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Cross stitch and embroidery

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Share your stitching and meet new crafty folks! All forms of embroidery and all skill levels welcome ๐Ÿชก


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Yes I am gonna keep obnoxiously starting posts here until someone else joins in, get used to it ๐Ÿ˜…

Over the last few years I've tried all kinds of pattern styles, in both cross stitch and blackwork (and I've tried a bit of regular hand embroidery but am terrible at it!). I've discovered the following:

  • Despite my blackened goth heart, I love stitching bright happy colours
  • Big blocks of solid colour are the best
  • Any nature scene involving mountains is an instant win
  • I surprisingly love big full-coverage projects but can only have one at a time because I'm such a slow stitcher each one is going to take me about a decade!
  • Therefore my other projects should be fairly small and manageable to keep me motivated.

The project in the photo is Alpine by Satsuma Street, and it ticks all of my boxes. Funnily enough it was reading an interview with this designer that made me want to learn cross stitch in the first place, so obviously my gut reaction was spot on there.

What's your favourite type of thing to stitch?

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