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Fraying Fabric – Various Ways to Deal With It
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Fraying Fabric – Various Ways to Deal With It

September 13, 2025October 5, 2025 Siri0Tagged Fabric, Resource

How annoying is fraying fabric for you? Some fabrics definitely fray more than others, and some people don’t mind fraying while others can’t stand it! What do I mean by fraying? When the edge of your fabric starts to unravel or come apart while you’re trying to work with it! The good news is there’s […]

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Kool-Aid Dye – Coloring Cross Stitch Stitch Fabric At Home
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Kool-Aid Dye – Coloring Cross Stitch Stitch Fabric At Home

September 11, 2020October 16, 2023 Siri0Tagged Cross stitch, dyeing, Fabric

Last month I posted about how I colored some aida with tea! It turned out pretty well, actually. I also dyed some fabric with Kool-Aid though, so I wanted to document my results with that as well. 🙂 As before, This is not a tutorial. I am not an expert and have little experience dyeing […]

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Dyeing Cross Stitch Fabric at Home – With Tea!
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Dyeing Cross Stitch Fabric at Home – With Tea!

August 14, 2020January 9, 2024 Siri0Tagged Cross stitch, dyeing, Fabric

July’s Pixel Stitch RPG quest was about dyeing some fabric. This is something I’ve been meaning to try for years and just never got around to. It still feels daunting, but seeing everyone else give it a try for the first time really helped inspire others to try. Including myself! This is not a tutorial. […]

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Fabric Organization For Cross Stitch
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Fabric Organization For Cross Stitch

February 26, 2020August 4, 2025 Siri0Tagged Cross stitch, Fabric, Organization

Frequently we see people asking how to store their embroidery thread. I’ve been asked the same many times, to the point I put together a blog post outlining my thread storage method. Sometimes we see people with questions on how to keep track of patterns. Maybe a few will ask where to store their hoops, […]

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Siri is a nerdy cross stitch designer passionate about teaching others about this craft!

Learn to cross stitch with over 200 designs from Stardew Valley!

Only Available on Fangamer.com

FREE Pride Butterfly Patterns on my Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/sirithre/shop

If you'd prefer a text/photo based tutorial, I have one written up here:
https://sirithre.com/3d-plastic-canvas-poseable-cross-stitch-butterfly-tutorial/

As well as that Plastic Canvas article I mentioned:
https://sirithre.com/plastic-canvas-and-cross-stitch-12-things-you-can-make-with-it/

There's also 100+ articles on my site about other finishing techniques, cross stitch basics, and advanced tips. 

Here's some more links if you'd like to join the Pixel Stitch Discord:
https://discord.gg/0exJsMDZjx8rK0XG

🌟 Materials 🌟
Disclaimer - Amazon links are affiliate links
Plastic Canvas -  https://amzn.to/4c3jJJ5
Craft Wire - https://amzn.to/4c94MFq
Pin Back - https://amzn.to/4sRuEN8
Hair Barrette - https://amzn.to/3PUPBby
Wire Cutter/Pliers - https://amzn.to/4vdVT6b
Desk Light - https://amzn.to/41MZLgX


🌈Social Media 🌈
Discord: https://discord.gg/0exJsMDZjx8rK0XG
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sirithre/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sirithre/
Website: http://sirithre.com/
Newsletter: https://sirithre.com/newsletter/
Etsy: https://sirithre.etsy.com/
Ko-Fi (Free patterns!): https://ko-fi.com/sirithre/

🌟Contents🌟
0:00 - Intro
3:17 - Materials
10:02 - Bending Wire
14:04 - Stitching Together
36:05 - Attaching Pin/Barrette
45:26 - Final Result
3D Cross Stitch Plastic Canvas Butterfly Tutorial // And Free Pride Pattern!
Over on my website I have a whole list of project bag types and links to all the free tutorials, paid patterns, and purchaseable bags I could find, including the ones mentioned in this video.
https://sirithre.com/project-bags-for-cross-stitch-what-to-look-for/
There's also 100+ articles on my site about cross stitch finishing techniques, basic skills, and advanced tips. 

Here's some more links if you'd like to join the Pixel Stitch Discord:
https://discord.gg/0exJsMDZjx8rK0XG

🌟 Materials used & Related Products🌟
Disclaimer - Amazon links are affiliate links

Rainbow Zipper - https://amzn.to/47HuRdu
Clear Vinyl - https://amzn.to/4saaP2x
Quilt Clips - https://amzn.to/3O59dcj
Colorful Bobbin Rings - https://amzn.to/48v3ofh 
Plastic Bobbins - https://amzn.to/48v3ofh
Nurge Hoops - https://amzn.to/4skM0kB
Q-snap - https://amzn.to/4skM0kB

🌈Social Media 🌈
Discord: https://discord.gg/0exJsMDZjx8rK0XG
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sirithre/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sirithre/
Website: http://sirithre.com/
Newsletter: https://sirithre.com/newsletter/
Etsy: https://sirithre.etsy.com/
Ko-Fi (Free patterns!): https://ko-fi.com/sirithre/

