Welcome to Rockin’ That Needle – the home of badass stitching, bold patterns, and the beautiful chaos of creativity.

This isn’t your average needle-and-thread blog. This is where traditional craft meets rebel spirit – a digital magazine carved out of colour, culture, and the joy of making something by hand. Behind the scenes? That’d be me – Tattoo’d Cross Stitch Man – lifelong maker, inked-up creator, and unapologetic thread-flinger.

I started this blog because I wanted to break the mould – to show that cross stitch isn’t just quaint, quiet, or cutesy (though hey, there’s room for that too). It can be loud, expressive, unexpected, even a little punk rock. And most of all, it can be yours.

Here’s what you’ll find inside:

🧵 Magazine-style features on modern cross stitch culture

🧵 Tutorials, Tools of the trade

🧵 Maker interviews, deep dives, and design inspiration

🧵 A community of stitchers who don’t fit the mold – and don’t want to

Whether you stitch to chill, to focus, to express yourself, or just to keep your hands busy – you’re in the right place. No gatekeeping. No fluff. Just real talk, good vibes, and killer stitches.

So if you’ve ever been told cross stitch isn’t cool…

Grab your hoop, crank the tunes, and prove them wrong.

Stay sharp, stay weird, and keep rockin’ that needle.

– Tattoo’d Cross Stitch Man 🪡🔥

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