/r/CrossStitch
Cross stitch community - patterns, discussions, and competitions!
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🗓 Monthly Events
A lot is happening, stitchers! Here's a summary of what to look out for each month.
Week 1
🎊 Feature Artist
🏆 Monthly Competition Winners
Week 3
🎁 Free Pattern: Theme Voting
Week 4
🏆 Monthly Competition Submission and Voting 🎁 Free Pattern: Previous Month's Pattern Posted
🎁 Cross Stitcher Gift Guide
Rules
- Be supportive, welcoming and kind Exercise good reddiquette.
- Read the FAQ & How To before posting a question. This resource has everything, including pattern making programs, apps & websites, finishing techniques, and how to get started.
- Don't request, share, or post photos of copyrighted patterns. Patterns should not be in any photograph unless asking for help on how to read a zoomed in portion. Any patterns in the background of photos must be obscured/blurred/unable to read.
- Include the pattern source in every FO post. This can be in the title of your FO post or as the first comment. Sources can include: 'self-drafted', store name and pattern name, or 'internet search'. Do not link directly to Pinterest or Google, just state the website.
- Only cross-stitch and blackwork are allowed. We are changing this rule to allow only cross stitch and blackwork as of 8/1/2021. All future embroidery pieces will be removed from the sub and directed to /r/embroidery.
- Do not make an original post linking to your blog/shop. Linking to your blog/shop are okay in the comments if you are providing a source for your [FO], answering a question, or providing a pattern for free to the community. Use the 90-10 rule as a guide. Here is an FAQ for shop owners
- No bots. All bots are banned unless the bot provides exceptional value to /r/CrossStitch.
Tags for posting:
Only one tag per post.
[FO] Finished Thread-and-Fabric Object. All [FO] posts must be a completed pattern done on fabric with thread. Don't forget this partners with Rule Four: Cite your source!
[WIP] Work In Progress
[PATTERN] Free and ready to download patterns.
[CHAT] Cross Stitch related questions, discussions, pattern requests, or general self-posts where photos aren’t necessary.
[PIC] Cross stitch-related photo including memes, hauls, pet pictures, self-made needle minders, dyed fabrics, and other pics related to cross stitching.
[VIDEO] Flosstube, tutorial, time-lapse.
🎁 Monthly Free Pattern 🎁
May:
April:
Butterfly Postage Stamp March:
February:
January:
Victory's Laurel Wreath and Key
🛍 Continuous Craft Fair 🛍
Are you a shop owner? Apply for the Continuous Craft Fair
🏆 Monthly Competition 🏆
2022 monthly themes: Find the list in this post. Competition and voting are the last seven days of each month.
Find more information about the monthly competition here!
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[FO] Crescent Dragon
Finally finished my Crescent Dragon by Joan Elliott, this was the kit from Designworks as I haven’t braved self-kitting yet. First time working with metallic thread and beads, love how it turned out
14:41 UTC
[PIC] Should I start over or pick a substitute for the white? Details in comments
14:30 UTC
[FO] Tiny Junimo from Takestitch on Etsy. Quick 3-hour project.
13:57 UTC
[CHAT] Back stitch question
How do you make your back stitch lay flat if you're doing back stitch over more than a couple of squares? Not started it yet but just anticipating this issue!
13:56 UTC
[FO] piece for my dietician
13:54 UTC
[MOD] Congratulations to May's Monthly Competition Winners! Theme was Sports!
#Congratulations to May’s Monthly Project Competition winners!
First place: /u/mediocre_embroidery Jumpin’ Josh Allen
Second place: /u/HedwigBug Gamer Kitten
Third place: /u/czechkayte Tom Brady Daily Prophet Headline
Watch for a special flair next to their names when you see them around the subreddit!
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Don’t know what the monthly competition is?
Links to cool things!
/r/CrossStitchDestash for all your destashing needs
13:31 UTC
[FO] My first finished counting cross stitch! I've been practicing on the pre-printed ones but this was such a better experience. I'm addicted!
12:24 UTC
[PIC] Pattern recommendations?
I bought this piece if fabric (16count 25cm×25cm) from Etsy (Zoesgiftsncrafts) and I have no idea what pattern to use it for. It's such a beautiful fabric with so many colours but just can't find a pattern that will do it justice or fit any recommendations would be great😁
12:06 UTC
[FO] Happy Pride !
For your pride and Halloween needs 🌈👻 Pattern by me
11:48 UTC
[FO] This is my own self-drafted pattern (will go live for all on 30.06, will link in the comments) and I am really proud of this one because it's just the essence of my aesthetics XD and also my font that I designed and recently released as Murder Alphabet!
10:09 UTC
[FO] Cheeky frog blackwork pattern
09:49 UTC
[FO] “English Tea and Roses” by Luca-S Finished after 3 years!
07:55 UTC
[FO] MY FIRST COMPLETED CROSS-STITCH PROJECT
06:47 UTC
[FO] A tiny pride heart that I made as a gift
Pattern by Fandom Cross Stitchery. Extra hair courtesy of my Nara (my cat).
05:38 UTC
[CHAT] How do i go about ironing?
New to crossstitch and I’ve made a super wrinkly mess of my first project. Once I’m done stitching, can I iron it out? I see people here talking about ironing, but is there anything I should know to avoid damage?
04:27 UTC
[FO] Advice needed
My father's funeral is next week and my mother gave me the things I've cross stitched for him to clean. They're stained pretty bad. I'm at a loss on how to clean then any help is appreciated
04:15 UTC
[WIP] I’m enjoying watching each Pokémon emerge
03:57 UTC
[WIP] Update on my epic Pokemon project!
Slowly but surely 🤣😅
03:33 UTC
[FO] Finally!!
I have been working on this for YEARS (big gaps). It is by no means perfect. This is the biggest piece by far I have ever done. ❤️
Pattern from CrossStitchAnywhere on Etsy.
03:04 UTC
[WIP] One Nation by ByGone Stitches
Started 3/25/23 and I’m finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.
02:31 UTC
[FO] Star Wars IV, V, VI
01:59 UTC
[WIP] Got the whole set of Hercules stamps patterns and decided to turn it into a stamp sheet!
I randomly work on whichever one i feel like in the moment so I don't get bored of the same colors constantly haha
01:38 UTC
[CHAT]
I am doing a new cross stitch of Girl with a Pearl Earring by Vermeer and was considering using black Aida and just doing the woman as opposed to using white Aida and filling in the black …. Is this a mistake ?
23:39 UTC
[FO] Socrates would be proud
I was bored out of my mind and couldn't go outside the last few days, so I decided to ask the important question in free-handed stitch form. I self-drafted this.
23:35 UTC
[CHAT] Broken magnet
Hello everyone. So today I got a new needle minder which is so exciting, except that the magnet that is attached to the piece came in broken. Obviously I am too scared to use it without fixing so if anyone knows of a way to fix it please let me know! I've been trying to search and I can't find any info and I am really new to needle minders! Thank you in advance!.
23:34 UTC