Flosstube extra! TIPS & TRICKS 

After 30 years I never knew the grain. This is brilliant!!!!!!!!!❤❤

I am just finding you,GREAT video.I have been stitching 35 years and just love your tricks and tips.Thank you

I stitched for hours yesterday securing my thread after watching this and I will never stitch again without securing my thread! So nice not having the tangling and fraying and needle falling off the thread! Why am I 60 years old before I found this out!!!!????? I've sewed my entire life the hard way. Thank you so much!

WOW! You have made my stitching life so much easier! Even after stitching 60 years I can learn something new. I now know how NOT to have my needle fall off the thread when I doze off while stitching. My husband appreciates the tip, too. He doesn’t have to help me find those silver needles in our gray carpeting 🤣🤣🤣. Thank you. I will have to watch some of your other videos and learn more helpful ideas. On to removing Slubs. 👍🏼😁

My first time here and I learned new things after stitching for 42 years! Thank you and would appreciate any more tip or organisational videos 🌷

The best thing I learned in this video is the loop at the top of the needle! I can’t wait to try it! My thread is always coming out of the needle when I get close to the end! Thanks for all the tips!

So many great tips, going to rewatch it and write these down

I love this idea of locking the thread on the needle. This will help my grand-daughter as I teach her how to stitch.

Grain?! Who knew? I’ve never heard anyone discuss this. I am new to cross ditching and have listened to many many videos, and I am surprised no one has mentioned this. Love the idea of threading the needle as you showed. Wonderful tips. Thank you so much!

Just when I think I have this craft down pat….along comes someone who teaches me wonderful new tips! Thank you so much. I just subscribed.

Lots of great tips all in one place! As a shop owner who has offered custom framing for 35 years, I would not advise using Fray Check. We have seen older pieces with staining several inches into the cross stitch fabric from this product. It was meant for sewing projects where the seams will be trimmed. Fray Stop is better, but I personally would not use either of them. I’m glad you’ve had success:-) I’m happy RU-vid suggested your channel and I will definitely share your videos with my customers! Shelly

Loved your tips & tricks…just found you..will be binge watching your videos

I watched this video last week and now my stitching is so improved and I feel like I am stitching faster. I love the tip to lock the thread onto the needle. I had to come back and watch it again tonight. You are a great teacher!!

This was one of the most informative RU-vid videos I’ve seen! Thank you 🙏 And yes please make more like this 😊

Great tips, as always. I especially like the tabs for the wdw and the eye glass case idea! Thanks for sharing!!

To secure the thread was a real game changer, thank you!

I’ve learned SO MUCH from this video!!!! Genius!!!!

Holy hell! You randomly showed up on my RU-vid home page. These tips are freaking genius! I've saved this video so I can go back and watch as I need to use each tip. New subscriber. Thank you so much for sharing this info!!

I will be watching the needle threading again. What a great technique. I knew about the grain when pulling out my thread but not when stitching. It’s amazing how much I’m still learning about this craft. Thank you so much for sharing all these techniques, it is very appreciated.

I'm new to embroidery. I've been watching lots of YT videos on this subject. But you have showed me some tips no one else so far has explained in any of their videos. Thank you!

I’m new back to cross stitch after a 25year hiatus (I was a new mom when in started cross stitch…he’s now 30 lol) and you popped up on my “ home” button refresh here. These tips were AWESOME….so they’ve earned you a new follower! Cross stitching is NOT what it was back in the early 90’s…Learning and craving soo much new to me stuff. Now to binge watch your videos. 🙋🏼‍♀️

The lock on thread is called A Larks Head Knot. I have used this method for silk thread applique for 40 years. Very handy I plan to try it on cross stitch. With silk thread you can use a Clover needle threader to make the loop!

I’ve never seen that thread anchoring technique! Brilliant.

I never realized the floss has grain. WOW! Thank you!

Thank you so much! I just found your RU-vid channel and so happy!!

Thank you for all the tips! Invaluable!

Thank for the great tips on needle threading !!

I'm a new viewer but older cross stitcher. Thank you for a wonderful video!

Thank you for all the tips & tricks! I didn’t know about thread grain & loved learning about locking the thread to the needle!

Great tips and information

This popped up for me to watch and I’m so glad I did! Learned lots of great tips and tricks. Thank you for taking the time to share with us. 💕🪡

Wonderful tips! Thanks for sharing!💕

I ran to Amazon and irdered several items you recommended. Great tips. Thank you! Keep them coming, please.

Wow thanks!!❤🌷

This video is wonderful. After 40 years of stitching, I learned some new tricks and tips. I hope I can find some of the tools in your kits. I am definitely subscribing.

Great information. Thank you.

Thankyou for the tips. Great video.

Great tips! Thanks

Found the floss grain helpful. Needle threading and the white/red floss stitching all very helpful. Thank you.

Wow, is an understatement! Thank you for these amazing tricks!

Lots of good tips. Thank you!

Floss having a grain makes sense but I never thought about that before. Thanks for the tip!

Some great ideas! Thank you!

Excellent tips! Thank you!

Thx Jackie for the great tips !!❤️

This was great. Thanks

Great tips!

Wow!!! Love it! Thank you!!

Thanks for great tips!

Great video! I’ve learned so many things I have never heard before.

All of your tips and tricks were very helpful!

Very informative. Thank you so much!

Great tips: locking the thread, end of thread to put into needle, eye glass for supplies.

Love tips

Thanks!!! Will definitely be trying your method on threading the needle. Keep those tips coming.

Fantastic Tips Thank you

I can’t tell if my last comment posted. Thank you for sharing your tips and tricks. This has been so helpful to me! I will be sure to share with others ❤

Great video!

