FlossTube extra - Demo #4: Diagonal Stitching on Full Coverage Projects with Parking 

Thank you so much for watching! Are you going to try diagonal stitching?

Shawne R enjoy!!!

Glad it was helpful! I honestly don't think I could stitch full ocverage projects as easily if I didn't use this method.

Thank you so much! I try to look "presentable" in my videos ;-)

Thank you! the eyes really draw you in don't they?

I don't think I would enjoy stitching on a full coverage piece any other way - but everybody has their own style and method so you just need to find what works for you. Thanks for watching!

Robin Pollard thanks so much for watching Robin ! Are there any other demos you might be interested in seeing?

I love doing full coverage - but it is for sure a different animal than a "regular" project

You are so welcome! Everyone has different ways of stitching on Fullcoverage. You just need to experiment to fine what works for you

My pleasure

Thanks so much for watching Sue! See you soon!

Thank you so much Jezebeth. This way of stitching is very "slow and steady" for me and although I would like to be a little quicker I just love this method for my full coverage projects. I also like that with stitching on the diagonal you seem to get into the actual picture faster instead of working for ages on the background

I’m working from an ipad and the GoodReader app and am busy drawing diagonal lines on all the pages! It will keep me busy until the stash arrives to start the project! I’m doing a Maxine Gadd piece xxx

Thank you. You really should give diagonal stitching a try - it is not for everyone but I really like it.

@@karlabeingcrafty1089 I watched your demo and then immediately tried it on my new HAED mini, and I really love it. 🥳

@@periwinklefloss I am glad it is working for you! What HAED are you doing?

@@karlabeingcrafty1089 I'm doing 'Aquarius' and 'Once In A Blue Moon', both by Josephine Wall and both are the mini versions.

Thanks for watching! I think I will do a video showing the full kit up of my full size HAED and the beginning of the tent stitching on it

HAEDs are really fun! I hope this will be helpful when you start

You are so welcome! I hope my method gives you some ideas.

Thank you Debra! Full coverage is not really any harder than a regular cross stitch - just takes longer. If you are a bit intrigued maybe try a small chart that is full coverage. Heaven and Earth Designs even has some charts that are begnner charts - they have less confetti I think and can be realistically done on 14ct fabric without ending up the size of a blanket.

While I am still actively using a parked thread (like it is just a bit further up on the diagonal I am working on), I keep the needle threaded and use several needle minders to hold them. As you saw, if I park in the next diagonal I take the needle off and tuck the thread behind a needle minder to keep it out of the way. I started doing this because I felt it was a pain to keep threading the needle and while I still mostly do things the same way, now that I have been stitching for a few years it is not as big a deal to thread my needles - I can do it pretty fast and easily. A lot of the process is trial and error. You need to just try few different methods and find what works well for you. I kind of hate ending threads so I will keep parking as long as there is place to park that is relatively near to where I am stitching. But some people can't stand all the hanging threads so they would rather end the threads and keep everything looking neat. Happy Stitiching!

Thank you for the prompt response, Karla, and I better understand your process now.

Full coverage is very fun - you have to be patient because it does take time but the results are so worth it. Have fun!

Glad it was helpful! Everyone needs to find their own full coverage method so I am glad you got some tips to try from me

they are press on/glue on nails from KissUSA I think

Yes you can get the Easy Count fabric in 14ct Aida and 28ct Lugana. They have it on 123Stitch. Thanks so much for watching!

I like the fishing line because you can't pierce it with the needle so it will (hopefully) be very easy to remove

Have you seen this extra video I did? studio.ru-vid.comVnQzqoAavh0/edit/basic That might help you with setting up your flosses. Eventually I will probably do a video on gridding. Actually starting the project is not different from starting any project - you just put the first stitch in :-), but do you have any specific questions or confusions? I would be happy to answer what I can.

I am working on a video now of kitting up a full coverage project that I will be starting in May

HAED stands for Heaven and Earth Designs. They have a website with lots and lots of charts. I usually only get the quick stitch ones although I do have a few full size charts that will probably never get done. They have a nice wish list feature, so if you go to search the site just put charts you like on your wish list and then wait until they have a sale (which is often and usually 50% off- just sign up for their e-mail notifications) to stock up on the charts you love.

I always complete the full stitch. you should just do whatever feels right for you

I am certainly no expert but from what I have read (and done) I use a size 24 needle on 14ct and maybe 16ct, size 26 on maybe 16, 18 and 20 ct and size 28 on 22. I think it also depends on if you are using 1 or 2 strands and going over 1 or 2 threads. I like size 26 best but on 14 ct it can be too small. 28s are hard to thread but when I use my 22ct hardanger I may need to give in and use the 28s

@@karlabeingcrafty1089 Thank You

I am so glad you found the video helpful. I started Village Bookstore by Randall Spangler last January, but I haven't worked on it in ages. Partly because I just don't find the frame I got for it comfortable to work with. I will have to figure out another set up for that eventually

@@karlabeingcrafty1089 I realized my mistake in thinking you meant January of next year only after I posted my comment. Thanks for your reply! That is one of my favorite HAEDs.

@@lindsaybridges5257 I am just glad that people are still watching the video :-). I love Randall Spangler's stuff.

Thank you for watching!

