I think that would help with the oval hoops that are too large but for the most part I don't need to use binding tape when I use regular embroidery hoops.
Love it all.... I quilted filor years and have been working decades of scraps...using 3 layers .fabric batting and iron on stabilizer..embroider ..bead etc ..finish off with ric tac rac and make all my greeting cards... I have new ideas now...Thank You. 😘🇨🇦
Fabric that just refuses to stay tight, I cut srips from the rubbery feeling shelf liner and wrap the bottom hoop. The rubbery liner grabs the fabric and hangs on.
Hi Nichole, you give me So many ideas For my channel. So beautiful, you are doing a fantastic job. I preordered ❤❤ the book. I can't wait to receive your book. I have all your books. I love it!!❤
@@Wildboho A few years ago, I became addicted to white work. Aryshire, Dresdan, needlelace. I lucked out and got some 40 abroder from Lacis (OMG, I could spend my life savings there. I did get a good start on it!) But in researching techniques from 17 & 18th century, I was gobsmacked to see that sewing thread at 30 was ENORMOUS! Rope almost. The thread used then was 300-800!!!😲 I found some 180/3 and undid the plies. I undid pieces of 40 abroder. I also looked everywhere for nonmartinized thread, no luck. Flower thread just didn't work. My husband thought I had lost my mind when I finally got a couple teeny tiny eyelets to look nice. I accepted my fate and made peace with having to use modern threads. I couldn't get my satin stitch to look as puffy, smooth and perfect. Then I came across something from a 19th century book that described how some women used an aficot. Afterlooking it up, I got a piece of deer antler and smoothed and polished it. I used it to polish my satin stitches, then, face down on batting covered with an old soft pillow case, I steamed it. Ta Da. My grandkids asked me what was I going to make. NOTHING! By the time I finally got alot figured out, I had scratched that itch. One Aryshpire type christening gown would've taken me 5 years. I love it, always will, but that was more of a quest. This summer, I want to play with Derwent Inktense and embroidery. The pencils are ink and permanent so you put it on like a water color pencil, only these are very vibrant and once dry you can add more on top to add dimension. Then embroider whatever tickles my fancy. It's been a while since my fancy has really been tickled!😉 I'm enjoying the videos, please keep them coming.
@@AVTothI have read your comment through three times .I bet you have the most fantastic collection of fascinating important assorted collection of needlework .I love it when we delve back to discover how things were originally discovered. I'm into the humble button at the moment .Such a simple item that we dont even notice. But look back to original fastenings and away we go on an incredible journey .I love my Dorset buttons ,that I'm still trying to master. Theres so much to learn ,another itch to scratch .
@@judepicton6252 YES! I never knew that buttonhole isn't the actual buttonhole stitch one uses to make a buttonhole. I LOVE old needlework books. Mrs. Beetons, old(pre-sewing machines) sewng books. Encyclopedia of Needlework by Thérèse de Dillmont, Encyclopedia of Victorian Needlework, Priscilla, Weldons. I learned how important shaping by pressing is. It never occurred to me that the shape would actually stay after laundering. Gathers, I sewed for years, gathers I used 2 rows of basting and pulled in the gathers. No no no. I learned how to make a proper gather and, I'd never heard of this, stroking the gather. OMG, they come out perfect! I learned about the actual buttonhole stitch by reading, and falling in love with Hedebo. The YT tutorials and blogs I don't much care for regarding anything using a cutwork type embroidery because they use, and not just for demonstration, fine fabric but don't use similar wt thread. The work looks clunky even if the technique is good. I saw a terrific article on Dorset buttons in a needlework magazine I used to get and for the life of me I can't remember the name of it. AGHH!@#*%# I hate that. I loved them. If you aren't familiar with Tenerife lace you might check that out for ideas for patterns. I know EXACTLY what you mean about closures and fasteners. I love old westerns but I want to scream every time the rancher's wife turns around and you can see the ZIPPER! Have you ever used floche embroidery thread? DMC for sure & Coates (?) Make it. I love doing shadow work with it because the colors are vibrant. I have amassed a collection I should be ashamed of because I'll never use most of it but Lacis sells, or did I havent ordered in a few years, beautiful linen. I lost control for a little while😉 mostly because they are hard to find fabrics and I just wanted to touch them, play with them. When I was under the influence of "pulled thread" embroidery I was having drapes made. My designer brought a box of swatches and I couldn't pay attention. She was talking about