Question for Cross-Stitchers

[gothick]

I know there's a couple of cross-stitchers on my flist. Any ideas as to a good Christmas present for my stepmum -- a fairly accomplished cross-stitcher? (She makes and sells her own patterns -- this is not a plug, I just want to give you some idea of her level!)

Anything unusual either kit- or gadget-wise that she may not have come across would be cool -- or just a link to a pattern site where I could browse for something appropriate? What are all the kool kidz stitching now?

Thanks!

ETA: Having looked around myself a bit, I just tripped over Subversive Cross Stitch, which is very funky, and -- fairly amazingly for a cross stitch site -- might just be bordering on Not Work Safe at some uptight places, so be warned! Probably not good for my stepmum, but if I were a cross stitcher, I might be tempted :)

Comments

[fatal-logic.livejournal.com]

Never got on with cross-stitch, but *love* the Subversive site...

If she's hit the pro level on cross-stitch, you could try something else - I particularly love this although I don't have the skills.

Craft guilds tend to be excellent as well - people to meet!

[jow-n-chris.livejournal.com]

My Mother In Law does this and the results are fab! My skills aren't up to it either but she's an expert quilt maker so going from that to this was a logical step for her... I have trouble imagining what it's going to look like when it's just a pile of material!