All Things Crochet Tapestry - Beginners Guide + Tips & Tricks to making crochet tapestry make sense! 

i’m working on a huge tapestry right now (one from the same creator as the moth/butterfly you made!) that is 104 stitches by ~140 rows. WHY did i do this lmfaooo. Even though i’m advanced in tapestry this was really enjoyable to watch and i am ofc learning things i never knew! ❤

This inspired me to make my first tapestry project! I was bold and used 3 colors but everything you shared in the tutorial prepared me and was better than the written instructions that came with the pattern. Thank you so much!

This video must have been such a labor of love, and we thank you for it! The adding in of all the screen grabs and explaining this whole thing👏👏 Thank you for teaching us and providing such value! Can't wait to start my first tapestry project!🖤🖤

Great video!! Just a heads up to my left handed friends though, we have to read patterns opposite in order to have the image in the same orientation and not mirrored (this is especially important if your tapestry has words). So if you read the color work chart, you read left to right for the first row and right to left for the second row, then left to right, right to left, and so on in the snake manor as mentioned in the video. I have also heard you can just mirror the actual graph on your device and work in the same direction she talked about in the video (I personally haven't done this though). I've never done a written tapestry pattern, but I think you would probably read each line right to left instead of left to right (though I could be wrong since I've never done this method)

Thank you for this video! Just wanted to share with you, since watching this video, less than a week ago, I am now working on my 3rd tapestry! I am doing the Ace of spades tapestry you also created! I crochet mostly amigurumi plushies and hexicardigans but now I am a tapestry artist too! Thank you for your clear instructions! :D :D :D

a FYI for anyone that wants to use stitchfiddle since the info was not provided here is that colorblocking and written instructions and useful options as fill and move and so on are all PREMIUM options only. im a newbie so cant really see the worth with it being near 6 dollars a month rip 😮‍💨 avoid my mistake to make a custom pattern only to not be able to read it unless you want to manually count rows yourself.

the timing of this upload is perfect! I just started my second tapestry!!

Thank you!!!!!!!! Your tapestry video inspired me to try and didn't know where to star.

I feel like your timing is always perfect for what I want to make😂 thanks for this video!!❤

5:24 this gave me a chuckle. I just got red heart yarn to try and finish a blanket I made with all big twist. I don’t have a local Joanns and really didn’t want to wait the 6-10 days delivery time but I was shocked at how different they were not just in size but texture too. I guess I got spoiled working with only big twist for the last month and forgot how scratchy it was. But since I have this big jumbo size black yarn I figured I’d give tapestry a shot which led me here. I’ve gone full circle and need big twist again.

Im just about to receive my yarn today to start setting up for a huge project. Himla af Klint's Swan painting and I needed this refresher so badly. Happy to have found your channel, I'm so stoked!

Thank you for answering my bobbin question! Such a helpful video, you're a star Dana 🌟

this is easily the best video i’ve watched over tapestry crochet. i bought the heart snake eyes pattern yesterday and finished it today and it looks great :) i really appreciate the videos you make :)

I never even knew about crocheted tapestry until I started watching your videos, love this tutorial, there are so many things you can do and I can’t wait to try. Thank you for sharing ❤

You are such a QUEEN!!!! I saw your original video where you crocheted the pieces on your wall and I was so inspired days later I couldn’t get it out of my head. I did research but didn’t find much so I came back here and found this… THANK YOU!!! Subscribed queen

THANK YOU!!!!!! I’ve made a few tapestries since you posted your other video and it’s been so fun! Thank you so excited to watch and learn!!!! 💖💖💖💖💖

Kudos for teaching tapestry crochet! I accidentally got into my first tapestry project because the pattern writer misidentified the naming of the style of crochet. It was really difficult because there were several colors too. I had to stop and look up videos on tapestry crochet in order to complete the project. Even as I watch you, I feel like it is my least favorite type of crochet so far. I figured out a few tricks on my own to make the right side look better. And you pretty much covered those. Thank you!❤

Watched this as I’m working on my tapestry cardigan, love your vids!

Thank you so much for walking us through the entire process. I just made my very first tapestry everrrrr! You made it so easy to follow along and I had so much fun. I hope you'll make this into a series with increased difficulty because I don't think anyone else has done it before and there is definitely a high demand for it. Now I can't wait to go to Michael's tomorrow to grab some wooden dowels to finish my piece and hang it! Thank you again!

I'll be making this heart as my first tapestry. Thank you!!

I made this !!’ My very first tapestry crochet project! That color blocking chart is amazing. I was always to intimidated to try this but your video was amazing. It didn’t come out perfect but I’m happy with it 🎉

I just started my first tapestry crochet piece using this video to help me! I also do cross stitch and sometimes use the alpha patterns from pinterest, so it's awesome that I can use my saved ones for crochet as well. My tip (more for cross stitch but might still be helpful): if you have Procreate, you can take the alpha patterns (or any similar pattern) and add in thicker lines every 5 or 10 rows/columns to help make counting easier! You can also mark off where you are this way, or use a notetaking tool like Goodnotes on an iPad and mark off as you go for those digital patterns.

this was a super helpful video! I made my first crochet tapestry following your lesson and it turned out great!

Would you mind showing us how you did your scalloped edges on some of your other pieces? Loved the way you did the straight edge border, I never thought to do it with 1 sc, chain, and skip!

