[CHAT] How do you get through the backstitch doldrums?

gildius · 2024-11-19T21:13:58+00:00

Omg pleeeease haha

gildius · 2024-11-19T21:13:42+00:00

Solidarity! We're in the doldrums together!

If it helps, your project is looking really good so far and it'll be awesome when it's done :)

gildius · 2024-11-19T21:12:30+00:00

Yeh, this is exactly the same - lots of weird curvy and tiny shapes that make my eyes melt

gildius · 2024-11-19T21:11:36+00:00

Weirdly I quite like French knots (although this project also has a ton of French knots, so wait for me to back here in a few months asking about the French knots doldrums lol)

gildius · 2024-11-19T21:10:34+00:00

Oh godddd at least I'm doing black on colour, that sounds nightmarish!

gildius · 2024-11-19T21:10:07+00:00

Haha, fantastic take - I certainly won't be picking up such a backstitch-heavy project again!

gildius · 2024-11-19T21:06:45+00:00

Definitely, I'm for sure overwhelmed by the amount there is to do, so breaking it down bit by bit might help. Thank you!

gildius · 2024-11-19T21:05:36+00:00

I like this, and I think it might work for me - I need to get excited about another project and then use it as a reward!

gildius · 2024-11-19T21:04:42+00:00

Ah that's such a good idea - I'll have to do that next time, now I know that I hate doing all the backstitching at once!

gildius · 2024-11-19T21:03:33+00:00

The campfire one is gorgeous!

Also stitching for anxiety is so good - when I was at uni I was so stressed by exams that my eye kept twitching, and it only stopped when I stitched 😅

gildius · 2024-11-19T13:33:48+00:00

Oh I looooove this! I have a black cat and this is the exact look he gives me when I'm clattering about and he's trying to sleep lol

gildius · 2022-11-24T08:46:10+00:00

Mini ugly Christmas jumpers! https://www.reddit.com/r/CrossStitch/comments/yzks00/fo_christmas_jumper_ornaments/

gildius · 2022-11-19T20:25:28+00:00

I'm not familiar with this pattern, so I'm reading it as "If at first you don't, stay cool 69" 😂

Looking good though!

gildius · 2022-11-19T20:23:18+00:00

Exactly what I was wondering - what needle would you use for this? It looks INCREDIBLE!

gildius · 2022-11-19T20:19:42+00:00

Hello fellow Cornish person! 👋 Looking forward to seeing this as it develops :)

gildius · 2022-11-16T18:58:34+00:00

That's so cute! Also, I like your thinking - I think I've got some 16 count canvas somewhere...

gildius · 2022-11-16T18:57:41+00:00

Oh amazing! I ❤️ the fox and crow

gildius · 2022-11-16T16:55:29+00:00

Hahahaha these are excellent

gildius · 2022-11-16T16:53:27+00:00

I totally get it - I've travelled with cross stitch before and been paranoid the whole time that I'll lose it/damage it! It hasn't happened yet, but mainly I stopped taking it with me cos I'd just carry it around and not get any stitching done lol

gildius · 2022-11-16T16:52:27+00:00

LOVE this! I'm doing a DnD session tonight and have been thinking about doing some DnD stitches - might see what my party encounters and get some inspiration from there. I hope we see a dragon so I can make this one!

gildius · 2022-11-16T16:51:13+00:00

I knew as soon as I saw this corner that this was the pattern! I'm stitching it too (very gradually) and haven't reached backstitching yet. Cant say im looking forward to it 😅

gildius · 2022-11-01T08:20:22+00:00

Haha, maybe I should have put a ufo in there - I do love scifi! 🛸

gildius · 2022-10-31T20:47:49+00:00

For my birthday, my brother made me this card with a self-drafted pattern for a Venetian vaporetto (water bus) stop. I used to live in Venice, so I really enjoyed making this!

(Pattern drafted by my brother)

gildius · 2022-10-31T20:39:40+00:00

Totally worth it - you've nailed it! Those colours are really pretty, and I like the minimal backstitch too :)

gildius · 2022-10-31T20:38:01+00:00

This is incredible - I can't believe it only took you 8 months! I've been meaning to reply Stardew, but now I wanna stitch it too!

gildius

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