The maker of Sew Bitchin Stitchin hand-stitching on dark fabric in her Columbus, Ohio studio

The Name's a Joke. The Work Isn't.

Sew Bitchin Stitchin raises an eyebrow. Then you see what it's actually for, and the eyebrow comes right back down. The attitude is in the name — the tenderness is in the thread.

A child's drawing of two faces hand-embroidered onto a hoop

June 26, 20263 min read

Turning Your Kid's Artwork Into a Hoop

You can't keep all of it — the fridge has limits, the recycling bin does not. But there's usually one drawing you'd keep forever if you could. That's the one we stitch.

A half-finished hand-embroidered dog portrait held beside its reference photo

June 12, 20263 min read

How to Choose the Perfect Pet-Portrait Photo

Your custom embroidered pet portrait is only ever as good as the photo you hand over. Here's how to pick the one that's almost definitely already in your camera roll.