I am one of those people who needs all the instructions, so that's how I tried to teach this! I'm glad to hear it was helpful for you. Thank you for your feedback!
This!! I messed up on a whole beginner stitch one because the tutorial was so fast and assumed I knew how to properly thread the needle. So I used twice as much for ALL of my stitches than I was supposed to. So grateful for this video! It was like a light clicked.
Thank you Mary! I'm glad my instructions were helpful for you! It seems some devices play the music louder than others; I'm glad to know you found it OK, and thank you for sharing that too!
Thank you for sharing your thoughts! Once you've mastered the basics, a refresher lesson like this can be so helpful, right? I love how clear and detailed the instructions are in this video. Do you plan to try combining other stitches or create new patterns? Embroidery always opens up endless creative possibilities!
Oh my goodness I just found your videos and I am only half way through this one but you are amazing and such a good teacher. I am house bound now and spend many hours sitting on the couch so I wanted another option to do crafts and just got my first embroidery project today and literally found you when I searched for beginner stitching. I will save this video and play it over many times as I learn all the beautiful stitches. How kind of you to do this video for us for free. Thank you so much ✨🥰✨
You are so, so welcome! I'm glad my video was helpful, and glad you are trying stitching... Embroidery is perfect for those times when you can't get out much; I hope it brings you comfort and contentment. :)
Thankyou for getting down to business in less than a minute. So many other videos have so much introductory fluff but this is perfect - I appreciate you! :)
Aww, thank you! I definitely love embroidery, and I was aiming to produce a super clear, friendly video teaching the basics... so I'm glad that came across to you. And yes, so much embroidery around here! :D
Thanks for this feedback Angela! It's actually much harder to make a video with talking (so I've learned) - but for me it is always most helpful to have the explanation of *why* certain things are done, so that was my goal here - show AND tell. I'm glad you found it helpful!
Thank you! My mom taught me how to emboidery when I was a child. I taught my daughter when she was young and never embroidered again. I'm 68 and forgot even the back stitch. This is a great refresher course for me. I'm making felt food and felt toys which some require stitches for decorative and definition effects.
Just joined a mixed media art group and need to learn how to do simple stiches - perfect for what I need to learn. Excellent instructions and outstanding visuals that clearly show the techniques. Now on to my project - thanks ever for your vids.
This is great! I haven't done any embroidery since I was in junior school and that was nearly 70 years ago!! I had forgotten most of it. Many thanks for sharing.❤
Excellent video, don’t sweat the music folks. I just turned on the captions and appreciate the clear and well presented information! I’m just starting to embroidery and this video is very helpful.
Thank you for sharing such a wonderful video for beginners! Your clear explanation of basic techniques like knotting, backstitch, running stitch, and satin stitch is very easy to follow and helpful. Has anyone tried combining these basic embroidery stitches into their own work yet?
Liked this vid better than most. Really like the tips, gives much more detail not talked about in other vids, esp when you have no one with experience you can ask.
Your comment made me so happy... I try when teaching to address those little details I wondered about when I was learning, so it's great to hear that you're finding that helpful!
This is perfect for me. I got the stuff I needed and I thought the instructions in the set would explain everything but it left out a lot. I want to learn this and your videos are clear and helpful.
Oh my goodness thank you! I was striggling to learn the stem stitch from the kit I bought. The video of you doing it makes it seem so simple. Thank you!
Honestly I feel like a lot of kits don't explain things very thoroughly and I was very confused when I first started, so I'm glad this is helpful to you! Also to be honest, stem stitch still trips me up sometimes, I have to really concentrate on it! :D
So SO helpful!!! As mentioned by others, really appreciate the no nonsense straight to the stitching!! My first time trying and your videos were very clear and helpful!
Thank you! I'm so glad to know you've found them helpful! I do plan to do more, and have a bunch half-filmed, but it's summer and my kids are home so... harder to work on that! Hopefully soon though.
Thank you thank you! This is one of the best videos I’ve watched and it is very detailed also! I have been wanting to do embroidery for years and now that I finally got a chance to, this is a great video to start 😊
I wanted to thank you for such clear directions! I really liked when you did the close-up side view. The most difficult part for me is when you come back or go down into the previous hole. I wasn't able to understand this with the daisy until I saw it close up. I'm just starting embroidery and making little notes about each stitch. Your tips in the upper left corner are very helpful! Thank you ❤
I’ve only watched 1/3 so far, of this video, and I can tell already, it’s going to be my Bible when it comes to Learning Embroidery. I have this thing for embroidered cream colored wild flower pillow covers. I cannot find anything in my linking, online. So, like I have always told my daughters,’ if you can’t find what makes your heart skip a beat, make it.’ That seems to be what gets me passed my decorating my home plateau. I hope at least one person gets what I’m sayin. 😊 hope everyone here is having a great evening August 24th at 6:43 pm Michigan time! 🤸🏻♀️🤸🏻♀️🤸🏻♀️🤸🏻♀️❤️ ❤❤
Oh my goodness, I love the sounds of those pillow covers! Good luck with them; I fully support making things; you get the item just as you want it, plus the joy of making it. :) And thank you for taking the time to leave such a kind comment!
