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@BEEEEEEP7

8 ай бұрын

from where you buying the cross stitch,?

2:39 the tips start here guys

@cassieguernsey2877

2 жыл бұрын

You’re the bestest.

@fabianwesche6563

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@kiminaustin

2 жыл бұрын

MVP

@personiguess2453

2 жыл бұрын

My hero

@nataliasibaja8678

Жыл бұрын

Thank you the rambling

The starting and ending stitches tip was so helpful omg I hate knotting 😭

@EmmalynEtc

3 жыл бұрын

Yay I’m so glad!!

@scarletamazon3455

3 жыл бұрын

Knotting makes things so bulky and heavy, and can also pull the fabric out of alignment, spoiling the look somewhat. Backstitching is also a nightmare on a project full of knots, trying to force a needle through a dense knot is horrible. Running the floss under previous stitches is helpful, but I'd also recommend looking up how to do the loop start method, and pin stitches. Both really useful for starting and finishes threads neatly but securely, especially if there are no prevous or surrounding stitches to use!

@joannahayes2009

3 жыл бұрын

Yes!! I never thought about this with pieces just going on the wall!!

@crystalmorgan5533

Жыл бұрын

I liked your video. It was an important refresher since I haven't done it in 40 years.

“Needles for every colour!” Me who has a 107 colour project sitting in my stash: yeah... no.

@EmmalynEtc

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha not every tip will work for every person 😂😂

@ruthgrimley7653

3 жыл бұрын

Yea ....234 colours in the project I'm working on at the moment, so i dont have the space or the amount of needles to be able to do this

@nanasloves

3 жыл бұрын

Hopefully beginners won’t have that many!

@bellivy8106

3 жыл бұрын

I think the key word in the title is beginner lol

@gillianbergh7002

3 жыл бұрын

The theory sounds good, but in practice, your family won't appreciate 'finding' the needles for you!

How do you talk to a camera with someone in the room? Wow...im impressed. I could not do it.

@EmmalynEtc

3 жыл бұрын

Haha you get used to it! My husband has a KZread channel too so he knows the drill 🤣

1) always grid your fabric, you Will be thankfull later. 2) start with the loop method and end weave your ends in... 3) its much simpler to start in the left corner of a stitch... 4) start in top left corner for big patterns and in the middle for small patterns...

@jenniferringsparr5195

3 жыл бұрын

And do a 10x10 square at the time...

@ROCKaholic

3 жыл бұрын

So with big patterns, you don't do it by color (lightest first, darkest last, or vice versa), but by blocks?

@starsparks3150

2 жыл бұрын

Okay yessss!! I kept wondering why people recommended starting in the middle specially when often it's like halfway through a particular colour's area? Starting at the corner seemed intuitive for me but I've seen so many people recommend the middle

@RogueMamaStitcher1

2 жыл бұрын

@@starsparks3150 I think this "start in the middle" tip comes from people that are unsure of their measuring and counting accuracy. It's a way to ensure you don't run out of fabric on any of the edges. 😬

@andreaandiandi4061

2 жыл бұрын

it doesn´t matter where you start and how you stitch - what direction or and color etc - just make sure EVERY Stitch is the same!!!! gridding is easy and fast - use water soluble BLUE (!!) pens, and wash your projects after finishing (well at least I do it always). Loop start is nice, but canßt be used when you use varieagated floss.

If you want to secure your cross stitch art for applying it to clothing or accessories try using iron-on interfacing on the back.

Recommend: “cross stitch for all you beginners out there” He who have been doing cross stitch for two years: this seems fun :D

@deannabelt2247

3 жыл бұрын

Same lol

@Rojin_04

5 ай бұрын

Lol I have been cross stitching for 6 years XD

I made a one color cross-stitch when i was a teenager with my foster moms help. Then i picked it back up at 29 last year and did a kit from Walmart

This is the first KZread video I've ever watched on cross stitch. As am elder millennial we had to learn all this stuff from craft magazines back in the early days of etsy and the handmade movement. So there's some really good tips i never thought of. How did i never think of starting in the middle, that's so basic! Or the needles for every color! I love it. I was surprised you didn't mention doing all the stitches only halfway in each section and then going back to cross the stitch. I guess I always thought everyone did that but maybe not. But I feel like it helps so much to keep all your stitches going the right way, and you only have to count for the first half of stitching every section. Feels much faster to me too coz you get in a flow in one direction. Anyways, great tips, thanks!

