Are You In?

"Are You In" is by Incubus off their Morning View album.

It's no secret to many who know me that I am a hu-u-u-ge Incubus fan. I've always had this obsession with not only their music, but their lyrics and the artwork of Brandon Boyd. His work has played a huge inspirational role in the development of myself as an artist and designer. 

For my next cross stitch project, I decided to combine my love for typography and Incubus into this quick little piece. I plan on framing it in a small 5x7 frame (thrifted, of course!) and hanging it on my wall as a reminder of one of my favorite songs. You should definitely listen to it! 

I used a favorite app of mine, Stitches for Mac. It's an app which allows you to create cross stitch patterns, but my favorite feature is that it automatically converts all of the typefaces in my library to cross stitch, allowing me freedom to play with type like this. For this piece, I'm using Lavanderia  from the Lost Type Co Op, a website full of high-quality, well designed typefaces free for personal and commercial use.

I've got a lot of work to do!

I'm still not done with this piece as I'm stitching away at it in my (non-existent) spare time, but I couldn't wait to share the pattern and process with you. Check back later for an updated post when it's finished.

Thanks for stopping by!

Welcome to Stitchfox!

This is my blog about thrifting, cross stitching, and my life in general as a crazy-passionate girl in my early twenties. I wanted to create an outlet where I can share my finds, my creations and my designs, as well as inspire you to find and create on a dime. 

I love the thrill of the thrift. I love the excitement of being faced with rows on rows of clothing, knowing that there are some great finds in there, separated from me by only a little patience and persistence. I have always been a girl who loves clothes, but since being in college is more than a little expensive, I've had to figure out a way to get my shopping fix. Enter the art of Thrifting. In a later post, I am going to share a few of my Thrift Tips, so check back next week for that. You won't want to miss it!

I fell in love with cross stitching recently when I took my first Textiles class. We learned the basics of traditional hand stitched embroidery. I loved that technique and have a couple of adorable pieces using stitches such as the satin stitch and back stitch, however my love for needlework truly took off when I discovered cross stitch. I love the pixel-like quality to cross stitch, blending my profession of graphic design and modern, technical aspects of our life with the traditional craft of stitching. It is a craft that does not take any amount of skill to complete, just some patience and persistence. I can't wait to share some of my work and a few stitching tutorials and patterns with you in the future!