DIY Gift Ideas from Gift of Stitch

Stitch-by-numbers and add a pop of mid-century to your home with this frameable DIY artwork: Painting by numbers may be having a moment and going viral on social media, but this gift will help the crafter or DIYer on anyone’s list usher in the next big home decor trend: “stitching by numbers”. The new DMC Tapestry collection includes 24 “stitch-by-number” projects that feature styles of iconic Bauhaus and Herman Miller posters. Just like a paint-by-number, the pre-printed canvas for each project includes a simple key that corresponds a color to a DMC Tapestry wool shade. 

 

Recreate the style of Instagram stitch star Yumiko Higuchi and other international designers: Japanese artist Yumiko Higuchi has attracted more than 400,000 Instagram followers thanks to her unique embroidery designs — and now your readers can easily recreate her signature style with DMC’s Designer Collection kits. Not only can you stitch Higuchi’s intricate floral patterns, but also UK-based Georgie K. Emery’s colorful landscapes, or Austin-based Celeste Johnston’s beautiful wildflower gardens. They are among 11 designers from around the world who have partnered with DMC to create 30 exclusive designs for the collection. Each kit contains everything a needlecrafter will need to create their masterpiece. The kits are ranked from beginner to expert, so all needlecrafters can find a kit that fits their skill level. 

Spend 1000 hours recreating your very own Mona Lisa masterpiece: Joining forces with the Louvre Museum, DMC has unveiled an extraordinary cross-stitch kit that provides dedicated needlecrafters with everything they need to recreate the Louvre’s — and the world’s — most renowned painting — the one and only Mona Lisa. While many DIY projects are often hyped as incredibly easy, this is a gift that requires a high level of skill and an extensive amount of time but the result is your very own masterpiece. Just like historians believe Leonardo da Vinci worked on the Mona Lisa for several years, this cross-stitch endeavor is not for the faint-hearted, demanding over a thousand hours of careful needlecraft and patience to bring this intricate tapestry to life.