Aida vs evenweave vs linen | Best cross stitch fabric?

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Which is the best cross stitch fabric for your project? Between aida, evenweave and linen there’s lots of choice, so let’s look at the differences between different types of cross stitch fabric and their pros and cons.
Shoutout to @StitchyRin for letting me use their excellent project pics as an example!
00:00 Intro
00:40 Cross stitch fabric counts
02:15 Types of cross stitch fabric
03:27 Best cross stitch fabric for beginners?
05:11How to cross stitch on evenweave fabrics
07:29 Pros and cons of different cross stitch fabrics
08:44 How much fabric do I need?
10:40 What else can I stitch on?
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@clevelandplanz6128 2 месяца назад

Super helpful! Thank you especially for the bit about determining fabric size. That was a total "Ah Ha!" moment for me.

@valeria_tfc Год назад

I usually buy a big piece of aida and cut to size myself, but since I use cm instead of inches, and hate to do that math and convert the measurements before cutting, I use a very handy app called "Cross stitch fabric calculator", it is a life saver =) Thank you for another great video, Michelle!

@TheGiddyStitcher Год назад

Ooh good tip, thanks for sharing! Honestly, this is weird but sometimes I forget everyone doesn't think in inches. Like, I'm English, we learned metric in school, but I also played a lot of Warhammer 40k as a youth that required estimating distances in inches and it just sort of stuck 😂

@alba.cristal Месяц назад

I have been cross stitching for 12 years and I never tried evenweave before. I got a cross stitch kit that comes with evenweave cloth and I needed to watch videos to know how to start my project 😂. My first impression was: I'm not sure if stitch one by one as Aida or double.. but now, I know how to do it. Thank you for this video! 😊😊🌸

@TheGiddyStitcher Месяц назад

You're very welcome! Really glad it was helpful and I hope you love stitching on the new fabric

@medjinepaul1658 11 месяцев назад

Great beginner video for folks like me… I’m crocheter with a sudden interest in cross stitch 😂😂

@marie-low-stresslife7374 Год назад

I learned so much from that video! I really like how you explain visually with the pictures and examples, I wouldn't have understood without them 🤣 I guess I will understand your crafter's logs better thanks to this new knowledge haha! 🤭 And I definitely had no idea what I was doing when choosing fabric before! Thank you for the awesome video, Michelle! 🥰

@TheGiddyStitcher Год назад

You'll be an expert cross stitch theorist just completely by accident by the time I'm done with you 😉

@carolkwok2202 4 месяца назад

Just found your channel… love your content about cross stitching. I have stitching on and off for a long time but there’s so much on floss tube . I’m definitely learning a lot. Thank you ❤

@TheGiddyStitcher 4 месяца назад

You certainly never run out of cross stitch content on here, that's for sure! Thanks for watching :D

@slucyh 2 месяца назад

Thanks! I'm deciding what to use on my second big project, a Long dog Sampler. I think I'm leaning towards cotton evenweave now. I'm still afraid of linen 😂

@EnlightenedFlamingo Год назад

You're a great teacher! So far I've only cross stitched on aida, but maybe one day I'll try an evenweave... Maybe...

@TheGiddyStitcher Год назад

It's gonna change your liiiife!

@JenniferSmilesNow 4 месяца назад

Thank you so much! Incredibly helpful. I love stamped (don’t have the proprioception for counted, yet, but hopeful my health will get there.) I’ll search your channel for what you consider to be licensed art and quality printed- that I can afford. ❤

@Pynewolfe 4 месяца назад

Monks cloth is Great for larger sized projects, the count can go as big as 7 squares per inch. Also would be good for those with eyesight issues as well, they can use crochet thread or yarn for the thread.

@TheGiddyStitcher 4 месяца назад

Great tip, thank you for sharing

@vangiebrake2295 5 месяцев назад

Great video......just happened upon it onRU-vid. I am going to subscribe. This video cleared up a lot of things for me such as the difference between aida and even weave. I've never ventured beyond aida. Thanks so much and look forward to checking out some of you other videos. Does anyone do a video on finishing? How to you get those chenille things on? Glue? Sew? Thanks again. *V*

@kerijoiner7418 4 месяца назад

This video has been extremely helpful!!! Thank you 😁

@TheGiddyStitcher 4 месяца назад

Yay I'm so glad it helped

@lizzerlou2042 Месяц назад

Thank you!!!! This is very helpful!!

@pattykuchera3368 Год назад

You always make us smile.