🌟Contents🌟
0:00 - Intro
0:20 - Bags I regularly use
11:14 - Types of project bags
15:02 - Today's Project Plans
20:05 - Sewing vlog
23:45 - My new bag
28:57 - Time Spent
34:40 - Outro
All About Project Bags. Plus Making My Very Own! // FlossTube #6
If you'd prefer a text/photo based blog, or want to see the full color spreadsheet, it's available here:
https://sirithre.com/design-challenge-colors-ive-never-used-before/

There's also 100+ articles on my site about other finishing techniques, cross stitch basics, and advanced tips. 

Here's some more links if you'd like to join the Pixel Stitch Discord:
https://discord.gg/0exJsMDZjx8rK0XG

🌈Social Media 🌈
Discord: https://discord.gg/0exJsMDZjx8rK0XG
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sirithre/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sirithre/
Website: http://sirithre.com/
Newsletter: https://sirithre.com/newsletter/
Etsy: https://sirithre.etsy.com/
Ko-Fi (Free patterns!): https://ko-fi.com/sirithre/

🌟Contents🌟
0:00 - Intro
1:06 - Spreadsheets
6:26 - Unused Colors
8:38 - Pixel Art
13:43 - Stitching
15:14 - Finished Piece
17:05 - Outro
Cross Stitch Challenge: Designing With Colors I've Never Used Before!
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sirithre

Cleveland based IT nerd and #CrossStitch designer.
🖼️ Patterns available on Etsy, Patreon, and Ko-Fi
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This month's article is all about biscornu! But no This month's article is all about biscornu! But not how to make them -- there's already a tutorial for that on my site (and in video!). But instead, how to embellish them and make them your own~! Whether that be festive tassels, cute charms or beads, fancy buttons, or anything in between.

Hopefully you can use it as an inspiration board of sorts to get some ideas of how you can decorate your biscornu to stand out from the crowd. So check it out over at Sirithre.com

Got more fun ideas? Leave them in the comments to help inspire people! :)

#CrossStitch #FullyFinishedObject #Biscornu #ビスコーニュ
Aaand here's the backside of this month's pattern! Aaand here's the backside of this month's pattern! (swipe for front!)

Yes that is in fact the same fabric. It's actually printed fabric, so the backside is just white. It's always so weird to see. I swear I gave myself a lil jump scare each time I flipped it over to secure an end or something, lol

It's also not at all obvious in the photos, but this dusky grey aida also has GLITTER on it. 😍 I wish you could all see it in person somehow.

Have you ever used printed aida? Did you like it? Why / why not?

🎨 Pattern - Now on my Patreon
🧵 Threads - Cross stitched with DMC, Cosmo conversions
included in Pattern!
🎀 Fabric - 16 Count Fabric Flair ‘Twilight’ aida
✂️ Finish - Not FFO'd yet! What should I do with it?
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#CrossStitch #CrossStitchFinish #CrossStitchPattern
For the curious, still on my Sashiko floss adventu For the curious, still on my Sashiko floss adventure! I've started this fun project with incredibly Siri-coded colors and am quite enjoying the process!

I plan to have a video up next week about what I made though if you're interested. 

I hope at least a few of you have embarked on your own Floss Adventure this month, but remember that is not a deadline! Feel free to use the resources over at FlossAdventure.com at any time of the year if you need an excuse to play with embroidery floss 🤣
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#sashiko #slowstitching #textileart #handembroidery
Remember this folio? I made it as part of my blog Remember this folio? I made it as part of my blog / video on project bags. It's been about two months now and I'm still in love with it! It practically lives on my couch stitchy spot and  houses 2-3 projects at a time. I've got two cross stitch projects going on the right side, and materials for a quilting project shoved into the left side.

I'm definitely getting some use out of it!

 The pattern for the folio itself is from @what_saysie_makes if you'd like to make your own! (Though I did modify it a lil bit)

#CrossStitch #CrossStitchersofInstagram #CrossStitcher #CrossStitchAddict #CrossStitchMagic
This little creature is now available! If you'd li This little creature is now available! If you'd like to cross stitch it, head on over to my Patreon! 

I went for a more simple color palette and blocky shading with a bold outline this time around, and really like the effect it gives! Kind of cartoony in a way.  I just love playing around with all sorts of different art styles for my designs, can you tell? 🤣

I'm not sure what to call it though, so for now it's just 'BatCat' 😅 Any suggestions?

🎨 Pattern - Now on my Patreon
🧵 Threads - Stitched with DMC, Cosmo conversions included in Pattern! 
🎀 Fabric - 16 Count Fabric Flair ‘Twilight’ aida
✂️ Finish - Not FFO'd yet! What should I do with it?
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#CrossStitch #CrossStitchFinish #CrossStitchPattern
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