A few weeks ago, my friend Lux Alptraum (who runs the fantastically NSFW porn blog Fleshbot) asked me if I could teach her how to do cross-stitch embroidery. Sure, I said. Needlepoint was actually one ...

Classic patterns never really go out of style, but can definitely experience a sudden renewed interest every few decades. Flame-stitch fabric, which refers to this embroidery pattern's fire-like ...