I’ve been looking for a video like this for hours. You stitch the EXACT way I do. This is perfect. I really appreciate the time you took to film this and upload it. ❤

@HayleyRoxannaCrafts

Жыл бұрын

I’m so glad it’s helped you 😊

Great tips! I am about 25% thru my latest piece-- another big one! I know I am going to frame this one under glass so I want the back nice and smooth. So on this project I started by NOT making any diagonal travels / whiskers /journeys across the back of the work. Only having stitches and threads going vertically or horizontally. If I do need to jog over a stitch or two I am turning the work over and slipping the thread under existing stitches or between the weave of the cloth. So far so good! I also drag the thread very gently across a small cake of clear glycerin to prevent yarn tangles 👍

@HayleyRoxannaCrafts

2 жыл бұрын

Slipping thread under previous stitches or between the weave of the fabric is a good idea for helping to keep the threads flat. Thank you for sharing your tips 😃

Keeping unused thread on the front is an excellent tip! Thank you! Why didnt i think of that 🤦‍♀️.

@HayleyRoxannaCrafts

8 ай бұрын

Glad to have provided a helpful tip 😊

this was really helpful, im normally never someone who is obsessed with the back but after ordering a kit for 18C i need to have a clean back to be able to stitch at all lol

@HayleyRoxannaCrafts

Ай бұрын

I’m glad you’ve found some useful tips. Just remember it doesn’t need to be perfect, it just needs to help you achieve what you want for the front of your work ☺️

Thank you for explaining so well!

@HayleyRoxannaCrafts

2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure. I hope you found it useful.

@karenking8996

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed i did 😊 i am watching it again.

Thanks for the great tips!

@HayleyRoxannaCrafts

2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure - thank you for the comment.

Helpful tips. Thank you for sharing! 🤗

@HayleyRoxannaCrafts

5 ай бұрын

Hope they are useful 😊

Great tips! for newbie like me. Thank you ☺️

@HayleyRoxannaCrafts

6 ай бұрын

It’s always good to welcome a new stitcher to the community- hope you find the tips helpful 😊

Thank you for helping newbies like me 😊

@HayleyRoxannaCrafts

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure - I’m glad you found the video helpful 😊

@camronbitzer3159

Жыл бұрын

@@HayleyRoxannaCrafts very much so! Working on an abduction piece and was trying to figure out how to keep my stitches the same direction and found this. Perfect!

🙋🙋🙋🙋

@HayleyRoxannaCrafts

Жыл бұрын

Hi 😊

I want to know how to stitch so that the back of piece looks like front.

@HayleyRoxannaCrafts

Жыл бұрын

If you mean you want the back to have crosses too I’m not sure that’s possible. Due to how cross stitching is done the back will always have vertical or horizontal lines as opposed to the diagonal lines to make the crosses on the front.

@irenecollins5327

Жыл бұрын

Well I saw a young girl who showed front and back and other than a few bumps where she tucked the thread start and finish. The whole back looked just like the front.

@jrs4201

10 ай бұрын

Wonderful tips and easy to follow. I like the back to be nice and tidy, not a rat’s nest.

@HayleyRoxannaCrafts

10 ай бұрын

Thank you. Hope you find some of them useful to prevent the rat’s nest look 😊

@irenecollins5327

9 ай бұрын

@@HayleyRoxannaCrafts10

Who cares if your back is messy, no one will be looking back there. I’ve cross-stitch for years with no trouble on the back.

@HayleyRoxannaCrafts

Жыл бұрын

I know some cross stitchers who get really worried about the back of their work, which is who the video is aimed at. How neat you want the back to be is down to personal preference, but, like I say in the video, for me, as long as it doesn’t impact the front of the finished work then it’s fine.

@Quinn2406

8 ай бұрын

Personally for me, having a messy back makes it a lot harder to work well.

@HayleyRoxannaCrafts

8 ай бұрын

@wavesonme1460 this is definitely a good reason for trying to keep the back neat 😃