drapery styles and I was looking at the swatches thinking "Oh, I could do a drawn thread border with hemstitch. Then I could make little samples of the different types of pulled thread stitches, like used in Dresden or Schwalm. I could just embroider different flowers on the pieces not even close to even weave. Then I could find the different kind of faggot stitches and join all these together. etc etc etc". My mind a million miles away. I stopped her, explained what had distracted me and asked her to please start over. She did and somewhere around possible Roman shades I was thinking "I could make pin cushions! My granny taught me the best way to keep your needles or pins from rusting is to save your hair when you get it cut. Clean hair has just enough oil to prevent rusting and just like I did with my kids diaper pins, if a pin or needle is not going through smoothly, just run it through your hair a few times and PRESTO CHANGO, your needle/pin will go through your fabric slick as a whistle! (I don't know why smooth & fast is 'slick as a whistle' but my father always said it, and he was the most perfect man I ever knew, so I use it too.) And in conclusion, I'm so glad you liked my comment and now you're probably sorry you did. I didn't intend to write a manuscript but kindred spirits are wonderful. In addition to my giant book collection, "Granny, why do you need this many books"?, Lacis also has a giant assortment of needles. Vintage, antique or rare. Good condition and reasonably priced. I have tiny guage glover's needles. I'd never seen one but they are terrific. They have, and now I have, the elusive #28 tapestry needle. And many, many more. I got a tambor hoop and the finest guages of tambor needles/hooks I could find. I knit and crochet and my grandmother gave me her hooks for chrochet, 15 & 17 they are tiny. She gave me the sterling tatting shuttle that came from England with her mother. While learning to knit socks, I became fascinated with how small knitting needles come and so when I saw they come, not only in size 0, for some socks but all the way to 6-0, that's size 000000. Those led me to Herbert Niebling, he was a genius knitted lace designer. His creations are just mind boggling. They are incredibly difficult mostly because they hadn't been translated from German. I have decided to keep my lace knitting to Estonian wraps and shawls. I have two things I fantasize about, have the supplies to do but rheumatoid arthritis ha4s taken them from me. One was to knit a wedding ring shawl. They are usually Russian Orenburg or Estonian and the full size, one should be able to put a corner in the ring and pull the whole shawl through the ring. My other dream was to knit a pair of socks like the governess in "Anna Karenina", I think, anyway they are done like double knitting, I have the instructions, and if done correctly, after the last side is bound off, you have 2 socks, knit one inside the other and you magically pull sock #2 from inside sock #1. I wish you great luck with your button adventure. The possibilities of sizes and materials for both button and frame. I saw an article that showed buttons for ladies scanties made from fabric wrapped around fabric or batting scraps. LET THE SCRATCHING COMMENCE❗
My lucky day today. I happened to find this video. Question. For a beginner who loves mixed media, arty, art and junk journalling also love embroidery what would be the beginner book of yours to buy first ? I have the really old old old needle and embroidery book that I love.
So Needles Out! is the most mixed media of the books. My second one touches on texture and dimension and the first one introduces collage and appliqué with embroidery. I hope this helps!
Beading needles are great for beading projects but for most of my work, I'm using a needle with beads and I'm going through several layers of fabric so they aren't strong enough!
That is an excellent question with a frustrating answer because, no, bugle beads do not all have the same size holes. Just like with seed beads, there are different sizes of bugle beads. And even more frustrating, within the same pack of beads, you'll have some that slip over the needle no problem at all and some that break because of trying to force them over the needle! Can you tell I speak from personal experience?! This is why my thinnest needle looks so wonky!!
@@Wildboho oh wow, this bead stuff is overwhelming to me as a beginner 😂 Your seed bead info was super helpful. I think i will buy a couple of the boxes of misc beads from the vendor you listed with the video…that should give me a better feel for all types. Thanks so much. I have your first book which has been very inspiring. Looking forward to getting the other two💖
Hi. I am an person of Bohemian origin who really hates people misusing the word. "Boho" is ridiculous. Bohemians are from Czechoslovakia. Some migrated to Texas. They are not hippie woo- woo . People misuse boho like they misused indigenous peoples names on football teams.