@TheGiddyStitcher Год назад

Aw thank you! I needed that today! 🥰

@lupilotty9317 10 месяцев назад

Thank you for the size maths. I've been stitching for years and never been able to figure out what size fabric to buy unless the dimensions are specified for me on patterns.

@KiwiJJam 7 месяцев назад

I have aida and always use it for x-stitch but since I started doing freehand embroidery, the holes in the aida end up being too big and I needed a completely smooth surface with no guide holes I ended up cutting a square from an old bedsheet and I'm pretty sure serious embroiderers would scream at me for doing that 😅 honestly, just use whatever feels best, there's no wrong way to stitch IMO, it's like any other art in that there are techniques and guides that are generally used and accepted, but if you want to try something outside of the norm, it's not wrong either!!! This is a very helpful guide though, I've only ever used aida to cross stitch, but now I'm more informed about evenweave and linen which doesn't hurt to know!!!

@TheGiddyStitcher 7 месяцев назад

Oh I'm absolutely with you there. If fabric works for you, and you like it, that's basically what matters. I may or may not also have cut chunks out of an old sheet for such purposes in the past, so no judgement here haha

@maryfannin5422 Год назад

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! This video was so helpful and informative. I'm new at cross stitch and I couldn't figure out what all of the different terms meant that I kept hearing stitchers say. I always learn something from you. Thanks again!

@karenmiller1105 Год назад

Very, very helpful. Thank,you.

@TheGiddyStitcher Год назад

You're very welcome! So happy you found it useful ❤️

@crossed_threads Год назад

Great job covering the basics Michelle. I love how you incorporate graphics in your explanations. Your media/video editing expertise shine thru. 👍

@TheGiddyStitcher Год назад

Aw thank you! I do want to learn to do proper animations and things eventually but these random ipad doodles serve as demonstration enough for now 😅

@lisal9263 Год назад

Thank you so much! This is so helpful 😊

@TheGiddyStitcher Год назад

Happy to help! 🙂

@retrocraftdreams Год назад

You really are so good at this type of rundown! I don't think any of it was new information to me, but now it's so much more well organized in my head! I've got a beautiful kit that's been languishing for over a year, because (not only is it the one I messed up on and can't decide whether to frog or just continue) it's on 14 count with 3/4 stitches and oh my has it helped me decide that I loathe fractional stitches!

@TheGiddyStitcher Год назад

Ah thank you! I do worry that I get a bit bogged down in details so I'm glad it makes sense to someone at least. Honestly we've all done it, I did this Princess Bride blackwork piece a while back that was all tiny fractionals, chose to do it on 14ct aida like a complete idiot, and it put me off fractionals for ages! But now that evenweave has my heart, no more problems 😄

@retrocraftdreams Год назад

@@TheGiddyStitcher You do the details, but your wording is clear (and entertaining) and you've got the visual aids down, so it's digestible. There are some things I hope to dive into in the future, but I'm not good with either of those things yet. This particular kit is a painted design with embellishments, so not much choice on the count. I'm planning a New Year's episode about my stubborn UFOs, so you'll be able to see it then.

@poppies1215 Год назад

Thank you for a very informative video that I can refer to often. Math will become my new best friend LOL🪡🧵☺️

@TheGiddyStitcher Год назад

That's the spirit! 😂

@roseboss5899 6 месяцев назад

Thanks so much for this video full of helpful information for us beginners 😊 I’ve subscribed and will watch your other videos too. 🌹🇦🇺

@idapalmgren6006 Год назад

I love your information videos!!!

@TheGiddyStitcher Год назад

Thank you so much! If there's any other topic you think I should cover I'm always open to requests (although admittedly slow at recording them, haha 😅)

@ohjoannabanana Год назад

Thanks for this info. I really needed help with this subject. 😀💜👍

@TheGiddyStitcher Год назад

You're very welcome!

@kimakimakima Год назад

Good clear explanation. Thank you.

@TheGiddyStitcher Год назад

Thanks so much! 🥰

@tammyrussell-rice5508 Год назад

Excellent presentation, Michelle. I wish I had had the benefit of such a tutorial when I first started out. I definitely will be sharing it.

@TheGiddyStitcher Год назад

Aw thank you that's really sweet of you to say! 🥰

@x-stitchandchill Год назад

Thank you for this awesome video! I typically use Aida and nothing over 18 ct because I keep hearing people saying "1 over 2" or "1 over 1" and I was never sure what exactly that was all about. I also felt like watching people stitch on evenweave or linen seemed a bit intimidating! So this is so helpful! I might have to try something new!