#6 - Count twice, stitch once hit home with me. It is equivalent to my own rule which I had to begrudgingly implement. No crafting during a migraine! I used to be stubborn and try to since I get migraines all the time but I ended up wasting my non migraine time taking out all the obvious mistakes I made during a migraine....

I have been cross stitching for 16 years (I started when I was 7) and I was actually thought the no-knot method from the very beginning! I have no idea there were other ways to keep your starting thread in place xD Also, I watched this video just for fun, this was literally the first cross stitch video from a young woman and I was so excited that I am not the only one who has cross stitching as a hobby!!

@EmmalynEtc

3 жыл бұрын

Ahh hi welcome haha! And I had no idea the no-knot thing wasn’t taught also, but based on my comment section I’m glad I included it 😂

@happyxcraft

Жыл бұрын

I am also young, and I am a cross-stitch designer! We are here, I think there are many young girls. The video is really good!

@BEEEEEEP7

8 ай бұрын

hi 👋 from where you buy the cross stitch? online

I'm watching this before my very first piece. This was so so helpful. I actually love the idea of a needle for every color. Thank you so much.

@EmmalynEtc

3 жыл бұрын

Ahhh welcome to the cross stitch club!! So glad this was helpful 🥰

Please look up the loop method to start a new color, it will make the back and front so much neater. You don’t even have to turn the fabric or hold the thread in place to start

@EmmalynEtc

3 жыл бұрын

I use it sometimes! I just find that the strands of my thread stay together better when I don’t pull them apart to create the loop, and since it’s no big deal for me to start my color the way I show I prefer that method usually. It’s really handy for people who struggle with messiness though!!

Been doing cross stitch for years but was interested to see what your beginner tips would be. Loved the 1 colour/1 needle tip. And, oh my word, the thread in the bags blew my mind!!! Those little boxes for threads are great but very restrictive and annoying when adding new colours or more of the same colour. But the bags, on rings...I LOVE IT! Thanks so much for sharing your tips...its important to never stop learning 😊😊😊

@EmmalynEtc

3 жыл бұрын

Yay I'm so glad to hear my tips are useful for more than just beginners, that's amazing 🥰 thank you!!

The hardest things for me are making sure my stitches are all in the same direction (tip #5) and not having to flip the canvas over to find the right spot. I'm sure they both come with time and practice, knowledge of the fabric, etc.

I just ordered my first kit off of Etsy and I have been fa-reaking out and watching a ton of videos on YT to orient myself to cross sticthing basics. Tysm, all of these tips are really helpful esp. #s 3& 4. I hope you keep making videos, you're a great teacher!

Having a needle for every color seems so clever! Thanks for the great tips!

My mom cross stitches, my grandma did and I have already had fun making a few. Always love finding tips to improve

Love your thread organization and the idea of a needle for each color for a project. Just starting out, so very helpful.

@EmmalynEtc

3 жыл бұрын

Aw yay I’m so glad! It’s all stuff that took me so long to figure out so hopefully I saved you some trouble lol💕 happy stitching!!

As someone who has never attempted but is about to your video gave me the confidence to do so. I was so intimidating to have to knot everytime. Thank you!

I’ve been cross stitching for 5 years, have many completed works and consider myself a bit of a cross stitching pro But the baggies on the binder loops has CHANGED MY LIFE THANK YOU!!

@jedijessic

3 жыл бұрын

Another way to use baggies are 2"x3". I got plastic drawers for shoes and the baggies work will in them and I have six filled with thread. Larger baggies and rings would be hard. Also place the Number wrapper from when you by the thread in the baggie and a marker can be used for writing on as well (I used a piece of scotch tape with the number at the top of the baggies).

@EmmalynEtc

3 жыл бұрын

Ahhhh you are welcome!!! They are amazing. Just pay attention to which kind you’re buying, the ones I use with 2 holes are NOT the classic Floss-A-Way brand you see most commonly (FAW only has 1 hole and it’s on the zip side). I think I linked the 2-hole ones in my description but just so you’re aware haha, I’ve bought the other ones before on accident and I don’t like them because I like to flip through my bags like a book while I’m working 😂

These tips actually helped me understand cross-stitching, and in all honesty, I'm going to probably start my project in the next week.

I use the bags as well for my floss. 😊 It works well for me and doesn’t frustrate me.

