Thanks!

@SarahHomfrayEmbroidery

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your support Ruth! x

Thank you. Have embroidered since I was 13 (am now going on 76). My stitching is quite good, but my French knots were not even. Now I know what I do wrong. I might use one, two or three threads but I automatically wrap two or sometimes three times! No wonder my knots are not even. Watching you, I thought I will imitate you & found I constantly wanted to wrap too many times. Thank you again, wish I had a teacher like you 60 years ago, as I am self taught NO ONE did embroidery when I did it. THANK YOU AGAIN.

I love your cat. I have one exactly like him. And I live for your facial expressions and kind demeanor while teaching. I’ve learned so much about stitching. Never underestimate the impact that you and Ginger Cat have on our lives.

I’m repeating what everyone else has said, but I must! You’re a wonderfully patient and knowledgeable teacher. You explain all the stitches in such detail for every step. Thank you so much Sarah!!!! I’ve learned so very much from you ❤❤❤

FINALLY! Someone who has demystified the Buillion Knot stitch for me, thank you a million!!

@SarahHomfrayEmbroidery

2 жыл бұрын

We have a video just on this stitch Anna so do check that out for more info!

Thankyou for the useful advice on the bullion knots, books are never going to be as good as a real teacher for the physics of sewing.

@Tillys_Travels

2 жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree with you more!

I loved this, when you'd just before you gave the turkey stitched heart a haircut all I could think was it had got lockdown locks 😉

@SarahHomfrayEmbroidery

3 жыл бұрын

Ha! I missed a trick there...lockdown stitch!

@laracraft82

2 жыл бұрын

I loved the long locks too

The Turkish rug stitch is perfect for a project I wanted to do, thank you for this tutorial!!✨

@SarahHomfrayEmbroidery

Жыл бұрын

We have a video just on this stitch too Emma, do check it out int he video stitch library

@emmarounsville1479

Жыл бұрын

@@SarahHomfrayEmbroidery ooh, perfect!

You explain the 'French Knot' so easy to follow.

Learned the Bullion Stitch differently.

Absolutely totally 150% love this video. Thank you so extremely much. You are a great teacher I can’t wait to see your other videos❣️👏🏼👏🏼

@SarahHomfrayEmbroidery

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Mikki!

Whoop! Solved my problem and bumped my skill level up!

Super! Finally I understand the Turkey stitch! 🦃🪡

This video has given me an idea for my sister's Christmas gift. An Egyptian design worked in a combination of silk and goldwork. The colours will pop. Silky smooth stitches using the mellor, I love mine.

I have been watching slow stitching. But never did understand they Turkey stitch. Thank you so much for your explanation. I think I have it.

I was struggling with french knots untill i seen your video!! Now i got thank you so much for your time wonderful video!!!

Thank you for existing Sarah!!!

I really like the french knot and turkey rug stitch hopefully I can master both of them

Im a beginner in embroidery and your advice is soooooo helpful, especially for the french knot. I usually used thinner 2 strand thread and wrap more than twice. I've been struggling to pull the thread through and end up ripping the fabric in the end. Now I know what I did wrong.

@SarahHomfrayEmbroidery

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, fatter thread and fewer wraps Fatin! Glad the video helped!

Hi Sarah you are good teacher and your work is very nice I love it thanks Merci beaucoup 🇩🇿🇩🇿🇩🇿🇩🇿

@SarahHomfrayEmbroidery

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😃

@candywood7443

3 жыл бұрын

Very good teacher, loved it! Thanks!

Yes I enjoyed this

You have inspired my creativity to a whole other level thank you

I love French knots! The only reason french knots are hard for me I’m doing freehand with a hoop. Looks like fun, the stitches..I’ll do them today! Watching first though ☝🏽😳 thank you Sarah, for all your wonderful tutorials❣️🙏🏽🙋🏻‍♀️👍🏽Mia

Thankyou for this. I love colonial knots over french knots , I don't know why, they are just a bit more substantial of a knot and when I do french knots a so often pull them thru or if I wrap more than once they try to pop up like a pastry but I never have trouble with a colonial. I am going to try your method of how to hold the needle and maybe I'll fall in love with the beloved french knots!

