FlossTube #4: How to start and end threads from the front of your work
Damp sponge learned from Jean Farish Needleworks Modified first leg pin stitch learned from Xstitchmd Snag nab-it: www.123stitch....
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@janiceallen55982 ай бұрын
Laura, I am incredibly impressed with your video tutorials. #1, they are filmed close and clear and with your camera on a tripod that is holding still. #2. They are well planned out and in orderly sequential format. 3. You make an effort to make sure the learner is seeing the illustration as you work by having a good camera angle and keeping the work within the frame of the camera. 4. You explain things step by step and give a reason or the benefits of doing things the way you are teaching. 5. You explain things so clearly and show it so clearly, there is no way to miss it! Yeah! I have taken notes and done screen shots to illustrate my notes. So I have watched your videos multiple times in the process. I am a beginner actually having only done two 5" hooped simple projects. Now I want to do something much more difficult so am compiling tools that will help me from your recommendations and have learned so much from you. I really appreciate every effort you make for all of us newbies as well as the rest that have done this for years. Cross your fingers and stitches for me that I can actually patiently do a "park your needles" project.
@audreydraher4786 Жыл бұрын
I'm speechless at this video. You have helped me far more than anyone in my 40 years of cross stitch. Thank you for sharing.
@stefaniestaniak432911 ай бұрын
Great tutorial, thank you.
@annnavybrat39714 ай бұрын
Thank you for your excellent demonstration of the various starts and stops. Your idea of using a large count Aida to show the stitching was brilliant!! So easy to see and follow along. I watch floss tube on my iphone when viewing demos and it has been difficult to follow. Looking forward to watching more of your videos. Happy Stitching from South Carolina. Ann
@kcfield601 Жыл бұрын
Awesome tutorial
@judymalys79977 ай бұрын
Thank you! I like the demonstrations of the various pin stitches. I look forward to watching your flosstubes in the future.
@marywiggins7411 Жыл бұрын
Very nice. Thank you.
@marshasmith66143 жыл бұрын
Loving your videos.
@jenellewest72853 жыл бұрын
Great teacher!
@fionapodmore70852 жыл бұрын
Wow your version of a pin stitch is a game changer for me, thanks for your videos
@piros44
2 жыл бұрын
Glad it helped! I learned it from another Flosstuber and was super excited at how easy it is.
@carolevans302111 ай бұрын
Thank you for the most helpful video I have seen.
@simplyrla Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much. I am so pleased to learn these methods. My projects will definitely improve from this. You explained it very well.
@jeanniemorrison58983 жыл бұрын
I love the way you explain everything you are fantastic and excellent
@divinecriationranch8403 жыл бұрын
Thank you, your explanation is so clear.
@christinewilcox54693 жыл бұрын
Wow! This is a pin stitch I mastered on the first try thanks to your clear instructions. Thank you! My stitchy mind is blown.
@piros44
2 жыл бұрын
I was so excited when I saw a video on it. Glad I could share it.
@btakane7169 Жыл бұрын
😂 I thought you said “Dam Sponge”
@danielle1981buster2 жыл бұрын
This is so amazing. You're a great teacher with great tips! Thank you
@PalmDreams3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Laura! Loving these!❤
@kimberlybowman41883 жыл бұрын
This was so so helpful! Thank you!
@piros44
3 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@kjasper9312 жыл бұрын
Your tutorials are excellent. Thank you!
@wendykolodzinski90863 жыл бұрын
Oh. My. Gosh! I need to start the damp sponge too. I have Thread magic, but have not been completely satisfied. Regarding the waste knot - yours is the best explanation I've found. Adding that tip to my projects going forward. Thx!!
@piros44
2 жыл бұрын
The damp sponge is a game changer for my stitching. I get very few slip knots and can use longer lengths of floss because it doesn’t get tangled. I learned it from Jean Farish. If you haven’t watched her videos, I highly recommend them all. I’m pretty experienced but have learned a ton from her.
@hobbyhopper3143 Жыл бұрын
Terrific instructions!
@debanderson1075 Жыл бұрын
thank you so much for this explanation.
@RiversLove Жыл бұрын
I've watched the part where you end with the waste knot a hundred times, I still can't see how you're getting the knot so close to the fabric, I think your hand's in the way. Can you please tell me what you're doing? Fantastic video though, by the way!
@Attia17013 жыл бұрын
I can't tell you how efficient you are making my stitching! I've been implementing all the techniques and wow what a difference. Thank you so very much🌼
@piros44
3 жыл бұрын
Your welcome! A few years ago, we did one of those team building exercises at my work and I came up as someone who likes to be efficient in how I do things. It’s very much reflected in how I approach my stitching. :)
@mm-qm9zh2 жыл бұрын
Great tips! Thanks!
@cinnalouwinna8 ай бұрын
What secured the second leg of your pin stitch??
@Kitkat-mn5ud2 жыл бұрын
Well done tutorial 👏
@Stitchamajig3 жыл бұрын
I run my thread through hair straighteners which works really well
@piros44
3 жыл бұрын
That is a unique solution that I haven’t heard of before. Cool!
