*Looks nervously at publish time and date* Yeah..um...this project took longer than expected! On the bright side though I've finally got all the feeling back in my thumb.
That looks so good! I've done a little bit of hand embroidery, but not as much as I'd like. The main thing holding me back is figuring out a nice and easy way of transferring patterns to fabric. I'm pretty sure cross stitch is mainly my go to craft, because I can look at a pattern and stitch it directly onto the fabric just by counting, no prep needed.
This looks great! I haven't tried embroidery yet because I haven't finished several cross stitch/blackwork projects yet. Maybe someday but I don't want another huge pile of unfinished projects to build in another hobby category. Lol
Thank you so much for posting this! I too am a cross stitcher who has been thoroughly intimidated by embroidery, but really really wanted to try it for a long time. You made it so much less scary, and made me believe it’s at least with a try. I love this pattern, and think it’d be great to do the series if all went well, since hopefully I’d be able to see progress in the different repeated elements in them. And I love them!!!
Yay! Glad I could help you get over The Fear a bit, it definitely took me a bit to settle into the process but it's like anything else, once you get into the groove it gets a lot more enjoyable! The pattern was super cute but their instructions were really fantastic, so absolutely recommend that shop. I've got a lot of spare "test wedding dress" fabric still left so really need to get a move on with the rest of those cabins 😂
I just caught up on your whole channel and I've really enjoyed it! I am new to cross stitch. I actually used to do some embroidery but cross stitch was scary to me! So much counting! 😱 Here's to facing crafty fears 💪
Learning Embroidery is actually a really good skill🥰 have you seen all the beautiful hand embroidery that are on dresses embroidery can make an outfit go from pretty to absolutely gorgeous 💖. Also find a really good thimble to use while you embroider it will protect you’re hands.
Ugh yes so many cute additions to clothes and bags, that's exactly the sort of thing that tipped me over the edge into finally giving it a go. I do actually have a thimble but it's NSFW so need to invest in a more video-friendly one lol
I'm a wee bit late, but wanted to share a word I came across a fair bit back, from crocheters who also knit but I'm certain it fits here, is ""panstitchual".
Love this!!! And those puff ghosts are too cute! I did a bit of embroidery when I was a kid and then a bit more before I discovered (stamped) cross stitch last year. I have a few embroidery pieces I want to get back to and you've inspired me to dig into that stash and get 'er done! I think it's a great complimentary craft to cross stitch cuz I have so much floss left over from cross stitching that I don't have to buy nearly as much for embroidery projects.
Yep, already having all the stuff handy is definitely a HUGE advantage! There are a lot of similarities between the two crafts but they definitely have kind of different vibes so I'd have to agree they compliment each other very well. Get those pieces finished, you can do it! 😀
I’m still barely 1.5 years into crochet, back into crocs stitch, embroidery and only a couple weeks into knitting. Being so new to all of the crafting really makes it easier for me to say well, ain’t none of it gonna be perfect. I’m not even doing stuff to actually finish it. So much less pressure. Just playing around and not actually worried if my tension or stitches look trashy occasionally.
I looooooove cross stitch, but there's a huge mental block in leaping to embroidery. I really should just do it, but I still have that mindset that if you can't do it perfectly first go then you've failed. I'll have a word with myself!
It's definitely a very different activity but once I'd sort of got the hang of each type of stitch it became a lot more mindless and relaxing and more reminiscent of time spent cross stitching. If it interests you, I say it's always worth a go! And clearly, the skill requirements aren't as high as either of us thought if I managed it ok.
Michelle that looks amazing!! I've loved embroidery but the thought of it really does put me off, you've made it look so simple (mistakes and all) if my tenth try is anywhere near as good I'd be well chuffed !
