Beginner's Guide to Cross Stitch Needles | Caterpillar Cross Stitch
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- In this week's video, Ford talks through how to decide on the right needle for a project! Learn about the different types and sizes available and cross stitch with confidence. If you're new to flosstube and cross stitch, or more experienced, you'll find plenty of stitching ideas and inspiration here!
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Dear Ford, I've only just noticed that you answer every comment. That must be very time consuming, but as a recipient, thank you. It makes me feel very special from a very special person.. Just a heart will do instead of a comment for this.😂
We will add this to our list of videos! Thank you for watching!
Thank you for time and sharing your knowledge!
Of course! Thanks for watching!
I've been cross-stitching for 35 years and I still watch these 'beginner' videos because I never know when I'm going to pick up a useful tip. Today it was keeping a sharp needle on my needleminder to pierce the fabric when I need to. I have a 14ct kit that has a TON of fractional stitches and it's just painful to get that size 24 needle through the middle sometimes (literally, I can't tell you how many times I've jammed the needle into my finger). Tonight I'm going to grab one of my hand sewing needles and see if that doesn't make it easier. Thanks Ford!
There's so much to learn isn't there! Thanks for watching!
Thank you so much you answered my question. I love your videos. I have been stitching along time but your videos tell me better ways to stitch. Again thank you!
So glad you're enjoying them! Thank you for watching and for the kind comments and questions!
Thanks Ford, I really appreciate your videos.
Thank you for watching!
Why have I never received the genius advice about the last digits of the fabric count and the needle? Mind blown!
Thanks for watching!
I've been doing a lot of "over 1" stiching on 25 and 28 count fabric. I find a slightly larger needle (26 or 24) actually works best for me. But it does make the process of running the end of the threads under stitches more difficult. So I use that trick of switching the needle too! But I've also gone back to your pin stitch video and I've been using that method lately. Thanks for always teaching me something!
Hi Nugget!
I agree that a larger needle than the conventional wisdom would suggest is often helpful here. Glad you're finding my videos useful! I do love feeling useful. Thanks for watching!
Great video! And here I thought I knew all about needles😊
I had to resist the urge to go all the way down the rabbit hole and make an hour long video! Thank you so much for watching!
Super helpful information, thank you ^.^
Very glad you found it helpful! Thank you for watching!
I'm a beginner at cross-stitch, and this was very helpful.
So glad to hear that! Thanks for watching!
Thank you so much!
You're so very welcome! Thank you for watching!
Thanks Ford. ❤
Thanks for watching!
Thank you for sharing this information. Extremely helpful for me.
Of course! Glad to be of service! Thanks for watching!
Great information, Ford. Learned several new things.
So glad to hear that! Thank you for watching!
Great information. Thank you Ford
Thank you for watching and commenting!
Thank you for this, I never realised that the last digit of the fabric marries up with the needle.
It's an easy way to remember the rule of thumb, for sure!
Thank you so much for sharing this information ! My question is how to use the Corner Guide in Cross stitch? A demo would be greatly appreciated, thank you...
I'll add it to the list of video ideas! Thanks for the suggestion and thanks for watching!
Was wondering your thoughts on the Sullivan ball tip needles. Haven’t yet tried them myself.
I've used them before. I really like them when working on black or dark colored fabric especially; it's much easier to see the tip of the needle when trying to find the correct hole on the underside of the fabric.
They're kinda expensive and the finish on them wears off quickly compared to the Bohin needles that are my favorite.
I have been using Aida cloth from Joanne’s, but recently bought some from Michael’s because I had a rewards voucher. The same needle used on the Joanne’s cloth falls out of the Michael’s cloth, and the Michael’s cloth is also stiffer. I had no idea there would be a difference, I prefer the softer cloth from Joanne’s.
Yeah, it can vary pretty wildly, which is why any hard and fast rules on needle sizing should be taken with a grain of salt.
Also worth noting that the store brand aida from Michael's (Loops & Threads) is often very badly uneven weave. That is, the number of stitches vertically can be pretty different from the number horizontally. This can really mess up sizing on projects, make elements that are supposed to be round into ovals instead, etc!
@@SonovaStitch Thanks for the tip on the Michael’s brand. I’m sticking to Joanne’s.
I use 26 and 28 size needles. My problem is getting them mixed together and not being able to tell wh8ch size they are. How can I quickly know what s8ze a needle is? They look so similar.
Well, there's always a pair of calipers! But different sizes are both different lengths in addition to thickness, so if you have some of known brand and size you can compare their lengths, but both dimensions will vary between brands.
I’m going to start a Christmas cross stitch picture and I want to use metallic floss for the lights on the tree. I cannot find yellow metallic floss. Would it hurt if I put JUST ENOUGH Wink of Stella on it to give it sparkle? Thank you for your time.
I can't guarantee, but I think if you put some on the stitches in question VERY LAST
(after stitching, washing, pressing, and framing) it would probably work okay! Alternatively, you could try DMC e3821, e746, or possibly c725 (etoile).
@@SonovaStitch Thank you for answering so soon! I will give it a try (on a scrap piece). I can’t remember what I got just in case. I looked SORT OF like metallic but it isn’t. I’ll have to look it up. Thank you for your time! 😁