Rules & Etiquette

/r/CrossStitch Rules:

1. Be supportive! Exercise good reddiquette.

2. Read the FAQ & How To before posting a question. This resource has everything, including pattern making programs, apps & websites. 

3. Do not request, share, or post photos of any patterns. What’s the big deal about copyright? Patterns in the background must be blacked out and unreadable. A small section of a pattern can be photographed for help on reading it.

4. Properly include pattern’s source as a parent comment of your [FO] posts. If you made it yourself and it's for sale in your shop, use [SHOP]. If you made it yourself and you don't have a shop, that counts as a pattern source for your [FO] post. Do not link to Pinterest or Google, only state the website.

5. Embroidery pieces are limited to one [FO] post. You may share hardanger, candlewicking or other styled pieces one time as an [FO]. It is up to mod discretion whether your piece is similar enough to cross stitch. Blackwork is close to cross stitch and will be allowed as WIP and FO. See this post for details.

6. Do not link directly to your blog/shop These links are fine when used to share the source of a [SHOP] or free [PATTERN]. Use the 90-10 rule as a guide.

Using Tags [TAG]s

We require every post to have only one tag telling us what the post is about. The one tag must be at the front of the post's title. This helps people find what they're looking for. Here is a reddit post discussing tags. Only one tag per post.

[FO] finished object - see rules 4 and 6

[WIP] work in progress - only share the same WIP more than once if noticeable progress has been made - see rule 6

[SHOP] if this is an [FO] or [WIP] of a design you are selling. Limit 1 per month. See rule 6.

[PATTERN] free pattern

[CHAT] question, discussion, pattern request, general self-post with no photo

[PIC] non-project specific photo, haul, meme

[VIDEO] flosstube, tutorial, time-lapse

The Norms

At /r/CrossStitch we like to have a good time. We want a positive environment and a sub people look forward to coming to. Here are our norms:

• Constructive criticism is ALWAYS welcome, unless the poster specifically says they do not want it.

• Some people don't like subversive cross stitch, please use good judgement when posting, and if you think it may cross the line, tag it as NSFW.

• All types of cross stitch are welcome on this sub! Subversive, traditional, samplers, patterns we've seen 100 times and brand new things you've created. If it's cross stitch, it has a place here.

• You have snarky mods in this joint. We have no problem calling you out for a wild report, or if you start to cross the line with rules or attitude.

  • Since Reddit doesn't tell us who makes a report, we will often publish the report on the post to open a dialogue and address the issue with the person who reported it, the OP (original poster) and/or any community members.

  • If you forgot to follow a rule, that is on you -- don't get pissed at us when we remind you to do so. We are absolutely open to discussing any problems or issues you are having. 

• If you do NOT have source information, tag your post as [PIC]. We have had a few people find a cross stitch out in the wild and take a picture, but there's no source to tell others where to get the pattern. When in doubt, feel free to ask the mods.

• We don't mind seeing embroidery posts every now and again, especially if similar techniques are used. Please stick primarily to cross stitch.

• Cross stitch tattoos and pet pics ARE allowed. Tag them as [PIC].

Rule Four Clarification Tree (NEEDS AN UPDATE, COMING SOON!)