@rosemarieweber8622 жыл бұрын
I came across a youtube video showing how to use the loop method to end a thread. Working the last half of the stitch come up in the lower right hole, then go back into the same hole leaving a loop. Then continue from the underside and come up through the upper left hole, through the loop made in the lower right hole then down into the lower right hole to complete and secure the last stitch.
@piros44
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome idea. I’ll definitely give it a try, thanks!
@chiarra644 Жыл бұрын
That pinstitch is genius! I got to thinking though about ending in that method. What if you did the top leg first then went to do the bottom leg in pin stitch, you would just go underneath the top leg so your stitches are still going in the same direction. then you would only be going under one leg for a pinstitch instead of just 2
@martacook13493 жыл бұрын
👍🏻
@leannemcintyre79083 жыл бұрын
Love your tutorials. I am learning so much. I was wondering if you use a laying tool for your stitching?
@piros44
3 жыл бұрын
I do. I actually use a trolley needle. It makes the strands of my floss lay parallel and results in fuller stitches.
@liliansibrian33643 жыл бұрын
I like the way you explain tank you I also want to ask you for what is the name of the project with flowers yellow and blue I love it 😍
@piros44
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! The flower full coverage piece is called Meadow and is an Anchor Maia Collection kit. Unfortunately, it’s not being produced anymore though I have seen it pop up on eBay.
@SmilingDaisy_2 жыл бұрын
Question about your damp sponge method. Does this do the same thing as a thread conditioner like Thread Magic?
@piros44
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, except it’s way, way better. I think I make my sponge soggier now than what I described in the video so the floss really gets pretty wet. I plan ahead when starting a new color to give the floss a chance to dry before I use it. I used Thread Magic for years then when they stopped making it, I used Thread Heaven. Then I started watching Jean Farish’s FlossTube channel where she talked about the damp sponge method and I’ve been using it ever since since it works so well. I very rarely get slip knots and my stitches are definitely prettier. Jean said that with putting a product on the floss, who knows how it will age over decades while coating the floss with water dries and that’s it. As a biochemist, that makes sense to me because I know that the oxygen in the air does all sorts of weird things to chemicals over time and who knows how these conditioners, what I presume are some type of silicon compound, will oxidize. If you haven’t watched Jean’s channel, I highly recommend it, and it’s worth starting at the beginning because she shares so many great techniques. My stitching has improved tremendously from what she’s taught me.
@jellybabies473 жыл бұрын
Hi Laura. Can you use a damp sponge on hand dyed threads and reds? I expect the colours would bleed. Please advise.
@piros44
3 жыл бұрын
My experience with hand dyed floss is not all that extensive but here’s what I’ve found. You want your floss dry before you stitch with it since damp floss really snags on the fabric as you pull it through, which feels kind of unpleasant. I dampen my floss enough to straighten it but if it’s still damp by the time I’ve threaded it and am ready to stitch with it, then I wring out my sponge a bit so it doesn’t get the floss as wet. I haven’t seen any hint of bleeding with floss that is dry. The only place I’ve ever had trouble with bleeding is washing my project at the end. I learned all of this from Jean Farish’s videos. I know she’s talked about bleeding issues (makes us sound like trauma surgeons!) but couldn’t find it. Her discussion about dampening floss is in her video #6 and I know the bleeding question was addressed in a later video. So bottom line: if your floss is dry when you use it, it won’t bleed. This makes sense since all these fibers are washed and dried during manufacturing.
Пікірлер: 47
Laura, I am incredibly impressed with your video tutorials. #1, they are filmed close and clear and with your camera on a tripod that is holding still. #2. They are well planned out and in orderly sequential format. 3. You make an effort to make sure the learner is seeing the illustration as you work by having a good camera angle and keeping the work within the frame of the camera. 4. You explain things step by step and give a reason or the benefits of doing things the way you are teaching. 5. You explain things so clearly and show it so clearly, there is no way to miss it! Yeah! I have taken notes and done screen shots to illustrate my notes. So I have watched your videos multiple times in the process. I am a beginner actually having only done two 5" hooped simple projects. Now I want to do something much more difficult so am compiling tools that will help me from your recommendations and have learned so much from you. I really appreciate every effort you make for all of us newbies as well as the rest that have done this for years. Cross your fingers and stitches for me that I can actually patiently do a "park your needles" project.
I'm speechless at this video. You have helped me far more than anyone in my 40 years of cross stitch. Thank you for sharing.
Great tutorial, thank you.
Thank you for your excellent demonstration of the various starts and stops. Your idea of using a large count Aida to show the stitching was brilliant!! So easy to see and follow along. I watch floss tube on my iphone when viewing demos and it has been difficult to follow. Looking forward to watching more of your videos. Happy Stitching from South Carolina. Ann
Awesome tutorial
Thank you! I like the demonstrations of the various pin stitches. I look forward to watching your flosstubes in the future.
Very nice. Thank you.
Loving your videos.
Great teacher!
Wow your version of a pin stitch is a game changer for me, thanks for your videos
@piros44
2 жыл бұрын
Glad it helped! I learned it from another Flosstuber and was super excited at how easy it is.
