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Nov. 9, 2022

Weekly Vlog 012 - Black Friday or Whack Friday?

In which your erstwhile host: - Explains his Black Friday approach this year, inspired by email marketing tips from the Steal Club (https://thestealclub.com/) - Talks about the joy of working with Melarise (https://www.instagram.com/melarise/) on the next issue of XStitch - Shares an update on forthcoming stitchy products - Almost gets…

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Nov. 2, 2022

Weekly Vlog 011 - Living It Up In Liverpool!

In which your erstwhile host recalls a fun weekend in Liverpool, the joys of SEO Site Architecture and the forthcoming anticipation of another Mixtape issue of the world's best cross stitch magazine! Enjoy! Sign up for the Mr X Stitch Newsletter here: http://eepurl.com/dqDoz If you want to learn to cross…

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Oct. 19, 2022

Weekly Vlog 010 - The One With The Secateurs

In which I talk about the value in looking after your clothes, my other niche website, and how superheroes help you choose cross stitch patterns! Trimhedge is here: https://www.trimhedge.com Sign up for the Mr X Stitch Newsletter here: http://eepurl.com/dqDoz And tick the Business Homies box to be part of my…

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Oct. 12, 2022

Weekly Vlog 009 - The One With The Needleminder

Get your glow-in-the-dark needleminder while stocks last! https://xstitchmag.com/needleminder-001/ And then listen to me ramble about stuff like FAQ pages and other excitement! Thanks for being here! If you want to learn to cross stitch, there's only one book you need - The Mr X Stitch Guide to Cross Stitch! It's…

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Oct. 5, 2022

Weekly Vlog 008 - XStitchAlongs!

In which I try to explain how to make an XStitchAlong and end up espousing the value of cross stitch as a tool for meditation! (Apologies for the sound - turns out you have to actually turn a microphone on for it to work!) If you want to learn to…

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Sept. 28, 2022

Weekly Vlog 007 - Tiny Tweaks That'll Last For Weeks

It's another weekly vlog and this time I'm fiddling with things I should have done ages ago. Shoutout to Worldwide FM for the great music - here's hoping they survive! Sign up for the Business Homies Newsletter here: http://eepurl.com/dqDoz If you've not tried Notion yet, crack on! https://notion.grsm.io/xstitch If you…

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Sept. 21, 2022

Weekly Vlog 006 - The changing of the establishment.

A quick round up of the events of the past week, including lectures, conjectures and prefectures. (Not sure what the last one is, but it rhymes!) ----- If you're looking for modern cross stitch designs, then XStitch is the magazine you need! Subscribe to XStitch Magazine here: https://xstitchmag.com/shop/subscribe If you…

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Sept. 14, 2022

Weekly Vlog 005 - New Lovecrafts Show!

Thanks for being here! Here are some links! Get stuck into the LoveCrafts show here: https://www.lovecrafts.com/en-gb/c/article/the-lovecrafts-show-podcast Hopefully you'll enjoy it and feel free to dive into the back catalogue as we've had a ton of great guests! You can get some great business coaching from Annie at Hustlewell here: https://hustlewell.co.uk/…

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Sept. 7, 2022

Weekly Vlog 004 - A quick art exhibition

Shout out to Yvette for inspiring this video. A quick tour of the art on the nice bit of my office - you will never see the nasty bit! :) ----- If you want to learn to cross stitch, there's only one book you need - The Mr X Stitch…

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Aug. 31, 2022

Weekly Vlog 003

The one with the Teasmade! Trying a new early morning regime. Let's see how that pans out! How was your Summer?

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Aug. 24, 2022

Weekly Vlog 002 - Timeblocking!

Oh yes! I am back and I'm talking about time blocking and the potential joys of knowing what you're doing each day. Thanks for the lovely comments on the last vlog - it inspired me to schedule you each week! :) ----- Deep Work by Cal Newport is a great…

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Aug. 19, 2022

Weekly Vlog 001

Let's have a quick catch up! It's good to be back! I mentioned Evergreen Assets by John Lamerton which is a really nice read/listen. You can get your copy here: https://geni.us/cmRl8eb

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July 30, 2022

Daily Vlog 149

Oh yes! I am back! Here's a quick brain dump of what's going on ad it's been too long and how the devil are you?

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March 27, 2022

When your own children disrespect your brand...

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Feb. 4, 2022

Daily Vlog 148

What the heck, it's February! A quick catch up with you fine folks while I lose my dog!

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Feb. 2, 2022

Issue 18 Trailer

Issue 18 of XStitch is Volume 4 in our Mixtape series with 17 original modern cross stitch patterns from our international family of designers! Our Mixtapes represent an eclectic selection of the freshest cross stitch talent from around the world and our fourth volume is our best yet! We welcome…

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Dec. 16, 2021

Daily Vlog 147 - a quick review

Thought I'd hop on and reflect on 2021 with you. Thanks for being part of the adventure!

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Nov. 2, 2021

Daily Vlog #146

It's November! What's been going on?

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Sept. 21, 2021

Daily Vlog #145

A brief update on what's happening! The British Textile Biennial runs from 1st to 31st October and the #StitchYourStory exhibition will be in Blackburn Cathedral for the duration. You will also be able to see the online exhibition at https://www.mrxstitch.com/stitch-your-story #stitchyourstory #britishtextilebiennial You can find Get Different by Mike Michalowicz…

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Sept. 7, 2021

Daily Vlog #144

Just a quickie, as it feels like I have the bandwidth to do such a thing! Hope you're well!

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Aug. 6, 2021

Come And Stitch Your Story for the British Textile Biennial!

Come and take part in the collaborative art project I'm curating for the British Textile Biennial! Find out all the details at https://www.mrxstitch.com/stitch-your-story ----- If you want to learn to cross stitch, there's only one book you need - The Mr X Stitch Guide to Cross Stitch! It's packed with…

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July 30, 2021

Daily Vlog 143

Back once again for the renegade master. It's a been a while but here's a quick run down of what's happening! Find out all about Stitch Your Story at www.MrXStitch.com/stitch-your-story

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July 4, 2021

#DailyVlog 142

A bit of a catch up on what I've been up to since the last video! Some great reading for you if you're so inclined: Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown: https://geni.us/Rx0bjSX (Amazon) A World Without Email by Cal Newport: https://geni.us/q91hvL (Amazon) And my two favourite business…

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June 11, 2021

XStitch Issue 16 - Cute!

Issue 16 of XStitch Magazine is here and it’s our Cute issue! Yes indeed, cross stitch can be modern and cute and we’ve got sixteen fantastic designs that explore the concept of Cute in all it’s forms! We welcome design legend Durene Jones to the XStitch family and find out…

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