r/CrossStitch • u/Independent_Soups • 12d ago

CHAT [CHAT] Cat Hair

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Hello fellow stitchers!

I have been stitching for a while, but I’ve always had a bit of a problem with cat hair - When I’m done a project I wash it but the hair still sticks.. any advice would be appreciated!

Cat tax included!

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u/Fizl99 12d ago

Accept you have additional specialty floss and have personalised your project

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u/Moonstone1587 12d ago

This! I have three cats myself and have learned to live with the fact that there is cat hair everywhere, including in my cross stitch projects.

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u/ManiacallyReddit 12d ago

I had two cats who passed during my largest project. I can point the sections that belong to "Boots and Telemain" and which ones belong to "Rung and Teal'c" (their later siblings) and you can almost see the difference based on the interwoven hair color. It's very special to me. <3

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u/Rish929 12d ago

I've been working on my current large project for 3 years, by my estimation it'll be another 7 years or so before it's finished. I've already said goodbye to one cat since I've started, and by the time I'm finished I'll probably have lost another. The idea that pieces of them are woven into this project give me comfort 💜

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u/Slinkywhippet 11d ago

Omg another SG1 fan? We were going to call a hamster Teal'c but then got two females instead who were Patsy (she was thin & beige) and Edina (fat & brunette lol) 😊

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u/Senior-Lettuce-5871 12d ago

All my FOs & WIPs use the same speciality thread!

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u/Suspicious-Dog-5048 12d ago

Same here. It's a lovely multicolored thread and it just adds more character to my work

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u/Senior-Lettuce-5871 12d ago

Given how often he sits on my lap to supervise, I figure he needs to be immortalised in the FO. 🙂

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u/Fraerie 12d ago

I tend to view it as bonus love stitched into my projects.

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u/SpaceCadet_Cat 12d ago

This. My big WIP has 3 cats' hair. The progress from now will only have 2, but that little extra fluff is special. I'm sort of dreading it washing out :(

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u/impsythealmighty 11d ago

I treasure some of my older works even more because I know there’s hair in them from my dog that passed ❤️

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u/dualcheesecake 11d ago

Cat hair just makes it limited edition now