We must function on the same brain wavelength because I was just filming my flosstube today and saying that I wanted to work on some more embroidery projects! I also want to get better at embroidery, I see so many amazing ones and I'm like I want to do that! So thanks for the extra motivation that it's not all that scary! So glad you kept with it, because it's amazing! I do remember the last time I worked on an embroidery it hurt my hands quite a bit trying to get the thread through the fabric, I had needle indents in my fingers! But I also remember that it was SO much faster than finishing a cross stitch project! I hope you keep at it, and keep sharing! I think in December I'm going to do a bunch of tiny ones like an advent type thing, we'll see how it goes!
Ooh yes, more embroidery for everyone! Love the advent idea although maybe try and vary up what kinds of stitches are in them, because satin stitch gets old fast 😅 You can totally do it, we shall conquer the beast together!
At 6:25 onwards you're talking about the fear of wasting your supplies and I think almost everybody has this fear to some extent; I know that I definitely do. I did some maths recently on this very thing, because I find mental maths exercises for things like this quite satisfying (I know Im a bit odd that way). Taking an average online price of 99p for an 8m skein of DMC thread/floss, which was what a quick google search told me. I rounded it up to £1 to make the maths a little easier. That 1 quid divided by the 8m gives us 12.5p per metre. Each metre of thread is 6 strands, so 1 strand at a whole 1m long is a tiny bit over 2p. I was saving short lengths about 25cm (10") - about half a penny. That made me consider that most of my thread isn't even a big name brand, and that I got 120 skeins for under a tenner. Even if I round the figures to 100 skeins for £10, that's 10p for 8 metres. 1.25p per metre of 6 threads. Just over 0.2p per metre of each thread. (And reality is slightly cheaper than this, because I got 120 skeins for under my tenner.) Now, I need to stop myself from buying more supplies. Like thats going to happen!
When we did 24 hours of cross stitch recently a few of us in the Discord were talking about "floss chicken" where we'll spend ages faffing about with awkwardly short ends, just to avoid "wasting" any floss. We used the weekend as a group intervention of sorts, and I couldn't believe how freeing it was to just snip threads while they were still long enough to comfortably weave in, and stop worrying about the extra inch or two of wastage. Seeing the numbers just puts that into perspective even more, haha! I stand by The Fear when it comes to sewing fabrics though, not sure that one's going to be so easily overcome.
I think technically I made it more complicated than it needed to be, cutting it out and sticking it in the back of the hoop like I did. Really you could just hold it flat against the window, draw on the BACK of your fabric in the hoop, and then turn the fabric round in the hoop afterwards so it's the right way round. But naturally I didn't think of that until after lol. Apparently transfer paper is pretty cheap so that might be a good way to go as well, will have to try it and report back!
Love your sense of humor! Try using an erasable pen (frixion by Pilot) which irons off what you didn’t cover. I’ve been cross stitching, but now you’ve got me thinking about this- love the Magnus and Quill designs. Thanks!
That's actually what I did use! Just hovered the iron over the whole thing at the end and it came straight out. But I get nervous with them since I've seen the occasional horror story. Anyway it was worth all the stress and effort in the end, and one of their other cabin patterns is really heavy on the trees, so that might be my next one! Honestly if you've already got the floss it's so cheap to give it a go, you might as well 😆
You came out with this video at just the perfect time! I am an embroiderer and knitter, but I tried my hand at candlemaking but ... unlike you, I didn't do much research, I spent an hour on Pinterest looking at cute photos, saw a couple of tiktoks of aesthetic candles, and just WENT with it. I assumed it would be a piece of cake, so I didn't worry about the cost/waste (I bought a few cheap candles to melt down and play around with and when it comes to things like glitters to decorate with, I already have them and any of the materials I bought like essential oils, I can use around the house. My brain concluded that I'll probably be good at this/how hard can it be? and if I find it boring, nothing will go to waste anyway!) Then I sat down and did it ... One hour in, I made a colossal mess, a shitty candle ... but at least I did it! I will say, my candle making ambitions fell pretty flat after that, I certainly won't be going into business anytime soon, but I learned enough that I may try it again (albeit with more careful planning and prep next time). I also managed to fix up my awful lumpy candle the next morning when I had the idea to melt the top of it with a hairdryer to get rid of the surface lumps. It's still a very ugly colour because I screwed that part up, but at least the top is pleasantly smooth and tidy instead of the bumpy and crusty looking mess it was before! I'm VERY proud I managed to fix that mistake at least. At the end of the day, I follow the mantra "Its not about being GOOD at something, it's about having fun" so in the end, I loved my arguably ugly candle despite being able to see its many imperfections. I had an idea and even though the execution wasn't perfect I DID succeed in making my own little candle! I'm so glad you gave this style of embroidery a try because it IS daunting to look at and certainly has a bit of a learning curve, I've done a couple of embroideries that are rather detailed but even now, I fret over making an "ugly" piece despite having done it enough time to know that I usually make something I'm happy with. I remember my apprehension when I first tried it, but now it's something I really love! I like to remind myself of that when it comes to trying new hobbies. There was once a time I couldn't knit or stitch, but now it's my passion, so getting over that fear and trying is well worth it in the end!