@SarahHomfrayEmbroidery

Жыл бұрын

Check out my Essential guide to French Knots video for perfect French kntos every time!

Very helpful! Awesome video! Thank you💞

this is so beyond well done and helpful!!! thank you so much!!!

awesome video, thank you for teaching me the Turkish rug stitch 🙏

I kept forgetting to look into sewing beads on projects - you’ve sent me happily down a new rabbit hole! Thanks for the great help as always. I used bullion stitch to make a caterpillar - I admit I was quite impressed with myself 🤓

@SarahHomfrayEmbroidery

3 жыл бұрын

I think I will make a list of things bullion knots are good for Tess! So far, roses, birds feet and caterpillars!

😮😮😮 I love the crystal! I never made it that far! ❤❤❤

Thanks!This video is SO helpful!😀

wow, what lovely stitches, hopefully one day mine will be close... enjoy all your videos...

Awesome

Very simply explained and showed. Very easy to follow

Another winner Sarah! Thankyou

Fabulous! I love all of these stitches. I found that using a milliner’s needle helps with the bullion and French knots, to pull the needle through the wraps 🌻

You rock the ruby red slipper, colored nail polish, Girlfriend. Pat-South Padre Island, Texas

@SarahHomfrayEmbroidery

3 жыл бұрын

I tried to coordinate with the stitches!

U r an excellent teacher. Thank u

I started my Sunday afternoon looking for how to embroider letters to enable me to hand embroider my grand daughters name on a patchwork quilt I'm making for her out of her baby grows, I'm so glad I found your channel, I've spent that last few hours watching your videos, you are such a good teacher, now once I get my embroidery threads I feel confident enough to use some these stitches on the quilt, thank you so much for sharing, I have subscribed and look forward to seeing more of your tutorials.

@SarahHomfrayEmbroidery

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Debbie! We have over 200 videos so do check out the playlists, hopefully there is something else in there for you to enjoy!

Thanks so much, beautiful sugestions

I love your content. I'll definitely be trying out these textures and more of your videos!

Good afternoon I have been teaching myself to stitch. Your clear instructions are so wonderful! Very grateful to have found you. I am watching a lot of them today. I’m a new subbie thank you so much ❤️🌹

@SarahHomfrayEmbroidery

3 жыл бұрын

Welcome aboard the embroiderbus Brenda! Glad you are finding useful x

Fantastic Sarah. Thank you. Xx

Sarah, this is such a lovely video! You are so talented and I thank you for sharing your talent with us.

Super!!!🌷🌷🌷Thanks

Just WOW!❤❤❤❤❤Thank you!

Thank you! What a lovely clear teacher you are 💕

Excellent demo, thank you

Thank you so much for such a excellent tutorial....beautiful stitches.

Thank you such a helpful video and lovely to watch.

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!

Really appreciate this, very helpful & detailed. Thank you!!

I enjoyed your instruction on types and brought me back again! Thank you! You give more detail which gives us more understanding!

I am new to your channel and have watched several of your tutorials now and am so happy to have them. I embroidered when I was younger but haven't done much but counted cross stitch for years. This is a great refresher and will really help to remind me how to do stitches and has introduced me to stitches I didn't know. Thank you!

@SarahHomfrayEmbroidery

3 жыл бұрын

Welcome on board Lilysnana! We have over 200 videos so hopefully you will find many more of them useful to get you back into the swing!

I really enjoyed this video. Thank you for sharing your skills Sarah. Xx 💕💕

Great video!

HERMOSOS GRACIAS

granita sounds like granados, which means pomegranates; makes sense!

I really enjoy your videos. So accurate and slow, looking forward to more of your videos. Thank you for your time.

Lovely! Really lovely!

