Cross stitch is a form of counted thread embroidery that has been around for ages, and it is widely regarded as one of the easiest forms of hand embroidery, making it an accessible hobby for virtually everyone.
One of the biggest online communities advocating for this craft is the aptly titled subreddit r/CrossStitch. As you may have seen in our earlier article on this place, its 404K members are constantly sharing pictures of their proud works, and they serve as perfect examples of cross-stitching's limitless potential.
However, since the subreddit remains really active, we thought it was about time we made an update on it. Continue scrolling to check out its latest gems.
#1 First Time Using Glow In The Dark Thread, It Was Super Fiddly And The Stitches Came Out Quite Messy But I Love The Glow
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341points
#2 Agoraphobic But Missing Art Galleries, I've Started Stitching My Own Mini One
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#3 When I Was A Teenager, My Dad Took A Newly-Started Version Of This Away Because "Cross-Stitching Is For Girls". Cut To 20 Years Later As A Proud Gay Man, I Found This On Amazon And Completed Last Week As My First Project And A Huge Symbolic Personal Achievement. Take That Dad!
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324points
#6 Eden Serpent By Paradisestitch! It Took Forever But I'm So Happy With How It Turned Out!
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282points
#9 My Mom Allowed Me To Post This On Her Behalf. This Is Officially Her Biggest Finished Project And I'm So Proud Of Her!
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#10 My Finished Wonders Of The Night Sky Design (Pattern By Me). It's All As Nerdily Accurate As I Could Make It And Took A Loooong Time To Put Together!
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#11 My Internet Password Is Long And Complicated. No Matter How Hard I Try, I Will Never Remember It. My Router Is Hard To Reach And My Kid Keeps Running Off With My Post-It Notes, So I Decided To Stitch A Qr Code To Hang On The Wall
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242points
#13 After A Year And A Half Of Work, I’ve Finally Finished My Very First Cross-Stitch!
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#14 Birthday Gift For My Mom, The Person Who First Got Me Into Cross-Stitch. We Love Watching Hummingbirds Together, So I Stitched One She Can Look At Whenever She Wants
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214points
#15 This Is A Pattern I Picked Up To Keep Myself Busy While My Other Material Arrived. Pattern Linked In Comments. Background I Added Myself
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#16 I’ve Started Making A Cross Stitch Of Each Trip My Partner And I Go On Together. We Made A Special Deal - I Do The Stitch, He Makes The Frames!
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#20 At Last!! And I Can Finally Say Im Done With This Awesome Conversion Hehehe!
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