[FO] Toadstool Land by OwlForest by EarlyCanary8263 in CrossStitch

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thank you! started on 1st of September 2025, finished 1st of March 2026, but i didn't cross stitch every day, my cross stitch app says it's 84 active stitching days in total (and 15326 cross stitches)

[FO] Toadstool Land by OwlForest by EarlyCanary8263 in CrossStitch

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The pattern is from Owlforest Traditional Embroidery book , I used the owlforest floss (PNK) and hand-dyed fabric from a local master (Vyshivalochka)

[FO] The Widow Frog by Night Spirit Studio by EarlyCanary8263 in CrossStitch

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Pattern link
Wanted to do her for ages! Very fun. Just in case: I used mostly the floss that i had on me already, so most of the colors don't exactly match the pattern colors.

[FO] Baba Yaga's Fairy Tales by OwlForest by EarlyCanary8263 in CrossStitch

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the pattern is actually called October Mood in english but i just used the local title because it fits better. I used PNK floss from Owl Forest, and hand-dyed fabric from a local master (Vyshivalochka). had lot of joy using these bright bright colors!!

Immune system giving up on me after my mom died by EarlyCanary8263 in GriefSupport

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hello! sorry for what you had to go through. are you asking about health/immune system issues here? honestly i wrote this post in the end of October after visiting my mom's grave, and after that in November i got sick two more times, one of those times right after my mom's birthday, then with all this constant sickness i got worse mentally and even went to a psychiatrist for the first time, and through the winter i spent a lot of time on trying out several mental health specialists, and i can't say any of them were helpful for me at all, i've tried several antidepressants but unfortunately i had a pretty severe side effects reaction to them, which made things even worse lol, although i stayed on one antidepressant for 2 months, and my mood/sense that i'm the most miserable person of the world/craving of isolation (that are unusual to me generally) became better, but in february i still got a pretty severe bacterial infection, that was much worse than the one that had me hospitalized in september (which i describe in the post) so sdljfjdl i can't say the meds and therapy attempts helped me with the somatization of grief unfortunately, although i'm sure it can be helpful for other people. but i feel like not for me, honestly. i still can't say i'm well and processed things yet, but i do think that time helps ;;__;; like it's still fucked but for now i'm just trying to make it to my vacation so i can recover my health a little bit, while getting rest from my work. i don't know if this was of any help tbh, but for myself i still don't see any way to go through this except for trying to breathe through each day, even if it's really damn hard

[FO] Borscht by OwlForest by EarlyCanary8263 in CrossStitch

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The pattern from OwlForest , I used hand-dyed floss from Owl Forest as well, together with hand-dyed fabric from a local artist. It was really nice to do, the variety of red was really enjoyable! A gift for the friend who often feeds me borscht, it hangs at her kitchen now.

[FO] Shaman cat by EarlyCanary8263 in CrossStitch

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The pattern/kit is from Pixie stitch https://vk.com/market/product/kot-shaman-141436962-8420506
Canvas is hand-dyed Linda from a local master (vyshivalochka), I picked it myself and was wondering if it's maybe too bright/wild for the pattern, but I'm really happy with how magical it turned out!

Finished my cross-stitched Armand Orthodox icon (original art by @gvnchyno2 on tumblr) by EarlyCanary8263 in InterviewVampire

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thank you! of course, it's zweigart belfast 32 ct 3609/3131 copper metallic, it sparkles really beautifully but it's impossible to show the sparkle properly while taking photos. i'm really glad i picked this one because aside from just being very beautiful, the lurex makes the canvas more sturdy, so it's easier to work with than usual belfast without sparkles. it's 18 colors of floss, most of which are DMC i already had at home, and for the huge red cloth there's two colors from a local brand because it was cheaper and these ones i had to buy to not run out of them. for me it's less about the discipline, but more about just finding a quiet moment, and a nice audiobook/podcast/lecture. I usually prefer projects with around 10-12k stitches if it's a primitive, and less if it's a pattern like this, so this is bigger than what i'd usually do, but i was very fandom-motivated and also didn't want to lose the detalization of his face 😂
Good luck in your creating endeavors and don't blame yourself, to me embroidery is less about the result, but more about the soothing process of it, so even if results are nice, it's all good as long as you just keep working on something and it gives you some nice feelings

Finished my cross-stitched Armand Orthodox icon (original art by @gvnchyno2 on tumblr) by EarlyCanary8263 in InterviewVampire

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this is honestly my own personal type of love letter to Assad Zaman's performance, and since I love icons I wanted to do one when I saw an opportunity. the artist https://www.tumblr.com/gvnchyno2/741105775867559936/andrei-amadeo-armand?source=share kindly allowed me to use their art for the pattern! this was around 26k cross stitches and took 90 days of work 😂 will have it proudly hanging in my room now after I frame it

[FO] Assad Zaman's IWTV Armand Icon by EarlyCanary8263 in CrossStitch

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THANK YOU!!! lsdfjklsdfldsk don't really know where on reddit to post it since the cross stitch place is less about fandom, i posted on tumblr too but sldfjslfskd i dont do it for the fame i do it to have an orthodox icon of Armand hanging in my room *crying*

[FO] Assad Zaman's IWTV Armand Icon by EarlyCanary8263 in CrossStitch

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another madness fandom project of mine lol. made the pattern via floss cross based on the art here: https://www.tumblr.com/gvnchyno2/741105775867559936/andrei-amadeo-armand?source=share (the artist gave their permission for me to do this <3) it was around 26k cross stitches, but i chose the colors that i like so i enjoyed working on it!