Thank you for creating the tutorial. I found some vintage transfers while shopping @ an antique store and I wanted to pick the hobby back up again. It has been a very long time and I forgot all the basic stitches. Now thanks to your video, I can make the tea towels for my kitchen that I wanted!
You're so welcome Sha, and I love that you are reviving this hobby using vintage transfers! They have a special charm... I hope your project goes very well!
While I do tatting and macrame, my mother did embroidery and I can remember seeing her do French knots on a pillowcase when I was a child. Now I have time to indulge in more creative endeavors. and your video is the easiest one I've seen. I especially appreciate the way you clearly photograph your stitches; as a visual learner, that helps a great deal. Thank you and I've subscribed!
Thank you so much for making this video- so many beginner videos don't explain how to the thread should be on the needle. I'm still so certain it will fall off while I'm working, but we can figure it out eh!?
I think your video was extremely helpful and informative. I didn't mind the music one bit. I was too busy learning to care or notice. Thank you so much for making this.
For me, the music makes the video a little more entertaining even when I’m learning. Because without the background it would be a very boring silence. Great video! 🤌🏼
I received my first embroidery kit today. This is my first time. Your video is very helpful. I like the different camera shots and close ups. Music a bit loud and unnecessary. I will be coming back for more videos. Thank you!
Thank you so much for this great video. The close ups, tips, and speed was such a great teaching process. My embroidery will have a clean look from now on. Thanks again!!
Thank you so much! This feedback means a lot to me because I really try to make my lessons clear and helpful, as we all need as beginners! Happy holidays to you as well.
This is a very good tutorial and a nice refresher for those picking up stitching again. One question: I was always taught not to use knots in embroidery as they are very difficult to hide and create lumps and bumps, particularly when framing a finished piece. With a sufficient tail held down by your finger, you can always cover the thread with subsequent stitches and it holds really well. I end on the backside by inserting the needle under previous stitches (not the fabric) for about an inch to inch and a half and then snip the thread closely so that tail end does not show through to the front side. I have never had these threads finished in this way pull out or unravel and no bumps!
Thank you for your comment Judith! You're right, of course; the traditional method has been to avoid knots, and I definitely think that is still valid if creating a finer piece or something that is going to be framed against a flat background. But I teach beginners to start with knots because it's far easier when learning. When I started stitching, I was really frustrated trying to learn the stitches as it was; and starting without knots seemed like one more obstacle that made me less interested in stitching. I gave myself permission to not worry about it at first, and then after awhile I practiced that, but I also realized it is only essential for some situations. If displaying in the hoop, as is my typical preference, the knots aren't an issue because the back of the piece isn't laying flat on a board; and even if I am framing a piece, depending on the method, it also can be done without the knots being an issue. These days in my own work I almost always just start with a knot and for my purposes it is fine. So I suggest for those learning, don't worry about the knots at first; focus on the stitching, and after that feels natural you can always experiment with learning knot-free methods if desired! I'll do a video on some different ways to do it at some point... sounds like you have learned a beautiful way, and if you are happy doing that I think it's wonderful!
It can definitely be a beautiful result! Personally I use knots and I'm OK with it; I also think it's much, much easier when starting out, so that's how I teach beginners. But, it's definitely a technique one can choose to learn/practice and I think it's admirable!
It's the same with old hand sewing method. I took a Bernadette Banner course and she said that people in the Victorian era detested knots. To avoid knots, they would back stitch in place several times. I frequently do this with hand sewing and never have threads unraveling. However, I think tying a knot is much easier for beginners so if one feels okay with knots, then all bets are off.
I’m not even done listening and I’ve learned so much! Love the background noise too as I felt it inspired me even more and got me excited! Thank you so much!
This video is fabulous I am happy to have learnt the basics now. Everything is explained so clearly and i was able to learn the basics from scratch. Thank you so much for this wonderful video :)
Thank you for this great video. My first love is knitting. I also recently learned Tunisian crochet and a little crochet. I wanted to add another craft, and this will help me gain new knowledge to start my journey to embroidery. I went to your website and the beautiful layout, quality photographs, and clear concise tutorials are great. I was able to see exactly the various technics you demonstrated. Best regards.
Thank you for this! I'm so very glad you found my video and website helpful... I try to make things clear in teaching and it is so good to know my efforts are helping you learn embroidery! Tunisian crochet sounds amazing! :D