Haha, I love this story because this was basically me with soapmaking a couple years ago. Sometimes you're unreasonably nervous, and do more research than was probably needed. Sometimes you're just inexplicably confident and dive right in! And you know what, either way it usually works out in the end 😂
Great video! I've been using my cross stitch knowledge to emblazen clothing but I often think about how good embroidery looks on clothing. I need to try someday for sure, it's just a new extra step whcih is scary, like you say! In regards to craft budgets, one thing that's helped me hugely as of late is finding out a local charity shop has a HUGE craft area of half loved threads, wools, knitting needles, crorchet hooks, scrap fabric, off cuts and end of rolls, strips of aida and evenweave, and the list goes on. It's been hugely helpful in encouraging me to try more crafts without worrying about the cost too heavily. Worth people checking out their local shops to see if any do similar.
This was actually one of the main motivators for me to learn "proper" embroidery, I was so jealous of people adding cool stuff to their clothes and bags and things! :D That shop sounds amazing. We have one decent one here but in a small town there's a limit to the range of stuff they get in. Still always worth keeping an eye out there, I've had a couple of good deals. And especially with sewing patterns, they sometimes have a big basket of them for like 20p each!
@@TheGiddyStitcher Yeah, thats the sort! I wanted to try plushie making but the investment of everything sounded a lot. I bought a begginer pattern on etsy and ended up managing to buy a very scrappy half meter roll of really soft fabric for £1, scrap fellt bag for a quid. Plus a bunch of unwrapped DMCs for 30p each, and 50cm+ squares of aIda and evenweave for under a quid each. Makes trying new things a lot more encouraging. It also looks like they cut up old clothes to sell as scrap fabric which is a really nice idea. Got some beautiful scrap leather that looks like it spend its life as a jacket. That'll make some greta paw pads. Love me some recycling.
