110 results are displayed on Casa Cenina, if you search “embroidery scissors”… Wow! It’s amazing to have such a wide selection, isn’t it? But, on the other hand, we might also wonder “well, how can I make the right decision with so many alternatives?” So, here are some tips 1) Assess the reliability: in this instance, Casa Cenina helps you somehow, for we have focused our scissors offer on two very well-known brands: Premax, the greatest Italian scissors manufacturer, with hundred years of history, and Prym, an undisputable specialist. For sure, these two brands are extremely reliable and always focusing on the quality of all their products, not just as…

The first “most blue Monday of the year” dates back to 2004, when the UK Sky Travel channel made it famous, relying on a study that was said to be of a psychologist of the University of Cardiff. Some time later, however, someone started to say the researched had been paid to state that study was his… we guess we’ll never know how things actually went, but – for sure – we know that, for example, many legal experts worldwide have underlined that January is the month with the highest number of divorces… and we’re even more certain on the fact that January is often a grey (or blue!) month,…

There are quite small and very useful things that can totally change our approach to “daily challenges”… such as, for keen stitchers like us, these adhesive tape and dots: One of you suggested them to us and we uploaded them straight away, for they truly represent an amazing help to frame our favorite, finished projects, in a few seconds and with professional results! And if we’re among the lucky stitchers who can rely on a trusted picture framer, we can simply take him our finished piece ready to enter into the frame that we like most 🙂 How does it work? Just take a look at this video: images are…

In English it can mean “every which way”, but also “askew”… even though the meaning of this German saying that best fits the world of cross stitching is certainly “criss-cross”. We have selected the patterns of this brand, created by the Gernan designer Maren Martinez, because they feature that fresh and delicate style we personally like and many of you like, too. Actually, a number of you have been asking us about them for some time 😉 So, here they are! The most popular subjects of the renowned German cross-stitch style – such as the four seasons, celebrating those little and pleasant things of everyday life, like a walk with…

We put it on our homepage, too: “it’s time for felt” and winter is actually its season! Nevertheless, are we sure to know this craft material that has been so popular for years, for a whole lot of hobby and craft projects? Here’s a quick vademecum to navigate through the several felt typologies featured on our website (and, generally speaking, in the market). Felt is not a fabric, because it is not woven on a loom or by any other weaving machine. It is manufactured with carder sheep wool or with other kinds of animal fur/wool. It can be of hare, as well as of otter or goat, for example,…

“Fall on the Farm”: the new series from Little House Needleworks. 9 patterns in 9 months, all “nestled” in views of typical US farms, with their barns and number of characters – humans, animals and plants – livening them up. Starting in December, so to finish stitching everything by September 2022, just on the threshold of the next Fall. The patterns are all little squares with a 63×63 stitch count and set together they form a lovely sampler with a stitch count of 195×195. All squares, in fact, must be arranged in horizontal rows, each with 3 squares, and leaving 3 stitches between the blocks. All 9 patterns are stitched…

More and more cross stitches “from Russia with love” And with a thorough approach to details, we have to add, because the kits from this brand are truly little gems to stitch. They are a young, East-European brand, established in 2010.  Their attention is ever more evident in their kits including hand-carved wooden supports, to finish the project in a very special way! Most of their cross-stitch kits include Zweigart evenweave fabrics and threads from the Spanish brand Finca Presencia (a renowned floss manufacturer that’s been in this industry since 1949), produced according to the highest European quality standards. Each kit also includes a high-quality needle and extra elements, such…

A colorful world, based on preciousness. Among the several suggestions you sent us replying to our recent survey, there are a whole lot of requests for “more embroidery threads” 🙂 Well, it’s not hard to understand why: how can we actually resist the fascination of those “rainbows” of color shades that threads have always represented? Even more, when those rainbows are made of silk: so glossy and magnificent! That’s also why we have lately uploaded some brand new, hand-dyed silk threads: You’ll probably know her creator already, because it’s Judith, the Hungarian artisan of the brand xJuDesign, who also hand dyes these lovely fabrics: All the care she puts in…

A SAL in four parts and… subjects for any taste and Xmas atmosphere… Of course, we can’t give any further detail, but we’re sure you’re going to love this SAL, just like you loved the one (it was for Halloween, do you remember?) that Chiara, the founder and designer of the brand Mat & Me, debuted with. The reason is easy to understand: once again, with her basic, though far from banal style, the mysterious pattern is perfect for stitching in total relaxation and even for beginners, who have never tried a Mystery SAL before. All four parts are in Digital Delivery – so, no shipping fees and no eagerly…

A young brand, already hitting the ground running This is how FabricArt is doing. This Brazilian fabric manufacturer has conquered us for several reasons. First of all for the raw cotton they use, coming from their country (Brazil is currently among the greatest worldwide players in the cotton farming industry, so much it represents the biggest – and the most feared – competitor of the USA) and strictly from organic farming. This means sustainable farming, exploiting neither lands, nor workers! Secondly, all FabricArt fabrics have a double Oeko-Tex certification: not only for the organic cotton they’re made of, but also for the textile inks used for their printing and, therefore,…