Great video step by step thank you for sharing ❤ 😀 the beads are lovely indeed

Thank you so much ❤️❤️

❤️thank you 👋

I do a lot of embroidery for miniatures. It looks like the Turkish rug stitch would be great for a doll house rug❣

@SarahHomfrayEmbroidery

3 жыл бұрын

It would Karen! On a tiny canvas with a fine thread and a beautiful pattern...it would look stunning! I don't do any miniatures but it makes me want to have a go!

Good design

Love your videos!!!

absolutely beautiful!!!

Thanks so much Sarah - I always use the bullion stitch on birds feet, it works perfectly.

@SarahHomfrayEmbroidery

3 жыл бұрын

Yes definitely good for birds feet Sally!

So glad I stumbled on this set of videos, embroidery is my first love but after years and years it had lost its magic. But this has inspired me all over. I am talking ribbon embroidery and tidying up my traditional stitches which have become a little sloppy after 70 years. Thank you so much!

@SarahHomfrayEmbroidery

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you found us Lloydina and that you have been inspired to carry on with your stitching! We have a series on ribbon embroidery so do check those out in the playlists!

Thank you so much for such an excellent tutorial!! I never knew there were so many great ways to add texture. Happy stitching.

@SarahHomfrayEmbroidery

3 жыл бұрын

They are alot of fun too!

Amei!

Thank you Sarah for a great tutorial! I learned how to do bouillon a bit differently but I like your technique and will try it next time. :-)

@SarahHomfrayEmbroidery

3 жыл бұрын

There are a few ways Andrea, mine is good if you have it in a frame and have two hands free!

Nice video and great stitches. I love the bullion and how flexible it is. Where I first saw it was in stitching a rose shape. Thanks for the vid!

@SarahHomfrayEmbroidery

3 жыл бұрын

They do make great roses Wanda!

I like it❤❤❤

Wonderful informative videos on everything I need to know to embroider! Presentations are clear and engaging. You have a wonderful style of speaking and sharing what you know, and to excite one to "give it a try," whether a stitch or a bead!

@SarahHomfrayEmbroidery

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Sharon, glad you are enjoying!

Me encantó aprendí a dar textura uniforme a varias puntadas, mil gracias y un fuerte abrazo desde México 🤗

@SarahHomfrayEmbroidery

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Angela! Glad you are enjoying the videos and i hope all is well in Mexico!

Amei.❤❤❤

Amei ❤❤❤

Hi, Sarah. Have been enjoying your videos for some months now. Thank you for your excellent teaching techniques, my question is can needles be sharpened or when dull just toss and buy new ones?.

@SarahHomfrayEmbroidery

2 жыл бұрын

Buy new ones Cheryl!

Another INDIAN textile piece in the background... 😊

Love how she said she was going to be bored with a rug stitcher

Love the thread in the first heart, which thread is it? Thank you for your tutorials, you do a marvelous job! 😊

So so loving your videos-so informative and well done, so easy to follow and listen to, so restful and inspiring-thank you so much

@SarahHomfrayEmbroidery

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Liz! Glad you are enjoying...

Realy💥 So beautiful awesome i loved. #mhatbangla art & craft🌹🌹🌹🥰🥰🌼🌼🌼

Hello Sarah - I've just come across your channel. I am absolutely new to this kind of embroidery. I'm a needlepointer. Your work is lovely! I've loved the book series that you did. Absolutely beautiful! I have two questions. What kind of frame are you using and where can it be purchased; and what kind of canvas are you using and where would I purchased that? Thank you for sharing your amazing talent. I'm from "across the pond" so your accent is delightful! Thank you!

@SarahHomfrayEmbroidery

2 жыл бұрын

Check out our online shop Barbara for frames and fabric and lots of other embroidery goodies! www.sarahhomfray.com/myshop/ Find the frame here: www.sarahhomfray.com/myshop/prod_4538062-Versatile-table-clamp.html We shipworld wide, currently tracked and signed to Internatioal destinations until the world has fully righted itself. About 7-10 days for orders across the pond! :)

That's a really cool bead board. Did you make it?

@SarahHomfrayEmbroidery

2 жыл бұрын

Yes Tracey, the velvet boards are for sale on our website here: www.sarahhomfray.com/myshop/cat_264747-Embroidery-Equipment.html

What size needle did you use for the french knots please? Thankyou in advance for a reply.

