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Right now, we’re focused on cross stitch, but when the time feels right, I’d love to introduce other crafts and open the space up to new ideas and possibilities. I want GeckoRouge to grow into a creative home for artists and makers. A space where projects...

GeckoRouge has never been about churning out kits. It’s about creating something real. Art that’s stitched and brought to life with love, care, and a little piece of your own essence. It’s a space to step away from screens, tune out the noise, and lose...

For a while, I worked as a self-employed IT recruiter while helping GeckoRouge behind the scenes with IT, web design, and anything else I could. It wasn’t easy juggling jobs, and although I knew recruitment wasn’t where I wanted to be, it helped me support...

GeckoRouge officially began in 2008. I was an amateur artist in a long-term relationship, and like many at the time, I’d just been made redundant during the banking crisis. My mum had picked up a new hobby, cross stitch, and I got curious. Could I turn...

Welcome to GeckoNews, our new space to share updates, thoughts, and the story behind what we do and why we do it. This first post was originally going to be much longer, and more personal than what’s to come, but I felt it was important to start by sharing...