Cross Stitch School

Learn cross stitch from A to Z, one week at a time. Every week brings a new lesson and a fun challenge with a badge to collect, so your skills grow step by step, from your very first stitch to finished, framed pieces. Start with two free lessons.

Start Week 1 (free)
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How it works

  • Weeks 1 and 2 are free for everyone: what you need to start and your first stitches, each with a free printable.
  • Every week ends with a challenge. Finish it and collect a badge: 24 challenges, 24 badges.
  • Stitch Club members get a new lesson every week: weeks 1 to 3 on the day you join, then one more every 7 days, each with a printable lesson PDF, a challenge and a practice pattern.
  • The Stitch Club is one monthly membership for all of it, plus 20% off every pattern in the shop. Cancel anytime from your account.

The lessons

Level 1: First stitches

  1. Week 1 What Is Cross Stitch? Everything You Need to Start Free
  2. Week 2 How to Cross Stitch: Your First Stitches, Step by Step Free
  3. Week 3 Reading Your First Chart 🔒 Members
  4. Week 4 Choosing Your Fabric 🔒 Members
  5. Week 5 Fractional Stitches for Smooth Curves 🔒 Members
  6. Week 6 Outlines and French Knots 🔒 Members

Level 2: Finishing your work

  1. Week 7 Wash Day 🔒 Members
  2. Week 8 Finish It in a Hoop 🔒 Members
  3. Week 9 Framing cross stitch at home Coming soon
  4. Week 10 Bookmarks and ornaments Coming soon

Level 3: Growing your skills

  1. Week 11 Fixing mistakes (frogging) Coming soon
  2. Week 12 Organizing threads and working with many colors Coming soon
  3. Week 13 Parking and confetti stitches Coming soon
  4. Week 14 Metallic threads and blending filament Coming soon
  5. Week 15 Stitching on linen and evenweave Coming soon
  6. Week 16 Big projects: gridding, planning and digital patterns Coming soon
  7. Week 17 Letters and alphabets Coming soon
  8. Week 18 Your own pattern from a photo Coming soon

Level 4: Projects

  1. Week 19 A Halloween mini project Coming soon
  2. Week 20 A Christmas ornament Coming soon
  3. Week 21 Your first sampler Coming soon
  4. Week 22 A bookmark to keep or gift Coming soon
  5. Week 23 A stitched greeting card Coming soon
  6. Week 24 A framed piece for your wall Coming soon

Join the Stitch Club

$30.00 per month · cancel anytime

  • A new lesson every week, from first stitch to framed pieces, each as a printable PDF
  • 24 weekly challenges with badges to collect
  • A practice pattern (PDF) made for every challenge
  • The Stitch Tracker for every pattern you own
  • 20% off every pattern in the shop
Join the Stitch Club

Try weeks 1 and 2 free first. No contract: cancel whenever you like.

24 challenges. 24 badges. Can you collect them all?

Finish each week’s challenge to earn its badge. The first two are free: create an account and start collecting.

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    Ready to StitchWeek 1
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    Perfect XWeek 2
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    Chart ReaderWeek 3
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    Fabric ExplorerWeek 4
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    Fraction MasterWeek 5
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    Outline ArtistWeek 6
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    Wash DayWeek 7
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    Hoop FinisherWeek 8
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    Framed!Week 9
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    Gift MakerWeek 10
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    Frog TamerWeek 11
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    Thread WranglerWeek 12
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    Park RangerWeek 13
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    Sparkle StitcherWeek 14
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    Linen LoverWeek 15
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    Big PlannerWeek 16
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    Letter PerfectWeek 17
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    Pattern DesignerWeek 18
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    Spooky StitcherWeek 19
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    Ornament MakerWeek 20
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    Sampler StarWeek 21
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    BookwormWeek 22
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    Card CrafterWeek 23
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    Gallery ReadyWeek 24

Finish all the challenges in a level to earn a printable certificate.