At the start of September we finally got round to sorting out our bedroom. After the building work we had done in 2024 we had a lot of decorating to do – every room in the house was touched by the building work so every room needs some decorating. We prioritized the chidlren’s rooms and the new bathroom and kitchen, along with getting paint on the hallway, stairs and landing.
It all took time and our bedroom became very neglected and a dumping ground. Finally getting round to giving the room a very deep clean as well as fixing cracks in the plaster from building work and door replacements to finally painting and freshening it all up meant that we had the time and excuse to have a really good sort out of everything in there. Like most people, I have various cosmetics in boxes and drawers as well as clothes that needed moving on, bedding we hadn’t used for a while and lots of other ‘stuff’ that seemed to have made home in our room. Part of the sorting out was to, finally, get all my cross stitching stuff together and go through it all and get a proper sense of what partially completed projects I had as well as to see if there was anything I could sell on.
As part of the sort out I found kits and charts I had finished with or just wont do and listed those on vinted and Facebook selling pages (promptly selling a decent amount). I listed clothes that were still in good condition and bagged up other to take to the textiles bank. Once I had all my stitchy stuff together I got it better organised and pulled together the partially completed projects. In the stash I had two Cotton & Twine projects from a long time ago that, for whatever reason, I hadn’t done. Both were winter themed kits and I can only think I didn’t do them at the time so pushed them back to the following year, and just never quite got round to them.
What is Cotton & Twine
I’ve written before about Cotton & Twine as I am a huge fan of them. I think they produce the best subscription boxes and they have also recently changed this to allow for the full box, complete with full kit and additional goodies, to just the kit of just a PDF of the pattern, making it more accessible for different price points. I love the full boxes, and they are an occasional treat for me, and I have purchased just the kit option too a couple of times this year.
Seasonal Kits
What I really like about Cotton & Twine is the seasonal nature of their kits. It means I can swap and rotate my stitching to match the season and I look forward to giving the decor a bit of a freshen up with new designs every few months. The kits are always the highest quality and you can choose between aida or linen for the fabric. The two kits I stitched are now available via the sister site Historical Sampler. I completed Winter Snows to complete the four seasonal charts like this and the simpler Winter sampler project. I’m tempted to purchase the autumn boxes sampler to complete (I have the spring one already) but I might try and get some other bits finished up first.
Cotton & Twine Subscriptions
Subscribing to Cotton & Twine is super easy. You can either subscribe month to month or purchase a fixed term 3, 6 or 12 month option upfront (which works out cheaper). Simply choose if you want the aida or linen fabric and if you want PDF, Kit or Full Box options.
There’s also the option to pause your subscription if you’re playing catch up with your stash or if a design just doesn’t quite take your interest, but in all honesty the designs are always so lovely and varied that I’d be surprised if there were many that didn’t take your interest. The designs are always super achievable too in the month.
Boxes and kits are dispatched at the end of the month and are always beautifully put together with more than enough floss to stitch the project.
I have shared past boxes below:
