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All GREAT tips! The audio, though... Girl! Like you said, it's such an easy fix & so many don't bother! So, I don't bother watching em anymore. 👋 😅
Haha, definitely fair tbh!
Awful cutoff shorts? I think you meant to say AWESOME 😂
I'm a maker & crafter & I be makin' & craftin' all over the place 😅
Oooh they have a yellow one that would go with my craft room decor! 👀
I would have loved that one (obviously) but am just way too cheap. Maybe one day! 😄
Your instructions are very clear. Thank you.
@angelawhite7870 3 months ago (edited) I always love your vlogs
@angelawhite7870 3 months ago (edited) I always love your vlogs
I just found your channel and i absolutely love your content! Ive been wanting to try making my own patterns so thank you sooo much for the tips and humor! 😂❤
Ooh, welcome to the channel! Glad you liked it, obviously this is just one random person's way of doing things but I do hope it was useful <3
Such lovely makes; all of em!
Excellent video. Thank you. Since my son's diagnosis, I've come to realise that I am also ND. I am thinking starting a flosstube, and your videos are really helping me get my thoughts in order.
It's an all-too-common situation I think, for us older folks to only be finding out late. Still, got to be thankful that we're making progress I suppose, and hopefully kids like your son will have an easier time of things. Do give the Flosstube thing a go! You might love it, you might hate it and stop immediately, and either way is totally fine. Life is for trying stuff and finding out what makes you happy!
I like to use my trolley needle on my left thumb flat side down. It’s so helpful I need to tame a wavy stitch. It also helps when I’m using a 26 needle, the fat needle eye helps the thread line flat. Great info.
I've not really been able to get the hang of it on my thumb yet but have been wearing it on my ring finger a lot! Seems to vary from person to person, but whatever works for us right? :D
You did great! I love hand embroidery!
It's beautiful, I love it!
I think I mentioned this in a comment last night, but I'm gonna try loom knitting first. I'm definitely intimated by using the needles & patterns! I feel like I'd follow charts more easily, since I'm a visual learner, but life can surprise you 😅
Love the under shelf hooks! I’ve been trying to get to something like this but didn’t know it existed!! Thank you so much!
They are such a gamechanger! After doing this I also convinced husband to buy some for our kitchen cupboards too and now everything has a place 😄
I don't really use Aida anymore it shreds my thread.. but I noticed that over the past couple of years DMC thread seems to break very easily now🤔
Interesting, can't say I've had problems with the normal stranded cotton (touch wood) although I did have a skein of Coloris that was just like fluff and broke at any opportunity. Never seen it happen since so whether it's falling standards or I just got incredibly unlucky...who knows 🤷♀️
Michelle! I have been absent from KZread, Instagram, basically all crafty social media for so long! I had a bad injury & my crafty mojo totally disappeared. It's slowly coming back now, so here I am! So, I did watch a few videos past this one before, but I'd skipped this cause I kept telling myself, & others, that I had zero interest in knitting cause I crochet. Now I'm curious! 😅 I actually got a set of knitting loons to try cause that seems easier. After I get the hang of that, I'm gonna try the needles. Thank you for enabling my curiosities & I can't wait to get caught up on the videos I've missed of yours for like a year 😮 (time flies, what the heck?!) Happy crafting! 😊
Oh no! I hope you're feeling much better now! I did wonder where you'd gone although, you know me, I fully empathise with people just disappearing for months on end. Life is a lot, sometimes 😅 I fully believe you can knit, actually have never used a loom so I can't say whether it's easier or harder or has actual transferable skills to "normal" knitting but you'll have to report in and let me know. Being able to do both is great, no pattern will be off limits! You shall conquer the whole yarny world! 💪
Great video showing all the ways that variegated floss can be used. I personally use it very seldom because I usually do not care for the results. I prefer to plan my stitching so I know I'll have a piece that I like instead of hoping for the best with variegated threads. Subtle changes can quite nice but I can get that more often than I choose if my cat sit on my work when I wasn't looking. (yes, I stitch with a lint roller close by. LOL) I doubt I'll ever show my work since it would often have extra "fiber" included; for most shows, I believe it to be a disqualifier. I do love the piece at the end. It is an example of how the variegation would be an asset despite the surprise results.
I'm definitely with you on this and use it very sparingly. This video was in response to some talk in my Discord server where I realised people are afraid to use it, so I wanted to show that you can just experiment and it's ok! There is no right and wrong, only personal preference for how the finished piece looks. We have no pets but I do have long hair so...um...yeah I'm with you on that part too 😂
Me watching this video.."ohh add to basket....that looks good to, add to basket....and that..."😂 I couldn't find any tail end weavers in the UK though, I will need to do a more in depth search for those 😊 I usually end up having to half weave the needle through and then re-threading it as I leave the yarn shorter than the needle so it unthreads when I try to weave the ends in, I do not like starting a new thread for 1-2 final stitches.
Hmm I tried to do a quick search and also couldn't immediately find any, that's a surprise to me! Seems like the trick is to make an american friend and then have a big milestone birthday...have you tried that? 😂
@@TheGiddyStitcher We do have a friend who moved to Texas. I may have to ask them to try and bring me one over next time they pop back to the UK.
I use notion daily for work, and it’s the thing that kept me afloat during grad school. This is a great use that I’ll have to try! 😊
Inner Lock canvas is thinner than Mono-Canvas. Mono Canvas is thicker and more expensive than Inner Lock canvas and will give your project a more polished expensive look than Inner Lock, in my opinion. I would go with the Mono Canvas for sure.
Ok so your comment sounds knowledgeable and is in favour of switching, there's at least one other comment that sounds knowledgeable but thinks interlock will be great, so I still have no idea haha. Will give it a go and see, and keep shopping for a good place to get the mono canvas for when it all inevitably goes wrong. Thank you for the advice on the difference!
On the "canvas work" thing, I think it depends on where you're from. We call it Needlepoint over here.
I love the intro, ha ha ha. So funny, the knitted starship Enterprise was hilarious and cute. (I'm a big Star Trek fan since the Picard series started.) And the Marie needle minders and ear rings were a scream, what a creative mind she has. I love your channel. I hope you can put in some footage of your vacation. Have a great time and stay safe!!!
We had the BEST time thank you, although I did return home to find I was in trouble for surprising Marie like that ;) I'm sure I'll find opportunities to add some cruise photos somewhere...
No makeup, bad hair, don't care. You ***shouldn't*** care if you're comfortable without the makeup. If you want to wear it, fine. If not, also fine. P.S. Hair in a simple tail never looks bad.
hi michelle! 👋firstly, i hope you are having / had a great cruise! secondly, your video made me super happy - i think it's partly because you mention all the mistakes and restarts, partly because how eclectic your crafting is, all very relatable. i also just love your personality, dang it! (not complaining) i really need to look into that emotional support chicken, presto! L.O.L., as in lots of love 🤓💗
We had an amazing time thank you! I'm currently in the "being home is bad and I immediately want to book another holiday but they're too expensive" stage, although it should pass by the end of this week 😅 Dunno about you but mistakes and restarts are very much an everyday part of my crafting life, so it seems silly to try and edit them away or avoid mentioning them. I want newbies at things to know it's ok if they mess things up, you can still end up with a great project in the end. Speaking of, I started my chicken on the cruise and definitely made a mess of that in parts already...I blame the all-inclusive cocktails.
I am in reading this book at the moment on my Kindle . I love Errol he is super cute .I rmember your cogs hahahahah wow !
Yeah that project has been dragging on for...<dramatic pause>...quite some time! I am determined, though! I will not be defeated!
@@TheGiddyStitcher 🤣😂🤣
Loved Loved Loved your cruise wear last year and can’t wait to see this year in action on the deck and dance floor…..BON Voyage My Dears!
Thank you Sherry, we had a fantastic time, Dave's gone on record and said it was his favourite holiday ever so that's some high praise! We certainly did spend some time on that dance floor, some of it quite wobbly as we had a rough sea during the silent disco! Great times, gutted to be back home 😅
Hi there. Thanks for posting a link to this video on Midsummer Stitch. I have been looking for this kind of information for a while. I don't have a channel, but I have been thinking about it a lot. You are so easy to listen to and clearly have this figured out. So glad I found your channel.
Welcome to the channel, happy you found it useful <3 I think making videos is something you can never quite be sure if you'll enjoy or not, so why not just give it a go and find out. Maybe you'll hate it and only make one or two and then stop, but at least you tried something new! That's what life is all about :)
Thank you, Michelle, for your lovely shout-out! 😍 I got a lot of new subscribers recently , so thanks!🙏🏼 Those speckled socks are so cool! I love that autumn 🍂 full coverage you're working on! It's magical.
Happy to hear it's going well! I don't comment much these days because socialling is hard, but I always enjoy a creepy lurk on your videos for what that's worth 😂
First of all, I have all the blushes, thank you! Some lovely words to hear :) Secondly, yes I think weaving is a very good idea (enable enable) and thirdly - that purple dress is everything! It's spectacular, it's perfect and I love it on you!
All from the heart, you know I love your videos! Happy to report the dress performed admirably although I did wear it to a silent disco which was maybe a bad (read: sweaty) call. Got complimented by the waiter on dress to impress night though! 😎 (that loom you suggested a bit ago is on the Christmas list, we'll see how that goes)
Shane's blue chicken? Stardew chicken?
Excellent guesses! But no, this one is a bit more personal. Already started and I'm looking forward to showing her off soon! :D
Your dresses look brilliant! This may be a summary of several months of progress but you seem to be up to so many crafts ! I really like the channels you shared as well..I find myself not having enough time in the day to admire all the wonderful things but one can try !! Enjoy your trip!!
Oh same, same, there are too many people making way too many amazing things to keep up with! It's fun to try, but I'm pretty sure it would take at least 72 more hours in each day to keep up with all my faves. We had a brilliant holiday, thank you :D
Love the video, especially the intro! Sorry that you got Covid in the first place and that it knocked you out so hard. I gave up on both years of the Peppermint Purple Blackwork Sal that I tried. And my Discworld project is not as far along as yours. Nice job with all the projects! Hope you are having an amazing time and look forward to hearing all about it.
Genuinely very glad to hear I'm not the furthest behind on the Discworld MAL, lol! I actually ended up making a last-second change to the plan and took that Peppermint Purple one away with us...sadly the amount I got done on it was underwhelming. But still, the motivation remains now we're back! :D p.s. oh you WILL hear all about it, haha
I love your channel I literally ran across it yesterday and I'm totally hooked om your energy and your love for dabbling into multiple different crafts ❤
Aw thank you! Welcome to the channel! I'm definitely a natural dabbler, variety is the spice of life and all that (and also we live in a small town so it keeps me occupied 😅). Which crafts do you get up to?
Personally, I started with bobbins and installed the flosses the same way you would do with a floss drop as I was going. It can in fact become quite bulky in the box but found it to be more cheaper than buying new floss drops
When working with a pattern that is supported in Pattern Keeper, can you change up the colors and it will display your pattern in the new colors? I found a pattern i like but want to see what it'll look like with a different color scheme.
Great question! Apologies for the slow reply, we were away on our honeymoon :D The answer is yes. Once your pattern is loaded in, from the main screen you can tap on the hamburger menu under your pattern thumbnail and go to "edit legend". It would take a while on a big pattern with lots of colours, but is simple enough to do. Hope that helps!
This was awesome. Could you explain what black work is
Hi! Thanks for watching, sorry for the delayed answer. But blackwork is just another type of embroidery, mostly done with backstitch or double running stitch, I really enjoy it and find it very relaxing. I did make a video on it here but fair warning that was a long time ago when I was still quite new, so it might be a bit awkward 😅 kzread.info/dash/bejne/m6yt3NmJoau7dLA.html
Love the poncho! Enjoy your trip!
I got covid I October and spent the last 10 days on a ventilator and then having the craziest hallucinations in icu. Thank you for saying its taking you a while to get back into things. I'm only just starting to catch up on YT. Today I washed my cross stitch WIPs.
Speaking of old projects, I started a Winnie the Pooh xstitch project when I was pregnant with my son - I’m a little more than half way now, and he just turned 15 😂😅
This makes me feel so much better you have no idea 😅
And the Tubie award for best intro by a Multi in 2024 goes to.....! gawd I love you.
I know the canvas work you showed as Bargello embroidery!
@@MidnightSunPonyPal yes! As far as I know, bargello is a subset of needlepoint/canvas work with more specific stitches. @gettheetothestitchery has a video with her trying out bargello that I enjoyed.
@@moongriffin55555 That's the video that I recognised it from! It inspired me and I've ended up doing a couple of Bargello projects!