The floss tips are great! Will watch your other YTs😊

0:20 I love your video! So helpful. Thank you so much.😊

Found you today! Excellent video, learned so much! Thank you for your time and knowledge!

i learned so much......thank you

You popped up on my feed and I am glad it did Great information

❤❤💚🍀💚❤❤. Thank you so much fo for your tips, eye opening for sure, at least for me.

Awesome video! Thank you for these tips, they’re wonderful! I’m going to watch more of your videos, and I subscribed. The red and white thread tip will help me on the stitch I’m doing right now. Blessings!

Awesome video learn something new today. Thanks for sharing

Just found you. Love all your ideas!!!

Thank you for the tip about looping the metallic thread into the needle. I used this technique just now.

Great clip on your tips! I have never heard about the grain of floss. You just popped up on my RU-vid feed so I immediately subscribed and will check our your previous videos. Thanks so much ◡̈

I just found you. Thank you for your tips, who knew. I definitely will subscribe, can't wait for more tips.

Wow! Love your tips. Didn’t know floss had a grain

Grain. Wow. Who knew. This is very good information. Definitely had an experience with red/white threads.

Thanks for the tips! I am trying the loop the thread on the needle. I always used that method for Krenik threads. Great idea for your needle cases. I hope you do more tips.

Oh my goodness I’m a self taught stitcher and never knew any of this. I’m excited to try these techniques! I’m so glad I found you. How did you ever figure these things out?

Thank you, Jackie! I’m 73 and have been stitching off and on since I was a young girl and NEVER knew about the grain in my floss! Wonderful to have FT angels so we keep learning! Also didn’t know about the loop start! Also another eye opener for me! One question, if you happen to read this - does knowing the grain of the floss eliminate having to railroad your stitches if you are using 2 strands of floss? Thank you so much for sharing with all of us! May you have a very blessed day of stitching what you love! Susan

Thanks for the idea with the hang tags, that's perfect since the WDW cards are kind of small. I ordered some and are waiting for the arrival so I can make them easier to deal with.

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New to your channel. Great tips! Thank you

My first time watching your flosstube, thank you for all the tips. I'm new at cross stitch and I appreciate your knowledge. The needle tip is brilliant but do you use the pin stitch when starting your stitching? Thank you for sharing ❤

I usually use a loop start but if I lock my needle with my thread the way you showed then I guess I just start and end my threads by pulling through previous stitches on the back, correct? I just tried it and my stitches were pretty flat without having to railroad. When I ended my thread and snipped the end I still needed to unlock the thread close to the needle. I just need to get use to this new practice! I love the idea of my needle not slipping off my thread now! Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

Just found you today and I am sure glad I did. Loved the video, very well done. I would be ever so grateful if you could steer us where to buy the great little red tool to tighten the wing nuts on the Morgan hoop. My 76 years old arthritic fingers would love you forever.

Some really great information that can improve your stitching. I knew about all the loop methods, super handy. I’m glad you mentioned about stitching white or in general, light floss colors first in an area & then filling in with darker colors. I heard great debate about grain of thread. 🧵 I know it makes a difference & so I pay attention when hand stitching of any kind, when I am using one thread. Great tip to tap the floss end to get the correct end into your needle. Just a question & interested in your opinion. If I’m stitching with 2 threads, fold the length of floss in half & use loop method, isn’t half the floss going through the fabric against the grain? Do you think it makes a difference?

First time I’ve seen one of your videos. Thank you for sharing your tips. I never knew the thread could be hooked to the needle. I’m definitely going to try that. When using two strands, if you double the thread by looping it as you did in the video, the grain is going two directions. Is that ok? Also, with overdyed floss, will that interfere with the variegation? Thanks for your help. Looking forward to the next video.

I keep a self-threading needle handy for weaving in little thread ends. Run the needle under the anchoring stitches, pop the thread end into end of the needle and pull through. Voilà!

Interesting stuff. I like to use the loop method to start, now I know why I have fraying. One thread is going against the grain😮 What’s your thoughts on needles? Are more expensive ones better?

I started cross stitching in 1980 I had my daughter and worked couldn’t keep painting canvas and decorative (tole painting ) ceramics stitching you can stop and start again very easy 45 yrs later I’m still stitching A lot of going over things I have learned and had forgot ADHD ADD

I’ve recently returned to cross stitch after a 35 year hiatus. Everything seems to have changed. What’s your opinion on using the loop method to lock in your first stitch as opposed to having a tail.

To keep your fabric from fraying, can you use pinking shears too?

I put Fray Check on any short floss ends that are the result of correcting stitching errors. I also use it on the back of stitches that don't have anything to use as a good ending anchor. I use really small drops of the product and don't apply it until I finish that days stitching. That way it can dry over night. Often the Fray Check seeps onto the fabric but so far it has never left a stain. But I would not recommend this for heirloom pieces. I'm not stitching masterpieces, just fun things.

QUESTION: I'm thinking of getting back into cross-stitching after a 40-year hiatus. I still have my DMC flosses from the 1980s. It is my experience that sewing thread gets weaker with time. Is this the same situation with DMC, or is it okay since DMC is higher quality?

You mentioned putting a link for the tabs for weeks dye works from Amazon. I can’t find the link. Is the hole already in the tab or did you punch them?

I wonder if part of the reason they put the warning on the bottle ( Do not put in your eye) is because some poor person grabbed the bottle and mistook it for eye drops? Gosh I hope not !

Please don't advise anyone to use a seam ripper for frogging you threads.

Great tips!

Great tips!