Thank you so much!!! Totes didn't know three strands meant you had to separate it, I legit took three solid bunches and tried to push it in through the needle - obviously it didn't work and I gave up ..until now. Thanks for the clear video!
So glad I found this. I couldn’t figure out how to thread, if I was suppose to fold them over or leave one end loose and shorter. Thank you! Answered some of my questions on how to begin
Omg I love you! I bought an embroidery kit from etsy and I've been so clueless as to how to read the directions and even how to thread the needle! You're a lifesaver!
Thank you! I used to have to mend my clothes as a kid and so I was used to doubling a thread and knotting the end, but now that I'm trying to learn embroidery, it seemed people didn't do that? This makes it easy to use the technique I know but understand how that applies to embroidery terminology/patterns.
Dude me too, I was very confused watching some tutorials on here, cuz I'd never seen the method of leaving a short length on one side -- seems counterproductive lol
Thank you for this simple instruction! I bought an embroidery kit and since I'm use to cross stitching, I doubled my thread and tied both ends, effectively doing a FOUR strand, instead of a two as instructed! Thankfully, I only went up on a straight stitch about 10x until I realized I may be wrong and came to RU-vid to verify!. You saved me a headache!
Thank you so much for making this video. I am very new to embroidery and am trying a little kit. It calls for 6 strands and the material has a very tight weave. I was using pliers to pull the thread through and my first needle snapped in half. I never broke a needle in my whole life until today. I did what you said and now it works perfect! You are a life saver! Thanks!
I didn't know you could separate the strands like that! I just used a tapestry needle and made my patterns thick line friendly. Thank you for the tips!
Duh!! Why didn’t I think of this before? My floss kept slipping out of my needle-super frustrating-and pulling through 12 strands was straining my cost-effective (cheapo) fabric. Thank you!!!
You are my first (of what I assume will be many) RU-vid videos to watch as a total embroidery newbie! Just got my supplies and eager to get started 😍 Thank you for your insight!
If you do use the other method, how do you ensure that the needle doesn’t become undone? This was always so confusing to me? Like won’t you eventually run out of the tail?
I got a kit that was talking about the strands and folding them, but I think I needed to visually see it to understand what it was talking about!!! Thank you!!!!
This was so helpful!!! I’m only just now trying to teach myself how to embroider with the help of RU-vid videos and I was struggling with the way I had threaded my needle. This is a really good tip thank you😭
Thank you. I'm glad I finally realized this. All sewing I had done before was always doubled over and tied at the end. So it seemed so bulky when it would say 4 strands and I would double it over. 😅
omg .. my mom has been doing Embroidery for a very long time. putting 6 strands in was a pain in the @@@ she watched this and is soooo happy thank you for your help.
Seems I'm the only man who embroider among commenters, but gotta tell you that it's a helpful tip. Just wondering if there's any solution for preventing separated 3 strands from whirling and making loops/unwanted knots when working with it?
Thank you so much for the video I really didn’t know what they meant by the number of threads to use in every video I’ve watched so far. Also thought you were supposed to tie a knot so the thread would come undone but now I know better 😁😁😁
Trying a small embroidery project for the FIRST TIME… pretty excited! #EmbroideryVirgin Lol So, I never would have known that you have to pull the strands apart from the one single thread!! I legit went on RU-vid, searched for all of the different stitches/knots that there apparently are… and saved them to a list 🧵🪡 …so, hopefully I don’t eff up too bad Lol
Omg. So when it asked for 6 strands, I threaded it and made the knot similar to your second method (using 3 and doubling it. So that means I have been making my pieces with DOUBLE the tread. No wonder they’re so chunky 😂every 6 strand pattern has been TWELVE. Explains why I broke so many needles too 🤦🏼♀️ thank you for this
I don't know about other country. But in my country, the method you introduced has being teached in schools as "the right way" to thread a needle all along. Thanks for the video : D
good lord this needs more views. I can't even believe to tell you how helpful this is. Saving my hands. I legit thought it was supposed to be hard pulling through six strands and I just had to deal with it. My hands thank you!
thank u SO MUCH for this!!!!! i was so confused when i started bc i was told to only tie one end of the thread and the thread would always come out of the needle and it didnt make sense to me. ur way is definitely easier
Omg thank you so much for this! I didn’t know that we can separate the strands like that. No wonder it was so hard to pull the needle cause it was so thick 😂 then i realised that the instruction mentioned ‘2 strands’. I get it now 😌
Since this video is 4 years old, I'm going to say someone has already mentioned this. However, in the off chance it has not been mentioned. You actually are supposed to separate each individual strand. So if the pattern or individual preference for a design calls for 3 strands, you would need to separate each of the 6 strands and then thread 3 strands. It makes for a smoother and even finish.
So I had no idea the "standard" method is to leave a short length on one side. I am more used to like clothing repair stitching, where it's folded in the middle at the needle and tied in a knot at the ends. Do you have any tips for when that method does need to be used for odd-numbered strand counts? Like, how do you do it without the thread just coming out?
Nice tutorial..but I was taught DONT pull the threads apart as you just did, rather pull 1 thread at a time, straight up and out of the 6 group. I was also taught the separate all 6 at once and put back together as many as you need, it gives a nicer finish.
If you thread your needle the first way shown in this video and make a mistake, you can pull the needle off the thread and remove stitches back to the point where you made the mistake, rethread your needle and try again. The second way shown in this video is not so forgiving of mistakes!
Amazing tip what if your cheap Chinese bulk pattern doesn’t specify number of strands just says use each strand? Are they talking the 6 altogether or individually? I’m a frustrated beginner Thanks 🙏🏼
Okay but what about using 3 strands? I'm having such a hard time with my french knots taking the thread through and I tied it off at one point because of how frustrating it was.
I mostly use 3 threads for all my french knots. I tie off the bottom end of the thread then come up from the back of the fabric to the front until my knot reaches the fabric. I only wrap my thread twice around the needle (clockwise) and go right into the same hole while holding the thread kinda tight in my left hand. Or if you want it smaller then just use your 3 threads but only wrap it once around the needle. Hope this helps❤
hi, can i ask, if your thread strands almost near its end, can you join it with another strands? i try to tie two strands together but it cannot pass through the fabric... how can i the length of strand i need to use and what can i do if I finished embroider the line but my balance thread left is still long...
2:48 Folding it in half threading has me confused and laughing at myself. Cause I am doing it over and over getting one long thread. Do you thread it with the second 3 into the needle? geeze I feel dumb.
ugh when i start embroidering the string gets stuck for some reason and then i have to pull them all out and start over i just cant seem to use the whole strand i know im doing something wrong im just not sure what it is
I’m using an embroidery needle and I can’t even thread a single thread without it fraying. I’ve tried twisting it and getting it wet? It’s the second biggest needle in the pack, idk what I’m doing wrong
The instructions told me to cut an 18 inch length of floss and separate it into 6 strands. I then cut the floss into 6 equal pieces of 3 inches each lol. Then I looked it up and realized I just wasted that entire floss
