Hi I’m Nathalie. I’m a cross stitcher living in Sydney. I want to bring you along on my stitching journey. I can also be found on Instagram at instagram.com/nittynatstitches Thanks for watching!
These techniques are truly amazing! Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge. I can’t wait to try this all out, it will make my stitching even more enjoyable wow.
Late to the game here; just learned about loop start with 1 thread. Trying to learn how to do it with more threads. For the last stitch you do, how many threads are you using? And thanks for the video!’
Please show us the back of the work as I wonder how the tails look on the back. Do not be discouraged by cars and planes going by. Most of us do not live in a silent world.
Thank you so much for showing the loop method. I'm starting cross stitch again after about 30 years and I haven't heard of this before. IT's going to be a game changer. Thank you!
Who would have thought I would learn something new after 50+ years of stitching 😱. I had never heard of a loop finish. Thanks for teaching me something new.
Hi Connie 👋 great question! It only looks far away because of the magnification. I do the pin stitch so that the future stitches that are coming will be stitched over the tail on the back. So it performs like an away-knot, only neater.
Very clear explanation. I love loop start and have found it wonderfully neat and convenient both over the years, but I’m not really understanding why one would bother with a loop finish as you still have to anchor the end in some other way. Is there some advantage to it, maybe neatness of how the threads sit or something?
Oh my word yet another Needlework Press chart that I am now in love with! Can't wait to see your progress on this red beauty! <3 thanks for sharing the unboxing :D
Holy smokes this is incredible! Thank you thank you! I've just started my first *slightly* ambitious work with different colours in the same stitch and have been thinking there must be a better way! And there is! Genius. Thanks again 🎉🎉🎉
Excellent! I'm in the U.S. and I love your accent. My question is how do you dye the aida without it shrinking? I tried it one time. My cloth went from a 14 count to a 16 count! Thank you for your great video.
Oh thank you so much. Shrinkage is part of the challenge. Think of what you do to maintain shape of linen/cotton in a normal wash: water not too hot. Cool water rinse. Line dry (don’t put your fabric anywhere near that tumble dryer!!). Then iron when it is mostly dry. I had a little bit of shrinkage, but not too bad.
Brilliant video. Thank you for such a clear explanation. I will definitely use this method to help conserve thread but also help keep the back tidy. Thanks again
Are loop starts and finishes (one strand) strong enough for items that will get a lot of stress like pillows as opposed to something hanging on the wall.
You have completely BLOWN my mind with that loop finish. Thank you thank you thank you! That's gonna be a game changer for my stitching in the new year :-) Happy new year!
