But, you can always download the graph paper templates linked in this post, transfer the decorative elements, and build your own letters from there. I hope that helps!