Liza at moms...check nyo shows off some hardanger projects she's done in the past. It looks like they all incorporate cross stitch, as well.

day-lab DIY is learning cross stitch on their own so that they can work on some Charles Hopper designs they found. Their first steps can be found here.

Elsie Marley has a photo up of her last gift for the holidays, a freehand embroidery & cross stitched design for her brother-in-law's band.

m1k1 at A Little Bit Crafty shows off two photos of Japanese woodblock designs in the ukiyo-e style, done in tent stitch on silk guaze. Apparently, the original designs are from a cross stitch book by Graeme Ross that appears to be out of print.

Thanh Nien News has a wonderful story about a Vietnamese lady that cross stitches professionally to the point of being self-sufficient soley from her stitching. She teaches other women, usually disabled (she doesn't have the use of her legs, due to polio), and has been been honored for her work. I just wish there were some photos of her finished designs.

Zanna's Journey (I can't find the author's name anywhere), is designing a birth sampler to perfectly match her future grandson's nursery.

The Eureka Springs Times Echo (I think that's the newspaper's name...) from Carrol County, Arkansas (US) has a whole article on the history of a 100 year old, embroidered "signature" quilt. It's a little slice of the town that made it. The front page of the website has an additional, close up photo of it.

Carol of WordsWorth shows off her progress on Chatelaine's Persian Iris Garden Mandala. She also has a photo of a finished version stitched by a friend of hers.

The Polk CIty Community Library, Iowa, is starting up a new stitching group in January, on Thursday evenings.