I hope to give embroidery a try some day (thankfully one of my wife's friends is a master embroiderer and will be able to help me through any mishaps), but my long time craft goal was to learn how to make wire and stone chip trees and right now I'm prepping for my first ever craft fair as a vendor and I'll be selling a bunch of wire trees. It's both exciting and terrifying. :D
Always handy to have an expert on call lol. I need more crafty friends... Eeeh I remember you talking about the wire trees last year and now you're doing an actual fair?! That's so exciting! Hoping for many sales and lots of people saying things like "these are the prettiest things I've ever seen" and whatnot 😆
@@TheGiddyStitcher Been getting a lot of positive feedback from other local crafters so far and it's kind of a bucket list thing, so why not give it a try ya know? Not like I'm trying to also finish my dissertation or anything right? 😅 By the way, I forgot to say I was really impressed with this video and how you broke down the common fears surrounding starting a new craft and how to conquer (or at least mitigate) them. Well done! Also, that spooky cottage pattern was really cool. You should definitely try the other variations. :D
Great job on hand embroidery. :) You did awesome for first time learning yes, it takes a lot of patience, but you got it. :) Keep up awesome videos you are great never give up. :) Have a great year 2024. :)
Thank you! I'll definitely be doing more now I've got over the initial panic, haha. The fabric wasn't interfaced but I did use two layers of it, which is what the pattern said to do. Definitely didn't want to stray too far from the instructions on my first attempt 😅
I think its your choice of fabric…. It’s too tight of a weave. Your needle definitely shouldn’t be THAT hard to pull through. I’m a cross stitcher myself and have only dabbled in embroidery, BUT man, that little POP! That the needle makes when you pull it thru was enough for me to jump right in and face my fears! I just ADORE that sound!!! 😂
It is such a satisfying noise! I'd watched a few videos and that was the part I was almost the MOST excited for lol. WIth the fabric, I do wonder if using two layers as instructed was maybe not the right choice. But at least it got easier once I started on the real branded floss, and we got there in the end! Definitely wasn't enough to put me off :D
*Looks nervously at publish time and date*
Yeah..um...this project took longer than expected! On the bright side though I've finally got all the feeling back in my thumb.
That looks so good! I've done a little bit of hand embroidery, but not as much as I'd like. The main thing holding me back is figuring out a nice and easy way of transferring patterns to fabric. I'm pretty sure cross stitch is mainly my go to craft, because I can look at a pattern and stitch it directly onto the fabric just by counting, no prep needed.
This looks great! I haven't tried embroidery yet because I haven't finished several cross stitch/blackwork projects yet. Maybe someday but I don't want another huge pile of unfinished projects to build in another hobby category. Lol
I think you did a fabulous job! Very cute. I have yet to try embroidery. I did buy sock yarn for my haven't-started-but-maybe-someday knitted socks. 😂
Thank you so much for posting this! I too am a cross stitcher who has been thoroughly intimidated by embroidery, but really really wanted to try it for a long time. You made it so much less scary, and made me believe it’s at least with a try. I love this pattern, and think it’d be great to do the series if all went well, since hopefully I’d be able to see progress in the different repeated elements in them. And I love them!!!
Yay! Glad I could help you get over The Fear a bit, it definitely took me a bit to settle into the process but it's like anything else, once you get into the groove it gets a lot more enjoyable!
The pattern was super cute but their instructions were really fantastic, so absolutely recommend that shop. I've got a lot of spare "test wedding dress" fabric still left so really need to get a move on with the rest of those cabins 😂
Thank you for outlining your list of doubts. It is similar to mine and good to know we are not alone! Those are all reasonable fears!
But all surmountable ones, as we have now seen!
Definitely a 9 out of 10. Excellent job for your first time. Very impressive. Love it.
I'll absolutely take that for a first attempt! Thanks 😀
I just caught up on your whole channel and I've really enjoyed it! I am new to cross stitch. I actually used to do some embroidery but cross stitch was scary to me! So much counting! 😱 Here's to facing crafty fears 💪
Learning Embroidery is actually a really good skill🥰 have you seen all the beautiful hand embroidery that are on dresses embroidery can make an outfit go from pretty to absolutely gorgeous 💖. Also find a really good thimble to use while you embroider it will protect you’re hands.
Ugh yes so many cute additions to clothes and bags, that's exactly the sort of thing that tipped me over the edge into finally giving it a go. I do actually have a thimble but it's NSFW so need to invest in a more video-friendly one lol
You did great!!! You may want to try tracing the pattern with a Pilot Frixion pen the marks disappear with heat, leaving only your lovely embroidery.
Thanks! Yeah I should've been more specific, that is what I used, I was just paranoid it wouldn't work at the crucial moment 😂
(but it did)
I'm a wee bit late, but wanted to share a word I came across a fair bit back, from crocheters who also knit but I'm certain it fits here, is ""panstitchual".