I can see your point . So many people admire difrent qualities in cultural groups.. gypsy caravan bright folk art with rich coloured fabrics. The names on sport jerseys were selected to give power and strength to the wearer. I liked the woman of colour on my syrup bottle. She looked happy and made the best syrup. I miss some of the things from the past and didn't think less of anyone for this advertising.
Every culture gets poked at once in a while. And their are all kinds of pokes. I'm a older white woman. One of the most looked over and demeaned groups ... for the most part we are to disgusting to even be put on packaging or have a name on a jersey unless it's completely degrading. And people go along with it. For an example needle art groups at our art center is laughingly called stitch and bitch. Funny thing about it all the galls laugh at the name. Sadly enough with everyone being offended and holding a torch for the cause we loose sight of the good in things .
I also make my bamboo hoop fit really snug by wrapping the bottom hoop in a very thin gauze or cheese cloth.
It’s good practice to bind your inner ring evenly with binding tape. This protects your fabric and improves the hoops grip. X
I think that would help with the oval hoops that are too large but for the most part I don't need to use binding tape when I use regular embroidery hoops.
Excellent lesson for us beginners! Thanks so much. 😉👍❤
My pleasure!
Binding your hoops will prevent all that slipping and not tightening.
I was thinking of recommending the exact same thing
Love it all.... I quilted filor years and have been working decades of scraps...using 3 layers .fabric batting and iron on stabilizer..embroider ..bead etc ..finish off with ric tac rac and make all my greeting cards... I have new ideas now...Thank You.
😘🇨🇦
Oh that's so awesome to hear! And a great use of all of your saved bits and bobs!
Love your precious needle and that fabric 💜!
Fabric that just refuses to stay tight, I cut srips from the rubbery feeling shelf liner and wrap the bottom hoop. The rubbery liner grabs the fabric and hangs on.
Excellent tip! Thank you for sharing that!
You can try wrapping the bottom hoop with a narrow scrap of fabric or bias tape to keep the fabric tight as you work.
That spotted fabric would be fabulous on the back of a jean jacket in between the main back panel. I love your channel. Just subbed.
Oh my word, YES! That would look amazing!!!
Hi Nichole, you give me So many ideas For my channel. So beautiful, you are doing a fantastic job.
I preordered ❤❤ the book. I can't wait to receive your book. I have all your books. I love it!!❤
Yay! Thank you!
OMG, that fabric! Spotted Grafitti! Gorgeous!
Fun fabrics...wow, easy tips to follow.😅Ann, Florida fan
Thank you! A bare bones guide should definitely be easy to follow along with! :)
I have preordered your new book and am counting down the days!
Thank you so much! You and me both!
Really love your tulip bent needle they work brilliantly ..great video
Love your video thank you! Have to find more. 😊
Thank you so much!
Thank you, good video. Eager to try and add beads to my embroidery projects❤🎉
thank you
I. Love. This. Video!
Awwww....thank you so much!
Love it!!!!!❤
Thank you!!!
I love cotton abroder, DMC.
Isn't it awesome?! One of my favorite threads!
@@Wildboho A few years ago, I became addicted to white work. Aryshire, Dresdan, needlelace. I lucked out and got some 40 abroder from Lacis (OMG, I could spend my life savings there. I did get a good start on it!) But in researching techniques from 17 & 18th century, I was gobsmacked to see that sewing thread at 30 was ENORMOUS! Rope almost. The thread used then was 300-800!!!😲 I found some 180/3 and undid the plies. I undid pieces of 40 abroder. I also looked everywhere for nonmartinized thread, no luck. Flower thread just didn't work. My husband thought I had lost my mind when I finally got a couple teeny tiny eyelets to look nice. I accepted my fate and made peace with having to use modern threads. I couldn't get my satin stitch to look as puffy, smooth and perfect. Then I came across something from a 19th century book that described how some women used an aficot. Afterlooking it up, I got a piece of deer antler and smoothed and polished it. I used it to polish my satin stitches, then, face down on batting covered with an old soft pillow case, I steamed it. Ta Da. My grandkids asked me what was I going to make. NOTHING! By the time I finally got alot figured out, I had scratched that itch. One Aryshpire type christening gown would've taken me 5 years. I love it, always will, but that was more of a quest.
