Special Offer for October and November

Posted on October 5, 2023 by Sieglinde

DESIGN OF THE MONTH

Zagros multicolor pillow and rug

ZAGROS 01 – one of our Kilim patterns

OCTOBER SPECIAL OFFER
@20% OFF RETAIL

STUNNING POSSIBILITIES with companion kits

Zagros 02 colors, multi bright with ink background

ZAGROS 02

Zagros, with it’s many colors in two options, offers so many possibilities for companion pillow kits in the Cross-Point Collection™. Both #ZAG-01 and #ZAG-02 have at least a dozen options among the many Kilim choices from the cross-point website. Like other Kilims in our collection of patterns, Zagros is a lot of fun to stitch.

COMPANION OPTIONS

On the ZAGROS page on the website, we list the many patterns. During October and November only, if you order Zagros in either color, I will extend the 20% off Retail for companion kits ordered at the same time.

Take advantage of the Special Offer, Zagros, due to its many wool colors, is rarely offered as a “special”.

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SPECIAL OFFER FOR SEPTEMBER 2023

Posted on September 1, 2023 by Sieglinde

DESIGN OF THE MONTH
PATTERN OAHU
AT 20% OFF DURING SEPTEMBER

BRONZE, TEAL, BLUE SPRUCE, BLACK TEAL

Oahu 01 colors bronze, teal, blue spruce,

five color options – 3 size options (all colors in all sizes)

  • Oahu o2 – soft sages
  • Oahu 03 – silvery blue and sage
  • Oahu 04 – blues, reds, cream
  • Oahu 05 – bronze, olive, paprika reds, old gold
  • Lumbar size – 18.5″x12″ high (47x31cm) only $71.20 ($89 retail)
  • Square size – 18″x18″ (46x46cm) only $92.00 ($115 retail)
  • Long wide size – 27″x15″high (70x38cm) only $113.60 ($142 retail)

More Information

Please visit the website for more information on companions for each colorwayand to place your order. On the website you will also find the historic source for the design on the pattern page. And, this pattern is wonderful for chair upholstery, you have the option for custom colors and sizes. Can easily be adjusted to a small rug size. For custom orders please see the information on the website.

As with all our special offers, PayPal will bill the retail price and we issue the discount back via PayPal when we process the order inhouse.

sieglinde signaturewith gratitude, I wish you many hours of Happy Stitching!

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Pattern HELIOS – an ancient, universal design – is the Design of the Month for August

Posted on July 30, 2023 by Sieglinde

HELIOS
an ancient, universal pattern for easy stitching
DESIGN OF THE MONTH @ 20% OFF

ancient pattern Helios in classic summer blues

Pattern: HELIOS in Classic Blues

HELIOS – ANCIENT, CLASSIC PATTERN

As I wrote on the web page and a previous blog post, this fun to stitch pattern has been around since before 2000 BC. Updating the design in modern colors makes this ancient quatrefoil pattern emminently useful. The lumbar – good for your back – size of 19.5 inches wide by 12.5 inches high is quickly stitched in our cross-point Technique. And, there is enough variety within the pattern, to make it fun! As always, our charts are large, printed in color and symbols, and includes individual instructions to make it even easier – no question about “where or how do I start”!

AVAILABLE COLORS

summery colors of aqua, teal and chartreuse

Helios 05 and companions Shalimar and Celtic Knot

Helios 04 with companion Lindisfarne 04

Helios 01 has nine companion pillow kits, Helios 03 shown in paprika above is also available in blood reds as HEL-03G. Popular spice colors are in HEL-02, sunshine yellows in HEL-05, and African browns and earthtones in HEL-07. Please visit the website for details. As the Special Offer during August, compared to the usual Retail price of $89.00, Helios kits are only $71.20. Everything you need is included in the kit, except the backing.

As always in the past, ordering from the website is easy with the Add to Cart button. PayPal initially bills the Retail price and we issue the discount back via PayPal when we process your order inhouse. I sincerely appreciate every order, comment and rating on this post.

with gratitude,

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easy classic Greek pattern to stitch

Posted on July 16, 2023 by Sieglinde

Classic Greek Patterns to stitch
Our July Special Offer @20% off Retail

classic blue and white Greek patterns

Greek Border 01 and Athene 05

GREEK INFLUENCE ON DESIGN

The impact of Greek design in architecture and interiors throughout history over the last thousands of years is well known. To me, the simplicity of Classic Greek design elements means that patterns stitched for pillows are easily combined with other design elements in any room setting. Greek Border patterns traditionally are simple and elegant like my Greek Border shown above. As many of you know from the cross-point website, I have a curiousity about pattern history. Every Pattern Page tells you a story in the top paragraph. In developing this new pattern, I started to investigate and found a great deal of information on the Internet. While to me, Greek patterns will always speak in blue and white, as a reminder of Greek white building facades, blue skies and blue seas, I offer my new pattern, Athena, in a variety of color options. Here I show just one example for Athena 06 in primary colors. More companions are listed on the website page for five other color choices.