I came across bi-stitchual for the same, but I like to do or watch all the fibre arts, so I'm going to adopt your version.
Love this!!! And those puff ghosts are too cute! I did a bit of embroidery when I was a kid and then a bit more before I discovered (stamped) cross stitch last year. I have a few embroidery pieces I want to get back to and you've inspired me to dig into that stash and get 'er done! I think it's a great complimentary craft to cross stitch cuz I have so much floss left over from cross stitching that I don't have to buy nearly as much for embroidery projects.
Yep, already having all the stuff handy is definitely a HUGE advantage! There are a lot of similarities between the two crafts but they definitely have kind of different vibes so I'd have to agree they compliment each other very well. Get those pieces finished, you can do it! 😀
I’m still barely 1.5 years into crochet, back into crocs stitch, embroidery and only a couple weeks into knitting. Being so new to all of the crafting really makes it easier for me to say well, ain’t none of it gonna be perfect. I’m not even doing stuff to actually finish it. So much less pressure. Just playing around and not actually worried if my tension or stitches look trashy occasionally.
You did great! I love hand embroidery!
I looooooove cross stitch, but there's a huge mental block in leaping to embroidery. I really should just do it, but I still have that mindset that if you can't do it perfectly first go then you've failed. I'll have a word with myself!
It's definitely a very different activity but once I'd sort of got the hang of each type of stitch it became a lot more mindless and relaxing and more reminiscent of time spent cross stitching. If it interests you, I say it's always worth a go! And clearly, the skill requirements aren't as high as either of us thought if I managed it ok.
Michelle that looks amazing!! I've loved embroidery but the thought of it really does put me off, you've made it look so simple (mistakes and all) if my tenth try is anywhere near as good I'd be well chuffed !
We must function on the same brain wavelength because I was just filming my flosstube today and saying that I wanted to work on some more embroidery projects! I also want to get better at embroidery, I see so many amazing ones and I'm like I want to do that! So thanks for the extra motivation that it's not all that scary! So glad you kept with it, because it's amazing! I do remember the last time I worked on an embroidery it hurt my hands quite a bit trying to get the thread through the fabric, I had needle indents in my fingers! But I also remember that it was SO much faster than finishing a cross stitch project! I hope you keep at it, and keep sharing! I think in December I'm going to do a bunch of tiny ones like an advent type thing, we'll see how it goes!
Ooh yes, more embroidery for everyone! Love the advent idea although maybe try and vary up what kinds of stitches are in them, because satin stitch gets old fast 😅
You can totally do it, we shall conquer the beast together!
@@TheGiddyStitcher I was hoping to do lots of different stitches so I could learn a bunch! Cuz yeah, satin stitch can get boring.
At 6:25 onwards you're talking about the fear of wasting your supplies and I think almost everybody has this fear to some extent; I know that I definitely do.
I did some maths recently on this very thing, because I find mental maths exercises for things like this quite satisfying (I know Im a bit odd that way).
Taking an average online price of 99p for an 8m skein of DMC thread/floss, which was what a quick google search told me. I rounded it up to £1 to make the maths a little easier. That 1 quid divided by the 8m gives us 12.5p per metre. Each metre of thread is 6 strands, so 1 strand at a whole 1m long is a tiny bit over 2p. I was saving short lengths about 25cm (10") - about half a penny.
That made me consider that most of my thread isn't even a big name brand, and that I got 120 skeins for under a tenner. Even if I round the figures to 100 skeins for £10, that's 10p for 8 metres. 1.25p per metre of 6 threads. Just over 0.2p per metre of each thread. (And reality is slightly cheaper than this, because I got 120 skeins for under my tenner.)
Now, I need to stop myself from buying more supplies. Like thats going to happen!
