I’m Rebecca and I launched Stitchy Stationery in July 2013, after being encouraged to seriously consider selling my stitched greeting cards; an idea I had mulled over for many years, but had always lacked the confidence to do anything about.

As a stay-at-home mother in my early twenties, with an almost non-existent social life, I needed a hobby to occupy my time (and my mind). I had always been creative and felt drawn to trying my hand at cross-stitch, which I soon developed a passion for. Aside from being incredibly therapeutic, there was something immensely satisfying about seeing the way that a series of stitches could quickly take on shape. Initially, I stitched pictures, which progressed several years later to stitched greeting cards.

At the beginning of 2013, I had been searching for a suitable cross-stitch design to make a stitched wedding card for a friend. Filled with despair at not being able to find anything I liked the look of, I then happened to stumble across a technique that involved stitching directly on to card (as opposed to fabric). The cards available in Stitchy Stationery are the result of this technique.