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 ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday ... Crafting groups are now abuzz with the newest QR code medium: cross-stitch. What is a QR code and what can it do?

Cross-stitch is having a moment. Thanks to Taylor Swift, the rise of Pinterest and DIY craft bloggers, the lost art has returned with a vengeance. And with good reason—cross-stitch designs are ...