Tip no. 4 helped so much! I never know how to move from one place to another with the same colour without making a really long trail on the back. This helps as I can do the small parts and neatly move to the next

@EmmalynEtc

3 жыл бұрын

Ahh yay I’m so glad it was helpful!! Happy stitching ☺️

I used to cross stitch with my mom as a kid but I haven't done it since I was like 15 or so. I really enjoyed this video as it helped me remember all those old skills I'd forgotten.

Hadn't thought of a needle for every color! I'm going to try your method for counting too, seems much easier than how I've been doing it. Thank you!

I've been doing cross stitch for a bit over a year and this was so helpful

Oh my goodness the tip about knots is going to save me so so much time

Actually that way of counting stitches made perfect sense! Thanks!

I used to cross-stich a lot in grade-school (ages 4-9 I think I did), and then I just didn't. Don't know why I stopped, but now, at 22 I am getting back into it. Useful video for returning stichters!

My mom and I are getting back into cross stitching after like 20 years 😂 So I definitely need good sites for non “grandma” patterns and kits! Thanks !

@EmmalynEtc

3 жыл бұрын

Aw so fun!! Hope this was helpful 🥰

The prep work before doing a project is the key to success. I always use a needle for every color. I kind of did this naturally as I hate threading needles. I love how you organize your thread in different bags. I just ordered a pattern that is going to be the most comprehensive project of my life. As I wait to receive it, I've been going through videos for any helpful tips. I think I'm going to sort my threads in bags and label them with the symbol that uses it, along with the name of of the color and its dye number. Thanks, you have given me a really good idea.

I love the floss away bags. Most of mine are over 30 years older and still going strong. I have found that some of the newer bags are harder to get open so I’ve torn a few but this is a good system.

Thank you so much for these tips! I’m almost finished with my first piece and every single one of your tips has helped me.

@EmmalynEtc

Жыл бұрын

Yay so glad to hear!

You are amazing!!! I'm about to start my big ass project cross stitching for the first time and I thought I'd look up some tips and tricks. It's great how you've got this video for ppl like me! I already had the organization down, so that's fine. I wish I had more needles than one.... but I don't.... I have to wait a week. But this video was exactly what I needed right now! So many tips I can really use, so thank you!!!

Well done!! I recently learned of the pin stitch for starting and ending ... would save on thread, the loop method is also a lifesaver for starting and tucking for ending.

My cat loves to lay on plastic bags, so using the small plastic floss bobbin thingys is way easier for me to keep track of. Plus the storage downsize was life changing, not to mention the organization being a dream. I used sandwich bags for the longest time, it was so time consuming having to sift through them, especially when they were hidden under my cat lol

@justjenna6062

2 жыл бұрын

Your cat was just keeping them safe lol 😂

@annebartells777

7 ай бұрын

My cat makes needlework challenging too. She is a lap cat. Add string, and well, you get the picture

I’m doing my first one ever and it’s a mini one (Pusheen themed!) So I’ve been struggling with ending a string cus of limited space in the little ring, so I’ve been kinda leaving a slightly longer end and then stitching it in along with the tail of the new string. Also really cool to see that the way I started counting is the way you suggested 🥰

I JUST got my first beginner kit and this was so helpful!

I realized halfway through the vid that I'm not a beginner and that I use these tips myself, but still it's a good reminder why I should keep using those methods!

The no Knot tip for starting a stitch is Wonderful

@EmmalynEtc

3 жыл бұрын

So much easier, right?!

@nataliesmith1164

3 жыл бұрын

Yes

Ahhh! Thank you for this video! I just bought my first cross stitch kit. I needed something and your video popped up! So glad I clicked and that At-At!! Looks amazing!

@EmmalynEtc

3 жыл бұрын

I’m so glad!! It seems like there are so many people picking up cross stitch right now, welcome to the party 🥰

Who would dislike this video? This was so well delivered and informative.

Great tips. Thanks. As an owner of an ETSY shop these hints will help me with my Christmas ornaments to complete them a bit faster!

omg you are the cutest and also so helpful! I have been doing embroidery for about a year but wanted to see what the scoop is on cross stitch. Excited to get started!

@EmmalynEtc

3 жыл бұрын

🙈 you're so nice!! Thanks for being here! I actually think cross stitch is more of a challenge than embroidery sometimes, but both are so fun and creative 🥰

This was extremely helpful! I bought a project but didn't realize how complicated it is. Thanks for clarifying!!

I'm so happy this video came up in my feed! My 5-year-old daughter is also named Emmalyn and she just began learning cross stitch! She was so so excited to see your video, and to know someone in the world shares her unique name.