What kind of hoop r u using? Never seen that before and keeps your hands free

@SarahHomfrayEmbroidery

3 жыл бұрын

It's this here Rachel: www.sarahhomfray.com/myshop/prod_4538062-Versatile-table-clamp.html We have a video on how it works to, just search for Versatile Table Clamp

I think you could go right to left on the Turkish rug stitch, but you'd have to reverse the process and start on the right and come up on the left for each row. Or maybe that would be the opposite of a Turkish rug stitch.

@SarahHomfrayEmbroidery

2 жыл бұрын

If you want to go the opposite way then yes just reverse everything!

@marshwetland3808

2 жыл бұрын

@@SarahHomfrayEmbroidery Since I've done a lot of macrame, it makes sense to me. They're similar to clove hitches. Thanks for reply.

Learned a lot.Thanks. is there another way of putting on beads, How can I get a complete list of your tutorials? 😊

@SarahHomfrayEmbroidery

3 жыл бұрын

Yes there is Rena, we have a few videos on this subject. If you click on my name that will take you to my channel where you can browse the videos or click on the Playlist button to see categories where you can find videos more easily

@renabrown851

3 жыл бұрын

@@SarahHomfrayEmbroidery Thanks. Great Help. It's nice to know that people are willing to share their talent.❤️

What keeps your material so tight, with no loosing?

@SarahHomfrayEmbroidery

3 жыл бұрын

Good framing up Kathryn! Check out our videos on this in the playlist here: kzread.info/head/PLC2TZFIW8ZoOf-FzgU_Zz9KyisR6PZl0q

Is there a more detailed video about threading, I know how to thread the needle but do you always double the thread and tie a knot at the bottom. When you say you are using 6 strands, is that doubled or single?

Hello, how and where do I purchase the punch and dust for embroidery transfer. Unfortunately, I can't see the information you provided.

Sarah, I noticed you struggling to pull your needle through the bullion knots: I bought these from Amazon: www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07L3SDD5N/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 They're brilliant! Really grippy, and if they lose their grip a quick rinse under the tap and they're back to full strength again. They're quite big, and can easily be cut into strips to use with needles. So useful in all sorts of ways, but I did buy them for sewing with.

I try to do french knots but I get a loose strand on top

@SarahHomfrayEmbroidery

2 жыл бұрын

Check out our dedicated video on French Knots Jeanette for all the tricks on perfect ones every time: kzread.info/dash/bejne/mGF9vNOwp93FZNY.html

what kind of table/frame do you have?

@SarahHomfrayEmbroidery

2 жыл бұрын

Stretcher bars held in a a verstaile table clamp Jacqui. See my video on the latter!

@jacquipayne7346

2 жыл бұрын

@@SarahHomfrayEmbroidery thank you!!!!

How many strands of thread would you suggest for making quilt blocks with embroidery embellishments? I do find 6 a bit too thick but maybe it would be sturdiest??

@SarahHomfrayEmbroidery

2 жыл бұрын

See my latest video about sampling Lisa! Try a few samples to see what you like 👍

What is that you are using for holding you stitches in place. Is it an awl.

@SarahHomfrayEmbroidery

3 жыл бұрын

It's a mellor Karen which is is laying tool. You can see it here: www.sarahhomfray.com/myshop/prod_6900645-Mellor-laying-tool-polished-stainless-steel.html A mellor is normally used in goldwork embroidery but as you can see it's useful for lots of occaisions!

@janegee7583

3 жыл бұрын

SARAH, This is great! Do some people take the fabric out of the hoop or leave it tightened in the hoop when they do this stitch? Jane Gee

And here's a nice little project that's ideal for adding plenty of textures to! kzread.info/dash/bejne/gYt2u7KGqq2TfNI.html

I thought true French Knots had two wraps around the needle?

@SarahHomfrayEmbroidery

3 жыл бұрын

After many discussions about this over the years, my answer would be do as many wraps as you like!

Thx for yelling