Cross Stitch Basics - Threading your needle and starting to sew - 3 ways

[@satchelyork]

This a great video for a beginner. I'm a 39 year old man looking to learn how to cross stitch and needed to see the very basics this helped a lot you have a nice voice too

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[@TheRammMan]

Nice mate! I’m a 51 year old stitcher!

[@Lavenderlady14]

I’m so happy I found this video finally after years of viewing it, your tutorial was the only one that I fully understood thank you 👍🏿

[@Mnzb3]

Thank you so much for actually showing and saying what to do with the needle. Other videos just say thread it and I’m like but how? Like a sewing needle where it’s doubled over and knotted? The third method was exactly what I needed to find 💖

[@ivy_vines4823]

I have seen tons of videos without starting the needle thank you

[@mcdonaldssprite8390]

Out of all the tutorials ive watched on youtube this seems like the least edited but most helpful, thankyou !!

[@jenniferkeating4201]

the only video who made the loop method make sense! thank you!

[@noelle7287]

Great tips. I'll use the reverse loop start. That will save me from a lot of headaches.

[@Kbpicklestein]

Thanks for this! Way more explaining than a lot of other videos I've seen!

[@ingridcooper1401]

I like this video. Thank you for showing the different ways to thread the needle. I am a beginner and this was a the only video that you showed how to for a visual person. I liked the step by step as well.

[@sallyyotz3995]

I too use the second method of starting my stitching. Makes for a neater back. Great tips for beginners. Thanks!

[@slixoslish]

I'm 9 and my mom got me a cross stitching kit and it was a "My First Stitch" kit and I tried this method and it worked out great! Thx!

[@akhilwalia1984]

Same

[@MyPaperEnvelope]

These tips are great for beginners. Thanks for taking time and explaining everything

[@pokey99099]

Thank you so much! This is actually the best video on how to cross stitch for beginners. You are awesome. Keep up the good work.

[@setulf09]

Method 3 is so helpful! I like the loop method, but I keep having to rethread my needle. Thanks for breaking this down so well ...

[@satchelyork]

Im going to try that method starting my first one today

[@ShadowtimeWriter]

I love cross stitch, it's addictive.

[@anngutierrez5844]

Thank you for showing easy way to thread needle! New at cross stitch.

[@shaythellama5200]

Thank you. I was super confused about this so thank you

[@amedina0790]

thank you. the loop method looks the most promising.

[@witchrain9506]

This was so incredibly helpful. Thank you so much for this video!!!

[@andreasantangelo1871]

Do you have a video for how best to end your row of cross stitch? This video helped me a lot. I’m working on a gift and scared to mess it up.

[@snottyxbih8529]

Finally something helpful, thank you so much

[@akhilwalia1984]

This really helped thank you for making this ❤😊

[@kirbybunny77]

This was super helpful, thanks so much!

[@bxgal347]

Love this!! I started to cross stitch with esters at a d used two strands but doubled and the t came out so ugly and lumpy!! Hahahah today I will fix the problem! Tfs this great info for beginners

[@lorijm28]

Excellent instructor

[@angiestoudenmire6037]

Great video and easy to understand. I'm still trying to learn how to not look at the back all of the time to find where I need to put my needle. Any suggestions?

[@GameCrafts]

It's all just about practice; if you are in the habit of turning it every time, that feels easier (although it was always hard on my wrist after a long session). You just have to force yourself to only look at the front for a while until it gets more comfortable; it will take a little longer at first. Instead of trying to poke your needle up through a hole immediately, just lightly drag the point of your needle across the back until you see it either peek through a hole, or you see the bulge where the needle is through the fabric. Then once you know where the needle is on the back side of the fabric, you can start to try to poke it up through the correct hole. I think that's basically my process every time, drag the needle to find my place, then come up through the hole. Once you get used to where you're stitching, you can get those extra steps down to happen almost instantaneously so it will actually be faster than flipping. Good luck!

[@angiestoudenmire6037]

Thank you, I'll give it a whirl! XD

[@zetezen9408]

Thank you i learned how to do cross stitching

[@patrickmoore57]

Very helpful. Thanks.

[@oliviac295]

I find if the threads are separated, wrapping a small piece of tape makes it easier to get into the needle 🧵

[@carriebank]

This was just what I needed, thanks!

[@LexxiKitty]

Great :) I hope you make more videos you were very clear and helpful ^^

[@Torahboy1]

My cross stitch kit came with a needle threader. In fact, it came with two. Tons easier!

[@jacquisummers7749]

Very helpful thankyou

[@liviamargarita7671]

Really helping me.. thank you :)

[@krazyd6912]

so after u tie down the tail an u do the x method ?

[@DanielBrain]

Are there any pros/cons to the different methods? Personally I'm using the beginner reverse loop, because I like being able to let the needle dangle, but I don't know if I'm missing out on something or making it harder by doing this.