Greek Pattern Athena and companions in the cross-point Collection

Athena 06 & Companions

DIAPER PATTERN
The center in Athena is referred to as a diaper pattern. Wikipedia defines diaper patterns in textiles as “richly decorated fabrics with small geometrical patterns that consist of constant repetition of one or more simple figures or units, evenly spaced.” The Metropolian Museum defines “diaper” in their textile collection as “a pattern formed by small, repeated geometrical motifs set adjacent to one another”. Greek Border patterns, as well as diapers, have been used throughout centuries on pottery and walls. More recently, have even been copied on dresses and belts by prominent couture designers like Gucci and Valentino. Our kits for this design include separate charts for the center for easy stitching.

I hope you enjoy posts and website pages that mention where and how patterns travel around the world over long periods of time. In a previous post I showed on an old hand drawn map how patterns moved around the Mediterranian countries, north and south. You can revisit that post here.

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Mid-Year Special Offer Update for summer stitching

Posted on June 22, 2023 by Sieglinde

MID-YEAR SPECIAL OFFER
UPDATE JUNE 20, 2023
ALL KITS AT 20% OFF RETAIL

creating color schemes

Blue, white & yellow stitched cushions for a summer scheme

55 patterns and over 400 color combinations available during this SPECIAL OFFER for summer stitching

INSPIRATION

What inspires most of us when it comes to doing something creative in our house, whether that’s redecorating a whole room or just adding  “something” special – a splash of color or accent piece? for Summer time? I personally enjoy updating my living room with lighter, brighter colors. Longer day-time hours, more leisure time, fewer demands from loved ones, will allow more time for yourself. Stitching a cross-point™ kit is a perfect way to spend some time sitting comfortably in the shade because cross-point™ is still fast, fun and easy! Need a lift? Have a quick delicious cucumber soup from one of my recipes.  What is your favorite way to spend a summer afternoon stitching?

CHOOSING COLORS

Inspiration for colors can come from many different sources. One way I choose colors for summer stitching a pillow may be based on a painting hanging on my wall.  Or, I may want to zero in on memories of a perfect beach vacation. Or mountain hike. I have written on that subject previously under Color Schemes :  Sea & Sky colors,   Mountain & Woods colors, Meadow & Field colors.

Patterns above are Morocco Stripe, Balouch Stripe, Shalimar, Celtic Knot, Oahu, Greek Border, Game Board, Moghul, Berber Stripe and Bergama) – just a few patterns from the website. Each design on the website includes a listing of  a multitude of companion kits in the same or coordinated colors. You have 55 patterns and over 400 color combinations available during this SPECIAL OFFER. What are your summer memories that inspire you to stitch a cushion in those remembered colors? I love your comments and read and reply to everyone.

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Please try one of the summer soups too and tell me what you think of my cucumber soups. Which one do you prefer?

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mid-year Special Offer

Posted on June 3, 2023 by Sieglinde

MID-YEAR SPECIAL OFFER
ALL KITS @ 20% OFF RETAIL

grayed teals

Balouch 08 and new Athena 01

Once again it is time for the anticipated mid-year SPECIAL OFFER from CROSS-POINT.COM. “I love so many of the patterns, I have a hard time deciding which one to get first”. It is with pleasure that I present another opportunity to get your favorite kits at a substantial discount during this mid-year Special Offer which has become a tradition several of you have been waiting for. This offer allows you to stock up with several kits for months to come.

WHAT’S NEW –  WEBSITE CHANGES

Many new color options and a new pattern have been added this year. Several patterns have been stitched so I can upload actual photos. Others have been updated with new colors. An example is the Balouch pattern.

Balouch 08 is now available with the background option of either oatmeal or historic tapestry colors. On the website you can see both backgrounds. However, if you order from the website you will get what is shown for the specific size. Currently oatmeal is shown only for #BAL-08. If you want the darker fawn color, please add to “instructions to seller” or phone or email me directly. The same option applies to other Balouch 08 sizes.

NEW STITCHED PILLOWS

NEW PATTERN: ATHENA

Pattern ATHENA is a small cushion, just 16″ square (40cm) and a companion to many larger pillow sizes in the cross-point™ Collection. Companions are listed on the Athena web page. 

Whether you call cross-point™ cross stitch or needlepoint, no other kit can compare to ours.After 26 years, cross-point™ is still fast, fun and easy! The cross-point™ technique, plus sophisticated patterns that are very different from the usual cross stitch designs, have given us rave reviews all these many years. Several former needlepointers claim they will never go back to stitching on stiff canvas. They love the often mentioned access to a substantial variety of historic and ethnic patterns. And, one of the best things about cross-point™ is the fact that we offer custom colors and custom sizes, and, the finished stitched piece does not have to be blocked. We supply not only large charts in color and symbol, our new wonderful jute fabric and a generous supply of the best tapestry wool available, but detailed instructions to execute every single pattern. Also included are the Technique sheets with easy to follow diagrams of stitches for beginners.

