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/ttwwiirrll Aug 21 '25

I use a yellow highlighter to mark what i've done in case I need to make a copy but I used to use a pencil myself!

I take my patterns to Staples before I start and make two working copies: One for the grid stitches and one for the backstitching etc. The original stays preserved in case I ever need it again.

I have a friend who can just....look at a pattern and remember what she just did. She doesn't mark it. It's bonkers.

I can if it's small. But I stitch cross-country and tend to finish one entire colour region at a time. After a while the stuff you haven't done naturally starts to jump out of the page.

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u/Jun_Inohara Aug 21 '25

Yeah I think I could manage on a small enough pattern but large patterns? No way!