Thank you Emmalyn. This tips really me a lot.

I've cross stitched half of a kit before and I'm about to start a different one for a gift, your video was v helpful! I also do the counting the same way you did so that definitely makes me feel like I know what I'm doing at least a little bit lol

Thank you- im being brave and going to learn how to cross stitch ! Thanks for these tips

Awesome counting tip as well I love this video

Thank you for the information! This was exactly what I need to start out right.

This is grate advice and I didn't know others used different types of thread 🤯My mom had taught me to fold the ends into the stiching to not have nots, and we usually use 3 stranded acrilan yarn, because it's harder to wash out the color.🤓

Thanks for your tips. I am really struggling with cross stitch, how to go from one color to the next without dragging my thread all along the back of my fabric. My projects are still really spread out with a lot of fabric in between but the colors are mixed up. I hope you do many more videos like this. You did make it easier to understand. Thanks

Thanks so much for this video! Just starting out and think your tips will be very handy! Please make more videos like this, I really enjoyed it :)

@EmmalynEtc

3 жыл бұрын

So good to hear, thank you!!

All the tips are very helpful. I really like cross-stitching as well.

I love cross stitch 💕 My passion 😊

this video was so helpful, thank you for sharing! still in the middle of my first project and feeling good

@EmmalynEtc

3 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad!

I am so happy to see other people on here with the same hobbies as me! I feel like I don't meet too many people who do more than one! Subbed!!! Also I took love putting modern things on old school art forms and we have the same color scheme going on in our livingrooms. bro I am obsessed

@EmmalynEtc

3 жыл бұрын

Ahhhhhhh that’s amazing!! So glad you’re here 🥰 I just started doing crafting live streams on the weekends so I hope to see you at the next one and we can chat more 😉

Thanks for the tips. The thread bags are really helpful. May be you can add to make grid on the fabric. It is helpful too.

Wonderful!.Thank you. Great tips. And thank you for not having annoying music in the background. :-)

@EmmalynEtc

3 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome haha!

I appreciated your counting tip : ) I do the same and kind of decided to start doing it because I got so tired of counting and recounting etc. It helps cause then you can mindlessly fill in the blanks once you creat the "borders"

Great tips. I love the thread org tips.

I just picked this up and these tips really helped thank you!

@EmmalynEtc

3 жыл бұрын

You're so welcome!

A needle for every color is brilliant!!

Last tip was not a bad one! I'm going to start employing this to help myself.

I figured out new needle for every color quite quickly - I stick them into a slip of thicker soft fabric to keep them in order.

This was so helpful! Thank you!

i trust you to lead me thru my cross stitch journey :D

I like all of your tips. they are very useful. It's almost the same tip but what I like to do is get sandwich bags and like you put one color of thread and mark it what color it is for a project by cutting out a piece of white paper and mark it by putting which color it is and taping it to the sandwich bag. Also when I have projects I like to get an about 1 gallon freezer bag and placing all my color coded threads, and my adia ,and graph paper and put it all inside the freezer bag so I know where all my supplies are for that 1 particular project .

I’ve never cross stitched before, but have had a couple sheets of Aida and the stuff for it sitting around from it coming it sets of floss from Amazon. I’ve also had some patterns I’ve had my eye on on Etsy and now I have a clue of how to even start them- thank you!

@EmmalynEtc

3 жыл бұрын

Yay so glad it was helpful! My most recent xstitch video was walking you through how to start a new project so you might be able to pick up a few more tips there too 🥰

@avi6106

3 жыл бұрын

I’ll have to check it out!!

Great video! You had some good tips on how to count the stitches!

@EmmalynEtc

3 жыл бұрын

Wow amazing personalized comment! Thank you so much!

Lol the dog barking. I thought it was my dog until I read the screen 😂

I was taught to start stitches basically by stitching over the thread for several stitches. That way it's more secure but still flat. The end effect is the thread being tucked under the stitches just like how you showed to end them. Also, I build stuff in minecraft a lot (pixel art is a lot like cross stitch) and I also build things the way you showed. Outline first then fill in. It's so much easier that way.

@EmmalynEtc

3 жыл бұрын

I think outlining is easier too! People who care about their projects looking “perfect” work in grids because starting stitches from different directions makes the Xs look different depending on which way the thread is pulled, but I kinda like the rustic look of imperfect stitches and most of the fun for me is in the making of it anyway haha ☺️

Thanks i actually started doing cross stitch when I was a grade 5 student

With number 4 if you're worried, you can always start the way you ended the thread (going through the back of a few stitches) so that the start of the stitch is "hidden" also. I went from knotting the start of each stitch to going under a few at the back before poking through the first hole (if this makes any sense) and it makes me feel like the thread is "safer" even though I doubt it makes much difference other than the start being a bit more hidden and lessens the chance of accidentally catching and pulling that loose thread through another stitch.

