cross stitch – Francois et Moi https://francoisetmoi.com Making a Handmade Modern Home one DIY project at a time. Wed, 01 Jun 2016 00:35:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://i0.wp.com/francoisetmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Untitled-2-2.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 cross stitch – Francois et Moi https://francoisetmoi.com 32 32 76357554 Make A Modern Cross Stitch Cushion https://francoisetmoi.com/diy/make-a-modern-cross-stitch-cushion/ https://francoisetmoi.com/diy/make-a-modern-cross-stitch-cushion/#comments Tue, 24 May 2016 13:51:27 +0000 http://francoisetmoi.com/?p=14453 When I think of cross-stitch needlepoint, my mind goes to that of my Grandmother’s craft and in no way modern & textural. But this project is here to change all that and (hopefully) help us rethink the art of cross-stitch. It’s a needlepoint seat cushion made with a rug hooking grid + super chunky yarn and the finished result is a deliciously textural surface that’s perfect for softening bare accent or dining chairs.   If like me, you love the Mid Century style and a good thrift store find now and again, then maybe you won’t think I’m crazy when I tell you I purchased this old beat up chair that was missing it’s cushion and had structural issues, annnnd I couldn’t have been more stoked about my score! Now before you send me straight to the nut house, hear me out. The chair was a Mid Century diamond in the rough rattan occasional chair that cost me $4–Yep, four $1 bills–at the North Loop Salvation Army. As for those structural issues? Nothin’ a DIY gal like myself couldn’t fix! Of course, what I hadn’t accounted for was how I’d style the chair in my home–I just saw it, picked […]

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