Happy Stitching all summer,

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Basilica pattern – new smaller size -April Special

Posted on April 19, 2023 by Sieglinde

NEW BASILICA SIZE
ADDED TO APRIL SPECIAL OFFER

09 colors in primaries

NEW SIZE BASILICA – 18″ x 18″ (45sq.cm)

BASILICA SMALL SQUARE COLORS

Several of you asked if I could offer a size between the small Accent Pillow and the full size 21″ Basilica. Eight new color options in a smaller size have been added to the April 2023 Special Offer for pattern BASILICA in the cross-point™ Collection . At $115 Retail with a 20% discount during April, the price is only $92.00, plus shipping. Please visit the website to see more. We also offer custom colors for stitching. More information is on the website under Custom Services on the sidebar.

This pattern, reminiscent of Etruscan designs, is a joy to stitch. If you have been to Italy, no doubt, you visited magnificent basilicas. This pattern is such a wonderful reminder of that special trip every time your eyes fall on your pillow. We added separate chart pages for the outlines only, and, once those are stitched, the rest is just filling in the remaining colors. Easy, Fast and Fun!

If you have not yet signed up for our monthly email  from Constant Contact to get early notification of our special offer, please send me an email to sieglinde@cross-point.com.

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Special Offer April 2023

Posted on April 5, 2023 by Sieglinde

DESIGN OF THE MONTH
PATTERN: BASILICA
at 20% Off Retail

Basilica 02 colors

Basilica is truly one of the very best patterns in the cross-point™ Collection. Available in 9 color options for pillow kits, in 3 standard sizes, as upholstery for chairs and benches, and your option to order custom colors and custom sizes, I do believe, we are the ONLY company giving you so much to choose from.

Thank you so much for your continued interest in my special stitching technique. Basilica may look complicated to some of you, but let me assure you, it is not because we include not only the large color and symbol stitching charts in a usable size but also a separate chart for the pattern outline alone. After the outline is stitched, the rest is just filling in the remaining colors. Our motto: Easy, Fast, and Fun!

BASILICA and COMPANION KITS

Below, just a few soft blues available to blend with Basilica 02 – visit the Pattern Page to see more

More Basilica color options and companions on the website

Please visit the cross-point™ website to see all companions listed. The all red Basilica 03 blends with so many other patterns and sizes, too many to list here but on the website.

As always, PayPal will be billing the retail price and we issue the 20% credit back when we process the order in our studio. Questions? please email me at sieglinde@cross-point.com

Happy Stitching in April!

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Special Offer Update – March 2023

Posted on March 17, 2023 by Sieglinde

UPDATE ON DESIGN OF THE MONTH
SPECIAL OFFER
PATTERN: BERGAMA spice colors

BERGAMA 05 & companions Basilica & Balouch

MORE COMPANIONS TO NEW BERGAMA COLORS

companion kits in pale red, green, cream

Bergama 07 with Morocco Stripe 05 and Berber Stripe 06

Additional companions for NEW Bergama 07 on the cross-point website :
Plaid 04, Kilim II-04, Soumak 05, Oahu 05, Karakum 01, Triangles 02.
Additional companions to NEW Bergama 08 are all Moghul 01 sizes and the NEW Chevron 08.

Moghul 01 in lavender and greens

Moghul companion in lavender and green

chevron companion in lavender and greens

Bergama 08 with NEW Chevron 08

 

 

 

 

 

 

For blog readers exclusively, if you order any of the companion kits for either #BERG-07 or #BERG-08 shown on this page, I will extend the 20% off Retail just for you as a thank you for reading the blog posts.

Happy Stitching!

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Design of the Month Special Offer March 2023

Posted on March 3, 2023 by Sieglinde

DESIGN OF THE MONTH – MARCH 2023
SPECIAL OFFER @ 20% OFF RETAIL
PATTERN: BERGAMA

new color in light reds, greens

New Color – #BERG-07

Two new color options

lavender and green, with old gold

NEW COLOR #BERG-08

NEW COLORS ADDED – 07 AND 08

This month I introduce two new color choices for pillows and runners. This pattern, Bergama, is based on a similar design I saw in Washington DC at the Textile Museum exhibition on historic Persian textiles. On the cross-point website, it is available as kits in 8 color choices and two sizes, a standard lumbar pillow 21″ wide by 15″ high, as well as a table runner or long lumbar for large sofas and beds, 16″ wide by 44″ long.

new color pale reds, greens

#BERG-R-07

Bergama o3 pillow shown above has 7 or 8 companion pillows on the cross-point™ website. The same blues in other patterns can be used with the runner as well. The runner in the new color 07 has a companions in pattern Siena, color 06, and Morville 04. For #BERG-08, companions are found in Moghul 01  in six sizes:

Moghul 01 colors

Please visit the website to see all available color choices, many companion patterns are listed. 20% discount savings amounts to quite a lot, especially on the runner which is priced at $245.00 Retail and only $196.00 during the Special March offer.

Website checkout with PayPal has been resolved. It did take a long time for them to discover their own error. There should be no further problems. As usual, PayPal will bill the full retail price and we issue the discont back to PayPal and you when we process the order inhouse. Please leave a comment and rate the blog, I would be so grateful.

Happy stitching in March!

 

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