Thank you for the most helpful video I have seen.
Thank you so much. I am so pleased to learn these methods. My projects will definitely improve from this. You explained it very well.
I love the way you explain everything you are fantastic and excellent
Thank you, your explanation is so clear.
Wow! This is a pin stitch I mastered on the first try thanks to your clear instructions. Thank you! My stitchy mind is blown.
@piros44
2 жыл бұрын
I was so excited when I saw a video on it. Glad I could share it.
😂 I thought you said “Dam Sponge”
This is so amazing. You're a great teacher with great tips! Thank you
Thanks Laura! Loving these!❤
This was so so helpful! Thank you!
@piros44
3 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it!
Your tutorials are excellent. Thank you!
Oh. My. Gosh! I need to start the damp sponge too. I have Thread magic, but have not been completely satisfied. Regarding the waste knot - yours is the best explanation I've found. Adding that tip to my projects going forward. Thx!!
@piros44
2 жыл бұрын
The damp sponge is a game changer for my stitching. I get very few slip knots and can use longer lengths of floss because it doesn’t get tangled. I learned it from Jean Farish. If you haven’t watched her videos, I highly recommend them all. I’m pretty experienced but have learned a ton from her.
Terrific instructions!
thank you so much for this explanation.
I've watched the part where you end with the waste knot a hundred times, I still can't see how you're getting the knot so close to the fabric, I think your hand's in the way. Can you please tell me what you're doing? Fantastic video though, by the way!
I can't tell you how efficient you are making my stitching! I've been implementing all the techniques and wow what a difference. Thank you so very much🌼
@piros44
3 жыл бұрын
Your welcome! A few years ago, we did one of those team building exercises at my work and I came up as someone who likes to be efficient in how I do things. It’s very much reflected in how I approach my stitching. :)
Great tips! Thanks!
What secured the second leg of your pin stitch??
Well done tutorial 👏
I run my thread through hair straighteners which works really well
@piros44
3 жыл бұрын
That is a unique solution that I haven’t heard of before. Cool!
I came across a youtube video showing how to use the loop method to end a thread. Working the last half of the stitch come up in the lower right hole, then go back into the same hole leaving a loop. Then continue from the underside and come up through the upper left hole, through the loop made in the lower right hole then down into the lower right hole to complete and secure the last stitch.
@piros44
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome idea. I’ll definitely give it a try, thanks!
That pinstitch is genius! I got to thinking though about ending in that method. What if you did the top leg first then went to do the bottom leg in pin stitch, you would just go underneath the top leg so your stitches are still going in the same direction. then you would only be going under one leg for a pinstitch instead of just 2
👍🏻
Love your tutorials. I am learning so much. I was wondering if you use a laying tool for your stitching?
@piros44
3 жыл бұрын
I do. I actually use a trolley needle. It makes the strands of my floss lay parallel and results in fuller stitches.
I like the way you explain tank you I also want to ask you for what is the name of the project with flowers yellow and blue I love it 😍
@piros44
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! The flower full coverage piece is called Meadow and is an Anchor Maia Collection kit. Unfortunately, it’s not being produced anymore though I have seen it pop up on eBay.
Question about your damp sponge method. Does this do the same thing as a thread conditioner like Thread Magic?
@piros44
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, except it’s way, way better. I think I make my sponge soggier now than what I described in the video so the floss really gets pretty wet. I plan ahead when starting a new color to give the floss a chance to dry before I use it. I used Thread Magic for years then when they stopped making it, I used Thread Heaven. Then I started watching Jean Farish’s FlossTube channel where she talked about the damp sponge method and I’ve been using it ever since since it works so well. I very rarely get slip knots and my stitches are definitely prettier. Jean said that with putting a product on the floss, who knows how it will age over decades while coating the floss with water dries and that’s it. As a biochemist, that makes sense to me because I know that the oxygen in the air does all sorts of weird things to chemicals over time and who knows how these conditioners, what I presume are some type of silicon compound, will oxidize. If you haven’t watched Jean’s channel, I highly recommend it, and it’s worth starting at the beginning because she shares so many great techniques. My stitching has improved tremendously from what she’s taught me.
Hi Laura. Can you use a damp sponge on hand dyed threads and reds? I expect the colours would bleed. Please advise.
@piros44
3 жыл бұрын
My experience with hand dyed floss is not all that extensive but here’s what I’ve found. You want your floss dry before you stitch with it since damp floss really snags on the fabric as you pull it through, which feels kind of unpleasant. I dampen my floss enough to straighten it but if it’s still damp by the time I’ve threaded it and am ready to stitch with it, then I wring out my sponge a bit so it doesn’t get the floss as wet. I haven’t seen any hint of bleeding with floss that is dry. The only place I’ve ever had trouble with bleeding is washing my project at the end. I learned all of this from Jean Farish’s videos. I know she’s talked about bleeding issues (makes us sound like trauma surgeons!) but couldn’t find it. Her discussion about dampening floss is in her video #6 and I know the bleeding question was addressed in a later video. So bottom line: if your floss is dry when you use it, it won’t bleed. This makes sense since all these fibers are washed and dried during manufacturing.