5 tips to keep the back of your cross stitching neat (Cross Stitch Video 11)

[@shelbyhurd]

I’ve been looking for a video like this for hours. You stitch the EXACT way I do. This is perfect. I really appreciate the time you took to film this and upload it. ❤

[@HayleyRoxannaCrafts]

I’m so glad it’s helped you 😊

[@mannabee240]

Great tips! I am about 25% thru my latest piece-- another big one! I know I am going to frame this one under glass so I want the back nice and smooth. So on this project I started by NOT making any diagonal travels / whiskers /journeys across the back of the work. Only having stitches and threads going vertically or horizontally. If I do need to jog over a stitch or two I am turning the work over and slipping the thread under existing stitches or between the weave of the cloth. So far so good! I also drag the thread very gently across a small cake of clear glycerin to prevent yarn tangles 👍

[@HayleyRoxannaCrafts]

Slipping thread under previous stitches or between the weave of the fabric is a good idea for helping to keep the threads flat. Thank you for sharing your tips 😃

[@Jessie-yp6pk]

Keeping unused thread on the front is an excellent tip! Thank you! Why didnt i think of that 🤦‍♀️.

[@HayleyRoxannaCrafts]

Glad to have provided a helpful tip 😊

[@karenking8996]

Thank you for explaining so well!

[@HayleyRoxannaCrafts]

My pleasure. I hope you found it useful.

[@karenking8996]

Indeed i did 😊 i am watching it again.

[@charliesullivan5455]

this was really helpful, im normally never someone who is obsessed with the back but after ordering a kit for 18C i need to have a clean back to be able to stitch at all lol

[@HayleyRoxannaCrafts]

I’m glad you’ve found some useful tips. Just remember it doesn’t need to be perfect, it just needs to help you achieve what you want for the front of your work ☺️

[@owlbestitching8839]

Helpful tips. Thank you for sharing! 🤗

[@HayleyRoxannaCrafts]

Hope they are useful 😊

[@nsapinaz775]

Great tips! for newbie like me. Thank you ☺️

[@HayleyRoxannaCrafts]

It’s always good to welcome a new stitcher to the community- hope you find the tips helpful 😊

[@purpledawg8574]

Thanks for the great tips!

[@HayleyRoxannaCrafts]

My pleasure - thank you for the comment.

[@camronbitzer3159]

Thank you for helping newbies like me 😊

[@HayleyRoxannaCrafts]

My pleasure - I’m glad you found the video helpful 😊

[@camronbitzer3159]

@@HayleyRoxannaCrafts very much so! Working on an abduction piece and was trying to figure out how to keep my stitches the same direction and found this. Perfect!

[@irenecollins5327]

I want to know how to stitch so that the back of piece looks like front.

[@HayleyRoxannaCrafts]

If you mean you want the back to have crosses too I’m not sure that’s possible. Due to how cross stitching is done the back will always have vertical or horizontal lines as opposed to the diagonal lines to make the crosses on the front.

[@irenecollins5327]

Well I saw a young girl who showed front and back and other than a few bumps where she tucked the thread start and finish. The whole back looked just like the front.

[@jrs4201]

Wonderful tips and easy to follow. I like the back to be nice and tidy, not a rat’s nest.

[@HayleyRoxannaCrafts]

Thank you. Hope you find some of them useful to prevent the rat’s nest look 😊

[@irenecollins5327]

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[@crossstitchcraze7500]

🙋🙋🙋🙋

[@HayleyRoxannaCrafts]

Hi 😊

[@ceceb6264]

Who cares if your back is messy, no one will be looking back there. I’ve cross-stitch for years with no trouble on the back.

[@HayleyRoxannaCrafts]

I know some cross stitchers who get really worried about the back of their work, which is who the video is aimed at. How neat you want the back to be is down to personal preference, but, like I say in the video, for me, as long as it doesn’t impact the front of the finished work then it’s fine.

[@Quinn2406]

Personally for me, having a messy back makes it a lot harder to work well.

[@HayleyRoxannaCrafts]

@wavesonme1460 this is definitely a good reason for trying to keep the back neat 😃