Thanks so much for watching Lucy!! I do leave my needles on while I am stitching on my HAED. I use several needle minders to kind of corral them so they are not hanging loose. I take them off when I am done for the day and put my project away. I use the front loop start all the time unless I am using overdyed thread - but for regular DMC I always use it. I usually use the pin stitch to end also, especially on Aida - but if for some reason I don't feel like using it or there will be no new stitching in the area to hide it I just run my threads under a few stitches on the back. My nail are actually press on/glue on nails. I love having long pretty nails but my own nails never look that great when I do them myself, I never wait long enough for them to dry, they chip very easily etc. I also tend to mess with my nails out of boredom or stress, but I don't do it as much when I have the fakies on. They are so pretty nowadays - not like the 70s press ons that looked super awful. I usuall give my nails a few naked days every couple of weeks justt to let them breathe but I alway try to have them look nice during my videos. The ones in this video are from Kiss USA (I got them on sale :-) !)

KarlaBeingCrafty thanks for all the great info. I just tried the front loop and it works nicely. I’m stitch in hand so it’s even better. Going to try pin stitch also. I posted about your great demos and FlossTubes on a FB stitching group....hope it helps. I like that you show stitching on a budget....you just need to know where to look. Alot of floss tubers spend alot of money and you show how to do stuff cheaper... love love love that! You are very creative and I hope your channel keeps growing...you’re a favorite watch for me. I was recently on vacation and you were the first one I had to catch up on when I came back. Lol

@@lucycraft1 Thank you so much Lucy!! Which FB stitching group are you in - just curious...I wish I could spend as much as I wanted on all the patterns and floss that I see but I am trying to be wise and practice knowing the difference between need and want. I saw a pattern yesterday that I really like...I put it in and out of my cart three times before I said enough and walked away from the computer. If I still want it after I get my holiday bonus at work I will get it but I need to remember when I get that itch to get another pattern that I have enough already to keep me stitching every day for several years. I do get a bit jealous when I watch some FlossTubers and they show haul that must be a couple of hundred dollars in almost every video, and bag clubs and floss clubs and box clubs which I can not afford, but mostly I can just enjoy their enjoyment. I am glad to know that my need to be a bit more frugal is not a turnoff.

KarlaBeingCrafty I am so with you...those clubs can kill you...lol! I don’t belong to any of those. The floss ones tempt me most. I do like Creative Poppy for pdf patterns and I always search for freebies. Did you see the one called Emerald City by Owl Forest Embroidery? Nicest one I’ve seen for a freebie. Oh I belong to alot of FB groups but the one I posted your channel with a lot of members is Cross Stitch Unlimited.... gotta watch for the drama on it though on occasion over dumb stuff.... but it does have a lot of variety. There are so many groups out there. Remember....it’s two separate hobbies....stitching patterns and collecting patterns....see now don’t you feel better!!!😁

And.....keep posting about how to stitch on a budget....not a turn off at all....wish more people did that.

Those are press on nails from KISS USA. I don't know if they are still available

So far I have always used two strands on my full coverage projects and one reason is because I like to do a loop start from the front. If you are not familiar with the loop start from the front I made a short demo back in July (my first demo). I like this start because 1) I can do it from the front and my full coverage projects are not on a frame that is east to get at the back and 2) it does not add any bulk to the project at all. I hope this helps - Happy stitching!

Thanks for your quick reply. I too use the loop start, so I understand what you mean by loop start. More specifically, I am trying to learn how to start the threads that have been snipped rather than parked and have no loop. Is a pin stitch start a good start for those threads? I am having such better results after watching this video several times. Thank you so much!

I do use a pin stitch for the Kreinik which is only one strand so a pin stitch would work if you dont’ have a loop

I will park in the next diagonal and even in the next, next diagonal if it is sort of on a straight line. I guess I will go about 10 to 20 stitches away (it is kind of subjective )Honestly i just don't like ending threads so I would rather park it. Sometimes I end up with two strands of the same color if I am using a color and it meets up with an already parked thread from a previous diagonal. So I either park one of them in the next diagonal (This happened in my demo) or if there is nowhere left to park then I end the shorter piece of floss.

Hi there, thanks for watching my video. The Blue fabric is a Picture This Plus 16 ct opal Aida that I gridded with fishing line. The white fabric is 18ct easy guide aida. I am using two strands of DMC floss and I do a loop start.

They are press on nails from KissUSA. I hope the video helped explain parking. Once you get the hang of it it will feel like second nature.

Most of the parked threads do get stitched over. I don't think this method is any messier than any other full cover method - in fact it might be a little neater just because you don't end up with so many threads that are run other other stitches to anchor them

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Thank you . I am not sure which needle minder you are seeing but most of them have come from either Kim's Needle Minders or Mad for Minders - both on Etsy.

I will put that on my list of possible tutorials. Thank you for the suggestion

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I am not totally sure what you mean, but I think you are referring to the big lollipop needle minder on the fabric. I gather the treads together and wrap them around the needle minder. This particular needle minder works really well for this because it is so big (but actually it is not great as a needle minder - the magnet is not strong enough for the thickness of the FIMO)

I use several needle minders on my work to corral my threaded needles, Sometimes when I tug on the next thread to use the needle wants to stay with the minder and un-threads but for the most part I don't have a problem keeping the needles threaded.

It was a 4 lbs monofilament that I got from Amazon. It is around $7 now for 300 ft. I picked that one because it was inexpensive and came in lots of colors. I thought the red would really stand out on the fabric so it would be easy to pull out later

It was a 4 lbs monofilament that I got from Amazon. It is around $7 now for 300 ft. I picked that one because it was inexpensive and came in lots of colors. I thought the red would really stand out on the fabric so it would be easy to pull out later

The Diagonal method just works best for me. People who do columns often complain about seeing lines in the finished work and diagonal stitching seems to solve that. I like working just the 10 stitch rows and stitching full coverage this way keeps me from making mistakes. But there is really no wrong way to stitich and every stitcher just needs to find the method that is themost fun for them :-)

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