I still need to get my grubby little mits on some discworld patterns. But at least now, it's narrowed down to 3
Over in the USA canvas work is definitely mostly called needlepoint. May be called different things depending on where you are? I had an equally hard time finding good info on it online/KZread. What I've noticed here in USA is that there tend to be dedicated needlepoint stores, with there big selling point being painted canvas. I'm not sure how common these stores are in the UK? When I branched out from cross stitch to needlepoint I found a really helpful book in my local library titled "The Needlepoint Book". It does a pretty good job of giving a crash corse in the subject and also about 2/3 of it are just different stitches you can use beyond the traditional tent stitch/continental/basket weave. In regards to mono vs interlock, I suspect mono is kind of the default? It's single strands woven with nothing securing the junctions, so it's often recommend to be worked on a frame to prevent warping. Interlock has an additional thread that secures each junction, so it should be a bit more stable, and less prone to unraveling. Sounds like you accidentally got canvas that might actually work out better for you!
hello moongriffin55555! Agree with all you said vis a vis needlepoint/canvaswork/tapestry (but don't let a tapestry weaver hear you call it tapestry 🤯 lol). Your book is serving you well! I consider the three tent stitches (half cross, continental & basket weave) to be all the stitches I need LOL. I gave up embroidery & crewel for a reason LOL. I agree there is a decided deficit on KZread with needlepoint content.... As a KZread creator in another "community" with a small following when I returned to stitching after a long absence and my first obsessions was needlepoint, I naturally turned to KZread for some community fix. Huh. Aside from designers, LNPs, tutorials.... there's just not much to binge on. No fellow Pointers. My theory is 1) it's a MUCH smaller niche of stitchers, mainly due to expense of painted canvasses, wools/silks, plus paying people to finish, which is a huge thing. I've been "finishing" whatever I make myself since... cough cough 1975, and I don't think I'll stop LOL. And 2) they're all on instagram. My search for a needlepoint community led me to "flosstube" so that's why I'm now also doing CCXS, not to mention Tunisian crochet, converting charts in needlepoint books to cross stitch (😯) and, stop please stop LOL. Someday I may set aside my other KZread channel, which is admittedly being ignored because who has time?, and just start "Stitching Down the Rabbit Hole". If you want to truly see some inspiration / eye candy / possibilities for just buying canvas and jumping in... look on ebay, Amazon and other sites for needle point books by Kaffe Fasset, Beth Russell, Jill Gordon, Glorafilia, or Erica Wilson. Yum. Sorry MG + lots of five's to hi-jack your comment section, and to you Michelle , and to but I just had tah. LOL. Best wishes. xoxoxo
@@StitchingDowntheRabbitHole thanks for the tips! Im also in the camp of, I'm finishing this myself be cause the alternative is how much $$$!? Second hand seems like a good way to save money on projects. I found two awesome painted canvas this month at a crafting thrift store for a fraction of the price I would have paid at a Local Needlepoint Shop.
Yay for a longer video and for honey moons! Hope you had a wonderful time 💜💜💜
Your predicted reaction was spot on😂 Lovely video🤍
Haha, yeah sorry I'm a bit of a lurker rather than a commenter. What a creep 😂
BEST. INTRO. EVER. Love!
Best crossstitch item I own.
Magnifiers and lights. I am 68 and my eyesight is not what is was so these are essential for me. Big point, please get a daylight bulb or equivalent to help with colour matching. I prefer a magnifier surrounded by a ring light which is also multi angled. The one I use fits into a clamp by my sewing machine. It adds light when I am machining and can be easily brought into play when I need to unpick, sew buttons etc. My lamp came with the G clamp and a weighted base, which is brilliant for when I want to quickly pull it out of the clamp and slot it into the base near my hand sewing chair. It was just under £30 from Amazon. I have had expensive ones but found them no better, in fact having the magnifier and light combined rather than on separate stalks is fantastic.
Thread Magic of some sort I love, but I don’t use it for embroidery. It is fantastic for adding strength and ease so I find it a must for sewing buttons and when I hand stitch buttonholes. For the latter I don’t want to be using several shorter threads so it is brilliant for stopping tangles, keeping my stitches looking smoother and saving the tread from needle eye friction when using cheaper needles. It also comes in useful when adding buttons, beads and other 3D items to a piece of stitchery. Also it lasts for ages. One other aspect is that I find it less sticky or greasy than using wax to protect thread.