I finished this Pokémon cross stitch in December 2024.

It ended up spending almost a full year in a closet.

Not because I wasn’t proud of it, but because I was nervous about the next steps.

Washing it felt risky. so much time and effort in one piece, and I was afraid to ruin it.

A few weeks ago, I finally built up the courage to wash it.

Everything went perfectly. No bleeding, no damage!

After that, I had it framed, and seeing it properly finished feels incredibly rewarding.

I already shared this once in this subreddit, but now it finally feels complete.

So here it is again but this time framed.

Thanks again to everyone here for the motivation along the way.

pattern from Lord Libidan