@@marionsworld24Except we love to hear you talk. It is a tue sentiment. If you wait until you have all the colours and every size needle you might never get around to the fun part.
Excellent video, thank you! Your explanations are super clear also👍. Your stash of embroidery threads and wools are to envy 😉, like a kid in a candy store 👏. I was happy to learn more about the Appleton crewel wools and found multiple places on line that sell it as I don’t find it anywhere in shops. My mother started me and my twin sister embroidering long ago when we were just very young, I still remember first working on cotton kitchen towels embroidering the days of the week and the chores of that day! 😉. I grew into crewel kits in the early 1970’s. Today I enjoy all aspects of hand embroidery, especially slow stitching similar to the super creative projects you shared with us! I am forever on the hunt for thrifted and vintage threads, buttons, beads and anything sewing related. It is always a great day when you post a new video, but I also very much enjoy looking back on the many videos you have already made! You are a wonderful teacher! Thank you so much🌹💕
Hi Marion. This video is very helpful. I never quite understood the differences in the threads, but I do now! Thank you for putting this together for us. By the way, love the hair up style...looks lovely on you! Have a great day! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
what would we do without you !!! Another brilliant tutorial and as a beginner i can't thank you enough for your thoughtful videos that impart your knowledge and skills. Marion you're the best ♥
I have embroidered since I was a small child. I remember my grandmother showing me how to make a French knot. I have put it aside for years and come back now and then. This was so encouraging and has inspired me to take it up again. I have never used a stand. Maybe if I get serious about it I might get one,
I'm 78 and haven't embroidered since I was 10. I wasn't very interested in it at 10 since I would rather be climbing an apple tree. I'm no longer able to climb apple trees and I have been recalling those sweet memories of a very straight-laced grandmother trying to teach me to crochet and embroider and be a perfect young lady. We didn't succeed. So, I am gathering my supplies, especially a pair of stork scissors. Thanks for the great video that rekindled my memory.
What an eye-opener about needles. I too, have always just taken whatever needle is at hand but now I see why I have problems. Also learned so much about threads. It's a whole world of clever craftspeople in the past who thought these things through. Thank you so much for all of this, Marion. I now feel sooo smart!
Thank you Marion for a very informative video. Just yesterday I called into my local little church op-shop (charity shop) and there hiding at the back of the top shelf was a very large jar of vintage Beehive crewel wool...62 different colours and many were full skeins. I was so excited and I am sure the lady had trouble understanding my degree of excitement over some old wool. They ended up being 40 cents each which is around 20 pence so an awesome treasure to find and I am looking forward to using them in my stitching. I just need to find an old cutlery canteen now to convert to a storage container 😊 Lorrie
Yet another really clear and useful video, reminding me that all I need are the basics to just enjoy stitching. It frees my mind up to be more creative with stitches, threads and fabric instead of getting hung up on buying ‘the proper materials’. Such an enjoyable tutorial Marion, thank you so much. ❤
I mostly work in a hoop or frame where possible because of arthritis but I do like stitching small things in my hand. I also use a variety of threads etc and although I do not have any vintage wool I have found in my collection some DMC Medici wool which is a smooth wool and finer than Appletons and have used them both for carpets etc for the dolls house that I have. Anyone starting out would certainly find this video useful. Thank you.
I was brought up at my Nan's knee, so hand sewing and machine sewing was familiar to me all through my childhood. I did some needlework at junior school and we were taught a variety of stitches and made some items to decorate. I took to knitting and knitted all through my teens into my twenties. In secondary school I did an O'level in dress and design so that encompassed a wide range of hand crafts. As a new Mum my babies wouldn't wear knitted clothes so I started with cross stitch. I cross stitched for a decade along with some knittting . It wasn't till the arrival of the internet that I picked up crochet again .I have always sewn by hand to hem and shorten garments but I havent been creative with sewing since my cross stitch. I still have my cotton threads mostley Anchor, some hooks and some frames. I have two kits still waiting to be completed, one day lol. I also did some long stitch embroidery that was what I had the frames for. A very informative video thank you.
Thank you for the lovely video , I’ve learnt so much about needles and fabric. I go to a sewing group and have some new members, I shall be recommending that they watch your video as you broke everything down to encourage us, rather than discourage, sew a big thank you 😊
That's really useful info. Liked the stress on matching your needle's eye to the thread, and the point to the fabric. Also the emphasis on making do and upcycling.
