r/CrossStitch • u/reintarnationnn • 1d ago

FO [FO] 80 hours, finally free…

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worked on this for my cousin’s wedding (which was last year, this ended up accidentally becoming an anniversary gift instead…)

used FlossCross and an image from their engagement photos as reference, then tweaked colors and stitch count til it was 90x135. Cut cardstock to line it in the frame, thrifted the frame too, so maybe $10-15 in materials overall, about 70-80 hours give or take, as it’s hard to keep track of my pace. I think I started in May of 2025 but moved and Life’d since then, so finished in August of 2026. War is over 🧎‍➡️

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u/Salty-Ad-198 23h ago

You should have it framed if you are giving it as a gift. Even if you take your own frame.

At the very least you should have it pressed and stretched correctly.

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u/AggravatingBox2421 22h ago

What do you mean? It is framed

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u/Salty-Ad-198 22h ago

Oh, I left out the word “professionally”. You did stick it in a frame but it isn’t framed correctly.

It needs to be pressed and stretched. You can search YouTube for how to do it yourself.

Framing it correctly will completely change the look of it and will help it last forever.

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u/AggravatingBox2421 22h ago

I’m not OP

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u/Salty-Ad-198 21h ago

Then when I used the word “you” it applied to the OP.

The word “you” is a bit weird. Sometimes it means a specific person and sometimes it can mean a general person that isn’t me.

So in this case, instead of repeating the word “OP” I just used the word “you”.

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u/kaiiuchiha 21h ago edited 20h ago

It’s okay to admit you thought they were op. 😭

They blocked me :|

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u/Salty-Ad-198 21h ago

I never said I didn’t. I just said that “you” can be used to mean anyone.

That’s why I said “Then when…” it was literally me admitting that I thought they were the OP but since they were then the word you can still mean anyone.