The World of Cross Stitching

A stroke of luck

Avid stitcher and swimmer, Tracey McRobbie, shows us how determination can win you gold!

For 50 years, cross stitching has been Tracey McRobbie’s life and passion. At the age of eight, Tracey was gifted her first crewel embroidery kit. From there her love and passion for stitching grew from Petit Point and needlepoint to cross stitch as a young adult. Tracey loves gifting her finished stitching. She tells us: “All of my projects given to friends and family are something unique and personal. So much joy fills my heart to see their faces and then to see

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