@TheGiddyStitcher Год назад

It is weird at first and I definitely made a few counting errors my first time on evenweave but you just get used to it, and for me the pros definitely outweigh that little con. Also I may have forgot to say what the first number in something like "1 over 2" means so on the off-chance you're unsure, it's the number of strands you're stitching with. Oops 🤦‍♀️

@jodyk6042 Год назад

One of my personal favorites is Hardanger weave. It’s the best of both worlds… Adia weave in 22ct. On a personal note… a topic for the future I would love to see is a parking threads tutorial/walkthrough/make it less scary sounding. 😊. Have a lovely day.

@TheGiddyStitcher Год назад

Thanks for the suggestion! I cannot pretend to be an expert on parking in any way shape or form, I've only done it for one project and made it up as I went along. But maybe there's room for a video where we learn about it together, hmm. Now you've got me thinking 🤔 Hope you have a great day too!

@user-ng8sb9bq4y 6 месяцев назад

Very interesting

@user-gq9tc8jb6z Год назад

Thank you for explaining it so simply! I fully understand the difference now and I'm ready to try even weave!

@TheGiddyStitcher Год назад

Evenweave is definitely my favourite, I hope you end up loving it too! 🥰

@karenfrank9036 11 месяцев назад

Great explanation of cross stitch fabrics!!

@TheGiddyStitcher 11 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@karenfrank9036 11 месяцев назад

@TheGiddyStitcher I will be in the UK this Fall, can you recommend a cross stitch shop in London or Glasgow, Edinburgh, Inverness or Aberdeen.

@barbarawest1205 Год назад

Great basic information! I remember being really intimidated by different names applied to varieties of linen sold in Big Box stores. I seem to have settled on 28 ct Lugana as my preferred fabric for now, but I do have some linen to try eventually.

@TheGiddyStitcher Год назад

It's a similar deal with most crafts really, my first ever time buying yarn was just a mess of confusion and frantically googling what weights were suitable for what in the middle of the aisle in Hobbycraft 😅 If this video can help someone get into their cross stitch without a similar shameful scene, my work here is done!

@winternightmarecrochet Год назад

Good video for beginners

@TheGiddyStitcher Год назад

Thanks! had a couple of requests for a video like this so you know, I live to serve :D I love looking at _other people's_ stitching on linen but can't pretend to be anything other than an evenweave girl. It's just so...neat. And tidy. Begging to be trampled around in, like an irresistible patch of virgin snow....

@samvanderkooy7314 Год назад

I agree. Aida is life. :)

@visanlala Месяц назад

❤❤❤❤❤

@bookwormbon482 Год назад

Hi love your videos :) Hope it's OK to ask, but your accent seems really familiar and I can't place why. Are you from the North in the UK by any chance? I'm so used to hearing mostly American accents on RU-vid it's a breath of fresh air to hear yours!

@TheGiddyStitcher Год назад

Thank you! And yep you got me. I've lived all around the North East of England so have kind of a hybrid accent rather than a really specific area but "generic northerner" pretty much sums me up. My dad even worked down a coal mine and had a whippet, that's how much of a stereotype we're talking here!

@soukaa409 4 месяца назад

Thanks for the video,l. I've been watching a lot of WIP parade lately and they keep saying 1/2, 1/1, 2/2. I got from your explanation that the /1 or /2 refers ro the sumber of "squares" but what about the top number? Does it mean 1 strand of floss? So if i use 3 strands of floss on linen over 2 squares ill be stitching in 3/2?

@TheGiddyStitcher 4 месяца назад

That's exactly right yes!

@victoriavega9694 Год назад

I have done cross stitch on and off for years and have always been afraid to venture into Evenweave Land because it just got confusing. Maybe I will take a bold step away from the world of Aida and try it out.

@TheGiddyStitcher Год назад

It just might change your life! Or you know, something less dramatic, you might enjoy it I guess 😄

@valwadsworth3044 3 месяца назад

Where can you purchase different colored fabric. I like the color of Belfast linen but want that color in Aida

@TheGiddyStitcher 3 месяца назад

The fabric I used for demoing in this video was mostly from sewitall.com, who do have a great selection of coloured aidas. But given your spelling of "color" I'm guessing you're not in the UK!

@valwadsworth3044 3 месяца назад

@@TheGiddyStitcher thank you

@samvanderkooy7314 Год назад

OMG I'm so bad for not leaving enough spacing around the edges of my projects 😅

@TheGiddyStitcher Год назад

Me too I'm just way too cheap and always seem to convince myself the extra inch of saved fabric will come in useful and save money in some way. It literally never does.

@samvanderkooy7314 Год назад

@@TheGiddyStitcher Same. XD