How to Prevent Cross Stitch Mistakes | Caterpillar Cross Stitch

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[@laurawilliams9098]

I've been cross stitching for years, and you always teach me something. The posts and fence panels are a great example to visualize what you're saying. You have a wonderful voice for teaching. Love your videos.

[@SonovaStitch]

Aw, shucks! Thanks for watching!

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Thank you for watching! We agree - Ford is ace!

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[@prietom1031]

Thank you for doing this. I finally understand how my work is of despite my best effort. So glad I found Caterpillar Cross Stitch.

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Glad it was helpful!

[@deniseb23]

Thank you so much for this video! It’s exactly what I’ve been looking for. I just started cross stitching and my current project has been off by one, and I really couldn’t quite understand how I was counting wrong.

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

So pleased that you found this helpful! Thank you for watching :)

[@MegaCheesypeas]

This video is so well timed as I managed to add an extra row to my current pattern this afternoon! The fence analogy is such a great way of explaining how the errors occur. Thank you Ford!

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

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[@claudiacarolina3683]

Hello e thank you Ford! I wish you could talk in a video about how to cope with so many Wips. Thanks in advance! Claudia Carolina sending love from Italy

[@teresaboyer284]

Thank you for your video! Always glad to learn new techniques!

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[@solarwinds-]

Thank you Ford, that was so helpful! I always start in the bottom right, so I'll be counting from there. Thx!!!!

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[@MsGabmc]

This is really a helpful explanation, thanks for doing it on the graph paper

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

Thank you for watching :)

[@stavroulak.503]

I do exactly what you showed 😀 Thanks for the nice videos 😊🧵🪡

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

Thanks for watching :)

[@peggymartinez5350]

Thank you for sharing.

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

Thank you for watching! I hope it helped :)

[@harryhicks1020]

If I was counting from the c to the next block of letters I would go to the end of the bottom row of the cxxxx then to the first on that row from the left count 6 blocks down then I am at the 4 th stitch of the f and go from right to left .6 empty blocks 1 st stitch of the f is on the 7 th row. In the video I believe although 6 empty blocks are mentioned with his pen only 5 would be empty . There is nothing to stop you placing a pin in the correct place .A loop stitch start at the 4 th stitch of the top of the f just by counting 6 down and working right to left seems easy to me but I am left handed

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

Thank you for the tips!

[@cabbott328]

I caught that too. only 5 empty rows

[@norasilva3341]

Great video

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

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[@kiyokowalkenhorst7026]

It appears to me that you actually only left five empty rows between the C and the F? And so your first F stitch is placed one row too close to the C instead of as the pattern shows.

[@carolpatnaik3422]

I saw that too!

[@SonovaStitch]

Lol, yup. In my defense it's hard to see without sticking my head in front of the camera. But I guess it's a case of "do as I say, not as I do"!

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

Thanks for watching!

[@monalisasmiles3105]

I saw that, too. Had to take a 2nd glance to make sure I wasnt seeing or hearing things wrong. This totally confused me at 1st & had to go back & forth a couple of times to make sure I understood it but then realized he'd made a mistake.. we're all human & at least I'm experienced enough to realize this was a mistake, otherwise, I'd be looking for clarification. I don't think Ford realized what he did.. but we're all human. I see the humor & irony of this video.. all good fun..

[@userJoyceA]

I stitch from upper left to bottom right. So I don't have that counting problem. But once in a while if there are a lot of same colors but different shades I can mess up. If they are close in shade I let it go.

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

Thanks for watching! :)

[@SusanSmith-yh3ue]

I can only count by the square or panel if you want.. that is the only way I can see it..always interesting

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[@danielaandreia6124]

Fantastic video. I've been cross-stitching for about 3 years now, but I still have a question that I can't find a definitive answer to on the internet. When I finish a project, what is the correct way to finish it if I don't want to leave it in the hoop, but in a frame for example? What do I do so that the fabric doesn't unravel, do I glue something behind it to prevent this from happening? I always want to have my projects in frames and I'm never sure what steps to take when I finish the project. Thank you

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[@annouellette2438]

Keep making video's.

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

Thank you for watching :)

[@jovanamccaskill1349]

I will use one strand of thread to “count” a long space and then once I anchor my two strands, I remove that single strand.

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

Great tip! Thanks for sharing :)

[@cynthiahahncaldwell8825]

This is a great tip that I will use. Thanks for sharing😊

[@vickismith674]

Love the video I would love a tutorial on fractionals if possible please new to the Chanel 😊

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[@SonovaStitch]

This is on my list for the near future!

[@karenreilly9425]

counting pins it helps to put the pins on the lines of the design

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

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[@vickismith674]

I was planning on joining the retreat this year as it was in the UK, but unfortunately it's right on my daughter's birthday 😢

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Oh no! We're sorry to hear you can't attend. :(

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What is "frogging?"

[@nete1209]

To remove stitches you have made in error.

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

Frogging is a stitchy term meaning to remove your stitches if you make a mistake. The name comes from saying Rip It , which is similar to ribbit! Here's a blog post on the most used stitchy terms www.caterpillarcrossstitch.com/blogs/blog/cross-stitch-acronyms-explained