Love your stash! 🪡 This is a super helpful video. I wish for the floor stand and lamp set up. I like the way you encourage everyone and especially enjoyed learning about the wool threads. And the origin of the stork scissors.
THANK you so much Marion. Even though I have been stitching for a long time, I sure learned a lot. Fantastic tutorial. I will send to my granddaughters who are just starting their stitching journey. ❤🇨🇦
Thank you. That has been very helpful. Been getting a bit muddled over the threads and needles - you've taken the complexity out of it for me. Thank you x
I really enjoyed your video. I've been doing needle crafts for 60 plus. I learnt a lot from your video. Loved the history of the stork scissors. Look forward to your next video.
A HUGE army of folk armed with needles........over 21s....decend on charity shops.WOT ER LARF. So you do wind all those threads on card bobbins.OH MY.Perle cotton,YEAH. What a treat.....your videos.....just the sight of all that creative possibilty is very enabling.Bit sunny.....might get some flowers drawn.Want to draw bees,how to embroider their pollen encrusted thoraxs ,is as yet a puzzle.Any thawts?
Wonderfully informative video, as usual. Thank you, Marion ❤ I found a wooden floor stand for my embroidery hoop. Makes a world of difference... I can have it angled in so many directions without repositioning the hoop, and have it high enough so I'm not bent over while stitching. Blessings for your day ❤❤❤
Thank you Marion for some really good tips, I’ve never thought about trying the needle through the fabric first! Now if you have a remedy for arthritic fingers that hurt next day after hand sewing I’ll be forever grateful. Every day a school day and I definitely have learned from you.
A lovely video confirming my belief that you can do needlework on pretty much anything. I love the fact that you, like me, have no idea what size a needle is😊, I didn’t even realise that they had numbers although obviously I knew there were different types like crewel, sharp etc. Like you my mum or granny would pick any needle out of their needle tin or pincushion. Thank you so much Marion x
That's the way it always used to be. Sometimes it makes you feel as if you know nothing because you haven't got this knowledge. But in the end it hasn't stopped me from creating things...
This was a very good video.😊 I have so much to do just now, so it's very nice to have a week without a new tutorial. This evening I just finished the last one 👍 Thank's again and take care!🌻🍁❤️
Thanks, Marion, very interesting and informative. I always learn something new from you! So many you tubers give a long list of 'must haves', very off putting for beginners. Y9u are so honest, that's why we all appreciate you so much.
Thank you so much Marion. This was a great help to me as a "teetering on the edge" embroidery beginner. I have all I need to hand and am ready to go. Love your explanations and your channel.
HI Marion! I am always looking at our local thrift stores for my supplies and I am very happy when I hit the "jack pot".😊 I have a nice stash of fabric, thread and needles. I did learn a lot watching your video. Your explanations made a lot of sence. And I always wondered about these little stork scissors.😂 Thank you very much! Greetings from USA! Jutta❤💐🙋♀️
I did cross stitch as a child. I watch your videos while I knit (embroidery channel videos don’t involve counting, which throws me off when I knit). They’ve inspired me to try my hand at embroidery.
What a wonderful video of explanations and examples! I’m in the USA and we call stranded cotton “embroidery floss”. It is the same 6 ply cotton thread, usually DMC brand. Thank you so very much for your excellent advice. 🌸
Thank you Marion for your video and great explanations of the essentials and extras. I agree with you about the needles. I was gifted with packets of different needles from some students when I retired. I really only use 3 types depending on the thread . I love my lowery stand ,had it now for about 6 years it works so well for my larger scroll frames ,none of which are fancy brands. You can enjoy the craft on a budget.
THANK YOU !! Very informative, especially the thread, talking about artificial silks, rayon and polyester, those had been really confusing me. Learning that its mostly what you have, can afford, to get the effect wanted is so freeing and informative. Im going to check out the thrift shops prior to ordering anything online...Great video!
Hello Marion, Thank you so much for demystifying needles! I have been sewing since I was a child and most of the needles that I own were passed down to me, jumbled up and unidentified. I’ve always used them randomly, on a trial and error basis. Recently I’ve been wondering if I need to learn about the different names and numbers but since watching your video I feel like I can just carry on using whatever does the job. It’s a brilliant tip about the eye of the needle needing to be wide enough to make the hole in the cloth for the thread to glide through. I’ve found this to be especially true with metallic threads which can be the devil’s own job to stitch with! I’m loving your videos. Keep on doing what you do, lovely lady x
Even though I've been embroidering for over 50 years I'd like to say this is an excellent video. It will certainly inspire and be helpful to beginners. Thank you!
