30 Impressive Cross-Stitching Projects That Might Inspire You To Take Up This Hobby
If you though cross-stitching is nothing more than your grandma’s favorite pastime, you’re about to change your mind. Turns out that people use this technique to create amazing pieces of art – and only the most impressive ones end up getting shared in the r/CrossStitch subreddit.
The talented cross-stitchers of Reddit are sharing their proudest works in this subreddit, and the amount of hard work that went into them is absolutely impressive. Check out a collection of amazing cross-stitching projects in the gallery below, and if you want more, make sure to read our earlier articles about the sewing and knitting communities!
#1 My 6 Year Old Has Been Getting In On The Cross Stitch Hype In My House Too. He’s So Proud, He Wants To Show His Progress Off To Everyone!
#2 1 Year Ago This Saturday I Came Home With An Empty Cat Carrier After Helping To Release My Best Friend From A 2 Year Battle With Terminal Cancer. I Worked On This Piece Through Tears That Week, And Just Got The Frame Back In Time To Hang It In His Memory For The One Year Anniversary
#3 I Lost It At The Glasses
#4 Today I Ironed My Mega-Cat Project & It’s In The Mail To My Aunt!
#5 Came Across This On Facebook…it Took Him 20 Years To Finish This Periodic Table Of Elements
#6 Schrödinger’s Cat Glow In The Dark Is Finished!
#7 Literally Took Blood And Tears, But I Am Very Proud Of My First Project
#8 Day 5 Of Quarantine, I’ve Run Out Of Fabric And Have Had To Resort To Cross Stitching This Old Strainer. Turned Out Pretty Good I Think!
#9 Finally Got Around To Finishing This One!
#10 Done And Dusted Just In Time For My Best Friend’s Birthday! Pattern By Olga Lankevich
#11 I’m Sure This One Belongs Here
#12 A 2020 Update: Lost The Boyfriend But Kept The Cat. Priorities
#13 Cross Stich On A Wall In Estavayer, Switzerland
#14 Over 5,000 Hours And 3+ Years In The Works. My Mother Finally Completed Her Counted Cross-Stitch With 606,875 Stitches
#15 I Completed My Ocean Triptych Today!
#16 A Few Months Ago I Posted That I Was Cross Stitching My Old Cats For Mums Christmas Present – Cat 2/3 Is Complete! Sadly We Lost This Guy To Old Age While I Was Making This, But The Process Of Stitching Him Was Very Therapeutic. Pattern By Me Using Pixel Stitch
#17 I Did This For My Boyfriend Who Is A Gynecologist
#18 I Just Started A New Job Where I (Annie) Sit Between An Ann And An Anna. So I Self-Drafted A Direction Sign
#19 Half Way Down, “Spanish Lace” By Riolis. Stitched 1 Over 1 On Monaco
#20 Everyone Loves A Good Before & After Backstitching, Right?
#21 I’m Terrible At Starting Huge Projects But Never Finishing Them. This One Was The First “Big” Piece I Ever Completed And It Took Four Years! I’m Particularly Proud Of The Shawl
#22 My Grandmother’s Senior Portrait!
#23 Hi To All! I’m A 27 Yo Cross-Stitcher And I’m Proud To Show You My First Big Completed Project With Backstitch. I Think It’s Still Not Perfect, But I Really Adore My Result. Pattern “Purring On The Roofs” By Cutepatternsbymaria
#24 It Took Me Two And A Half Years! Gamer Nouveau By Gecko Rouge
#25 Got Back Into Stitching After A Long Break, Finished This Beauty Last Night
#26 The Day He Proposed
#27 1.5 Years Later And I Am Finished!
#28 So I Finished My Summer Stitching Project A Little Early
#29 My Beautiful Raven Is Finished! Sooo Happy With How This Piece Turned Out. I Hope You Enjoy Looking At It As Much As I Do!
#30 Probably My Most Satisfying “Before And After Backstitching” Example Yet!
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One day, this guy just kind of figured - “I spend most of my time on the internet anyway, why not turn it into a profession?” - and he did! Now he not only gets to browse the latest cat videos and fresh memes every day but also shares them with people all over the world, making sure they stay up to date with everything that’s trending on the web. Some things that always pique his interest are old technologies, literature and all sorts of odd vintage goodness. So if you find something that’s too bizarre not to share, make sure to hit him up!
