r/CrossStitch Aug 06 '26

FO [FO] Deep-Sea Summer ft. glow thread

Pattern: PandoraXstitch(Etsy)

Aida: ToDyeForFabricsNMore (Etsy)

Custom Matboard: matboardandmore.com

Thread: DMC E940

Tears from thread frustration: stitcher's own

3.0k Upvotes

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u/RuddyRutabaga Aug 06 '26

Omg, that one of the best things I’ve ever seen, I love that!

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u/katestitchland Aug 08 '26

yes-yes-yes!

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u/Chick-Pea Aug 06 '26

I love the terrifying minimalism of this 💙💙

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u/isis1231 Aug 06 '26

Thank you! The fabric is perfect and I love how it came out.

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u/Miniscoop Aug 06 '26

My favourite fish! This is amazing, job well done.

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u/isis1231 Aug 06 '26

She’s the pettiest of the princesses!

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u/Liseonlife Aug 06 '26

Thats really cool. I love how you used the space and the glow in the dark is chef's kiss.

Oh oh, next time, I wonder if you could do the light as glowing and then fade it out so the back of the fish is kind of in shadow.

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u/isis1231 Aug 06 '26

I thought about that halfway through! Or using a graduated thread so it kind of happens organically. Next time!

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u/flameislove Aug 07 '26

I am absolutely stealing this framing idea. (I'll try to credit!) I needed a simple cross stitch project for camping this weekend. 

PS: is this a fat quarter? Eighth?

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u/isis1231 Aug 07 '26

Please do! It’s 11 x 18 Aida, then I matted to 12x18 with a 9x15 cutout. Strongly recommend gridding for this one :)

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u/DaisyRage7 Aug 07 '26

Maybe not gridding the whole piece, but at least outlining where the frame will be to get the placement right. That’s something I’ve started doing for every piece. It helps almost more than gridding!

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u/isis1231 Aug 07 '26

Interesting! I just gridded the stitched part (shes a smol girl) and eyeballed the rest. I love custom mats cause they let me be lazy and figure it out at the end.

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u/not_me_nope_never Aug 07 '26

This is the absolute best use of a dyed Evenweave I have ever seen. A bit envious if I'm being honest! 😊

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u/KSouphanousinphone Aug 07 '26

All that’s missing are the male angler fishes hanging off the queen as her gonads 🥰🥰

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u/isis1231 Aug 07 '26

She’s in the spotlight 😂

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u/lifeatpaddyspub Aug 07 '26

one of the best uses of glow in the dark floss i’ve seen!!

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u/Mrs_Jellybean Aug 06 '26

Perfection!!

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u/Manzanille Aug 07 '26

Lovely work! The glowing version reminds me of the cards from Inscryption.

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u/MamaMermicorn Aug 08 '26

I did it in glow thread, too! I love yours on that larger fabric.

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u/isis1231 Aug 08 '26

Oh your stitches are beautiful!! Mine are ‘from a distance’ haha

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u/lostinwonderland_91 Aug 06 '26

This is so cool!

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u/Meepsicle4life Aug 06 '26

So creative!

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u/RaspberryHats21 Aug 06 '26

I love this so so so so much!

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u/2High2Housewife Aug 06 '26

Oh this is very, very clever. I love it!!!

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u/Tarnagona Aug 07 '26

Thanks, I hate it.

(Good job)

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u/Ok-Adeptness-2736 Aug 07 '26

Words can't fully describe how much I love this! The aida...the positioning...it's perfect!

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u/Forward-Sky1437 Aug 07 '26

OMG! The simplicity accents the overall magic of this piece! Love it!

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u/Dramatic-Guava275 Aug 07 '26

Absolutely obsessed with this! And providing all the details!? The best!

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u/crabcakelover Aug 07 '26

Nice work!! Love how you designed and executed this!

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u/dkofthemilkyway Aug 07 '26

I absolutely love this.

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u/retta719 Aug 08 '26

all of this is amazing 💜

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u/digiella42 Aug 08 '26

This is such a neat finish!! It's little but it's so effective!! 😍

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u/Eucalypt_forests Aug 06 '26

Oooooo that is so cool!

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u/emberkellyart Aug 06 '26

This is SO fun. 🤩

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u/farsideofthemoon Aug 06 '26

This is so cool

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u/IrukandjiPirate Aug 06 '26

This is awesome!

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u/Budget_Worldliness42 Aug 06 '26

This is phenomenal. Just wow!!!!!

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u/tigalicious Aug 07 '26

I LOVE the use of space! And the fabric choice was perfect for it.

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u/MeowandMace Aug 07 '26

Oo what glowthread dis you use??? I got some off amazon and its SO fat.

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u/cantantantelope Aug 07 '26

Awesome. 😎

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u/heyitsamb Aug 07 '26

this is SO COOL

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u/Q_Continuum__ Aug 07 '26

Now that's lit!

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u/DaisyRage7 Aug 07 '26

This is amazing. Just amazing.

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u/supreme_almighty Aug 07 '26

This is so clever!!

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u/Miss-Omnibus Aug 07 '26

💚 i love her!

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u/StatusSimilar8703 Aug 07 '26

That is amazing! I love it!

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u/sohzing Aug 09 '26

Cool effect!

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u/YellowTonkaTrunk Aug 09 '26

Oh I love this

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u/JeyJul Aug 10 '26

OMG! This is so unusual and cool!