How I Prep Big Embroidery Pieces 

Love how you express your Neurodivergence and how you resolve those issues. The hair is down, Sweater is itchy part. very relatable. Also you are showing that even a ND person can be creative and crafty to a high level even when Winging it.

I felt so called out when you said "everything is done... except all of the other projects I was supposed to finish before starting this one" soooooo relatable XD

When I set up my first 2 pet portraits I used a tool to get the RGB values for the color i felt was the best representation for that area. Then I used a couple online tools that take RGB values & give the best DMC color matches to that. I just looked through the suggestions it gave for each & decided from there.

I love when I see the ‘hahahahaha’ scroll across the top. I also overestimate my projects /my capabilities and it makes me feel so much better to see that I am not alone.

RE your 'massive slant' - I think your *camera* wasn't perfectly aligned on the table. It was at a slight angle (aimed more towards the doorway than the other way) so that the table, being closer, appeared to be extremely slanted.

This was so informative! Thank you very much! I am a cross-stitcher, and I've only tried other types of stitches once on a tiny project before, I have this huge desire to embark on a massive, huge satin embroidery+beads project. Thanks for talking me out of it! 😂 At least for the time being, while I am uncertain about moving from one country back home, and then somewhere else. That piece would be such a pain in the a** to move with. But I am so so so eager to do it still, so thanks for the inspiration! Also, love your sense of humour 🔥

I love how you are so unapologetically you. I also love how you narrate things. I can relate SO much.

Hi, I've found your channel sort of by accident, I was looking for embroidery videos to "keep me company" while I board and you can be sure that I'll be here forever. There's nothing better than seeing someone else who embroiders telling the truth about embroidery. I'm also in the process of embroidering a huge piece (I estimate it will take me a year to finish it, maybe a year and a half) and seeing other people in the same boat as me is very comforting and encouraging. Tangent mode: I love Fantasia and I'm enjoying seeing the process of this piece.

About matching colors: pantone has this clever thing, looks like credit card with small window. You use it to take picture of some colour, and then the app gives you exact hex RGB color numbers of it (or other colour system). The card bit is so the app can adjust for lighting and photo settings, when calculating the colour. Also... thread in skein does not exactly look the same as stitched, so if you want to be really exact I would do some stitch samples.

You are seriously my favorite RU-vidr ♥ As a fellow crafty person with zero chill, I always enjoy the way you explain your process. I do not currently embroider but I am VERY tempted to try after watching this.

This is the second video of yours that I've watched and when you said "to be precise...a whole buttload more" is exactly when I knew I would be subscribing hahaha

I enjoyed watching this so much, been here more times than I can count 😂

As a computer person; drives will break if they do not have a backup. It is to the point of superstition in the field really. When you do have back ups, the fuckers do not seem to break. But real talk, get a cheap hard disk drive if nothing else. The reality is that all drives have a limited shelf-life, either a component breaks (HDD) or the rewrite limit is exhausted (SSD). The estimates I have seen is that to be certain; replace them within 3-5 years.

I have a sewing uniform. It's my ugly comfy orange shorts, my red comfy t shirt that says, " Don't run with scissors!" That my kids gave me for Mother's Day about 10 yrs ago because they said it was the perfect mom shirt. Then, I finish off the ensemble with my jet-black compression socks. Oh yeah, everyone knows I mean business when. I look like a weirdo.😂

Hi again, Still binging all of your older videos. You may want to look into an electric staple gun. I bought the bullet years ago and mine still works like new and is so much easier to use. I had also meant to mention on another video, that you may want to consider a P.O.Box. I'm sure there are subscribers that would love to send you items that you want or need but don't have yet. I've seen (and sent items to) other RU-vidrs that I watch. Just a thought. Big Hugs

Hmmm.... stapling down the bed sheet corners sounds like a great idea! 😆 The bookshelf isn't perfectly straight, either. I paused at 11:00 and can see that one side is closer to the edge of the frame than the other, it's just less noticeable due to being further away. Your camera was probably tilted horizontally -- i.e., camera right was slightly closer to you than camera left... Or you lived in some non-Euclidian Cthulhu dimension, idk.