[@GameCrafts]

Fundamentally, no; they all work the same in the end, so it's really up to what feels best to you. The first way is the "traditionally correct" way; so maybe if you were entering the piece in a competition where they were judging the back, they might like that. But honestly, loop-start looks even cleaner on the back as long as you're using an even number of strands. So that's why I prefer that method; it's fast, can't slip/come loose from the fabric, and looks cleanest on the back. The reverse loop is completely fine; I just eventually got tired of having to cut my needle free and tacking down both ends, so once I got comfortable holding the loose ends of the thread, I switched to the other methods. Whatever you enjoy is just fine!

[@AddyEV]

I've tried the first two methods but for the life of me i cant work it out. You said thread the needle and leave a few inches then start your stitch... but then its not attached to the needle (the couple inches threaded) and comes of ??? :/ :/ what am i missing??

[@GameCrafts]

Yes, the needle won't be attached to the thread in those methods. Once you push the needle through the fabric, pinch the thread (both the short tail and the long part) with your thumb and fingers just behind the eye of the needle to pull the length of thread through. This way you are holding both ends of the thread together so it doesn't slip off the needle as you pull. Sorry I didn't show that part more clearly! At 1:04 for example you can see me (quickly) move my thumb to the back of the eye to pinch the thread. I'll try to add another short video showing this in more detail. Hope that helps!

[@GameCrafts]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZbbdmhtdrGleac is the new video showing how I keep the needle on the thread. Sorry it took so long to post!

[@amyhomsi]

did you take just two strands from the 6 strands?

[@GameCrafts]

Yes; if I'm stitching on 16 count or higher I like to use 2 strands. For 14 count I sometimes use 3 strands, depends what look I want (more defined X's, or more coverage).

[@767kgb]

@gamecrafts could I please have a name to reference this video in an assignment for a class. Thank you.

[@sweetlullabyable]

How can I thread a needle with one strand for backstitching? I don't know how to secure the thread.

[@sweetlullabyable]

+eknightmusic Great, thank you for the fast reply :)

[@GameCrafts]

I would thread the needle the same way as the first one in this video. You won't have the thread secured to the needle, just hold the portion coming out of the needle as you pull it through the fabric so it doesn't slip out of the eye of the needle. If you mean securing it to the fabric, that is trickier with backstitching. Just leave a long enough tail to tack it down under your first several stitches and don't pull it tight until you have several stitches covering it.

[@MissCandyK]

So if a pattern says 'sew with two strands', would I be able to do the second or third technique and be ok?

[@Lizpies5292]

So you dont used the entire thing of embroidery thread? just a few strands?

[@GameCrafts]

Not at once, correct. The only time I've used all 6 strands at once was when I was cross stitching on really big waste canvas on a t-shirt.

[@Lizpies5292]

See that wasn't in the instructions ^^ thank you. I've restarted three times on my first kit because it looked to big

[@erincota4722]

I do it the 3rd way!

[@pijusjonikas1033]

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[@korinakudla7977]

what kind of fabric is this?

[@GameCrafts]

14 count Aida

[@MilbethBarrera]

What is the name of the fabric?

[@GameCrafts]

In this video I'm stitching on 14 count Aida fabric

[@Marny5580]

Are there times you use a laying tool?

[@GameCrafts]

I personally don't, but I make sure my thread isn't twisting as I work. It naturally "railroads" itself pretty well if you are anal enough about your thread staying untwisted, haha. If you make a stitch that looks rolled instead of flat, you can loosen it back up and untwist it or just use your needle to help the strands lay flat, if you don't want to use a separate laying tool.

[@ruxi3500]

I don't really understand, doesnt the needle come off the thread when using the second method? Im confused

[@GameCrafts]

The needle is not tied on, correct; but it doesn't fall off if you are careful about how you pull it through your fabric. As soon as the eye of the needle comes through your fabric, pinch behind the eye as you pull the needle through. Then you're holding the thread on either side of the eye and it won't pull the needle off when you pull..

[@IloveRUPERT2010]

Thank you!!!!

[@moonrisemidnight2488]

How do u make it on a zig zag cause my teacher does it in a zigzag

[@GameCrafts]

Rebecca the blue wolf Fabian Are you talking about the needlepoint basketweave stitch? There are other tutorials for that, like this one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jHetp2NmmamNjLs

[@elizabethw.454]

The first way drove me nuts. Thread didn't stay on. Now trying a different method.

[@GameCrafts]

I have this follow-up video if you're having that issue; hopefully it helps! kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZbbdmhtdrGleac

[@Itsrella]

I'm having a hard time understanding the simplest cross stitch guide. I don't get the threading. Why can't one do it like how you do in embroidery? It's not clicking for me.

[@GameCrafts]

I'm not sure what you mean by the threading? How is this different from how you do embroidery?

[@Itsrella]

@@GameCrafts threading the needle. sorry, i understand now that i did my first kit. i didnt understand why i had to leave some thread out of the needle and only knot it at the end. in my first embroidery kit i would knot both ends together. but not in my cross stitch kit

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