Maybe Swearing Will Help

The idiots got you down? Get a needle and thread and stab your stress away with this collection of wash-your-mouth-out-with-soap cross-stitch patterns. Cursing a blue streak has never been so satisfying!

There are times when just hollering obscenities won’t do—you need to stab something. Now you can do both. Maybe Swearing Will Help combines two of the best stress-relievers—cursing, and cross stitch—into one of the most irreverently enjoyable crafting experiences you’ll ever have.

With 25 patterns from the crafting world’s most bad-ass cross-stitch designers, this book has everything from a modern take on the traditional sampler to retro comic book designs, all with snarky to downright foul-mouthed phrases. It is definitely not your grandmother’s cross stitch!

No previous experience is required. In addition to simple instructions and clear, easy-to-follow patterns, the book includes a guide to basic lessons in cross-stitch techniques, so anyone can start swearin’ and stabbin’ right away.

Whether you want the world to know that they need to wash their damn hands or you want to stitch a gift for your favourite potty mouth, Maybe Swearing Will Help has just what you need to find your way to inner f*cking peace.

SWEARING AND STABBING: Get out your aggressions with easy-to-make foul-mouth cross-stitch projects

25 PATTERNS: Choose from dozens of designs to send just the right message, from Bollocks to F*ck It

FOR EVERY SKILL LEVEL: From beginning potty-mouths to expletive experts, Maybe Swearing Will Help includes complete patterns, step-by-step instructions, and a guide to cross-stitch basics

TOP DESIGNERS: Patterns created by more than a dozen of the f*cking best-selling cross-stitch designers and influencers on Etsy

INSPIRING IMAGES: Full-colour images of the finished projects help ensure success and offer ideas of how to frame and display your beautiful damned artwork