I am so glad I am not the only person who has to have like atm 3 cross stitch projects on the go,a sewing project, I have just finished 1ready to stitch and a complete out fit planned for my 16 year old grand daughter, 😊😊😊😊😊❤❤❤just got to have busy hands 😅

Maybe there IS a massive slant in either the table or the room that the table lives in. Try checking with a fancy level, but if you don’t have one, a ball will roll or not roll depending upon your degree of slop-ee-ness. I’m a genius I know 🤣😳🤣

I'm so happy that I found you! I've been watching lots of foreigners explaining stitches. However, I have to turn volume down because they don't speak English! You have soooooooo much here! Love it, and love you for putting this out here for me!

If you have the 2 inch plastic ruler used for sewing it has a centering feature on 1 side. 1 side is measured 1 thru 18 inches and the other side has a zero in the middle and goes out from there to 9 inches to either end.

Hi, Thank you for your informative and entertaining videos. Can I suggest using the "string technique" for centering your project - using a piece of string, measure one side of your frame. Fold the string in half and use it to mark the midway point on the fabric / frame. Fold your printed design into quarters. By aligning the marks and creases your design will be pretty perfectly centred. Hope it helps. Regards, Allison

So glad your day turned out better as it went. I hate it when things start breaking down all at once, which seems tobe my life over the past couple years. ... What a wonderful project.. huge.... it would take me forever and a day to finish. I love your channel... helps me know I"m not the only one who goes through all these same type of decisions and trials in life. I mean, if I was to got get a couple containers to organize a shelf, mine would be the ones that fit well at the bottom and are 1/16th of an inch to big at the top.. (which just happened to me). And yep I got four containers, but looking at the bright side, I love them and they can be used for storing more floss or something else. : ) Have a happy day!!!

Have you maybe considered getting the floss DMC colour chart? that could help you have a better idea of what floss to get for future projects (although I do very much condone your style of floss shopping!)

Love the split stitch on this piece. I notice you did not outline the shapes a you have on the larger pieces. I am so looking forward to seeing this progress. I am new to your channel. I have been binge watching it. I am a Quilter, sewer, crocheter, knitter and embroiderer. I love all of the needle crafts.

Hahaha. I always have 3-4 cross stitch projects on the go at the same time...in different stages. plus 3-4-5 sewing projects in different stages. I more ideas and want to start.....holding myself in check...for now

you are very funny, I enjoyed this video, hope all your woes are better now

I'm sad to say the shelf isn't perfectly horizontal either. You can see that when you zoom in. It's just more obvious with the table because it's long enough to go edge-to-edge on the screen.

six strand split stitch...say that fast six times! lol

what's your preferred iron on interfacing for embroidery? I feel stumped by the sheer breadth of choices and not sure how to pick a good one

This video is so good, and so informative, how do you print out the pages for the whole pattern? I have an idea that’s similar to this one. I don’t have Photoshop but I do have Canva and Ibis Paint as well.

How do you keep the interfacing from coming free when you stretch the fabric on the bars? When I iron on before framing, the fabric always stretches and pulls from the interfacing.

haw do you fid thes

What brand light box are you using?

What program do you use to trace out the images?

Is the table parallel to the shelf?

I love Fantasia so much! Thanks for showing how to prep a large frame for embroidery! Also I hope your proud, I started embroidering because of you! I'm working through a bunch of starter kits I bought, and am still mustering the courage to start my 1 non-kit project. What do I do with all my finished kit peices??? Do I make a embroidery journal? Do I sew them all together into a quilt? Advice or suggestions, greatly appreciated. Hope you get most of your footage/stored data back! Can't wait to see what this looks like in uhhh six months? Embroidery is so slow.