This video is a huge help! I was interested in trying tapestry crochet but it felt very intimidating. Thank you for breaking it down of how to do it.

the way i squealed when i saw you uploaded this today 😍

Thank you so much! I have been wanting to start crochet tapestry but had no idea where to start. This video is so helpful 😊

Dana! What a great tutorial! I can’t wait to make this and try my hand at my first tapestry. I’m excited about all the cute possibilities this technique opens up. Thank you so much for taking the time to teach us. ❤

Thanks so much for this. It was well explained and so easy to follow . Now onto my next tapestry for my daughter

Omg I am loving this vid so far! I do enjoy tapestry crochet and mosaic. But you taking this time to go over stitch fiddle. I can't wait to try it out on the website.❤❤❤❤

I know how to tapestry crochet but where was this video when I was learning 😩

I should've watched this before starting the project I'm on now 😂 Loved how informative you were. Very good video!

I've only done checkerboard type of tapestry carrying my yarn the whole way. Ive wanted to try this but just haven't got around to it. Ty for this video, I'm sure I will do it now. I really like the look of sc, ch1, sc around the border. For blocking acrylic or cotton yarn I just hold a steam iron over the top of the crochet work. Never put the weight of the iron on the crochet work, just steam it. It's faster than spritzing with water & weighing it down or holding it in place on a blocking board waiting for it to dry. Also if u chain 3 in the corner it will lay even better. That's 1 stitch per side plus 1 for the corner.

Love this, thank you so much. I just watched today but can’t wait to come back and create my first project! 😊

Would love to see an example of how you would go through using multiple colors! I’m struggling with when and where to add yarn bobbins vs carrying along 😬

Your video has me so enticed to do tapestry crochet! You should totally do a pumpkin face tutorial or something for Halloween 🎃

this video was genuinely so helpful!! i would love another more advanced tutorial!

I do a TON of pixel art to make patterns in Microsoft paint! I also will look for friendship bracelet alpha patterns, or even perler bead patterns. There are a lot of ways to find things that follow a graph format that you can then use to make a whole slew of different things, including tapestry crochet. 🖤

You inspired to make my first one! Glad I found your channel!

Thank you! watched it from the beginning to the end!

Thanks so much for this video, everything is explained so clearly, and I can’t wait to try and make my first tapestry 💕

Wow, I had no idea you could do crochet tapestry. I think my next project will be something like this! Im always trying new things. Thank you! Congrats on the new house btw

Thank-you for the great explanation of tapastry crochet, love it.

First comment!! Anyways I love your videos!! Your fun personality makes the perfect video to watch when I’m crocheting!

Thank you so much for this guide! Once I figured out which wool I could use (we don’t have the yarn brand you use here), I will definitely try this out! :)

Thank you so much for doing this. So excited to learn this art.

Hi my my Lovy ❤ you are such a breath of fresh air❤💕

(I'm only 25 min in, so pardon if this is mentioned) If the first couple of rows are a solid color and I can't recall which is wrong/right side, I'll use a spare small piece of yarn of a different color and have both ends pop out on the wrong side so that the right side has that little pop of color. The 2 ends remind me "this side will have all the ends" and the other side looks clean. I do this for panels too, if I like one side more than the other and don't want to waste time later figuring out which side is which if I leave the project for too long. It's easier to tie a little bowtie knot too so it doesn't end up falling out, and when the project is done it's easy to take out

Super cute intro! Thank you for all the tips ❤️

I've needed this thanks!! Also, love the into

I thought I was alright with single crochets. But I keep trying this heart and somehow keep getting my stitch count off. 😂

Love this tutorial❤ Thank you!!!

Great tutorial! Thank you!

2ND COMMENT!! My insparation come from a lot of places, but it mostly from you. I love you so much!! (LOL I LOVE THE " Blah ") #TAPESTRY

❤❤❤❤ your wallpaper

Yes a more advanced lesson would be appreciated, and thank you

Love the heart tapestry. Is the big yellow daisy in the background also tapestry? It's cute too.

this is not really related as i’ve done tapestry crochet and i’m just here for the vibes and bc i love your videos but how can those alpha patterns be used for friendship bracelets? i’m not really understanding how that works

I finished my project and it has the dowel on it. Can I still try to block it? (I forgot to block it before the dowel) And I made a cat, it is for my brothers new home :).

Is it the same as plastic canvas

hi can i know whats the thickness of the dowel?

Let's do a pumpkin next!!!...please 😊

Dana, As I am a leftie and have been crocheting for 50 years and also have severe ADHD. The frustration is too much with tapestry. I gave up about 25 years ago! Lol. But now I am wondering if in fiddle stitch there is an option to make a right-handed pattern adjust to a left-handed pattern?

I have an odd question (you have answered so many, so no offense if you don't get to this one) Can you use ribbon or other things for the edging?

How do you get the numbers in the colored boxes in the patterns? What software do you use to make the colored boxes and numbers look like that? Yo create the pattern. I’d love to write some tapestry graphs for myself using the numbers and color blocks

Thank you!! Quick question, do you add the border after blocking it?

Do you have any tapestry in your bedroom.always wanted a crochet wall hanging art in my bedroom

When you add a new color to the wrong side instead of the right side, do you do it the same way?

How did you do your intro graphic? It’s amazing!

What size crochet hook?

Girl you should be a teacher 😂