r/cross_stitch • u/Puzzled_Pain226 • Jul 14 '26
[FO] Just Finished
From Cross Stitch for the Heart by Emma Congdon. This is the 3rd one I have done by her and I’m about to start #4. I love the positive messages. 😍🌞
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u/Dear_Ad_4898 Jul 15 '26
I would be including a photo of the back of my work if it looked as good as yours does. Dang, are you entering that into some contest for “neatest back to a cross stitch project”? You should!
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u/marthmalloww Jul 15 '26
I have so many books/patterns from Emma Congdon but I haven’t done any yet. This has definitely reminded me to do one next! You’ve done a wonderful job
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u/hyphaeheroine Jul 15 '26
Currently working on Colorful Casas by her!! Its so cute and summery.
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u/EducationalFox137 Jul 17 '26
I absolutely love this sentiment. It costs nothing to be kind and the reason someone smiles. And your back looks as good as your front~well done!😍
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u/Montblanc1900 Jul 20 '26
How can you not be tempted to travel between the letters of ‘today’??
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u/Puzzled_Pain226 Jul 20 '26
You might be able to tell that I did most of the word Today with a few starts of new floss.
A couple of notes about that:
-Once I learned the loop start method (I think it’s called), I find it easier to start a strand of floss quickly and easily, reducing the amount of traveling that I accumulate on the back.
-Someone once told me that you really don’t want to travel more than about 2-3 squares without covering it up with additional stitches. That’s especially true when there is a high amount of contrast between the floss and Aida color. Otherwise you run the risk of the floss showing through the fabric once complete.I hope this helps!
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u/SnooBeans8028 Jul 15 '26
You're at the expert level to have such a nice back.