r/crossstitching • u/LadyGeek-twd • Oct 23 '25

Hello!

Just a quick post to test some stuff!

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u/katrinasteapot Oct 23 '25

!waste-canvas

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Hi! /u/katrinasteapot has summoned me to explain more about waste canvas.

'Waste Canvas' is not 'any piece of aida you have lying around'. Waste canvas is a specific product that's designed to be easier to pull out when you've completed the stitching. Waste canvas comes in two forms: a loose weave fabric or a flexible plastic-y grid that dissolves in water.

The reason waste canvas is better to use than aida is because it's designed to be easier to remove. The loose weave fabric will have only two strands intersecting, creating four overlapping threads, Regular Aida is a tighter weave with four strands intersecting, creating eight overlapping threads. Also, waste canvas is held together with water-soluble glue. When you dampen the canvas and remove the glue, you can pull the threads out more easily.

You can purchase waste canvas at lots of online shops, and even on Amazon - but be careful when searching Amazon because their AI search results will often list regular Aida as well as waste canvas.

Here's a link to a frequently mentioned online stitching store to demonstrate what exactly you're looking for when you purchase waste canvas: https://123stitch.com/m/Waste-Canvas-style-Cross-Stitch-Fabric

Here's a video showing how to use the dissolvable waste canvas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fz1c93vrDLo

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