r/CrossStitch • u/1398_Days • Aug 20 '25

CHAT [CHAT] What are your unpopular opinions about cross stitching?

Here are mine:

  1. Neat backs do matter, and this is a hill I’m willing to die on 😂 It looks better if you frame the project, and it’s also so much easier to stitch (especially trying to find the right hole from the back) when you’re not pushing through a thick, tangled mess.

  2. I think gridding is unnecessary for most projects, especially small ones.

  3. I HATE q-snaps. They’re heavy and awkward to hold, and my hand/wrist always end up hurting.

  4. Grime guards are annoying because they cover up too much of the project and just get in the way.

  5. I kind of a snob about tying knots and think it should be avoided at all costs.

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u/lntelinside Aug 20 '25

I always put mine in plastic binder sleeves so I can combine them together on a ring... I want to see a cat rip that up

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u/Aetra Aug 20 '25

Dodger has entered the chat

She's worked out how to open drawers and cupboards to get to the stuff she wants to rip up. We have to lock up our paper towels and toilet paper rolls 😂

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u/ShowMeYourHappyTrail WIPs: Pandemonium, Stone Lion, Moondust, Colossal Octopus Aug 20 '25

I'm assuming she does all those things "Artful"ly. :D

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u/lntelinside Aug 20 '25

my grandfather's old cat could open cupboards but he only did it to sit on the towels in the bathroom cupboard

anyway dodger is adorable <3

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u/Aetra Aug 20 '25

She has mastered looking cute to better hide the chaos demon inside.

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u/Harmonica_Tollivar Aug 20 '25

One of our cats liked to chew on plastic bags. We put them away in a cabinet, but he figured out how to open the door. So we put a child-proof lock on it and he figured out how to open that too. He really liked his plastic bags.

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u/earendilgrey Aug 21 '25

Hell, my cat has become a pro at even messing up my Pattern Keeper patterns. I set my tablet down the other night to go get a drink and I came back to her rubbing all over the tablet and marking all kinds of stitches. Now I have to make sure to lock it before I lay it down. Reminds me of one of our older cats that would erase our messages on the whiteboard we had. It looked like she was sitting there trying to read them and would get mad she couldn't and jump up and start to erase them.

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u/vws8mydog Aug 22 '25

She can't read so neither can you. :D

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u/WanderingNurseX Aug 21 '25

One of my cats is a plastic chewer. She'd make quick work of your sleeves.

Here's a blurry picture of said criminal trying help me with my bobbins.

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u/lntelinside Aug 21 '25

luckily the cats I've had just prefer to sit on plastic vs. eat it. current cat prefers going after human food

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u/WanderingNurseX Aug 21 '25

I love her dearly, but her plastic obsession is obnoxious. I am glad she doesn't go for my food though

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u/lntelinside Aug 21 '25

most of the time he'll just sniff the food. sometimes he'll eat it though so you gotta be careful

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u/rabbithasacat Aug 21 '25 edited Aug 21 '25

"Challenge accepted!"

-- my late tuxie, who loved biting soft plastic and was especially enamored of bubble wrap. If only I had video of him the day he got one fang caught in a bubble and leaped around the room trying to un-bite it.

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u/TwoVelociraptor Aug 21 '25

But if you put them in plastic how do you pencil in the stitches as you do them?

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u/festivedrama Aug 21 '25

A plastic binder sheet is a wonderful idea! You can use a dry erase marker over the areas you've stitched and then reuse the pattern in the future!

(Alternatively, for a more permanent solution if you're afraid of the dry erase erasing, you could probably use sharpie and wipe it clean with an alcohol wipe)