This summer, I want to play with Derwent Inktense and embroidery. The pencils are ink and permanent so you put it on like a water color pencil, only these are very vibrant and once dry you can add more on top to add dimension. Then embroider whatever tickles my fancy. It's been a while since my fancy has really been tickled!😉 I'm enjoying the videos, please keep them coming.
@@AVTothI have read your comment through three times .I bet you have the most fantastic collection of fascinating important assorted collection of needlework .I love it when we delve back to discover how things were originally discovered. I'm into the humble button at the moment .Such a simple item that we dont even notice. But look back to original fastenings and away we go on an incredible journey .I love my Dorset buttons ,that I'm still trying to master. Theres so much to learn ,another itch to scratch .
@@judepicton6252 YES! I never knew that buttonhole isn't the actual buttonhole stitch one uses to make a buttonhole. I LOVE old needlework books. Mrs. Beetons, old(pre-sewing machines) sewng books. Encyclopedia of Needlework by Thérèse de Dillmont, Encyclopedia of Victorian Needlework, Priscilla, Weldons. I learned how important shaping by pressing is. It never occurred to me that the shape would actually stay after laundering. Gathers, I sewed for years, gathers I used 2 rows of basting and pulled in the gathers. No no no. I learned how to make a proper gather and, I'd never heard of this, stroking the gather. OMG, they come out perfect! I learned about the actual buttonhole stitch by reading, and falling in love with Hedebo. The YT tutorials and blogs I don't much care for regarding anything using a cutwork type embroidery because they use, and not just for demonstration, fine fabric but don't use similar wt thread. The work looks clunky even if the technique is good.
I saw a terrific article on Dorset buttons in a needlework magazine I used to get and for the life of me I can't remember the name of it. AGHH!@#*%# I hate that. I loved them. If you aren't familiar with Tenerife lace you might check that out for ideas for patterns. I know EXACTLY what you mean about closures and fasteners. I love old westerns but I want to scream every time the rancher's wife turns around and you can see the ZIPPER! Have you ever used floche embroidery thread? DMC for sure & Coates (?) Make it. I love doing shadow work with it because the colors are vibrant.
I have amassed a collection I should be ashamed of because I'll never use most of it but Lacis sells, or did I havent ordered in a few years, beautiful linen. I lost control for a little while😉 mostly because they are hard to find fabrics and I just wanted to touch them, play with them. When I was under the influence of "pulled thread" embroidery I was having drapes made. My designer brought a box of swatches and I couldn't pay attention. She was talking about drapery styles and I was looking at the swatches thinking "Oh, I could do a drawn thread border with hemstitch. Then I could make little samples of the different types of pulled thread stitches, like used in Dresden or Schwalm. I could just embroider different flowers on the pieces not even close to even weave. Then I could find the different kind of faggot stitches and join all these together. etc etc etc". My mind a million miles away. I stopped her, explained what had distracted me and asked her to please start over. She did and somewhere around possible Roman shades I was thinking "I could make pin cushions! My granny taught me the best way to keep your needles or pins from rusting is to save your hair when you get it cut. Clean hair has just enough oil to prevent rusting and just like I did with my kids diaper pins, if a pin or needle is not going through smoothly, just run it through your hair a few times and PRESTO CHANGO, your needle/pin will go through your fabric slick as a whistle!
(I don't know why smooth & fast is 'slick as a whistle' but my father always said it, and he was the most perfect man I ever knew, so I use it too.)