Amazing and so helpful. Thank you for making this video. Super new to this. Ty ty 💓

@EmmalynEtc

3 жыл бұрын

Yay so good to hear!!💕

Very helpful. New cross stitching.

This was so helpful thank you!

Thank you 💚 this is so helpful

Thanks for the tips.

Avid stitcher here :) still watched because always looking for storage ideas 😆 not much for me in your vid but still think it's a good vid for beginners. I start from a corner, I use only one needle, I store in pictures containers, etc. We work very differently 🤷 Keep up the great work and stitch on! :)

@EmmalynEtc

3 жыл бұрын

Just keeping things interesting hahaha! thanks 🥰

This is great🧡💙And also handmade cross-stitch

Great video!! Thank you for the video!

It was really useful, thank you!

Tip one is what I do now! I feel like a pro now 🤣 I use snack size ziploc bags and a whole puncher

I use masking tape to tape around edges to keep it from shredding

I just started cross stitching and I do the different needles to.

This was so helpful 😊

@EmmalynEtc

Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad!

Hi love your tips but do you know the tip take one piece of thread fold it in half put both ends through needle then go through the loop to start that’s the tip I was told and I love it all the very best

@felicialovesnkotb

3 жыл бұрын

I do this too. Unless of course the stitch calls for an uneven number of threads...

@ruthgrimley7653

3 жыл бұрын

I use this method also If 2 threads are suggested

@scarletamazon3455

3 жыл бұрын

@@felicialovesnkotb If it calls for an uneven number of threads, the pin stitch method works well for those tricky ones :-)

For me I would make a digital copy of all my patterns on Winstitch cuz it's frustrating looking at the printed pattern especially when the grids are so small that you'd have to like use a magnifying glass. It does take a lot of time doing it digitally but it's worth it cuz I can just zoom in and out and check/mark what I finished. U can also scan ur patterns and use a software which u can use to zoom in and out the picture and also marking what u finished (I use OneNote to do this). Also for bigger projects it's nice to have a embroidery stand as it holds your fabric for u. I also use fabric washable pen for gridding my fabric.

Anchor your threads to the back by working over them and end them by running them under previous stitches. It holds them in place and keeps your work flat so you can do whatever with the finished work. It stops you accidentally pulling thread ends through to the front too.

Awesome video thank you 😊

So much help!! Thank you!!

the last one was definitely confusing, but I don't do traditional cross stitch and therefore don't have to count, perse, but I thought there was some good info for a beginner, didn't mention I was a beginner, lol! But best of luck and thanks for the useful tips!

oMG!!! WHOOOAAA .....she sounds like rapunzel from tangled 😱😱

Usefull tip if the patten is telling to use 2 strands of thread. Take a single stand and fold in half and when you make a loop on the end. Then go through the back of your design not all the way, leave enough thread on the back so when you go back down you take your needle through the loop and anchor it to the back. This helps keep the project a little tidier and more secure when starting.

Love you Emma! ❤️😘

Those bags are great. Typically patterns that require you to get your own thread and aida cloth have you refer to the DMC # of the thread that goes with the corresponding color code. Point being, i like to organize my thread bags by the DMC numbers im using per project. I also try to keep the bags stocked at all times. Nothing worse than going to do a color and not having it!!! Also dont have to start in the middle of your pattern if you sew out a grid pattern. Learned that after several years. My gosh has that saved me countless errors. Not saying your tips or wrong or anything! This was a great video! 😁 just adding my thoughts.

@maryannpatterson8183

2 жыл бұрын

I've been doing cross stitch for more years than most of you are old, lol, and I NEVER get tired of it!!! I love to watch all of the videos to refresh , update and learn all that I can. The tip of keeping the bags in numerical DMC order is fantastic. I have so much floss that trying to keep it in order by color has been more than frustrating. This will help soooo much. Thank you! If anyone has a great deal of floss as I do, you might try putting each series of numbers on their own separate ring (200-299), (300-399) etc. Happy stitching to you all and to you young girls, I am so happy that you are carrying on a tradition that has been around for a long time. Don't ever let it become a thing of the past.