Cross Stitch Antics

All things cross stitch! This is all fun for me, so I'll post what I'm working on and share my faves from other places.

[darylalexsy]

Half inch high hooded crow

[clarawinnie]

Eight frame dragon gif I made during quarantine. It took a long time to animate, fabricate and assemble this but I’m really happy with how it turned out!

[crossstitchantics]

Whoa.

[ringcat]

This is my life motto. Do to my chronic illness I am not going fast, but I get were I want to go. I just do it at my own pace :D.

[sphinxstitch]

Dyeing fabric with household items

Because of recent events, it´s pretty much impossible to just go out and buy some dye. Or, if you are like me, you don´t like predyed felt or can´t really afford normal fabric dyes. So I went through my house and searched for alternative solutions like tea or even food coloring.

I used white craft felt for my material, but I´m sure you can do the same thing with thread, cotton or even aida. Just take a little piece and test it out beforehand, I put them in dry and without any additional fabric medium.

I wanted to test out how much you can intensify the color and used 100ml (3 fl.oz) of hot or boiling water as the medium, in some cases it didn´t really made a difference (like Fennel tea), but see for yourself :)

Here are my results:

So the “natural” dyes like tea, coffee and ink are not really intense, but make for nice off-white shades and earthy tones. They didn´t change the texture of the felt, don´t smell weird or anything but will probably fade, if you should wash them again.

On the other side, we have food coloring (I used Wilton), which made very bright and nice shades, but also made the fabric a bit stiff and ruins every surface you put it on. It´s still the best alternative if you want bold colors with wide range, but make sure it dissolves fully before you put anything in it.

Acrylic paint wasn´t really a failure, it can make a nice marble look, but also leads to dark, stiff rings at the outer edge of the fabric (which you can just cut off). Probably my least favorite technique.

I will use these sheets as a reference in the future, I hope they are also useful to you :) Just scale them up or experiment for yourself! Stay safe.

[crossstitchantics]

So cool!

[kitkatullus]

Here’s a gift I made for my friend!

Pattern is by @shitpostsampler

[bordadosygatos]

Colorful chameleon hand embroidery.

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[crossstitchantics]

Aaaahhhhhhhjh 😍

[xstitxhing]

Oh hey uh I finished this? First time stitching on a jacket

[embroideryinsp]

Beast Or God | Instagram: @beastorgod

[currentsinbiology]

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[mayakern]

can i get a #FatArt in the chat

[mayakern]

💛 summer girls 💛

originally drawn for patreon.com/mayakern

[mayakern]

whoa, hey there, tumblr radar! for those of y’all who don’t know, this drawing is part of a zine! you can get one here! there’s only a few left 

[mickyvalentine]

Cat cross-stitch commemorating the quarantine

[retrogamingblog]

Pokemon Embroidered Hoops made by IggyStarPup

[crossstitchantics]

Hoo baby, it's been a while! I have been neglecting my creative side lately, but here's a snowman I felted over the holidays! Yes friends, I know that was months ago, but I'm very proud of him.

His arms are twigs from the basil I neglected to harvest before frost hit. Smelled great.

[anovapluto]

[ann-the-amigurumer]

The Book About Plants.

[crossstitchantics]

😍😍😍😍😍

[broderiemyworld-deactivated2020]

_mylittleneedle_ via Instagram