When we did 24 hours of cross stitch recently a few of us in the Discord were talking about "floss chicken" where we'll spend ages faffing about with awkwardly short ends, just to avoid "wasting" any floss. We used the weekend as a group intervention of sorts, and I couldn't believe how freeing it was to just snip threads while they were still long enough to comfortably weave in, and stop worrying about the extra inch or two of wastage.
Seeing the numbers just puts that into perspective even more, haha!
I stand by The Fear when it comes to sewing fabrics though, not sure that one's going to be so easily overcome.
Looks great Michelle! The transferring the design would be a stumbling block for me. Though I'd like to try it sometime.
I think technically I made it more complicated than it needed to be, cutting it out and sticking it in the back of the hoop like I did. Really you could just hold it flat against the window, draw on the BACK of your fabric in the hoop, and then turn the fabric round in the hoop afterwards so it's the right way round.
But naturally I didn't think of that until after lol.
Apparently transfer paper is pretty cheap so that might be a good way to go as well, will have to try it and report back!
Love your sense of humor! Try using an erasable pen (frixion by Pilot) which irons off what you didn’t cover. I’ve been cross stitching, but now you’ve got me thinking about this- love the Magnus and Quill designs. Thanks!
That's actually what I did use! Just hovered the iron over the whole thing at the end and it came straight out. But I get nervous with them since I've seen the occasional horror story.
Anyway it was worth all the stress and effort in the end, and one of their other cabin patterns is really heavy on the trees, so that might be my next one! Honestly if you've already got the floss it's so cheap to give it a go, you might as well 😆
You came out with this video at just the perfect time! I am an embroiderer and knitter, but I tried my hand at candlemaking but ... unlike you, I didn't do much research, I spent an hour on Pinterest looking at cute photos, saw a couple of tiktoks of aesthetic candles, and just WENT with it.
I assumed it would be a piece of cake, so I didn't worry about the cost/waste (I bought a few cheap candles to melt down and play around with and when it comes to things like glitters to decorate with, I already have them and any of the materials I bought like essential oils, I can use around the house. My brain concluded that I'll probably be good at this/how hard can it be? and if I find it boring, nothing will go to waste anyway!)
Then I sat down and did it ... One hour in, I made a colossal mess, a shitty candle ... but at least I did it!
I will say, my candle making ambitions fell pretty flat after that, I certainly won't be going into business anytime soon, but I learned enough that I may try it again (albeit with more careful planning and prep next time). I also managed to fix up my awful lumpy candle the next morning when I had the idea to melt the top of it with a hairdryer to get rid of the surface lumps. It's still a very ugly colour because I screwed that part up, but at least the top is pleasantly smooth and tidy instead of the bumpy and crusty looking mess it was before! I'm VERY proud I managed to fix that mistake at least.
At the end of the day, I follow the mantra "Its not about being GOOD at something, it's about having fun" so in the end, I loved my arguably ugly candle despite being able to see its many imperfections. I had an idea and even though the execution wasn't perfect I DID succeed in making my own little candle!
I'm so glad you gave this style of embroidery a try because it IS daunting to look at and certainly has a bit of a learning curve, I've done a couple of embroideries that are rather detailed but even now, I fret over making an "ugly" piece despite having done it enough time to know that I usually make something I'm happy with. I remember my apprehension when I first tried it, but now it's something I really love! I like to remind myself of that when it comes to trying new hobbies. There was once a time I couldn't knit or stitch, but now it's my passion, so getting over that fear and trying is well worth it in the end!
Haha, I love this story because this was basically me with soapmaking a couple years ago. Sometimes you're unreasonably nervous, and do more research than was probably needed. Sometimes you're just inexplicably confident and dive right in!
And you know what, either way it usually works out in the end 😂
Great video! I've been using my cross stitch knowledge to emblazen clothing but I often think about how good embroidery looks on clothing. I need to try someday for sure, it's just a new extra step whcih is scary, like you say!
