Beginner's Guide to Frogging in Cross Stitch | Caterpillar Cross Stitch

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

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[@treasureeilyn]

Hey, I'm know to cross stitch, and I'm learning so much. Thank you! One thing I do know is knitting, which is wear the term "frogging" comes from. In knitting, when you need to take out a lot of stitches, you take out your needles, grab the end of the yarn, and "rip-it, rip-it, rip-it". You frog it 🐸

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

Same for cross stitching. I love how the terms cross over for different fibre arts :)

[@JillybeanL66]

Awesome content and great tips, since I am new again to cross stitch. Would love to see a beading video, hope you will add it to your list.

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

We will add it to the list! Thanks for watching.

[@WildFlowerMagic95]

Very useful video! Even for experienced stitches, lol. I would love to see a series of videos for advanced stitchers. Some examples would be how to mount linen with correct tension in hoops or Q snaps, then how to maintain that tension. Another good one would be tips and tricks for stitching 1 over 1 on evenweave or linen. Another great one would be how to grid mark on linen or evenweave without drawing on 3 rows at once. Anyway, love the content! ❤

[@SonovaStitch]

I'll add these to the list of ideas!

[@SonovaStitch]

Currently stitching over 1 on 28 for the first time, and it has been quite an adjustment!

[@sherryzimmerman9220]

Ford….I really appreciate your presentation style…….You share a number of ways to correct an error…..but so appreciate the last explanation which is so culturally rich with wisdom …….oh maybe a reminder for people like me not to do this when You are over-tired……I am a morning personality…..and I can usually handle it with some rest……

[@SonovaStitch]

Totally the opposite. I know better than to attempt anything that requires use of a brain before 9 AM! But it's good to know one's limitations, lol.

[@juagilltrap6191]

Good advice. Especially with the seam ripper.

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

Thanks for watching!

[@Mairi-AnneDale]

Love the chicken floss method thank you.

[@SonovaStitch]

Thanks for watching! Glad you found it helpful.

[@theinlandseastitcher]

Loved the additional information on "frogging" - how about some of your thoughts on what needle to use for what material 😳

[@SonovaStitch]

I'll put it on the list!

[@laurareinhart8474]

Thank you for these tips!!😊

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

Thanks for watching!

[@graceo.77]

Your last comment about leaving "mistakes" reminds me of Bob Ross - we don't make mistakes, only happy accidents!

[@SonovaStitch]

If we wanted it to be perfect, we'd probably just have a machine do it, right?

[@robert-mahar]

Supper helpful and well presented - thank you!

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

Thank you for watching!

[@patriciacottrell863]

Once again, I thoroughly enjoyed your video. When I go back to the piece, I was working on months ago called whale in a lightbulb. I will be facing an area that will need major frogging. I use the wrong shade of blue and it’s a fairly large area, but now, I will look at it with a different eye and if I have to frog it, I will only do selective areas and fill it in with the correct thread so it may look more natural. Thank you thank you for a wonderful video.

[@SonovaStitch]

Thanks for watching! Glad you found it helpful!

[@diannemurfitt878]

I’m new to CrossStitching and have really learned a lot from you….. thank you😊

[@SonovaStitch]

Glad to be of help! Thanks for watching!

[@RejeanneCote-f8e]

Thank you, this is very helpful to me. Thanks to you I learned something new.

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

So pleased that you found this useful! Thank you for watching

[@melissajordan3124]

What to do with my working stands.

[@solarwinds-]

I love it, "an on the fly customization you made by mistake", so cute! Always looking to avoid that unwelcome visit from the frog! Thanks Ford. (Hope I got your name right)

[@SonovaStitch]

Yup, Ford! I get enough visits from the frog without inviting him in when not totally necessary!

[@sagea4623]

Thanks!

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

Thank you for watching :)

[@sandrashaw8343]

Great video, thank you. I will leave my mistakes unless they spoil what I've already done. X

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

Thank you for watching!

[@katiepetty2651]

Fantastic video! Thank you!

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

Thanks for watching!

[@stavroulak.503]

Excellent, thank you, very nice and useful video and I also loved the "an on the fly customization that you made accidentally" 👩‍🎨 An other option, for me at least, when I stitch on a full coverage project and I make a mistake which I notice later on, as long as it's not very important of course, I stitch over it. I have a full coverage project which I stitch on 25ct Lugana one over one. So when I make a mistake in an area with different shades of blue etc, which they look almost the same anyways, I just stitch over it and it works. It's really annoying undoing one over one stitches so I try to avoid it 😊🪡🧵🎄

[@elamorbonita]

I would like to see how someone would go about making curved writing on my cross stitch projects!

