About r/CrossStitch
In its own words:
Cross Stitch - a home for stitchers, finished objects (FOs), works-in-progress (WIPs), patterns, and more!
Community guide
r/CrossStitch (#938, about 1.2 million) is home for cross-stitch and blackwork—FOs, WIPs, patterns talk—with bans on sharing pattern photos and a kindness-first culture.
What belongs
Cross-stitch/blackwork only (about 55 posts/day). Rules: be kind; read FAQ first; don’t request/share pattern photos; credit pattern source on FOs; no blog/shop OP links; no bots.
Versus general embroidery
Embroidery spans many needle arts. CrossStitch narrows to counted cross-stitch and blackwork.
Practical pointers
Tag FOs with pattern source; never post pattern photo scans.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Apr 28, 2010, which makes it 16 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 604 subscribers (+0.05%). It sits just behind r/woooosh (#937) and ahead of r/darksouls (#939) in our ranking.
What sets r/CrossStitch apart
For its size it is unusually busy: about 48.4 new posts a day per million members, more than 85% of the Top 100. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (18:00 UTC) sees about 6.8× as many posts as the quietest (03:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/CrossStitch went up from 1,129,069 to 1,133,848 subscribers (+4.8K, +0.42%). That is about 109 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/CrossStitch talks about
Looking at the titles of 352 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “chat”, “wip”, “stitch”, “cross” and “pattern”. Other frequent themes are project, help, finished, stitching, pic and patterns. Recurring phrases include “cross stitch”, “chat help”, “chat looking” and “finished seasons”. By format, 49% are galleries, 29% are images and 20% are text posts.
Popular post flairs: FO (148), CHAT (112), WIP (59), PIC (15), SELF-PROMO (8), PATTERN (4).
Activity and best time to post
r/CrossStitch gets about 55 new posts a day. The public archive holds 262,911 posts and 2,368,739 comments in total, about 9.0 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Wednesday (58 posts) and the quietest was Sunday (40). Posting peaks around 18:00 UTC and is lowest around 03:00 UTC.
Rules of r/CrossStitch
The moderators of r/CrossStitch list 7 rules. In short:
- Be supportive, welcoming, and kind.
- Read FAQ & How To before posting
- Don't request, share, or post photos of patterns
- Include pattern source with FO tag
- Only cross-stitch and blackwork are allowed.
- Do not make an original post linking to your blog/shop.
- No bots
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/CrossStitch and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How big is r/CrossStitch?
r/CrossStitch has 1,133,848 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #938 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 4,779 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
When was r/CrossStitch created?
r/CrossStitch was created on Apr 28, 2010, so it has been around for 16 years.
Is r/CrossStitch still active?
Yes. r/CrossStitch gets about 55 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 262,911 posts and 2,368,739 comments. In a sample of 352 recent posts we counted 303 different authors.
What is the best time to post in r/CrossStitch?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Wednesday and the quietest Sunday, and most posts arrive around 18:00 UTC, with the fewest around 03:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/CrossStitch?
The community describes itself as: “Cross Stitch - a home for stitchers, finished objects (FOs), works-in-progress (WIPs), patterns, and more!” Recent post titles often mention chat, wip, stitch, cross and pattern. Most posts are galleries (49%).
Is r/CrossStitch SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/CrossStitch as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/CrossStitch?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/CrossStitch accepts both text and link posts, with images, videos, galleries and polls enabled. It has 7 posted rules, starting with: “Be supportive, welcoming, and kind.”; “Read FAQ & How To before posting”; “Don't request, share, or post photos of patterns”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/CrossStitch?
Communities with similar topics include r/whatisthisthing (3.2M), r/homeautomation (4.6M), r/starterpacks (6.5M), r/flexibility (2.4M) and r/Jazz (1.3M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 2, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/CrossStitch.