Lots of very handy tips there - some things like the splitting out of threads had bothered me. Now I know why! Whoa...change of hairstyle mid video! I am so engaged by you talking to us you have my full attention...took me by surprise, a "new" Marion suddenly talking to us! 😊😊😊 Grateful thanks for taking the time to explain all!
Dear Marion this is a fabulous video and I have enjoyed it very much. Thank you so much for doing this for those of us who have never had needlework classes. I learned from my mum who made our clothes when I was little. I love your channel and would like to do some of the things but always felt worried that it was only a dream, wishful thinking and not for me because I didn't know what I was doing and would waste money I couldn't afford on stuff I didn't know what to do with. Now I feel sure I can start with very little expense and buy only necessities and go at my own pace. You are a very gifted teacher and I feel a confidence I have not felt in a long time. I'm a retired primary teacher recovering from a stroke and I'm going to follow your videos to help both my brain and my hands. If I lived near you I would love to hug you but as I'm in Northern Ireland I will send you a virtual hug instead. God bless you Marion, love vera❤
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. This was exactly what I needed to untangle the confusion in my head over what needle to use, which thread to choose. I loved to learn about the stork scissors, too. 😊
Great information Marion. Your threads look amazing in a colourful rainbow. Needles are always confusing with so many different types. I tend to just use a favourite one.👏♥️🇦🇺
marion you are a wonderful teacher enjoyed every moment of your video. Had to laugh when you mentioned the stork scissors as mine went missing and I thought my husband had used them. Two days ago he found them on the floor under my sewing cabinet, must of missed them when i hoovered. Thanks for the story of the origin of the scissors. x
I have been thinking of getting a stand for my hoop. Thanks for clarifying the difference between the floor and chair models. It is so lovely to learn from you, as you get right to the heart of the basics, with no waste of time. I really enjoy your creative practicality!
One thing I like to do when quilting is thread up a number of needles so I can continue sewing without having to stop and rethread the same needle over and over.
I’m a new subscriber. Finding your channel is the nicest thing the algorithm has ever done for me. ❤ As I glance through your many lovely videos I feel like I’ve been shown a treasure of great value. I’m looking forward to following you for years to come. I was looking for instructions to make aprons from old denim jeans and there you were! Thank you for your easy to follow directions.
Such an interesting video Marion to watch, although I am a stitcher of many years. I think we can all learn something new all the time, which I did. Thank you for all the ideas and information. xx
Well! That was so interesting and informative. I’m much clearer now on the differences between threads, wools etc. I’ve inherited oodles of needles and threads and now I know how to use them. Needle size particularly was a revelation! Thank you. Also it’s great to hear your encouragement for thriftiness and buying second hand. I’ve added to my threads by getting job lots on EBay for not too much and people passing them on at craft group.
Thank you Marion for all this information. You are a wealth of knowledge. I've always been at a loss trying to figure out what I should use. I will be referring to this video often.
I appreciated and enjoyed this so much; going back to basics and also seeing your lovely threads and colours. The video also made me think about wool embroidery as something I might be able to do. Thanks so much Marion. There s such calm in your videos and I like them so much X
A great video Marion, I have done cross stitch over the years but I am about to start my journey into Embroidery and so found your video really helpful.
Aah, thanks Marion, that was all so interesting, and you explained it all so well. I loved your boxes with all the different threads and how it was colour coded. I have a mini version myself and always think how it looks like a paint box : ) Have a great week !
Thank you, Marion! I learn something new every time I spend time with you. I didn't know to separate threads individually, or when it's necessary to use a hoop. Your thread collection is lovely. 💕
My mother taught me to embroider at 10 and I’m so glad she did. I’ve been embroidering ever since. I’m the same with needles. I don’t know the sizes; I just choose the one that I feel is appropriate for what I’m stitching. I also have a floor stand with a light and love it! TFS 😊
Marvellous video, thank you so much Marion. I’m a relatively new embroiderer since I retired and I am loving doing it and learning all the techniques and styles that you demonstrate so well. You are a wonderful inspiration to me and many others. Heartfelt thanks to you for your kind sharing and all the effort you take to create these videos ❤