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

Thanks for the request, we will feed this back to the relevant team :)

[@juagilltrap6191]

Same way with Native American beadwork...I've done it with traditional beadwork.

[@SWEETDFAN17]

Yes, be careful with seam rippers! I also sew and numerous times, I have sliced the side of my finger, resulting in some bleeding! I recently did a DMC kit and I didn't like how one small section looked. I adapted it with a few new rows and I think it looks better than how it originally was supposed to look like. I spy with my little eye, an orange cat with green eyes during the part about the sounds of frogging. I love cats so thats how I noticed it. One tip that I do when I have to frog a lot is cry, put away the project for a bit (even 5 minutes helps) and then I'm not so angry or upset when undoing the stitches.

[@SonovaStitch]

OMG, I didn't even notice! That's Caramel. She's a Bengal (a real one, not just a stripey orange cat) and she's the reason Nugget hasn't been in recent videos. Crying is almost always good advice! But yes, never frog angry! Good tip!

[@SWEETDFAN17]

​​@@SonovaStitch I work from home and FaceTime customers. The other day, one of my customers had a beautiful orange and black cat named Rocket. My customer then went around her house showing me her other NINE cats!! Then she started her appointment with me 😅

[@margarethayes256]

I would like to get some advice on finishing, elides framing or pillows, please.

[@margarethayes256]

Once again, I failed to proofread! Besides framing or pillows!

[@SonovaStitch]

I'll add it to the list of future videos!

[@margarethayes256]

Thank you, Ford. Say hi to Nugget.

[@sueinwue7820]

I‘m rather new to cross stitching and thoroughly enjoy and appreciate your videos and calm voice - thanks! One question, what is a good/easy way to stop fraying on the fabric edges when working on a project?

[@SonovaStitch]

I use either a zigzag stitch on my sewing machine or a blanket stitch. I'll make a video later about how to do those both!

[@janetrothwell4448]

I just saw someone who used washi tape on their edges. I have previously zigzagged around mine but will try the washi tape idea on my next project and see how long it will last.

[@Regallily1]

I never knew this was called frogging! I tend to either do frogging or leave it and work around it. No one has never noticed my mistakes!

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

It really is personalise preference isn't it. We don't like to call them mistakes - we call them personalisations! :)

[@Regallily1]

I started cross stitching 30 years ago and had no one to teach me. My husband was stationed in Italy and I was there with him. I picked up a kit from the base craft store and the rest was history. Being self- taught has given me the ability to shrug my shoulders when someone tells I am doing something wrong....as long as the finished product is beautiful there is no wrong way! But thanks to you and others, I am learning some really cool tricks that are much faster than my old ways@

[@margarethayes256]

I have always heard that it is called frogging because of the frog sound, “rabbit, ribbit” , which sounds like “rip it, rip it”.

[@margarethayes256]

I really should proofread! Ribbet, Ribbet!

[@SonovaStitch]

I think it's a combination of the two, with both reasons reinforcing each other.

[@debik3893]

I second Ford’s caution to be VERY CAREFUL using a seam ripper. I’ve cut my material before…ugh!!!

[@SonovaStitch]

I've seen it many times and it's heartbreaking!

[@wendyleland3986]

It's called frogging because you have to rip it, rip it, rip it out (ribbit, ribbit, like a frog) 🐸

[@bryndiscurtin6481]

Exactly! It's not the sound😅

[@SonovaStitch]

I think it's both, reinforcing each other. One of those memetics things like "in like flynn" that just sounds good so it catches on.

[@kathyretherford7660]

I have been cross stitching since 1985 and I have never heard of "frogging". That doesn't mean I haven't experienced it many, many times.

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

That is a lot of years stitching!

[@Sweepear]

🤩🥰☺️😊

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

Thanks for watching!

[@barbarahaynes-bi4hk]

Some cultures do indeed make a deliberate "mistake" because "Only God is perfect" - I must admit I say this a lot!! When pulling out a thread, use a quilter's pin with a beaded end, much easier to find, and safer, when it backflips away!

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

Thanks for sharing!