The Story of Luhu Stitches
How does a homeschooling mom, wife, and sometimes substitute teacher release her inner artist? By designing counted cross stitch patterns of course!
My name is Cyndy Young and I actually began my artistic career as a three year old with a box of Crayola Crayons and a coloring book. I continued that career by studying Graphic Design in college and eventually having my own little, short lived craft business until the kids started arriving. Now that they are a older and venturing out on their own I have returned to art and design and I am really excited to share with you what has been simmering on the back burner for the last few years.
I am inspired by color, flowers and anything a bit quirky. Artists, such as Richard Scarry, Mary Blair, Joan Walsh Anglund and Charley Harper are among my favorites and have inspired my art work.. My first medium, that I played around with (other than crayons, which I still love) was paint. When that proved too risky around toddlers I decided to pull out my embroidery thread and found the inspiring world of counted cross stitch. Counted cross stitch is, in my humble opinion, a perfect blend of graphic design and coloring.
And now you know how this mom, wife and teacher releases her inner artist... by designing fun little cross stitch patterns that I hope you will enjoy!
![The very first Luhu Bird...keeping warm](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7ebde1_57a2cf310ef04ccfb487ae81afdd67bf~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_378,h_376,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/The%20very%20first%20Luhu%20Bird___keeping%20warm%20.jpg)
![Modernabc8.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7ebde1_0b8da81696f94044928b969593ee8182~mv2_d_2000_2017_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_234,h_234,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/Modernabc8.jpg)
![BeJoyful6 (2).jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7ebde1_747abff2e8b14b61ab64025fbbc04ae0~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_176,h_182,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/BeJoyful6%20(2).jpg)
![IMG_2254.JPG](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7ebde1_5a1765e6415a4ed0852ff8f37d1c991c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_70,h_70,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/IMG_2254_JPG.jpg)
fun little cross stitch patterns for you
I hope you enjoy stitching my designs as much as I enjoyed designing them. I love to see your stitches so please post them on social media and tag me! Click the icons below to find me on your favorite social media site.
![luhuprofilepic3.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7ebde1_23bae51d0a504ea09cdffd182934a903~mv2_d_1481_1481_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_182,h_182,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/luhuprofilepic3.jpg)