Jan Hicks Creates - Queen Stitch Tutorial

[@starlastitcher3134]

I'm currently working on a Northern Expressions piece and it has "pinecones" made completely of queen stitches. Also I must be crazy because I'm stitching it on 40ct linen. This visual really helped me to make sure I am doing them correctly! Thank you Jan!!!

[@annelefevre9457]

I haven’t heard about this stitch except from your channel. I can see it will be a very pretty stitch. I am going to try it. You’re great. Thanks so very much!

[@JanHicksCreates]

Thank you, Anne! 🤗❤️

[@pamkahmann3833]

Very pretty stitch. Thanks for a great tutorial.

[@cynthiajfuller]

When I was a kid, at Halloween we would get sampler of candies and it would be frosty outside. Now that I am older I can’t wait for spring. 😁 Love your videos and being a part of your community.

[@JanHicksCreates]

I’m with you! Give me spring! 😁

[@mariayoung7702]

Glad you showed how to do it. It sounded more complicated than it looked when you did it.

[@JanHicksCreates]

And I think that’s true of a lot of stitches. They aren’t as hard as they look. Of course, there are other ones that are as hard as they look! Lol

[@lynettedalton-stitchinmyst7358]

i did these on a wedding sampler for my cousin. once you get going they are fun. i would have to practice this stitch again. that was years ago. give your piece a beautiful effect

[@JanHicksCreates]

They do create a nice texture!

[@lorettahenderson8979]

Loved that stitch❤️

[@blendaorga1]

Thank you for showing, I enjoyed practicing that new stitch

[@jeanfraser8942]

Thankyou Jan. I have never seen this stitch done before. I think it's quite lovely. Have a great day and happy stitching.

[@marlenezagar4487]

Thank you! Very helpful!

[@adriennemuti5242]

Thank you! I love learning new stitches!

[@susanradford9503]

Thank you for that Jan. Great learning a new stitch.

[@mariwhitmer5377]

Great video! I've done the queen stitch for one sampler but did it from reading directions. This really made more sense.

[@TheStubbornStitcher]

So helpful to see it done. I always have problems going by some line drawing. Thanks!

[@sunrise49738]

Thank you Jan for the tutorial. I have never done that stitch but think it would look great as a different border on a stitched piece.

[@stitch_in_woodstock]

You made it look so easy. I'll have to try it on some large count fabric, 25 ct. Jobelyn or Lugana, perhaps. Thanks so much.

[@JanHicksCreates]

Yeah, this was 25 ct lugana that I was using. But definitely give it a try and let me know if you have any questions.

[@hildejohnson8780]

I was very interesting I like that I'm have to try that practice see if I can do that I'm glad y'all made it okay stay safe be careful out there and God bless 😇😇😇❤️

[@carolreid9755]

Thank you Jan, I love learning new stitches and this was really clear. I also had watched some other videos that sort of contradicted each other but never acknowledged the various ways to do it. I have started crewel work and I am finding so many new stitches it is so much fun, but a l!little pricey. Stay safe and sane

[@JanHicksCreates]

Thanks Carol! Crewel work! Fun! I love doing specialty stitches, so I’m going to see what I can come up with to do more of them!

[@genevievegiella9066]

Jan , I’m new at this but very adventurous, now I’m trying to go ahead and do something a little harder. My question is , if I come across a Stitch I never did before, or have never seen ,ref. QUEEN STITCHES… Is it OK to just use a simple CROSS Stitch in its place ….. I watch YOU ALL THE TIME and have Learned so much from you …….THANK YOU ♥️

[@JanHicksCreates]

Thank you so much, Genevieve! I am glad you are finding my videos helpful. As for replacing stitches, yes you can totally replace with just cross stitch. I think you would need to check first that the area of the original stitch would work out for full crosses. For example, is there is a flower in satin stitch, can you replace that area with full crosses or would there be some “leftover” space where a full cross wouldn’t fit. Hard to explain in words, so let me know if this makes sense or if a video would help. I could include this as a tips and tricks in a video.

[@patandrews3288]

Can this stitch be effective on 14ct Aida? What was the cloth you were demo-ing on? Single thread? Ever two strands? I LIKE this stitch 😊.

[@JanHicksCreates]

Hi Pat! Unfortunately, I don’t have any aida here to experiment on, so I can’t say for sure. I was using a 25 ct evenweave for this demo, a single thread. My sense says that you wouldn’t get the right coverage on 14 ct aida, even using 2 strands, but I would need to try it out and see. Sorry I can’t give you a more definitive answer at this point.

[@sarahgreiner2694]

Interesting. I'd never heard of this stitch. Maybe you could do a small seasonal specialty stitches series of patterns? Like pick 4 interesting/less well known stitches, put at least 1 in each (so each have the 4 specialty stitches) and feature 1 prominently on each season.

[@JanHicksCreates]

That’s a really cool idea! You’ve started my brain a thinking! ❤️

[@lsaver28]

I’m having a hard time seeing the holes on 32 Ct beige, using mag eyes the strongest lens, plus I’ve used another magnifier with a light on it, do you have any suggestions it’s a wedding sampler I’ve been working on for 14 yrs and now want to finish it for my son, maybe a different stitch?

[@JanHicksCreates]

Yeah, you might want to just sub in a different stitch just to make it easier and get it done! No one will know you did that except you. Good luck!

[@marlenetaylor356]

Can the queen stitch be done on Aida?

[@JanHicksCreates]

I think it would be a bit difficult, because you’d have to split the Aida squares, but it might be worth trying it out to see what you think.

[@kayrichardson6040]

Every demo i have looked at has been different for this stitch. Jan, you should try to center your work a bit. Your work was almost off camera at times.

[@JanHicksCreates]

Yes, sorry about that. It is very hard some times to center the work on camera and still be able to see the stitches. I do the best I can. I am pretty sure that people were able to see enough to understand what was going on.