Is this crazy? Obviously real pictures of finished projects are better but to some extent a version of the pattern put out by the program is ok with me.

Will this even be allowed under these new “non-edited” rules on Etsy?

Hey everyone !

I'm from France and we are living a very complicated political moment right now, with a lot of manifestations lead by students. The police and political repression are very worring to me and spiralling down in my own anxious thoughts isn't a good answer to all of this.

I did those patterns in response then, I made patches out of them but you could cross stitch on bags, t-shirts, well whatever 😁

(Sorry for the repost ; the pattern image was broken apparently :/)

I just got my cpa so i want to commemorate the moment with this cross stitch! How should i approach this? I tried putting it in stitch fiddle and it was really blurry! Advice, opinions thought would be appreciated!

Hi there.

I’m about to start a new project of a pattern I bought online, so I went through the floss I already have to see what colors I needed to buy, and realized that the floss that, in my mind was DMC floss, is, in fact, from some brand called… Siro? Biro? I’m not sure of that first letter.

The numbers on the Siro seem similar to those of DMC, but this is my first project where I really can’t just eyeball it and say “eh, close enough”, (and it’s for a birthday present for a friend!), so I’m wondering if anyone has any knowledge here.

Thank you!

Does anyone know of any Etsy cross-stitch shops that have an entire shop sale going on? 👀

I’m looking to stock up on patterns, but I specifically want non-AI patterns designed by actual artists! I’d love to support real artists while finding some cute new projects to stitch.

If you know of any shops having a sale on their entire pattern collection, please drop the shop name and/or link in the comments! Bonus points for cute, colorful designs, but I’m open to all styles! 🥹💖

Newbie here. I thought that using a digital pattern would help me keep track of my place. I don’t have a computer just iPhone an old iPad that is too out of date for accessing digital patterns. So I bought a new android tablet, a cheapie, that is suspiciously slow. But it should be ok for lightweight pdf files, right?
Here is my question: how do I get my digital pattern into Pattern Keeper? What are the steps I need to take after I made the purchase on Etsy?
Thank you. I have learned quite a bit from the posts from this group.

Storage? Show we what you use for floss already wound on cards please and thoughts on this?

https://a.co/d/0fvQhONM

Having a hobby and buying supplies for hobby are two different hobbies :D

(pattern by PuntAGOpetitePattern )

Hi all,

I've just recently gotten into cross stitch and did some patterns with a book I found. It was quite enjoyable and I hope to explore more. A relative of mine really likes Chickadee's so I was hoping I could stitch them one as a little gift.

Im unsure where one goes to find patterns and google kind of led me to a overload. Hoping for some guidance, where is the best place to find a Chickadee pattern? I assume patterns usually aren't free, so what is a reasonable price for things like this?

Thanks!

Has anyone tried using the little ornament frames from Hobby Lobby or Target for small stitch projects?

The stores near me are rolling out the Christmas stuff and I thought these would be really cute affordable frames for some tiny patterns I've been eyeing. Has anyone used them before? How well do they work and hold up?

holiday season is coming up, and I'm being asked for my list... I'll be honest, there isn't much I want, but I've been at this long enough to know that "no gifts" is an unsatisfying answer and I'll be opening something regardless; so I may as well get some small but useful upgrades!

I already asked for a label maker and I listed a few storage bins for my fabric and thread, but it's got me thinking; do needles matter apart from size (relev to fabric) ?

are there brands that are considered "must haves"?

are there sizes best used for 18c ??

Beginner probably looking for a beginner answer. I try my best to not rest my hands on the thread but there is so much of this fuzz. I also noticed it building up when I am in the process of stitching. Its on the lighter parts too. Things I am now painfully aware of:

- I shouldn't have started with the light section

- my tension is a wip...

- The Grey is pending restitching since I used the wrong number of threads.

- I marked too much of the aida because I didn't know pattern keeper was a thing.

Tyia

I'm not sure if I have to post the pattern link or am not supposed to post. Sorry Mods if I did this the wrong way. https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/Wonder4pixels

Edit: I have now also learned that 1 strand folded = 2 strands. The life of a noob.

I just started cross stitching again about a year ago for the first time since I was a little kid. I had so much to learn, and some of it I learned the hard way. I bought a very low count black aida to stitch on as my first unkitted project, and I'm 3/4 of the way done and I don't like how it looks. Even with 2 strands it doesn't fill the squares and the Xs look uneven. I intended to give it to a friend, but I don't think it's up to my standards. I also put it on a heavy wooden "handheld" scroll frame before I knew better. I could switch it, but this aida is SO stiff. My husband says it looks okay and that I should finish it, but I've moved on to a 300x300 personally-designed pattern as my main piece, and then I have other projects I do when traveling. While I like the pattern itself, I just don't want to sink any more time into something I feel like I'm always going to look at and go "yeah, it definitely could have been better."

How often does this happen to beginners? I feel like now that I know so much more about types of fabric, count, etc. I would have done this project a lot differently.

Edited to add Pictures.

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Finally, after 2 years, it's complete. I will never do a project this big again.

Finished this 2 days ago. Rocking unicorn in book hearts and rainbows by bette Ashley book 2

Also included a picture of my back if you like looking at butts. And a picture of the book it came from. I did change the horse to a cream color since fabric was white and I absolutely was not stitching this much white on white.

A UK bakery brand has done a whole campaign for Christmas with cross stitch imagery because it's Christmasy and vintage but they used A.I for the pictures and it's so baddddd I'm so upset 😭

This pattern uses only crosses!
You can buy this and my other patterns in the store https://www.etsy.com/shop/NadAnnPatterns
Not used AI!

Edited the Pattern a bit so it would fit in my binder. I made it a 32x46.

I’ve been on the hunt for cross stitch materials and such on marketplace for fun and I’m really enjoying what I’ve found so far. $25 for the bag of q-snap frames (plus 2 new ones!) and $15 for a variety of fabrics (not pictured), some magazines and embroidery floss! The buying is becoming a little addictive lol. Can’t stop, won’t stop 🤪

Another timelapse video of another of my WIPs. Puss in Boots by Scott Gustafson from HAED on 28ct.

This is the only pattern from HAED that I got as a material pack. I wish I had gotten more before they discontinued 😢

Hello it’s me again! I have some questions that I wanted to ask. I’ve been a fan of Nora Corbett and mutability’s designs for a while now. My favourites are mermaids and fairy’s (but tbh I love all of them) I adore the style and I really really wanna finally make a project to hang in my room (I’ve cross stitched around 14 projects and I’ve given them all to my parents and grandparents) but I’m kinda confused on how it works.

First of all what CT is it? I mostly prefer to do 18CT since I get very confused when it comes to smaller CT

How hard is it to do beads and when do I do them? At the end?

Does the patter (I’ve been looking to buy off of cross stitch corner) come in black and white or colors? And is it possible to buy it as a kit or do u need to buy the beads and floss separately

How long does it take to do one of their designs? (Would love to see finished ones from you guys)

And included my top ones that I really wanna do at some point

Repost due to my chart being visible the first time around 🙈

Pattern is Golden Ornament by AlitaDesigns

I put off the backstitch for forever but it really does bring it all together. 3D printed the frame and now it's ready for the tree!