About GoodStrings | Our Cross-Stitch Story

Welcome to GoodStrings—a small, family-run creative business based in Latvia.

Our story began in 2015 with string art kits and patterns. String art will always be part of who we are, and you will still find those much-loved designs in our shop. But today, we are stepping into an exciting new chapter and going all in on cross-stitch.

The idea had been living in my head rent-free for a long time: what if the frame or box itself could become part of the stitching? What if you could stitch directly onto it, without needing a separate hoop, fabric, mounting, or finishing?

I could picture the idea, and my husband, Kristaps, had the 3D-printing skills to make it real. Together, we experimented, adjusted, printed, stitched, and tried again. Now those ideas have become our collection of 3D-printed cross-stitch frames, boxes, stitchable bases, and digital STL designs.

Our designs let you stitch directly into the frame or box. When you finish the last stitch, your work is already framed and ready to display, use, or give as a handmade gift. We love exploring new shapes and styles—from simple frames to floral, ornate, gothic, and playful designs.

GoodStrings is still very much a family project. Emma has picked up cross-stitching remarkably quickly, while Hanna is always suggesting what I should stitch next and what shapes our new frames should take. Around here, a new product often begins with one of us asking, “What if we tried this?”

We are so happy to have found a home in the cross-stitch community. Your creativity and enthusiasm inspire us to keep experimenting and to bring something genuinely new to the wider stitching world.

Thank you for joining our family on this next chapter. We cannot wait to see what you stitch!

Owner, Customer Service, Creator

Renāte

The idea creator, social media curator, the handy one with a hammer and colorful strings. Usually, the one who can spend hours and hours in online craft stores thinking about how to make new designs and update the ones we already have.

Owner, Creator, Dispatcher

Kristaps

He is the mastermind behind packaging and shipping your orders. Not only that, but he also is great with strings. His favorite designs to work with are silhouettes, as they have only one colour to fill in :)

Assistant, Reminds Dad To Go To Post Office Daily

Emma

The little person behind the scenes gladly helps with peeling the stickers and gluing labels on your orders. Each day she reminds her daddy that after dropping of her at kindergarten he should go to the post office and send out all the packages.

In-training to become junior QA Assistant

Hanna

Keeping things fun is her forte. She delights in concealing treasures for us to discover and dreams of aiding her older sister with assisting duties. Her favorite aspect of string art? Untangling thread and reveling in the chaos she can create with it.