In regards to craft budgets, one thing that's helped me hugely as of late is finding out a local charity shop has a HUGE craft area of half loved threads, wools, knitting needles, crorchet hooks, scrap fabric, off cuts and end of rolls, strips of aida and evenweave, and the list goes on. It's been hugely helpful in encouraging me to try more crafts without worrying about the cost too heavily. Worth people checking out their local shops to see if any do similar.
This was actually one of the main motivators for me to learn "proper" embroidery, I was so jealous of people adding cool stuff to their clothes and bags and things! :D
That shop sounds amazing. We have one decent one here but in a small town there's a limit to the range of stuff they get in. Still always worth keeping an eye out there, I've had a couple of good deals. And especially with sewing patterns, they sometimes have a big basket of them for like 20p each!
@@TheGiddyStitcher Yeah, thats the sort! I wanted to try plushie making but the investment of everything sounded a lot. I bought a begginer pattern on etsy and ended up managing to buy a very scrappy half meter roll of really soft fabric for £1, scrap fellt bag for a quid. Plus a bunch of unwrapped DMCs for 30p each, and 50cm+ squares of aIda and evenweave for under a quid each. Makes trying new things a lot more encouraging.
It also looks like they cut up old clothes to sell as scrap fabric which is a really nice idea. Got some beautiful scrap leather that looks like it spend its life as a jacket. That'll make some greta paw pads. Love me some recycling.
I hope to give embroidery a try some day (thankfully one of my wife's friends is a master embroiderer and will be able to help me through any mishaps), but my long time craft goal was to learn how to make wire and stone chip trees and right now I'm prepping for my first ever craft fair as a vendor and I'll be selling a bunch of wire trees. It's both exciting and terrifying. :D
Always handy to have an expert on call lol. I need more crafty friends...
Eeeh I remember you talking about the wire trees last year and now you're doing an actual fair?! That's so exciting! Hoping for many sales and lots of people saying things like "these are the prettiest things I've ever seen" and whatnot 😆
@@TheGiddyStitcher Been getting a lot of positive feedback from other local crafters so far and it's kind of a bucket list thing, so why not give it a try ya know? Not like I'm trying to also finish my dissertation or anything right? 😅
By the way, I forgot to say I was really impressed with this video and how you broke down the common fears surrounding starting a new craft and how to conquer (or at least mitigate) them. Well done! Also, that spooky cottage pattern was really cool. You should definitely try the other variations. :D
I relate so much! Cross stitch is my love but I do adore thread painting. It turned out so great!
Thank you! Proper thread painting is definitely a more advanced skill but I LOVE watching people do it, it's like actual magic. One day, one day...
Looks great! Well done. You've inspired me to give it a try😊
Yay! Please use actual DMC floss though because that other stuff absolutely destroyed my hands 😂
Great job on hand embroidery. :) You did awesome for first time learning yes, it takes a lot of patience, but you got it. :) Keep up awesome videos you are great never give up. :) Have a great year 2024. :)
You did great ❤
I think the final product looks good. I hope you do it again. Did you put interfacing on the back of your cotton or leave it as is?
Thank you! I'll definitely be doing more now I've got over the initial panic, haha. The fabric wasn't interfaced but I did use two layers of it, which is what the pattern said to do. Definitely didn't want to stray too far from the instructions on my first attempt 😅
Brilliant 🤩 ❤
Thanks 🥰
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I think its your choice of fabric…. It’s too tight of a weave. Your needle definitely shouldn’t be THAT hard to pull through. I’m a cross stitcher myself and have only dabbled in embroidery, BUT man, that little POP! That the needle makes when you pull it thru was enough for me to jump right in and face my fears! I just ADORE that sound!!! 😂
It is such a satisfying noise! I'd watched a few videos and that was the part I was almost the MOST excited for lol.
WIth the fabric, I do wonder if using two layers as instructed was maybe not the right choice. But at least it got easier once I started on the real branded floss, and we got there in the end! Definitely wasn't enough to put me off :D