And in conclusion, I'm so glad you liked my comment and now you're probably sorry you did. I didn't intend to write a manuscript but kindred spirits are wonderful. In addition to my giant book collection, "Granny, why do you need this many books"?, Lacis also has a giant assortment of needles. Vintage, antique or rare. Good condition and reasonably priced. I have tiny guage glover's needles. I'd never seen one but they are terrific. They have, and now I have, the elusive #28 tapestry needle. And many, many more. I got a tambor hoop and the finest guages of tambor needles/hooks I could find. I knit and crochet and my grandmother gave me her hooks for chrochet, 15 & 17 they are tiny. She gave me the sterling tatting shuttle that came from England with her mother. While learning to knit socks, I became fascinated with how small knitting needles come and so when I saw they come, not only in size 0, for some socks but all the way to 6-0, that's size 000000. Those led me to Herbert Niebling, he was a genius knitted lace designer. His creations are just mind boggling. They are incredibly difficult mostly because they hadn't been translated from German. I have decided to keep my lace knitting to Estonian wraps and shawls. I have two things I fantasize about, have the supplies to do but rheumatoid arthritis ha4s taken them from me. One was to knit a wedding ring shawl. They are usually Russian Orenburg or Estonian and the full size, one should be able to put a corner in the ring and pull the whole shawl through the ring. My other dream was to knit a pair of socks like the governess in "Anna Karenina", I think, anyway they are done like double knitting, I have the instructions, and if done correctly, after the last side is bound off, you have 2 socks, knit one inside the other and you magically pull sock #2 from inside sock #1.
I wish you great luck with your button adventure. The possibilities of sizes and materials for both button and frame. I saw an article that showed buttons for ladies scanties made from fabric wrapped around fabric or batting scraps. LET THE SCRATCHING COMMENCE❗
Line your hoops with white cotton basting tape and your slippage will decrease immensely
Thank you!
Use another piece of cloth cotton or muslin under your top cloth this make it tighter 🌹
My lucky day today. I happened to find this video.
Question. For a beginner who loves mixed media, arty, art and junk journalling also love embroidery what would be the beginner book of yours to buy first ?
I have the really old old old needle and embroidery book that I love.
So Needles Out! is the most mixed media of the books. My second one touches on texture and dimension and the first one introduces collage and appliqué with embroidery. I hope this helps!
Could you use just regular knitting wools? I have seen some lovely stubby natural ones.
You absolutely can use the same yarn that you would knit with! As long as you can thread it through a needle, you can stitch with it!
You know they make beading needles right, very thin.
Beading needles are great for beading projects but for most of my work, I'm using a needle with beads and I'm going through several layers of fabric so they aren't strong enough!
QUESTION Do the bugle beads come in different size holes? I saw the different lengths, but do all have same size holes. Love your videos! Thank you!
That is an excellent question with a frustrating answer because, no, bugle beads do not all have the same size holes. Just like with seed beads, there are different sizes of bugle beads. And even more frustrating, within the same pack of beads, you'll have some that slip over the needle no problem at all and some that break because of trying to force them over the needle! Can you tell I speak from personal experience?! This is why my thinnest needle looks so wonky!!
@@Wildboho oh wow, this bead stuff is overwhelming to me as a beginner 😂 Your seed bead info was super helpful. I think i will buy a couple of the boxes of misc beads from the vendor you listed with the video…that should give me a better feel for all types. Thanks so much. I have your first book which has been very inspiring. Looking forward to getting the other two💖
Hi. I am an person of Bohemian origin who really hates people misusing the word. "Boho" is ridiculous. Bohemians are from Czechoslovakia. Some migrated to Texas. They are not hippie woo- woo . People misuse boho like they misused indigenous peoples names on football teams.
Thank you for sharing your perspective
The bohemian description as colorful off kilter people is from London in the post WW1 era, when the not aristos and artists lived in London.
@ccbarr58
I didn’t know this. Thank you
I can see your point . So many people admire difrent qualities in cultural groups.. gypsy caravan bright folk art with rich coloured fabrics.
The names on sport jerseys were selected to give power and strength to the wearer.
I liked the woman of colour on my syrup bottle. She looked happy and made the best syrup. I miss some of the things from the past and didn't think less of anyone for this advertising.
Every culture gets poked at once in a while. And their are all kinds of pokes. I'm a older white woman. One of the most looked over and demeaned groups ... for the most part we are to disgusting to even be put on packaging or have a name on a jersey unless it's completely degrading. And people go along with it.
For an example needle art groups at our art center is laughingly called stitch and bitch. Funny thing about it all the galls laugh at the name. Sadly enough with everyone being offended and holding a torch for the cause we loose sight of the good in things .