Cross Stitch 101: Hand-Made Patches | Embroidery Tutorial

[@MadXStitcher]

Hey there! This video presents ideas and methods intended to help new and experienced stitchers find new methods of doing their craft. There is no right or wrong way to be creative or make art. If this works for you, I'm glad it helped! If you have questions, please ask! If you don't like this method, please move on. These comments are not a place to tell others what the "correct" way may or may not be.

[@sandragm8874]

This is the best method I’ve found to make patches out of cross stitch!! Thanks a lot for sharing it, I’ve already made a square one and a circular one and it worked for both shapes.

[@MadXStitcher]

I'll be updating this soon with an even easier method that works for all kinds of irregular shapes. But I'm always glad to see people still find the old method useful!

[@susandelhaise4355]

Hello, can you explain how to do a circular one? I need to make one for my project.

[@baileypardy3407]

AHA! Thank you! I’ve been trying to figure this out on my own and this helped me realize the main problem I kept creating was cutting the edging too close to the project! Giving it that wider edge to work with makes things so much cleaner

[@embertea789]

i know this is an old message but i just wanted to say memento mori 😉🖤🤍

[@Syaplemachine]

unus annus memento mori

[@Spamhard]

Thanks for this! Finished a pattern ages ago that I wanted to stitch on and just couldn't find a good way to do it that didn't involve ironing on backing or potential fraying of the aida. Gonna give this bad boy a try. Very funny reveal though; been putting patches on my jacket for the last few months, i've only JUST realised 'floss' means that sorta thread. Seems to be an American term? I kept seeing people suggest putting patches on their battle jackets with floss and I genuinely thought people meant dental floss. loooool.

[@wenlalala]

😅 happened to me too! 😂 I was wondering why they use dental floss jajajajajajajajaj

[@MrsLaLa666]

THANK YOU!!! I’ve been looking for a method like this! I’m making ornaments, and this will be perfect! Thank you again ❤️😍

[@susanchesney]

Thanks!

[@Cele573]

Great tutorial! Thank you so much. Happy stitching!

[@sgtpepprs3]

I'm planning on making a few to sew onto a jean jacket. Do the cross stitched patches need special care for washing?

[@focksieosrs7814]

hey, would it be possible to paint the backside with fabric glue and cut it out directly from the canvas?? no folding or extra stitching?

[@Aveeabobia]

awesome thank you! almost finished my first simple cross stitch and kept think... ok now what do i do with it?? being able to sew it on something will be awesome!

[@AveryCreates]

This was very helpful, thank you ❤

[@Messica503]

Not sure if this is a dumb question, but why do you go through twice as opposed to using 4 strands? Is it just because it's difficult to thread 4 strands through the eye of the needle? Thanks!

[@naiaramiguel7695]

Hi, How do you prevent the fabric from fraying? When I cut the fabric it frays and destroys the pattern.

[@marsryan7940]

You can try using zig zag scissors. This helps prevent fray. And maybe cut a little farther out than you “need” to so if it does, it’s not too big of a deal.

[@nmk_official]

would you recommend using heat n bond on the back of the patch for protection?

[@MadXStitcher]

I am actually posting an updated version of this at some point this month, in two parts. Because I've actually started using interfacing on the back, which makes the edging process a billion times easier. I'm doing a video just on the interfacing first, and then going to talk about it in relation to patches specifically.

[@nmk_official]

@@MadXStitcher Alright thx. Looking forward to that video soon

[@rossainsworth7134]

hello! how can i put the patch at a clothe? there is an speciphic method to do it?

[@camillapiccio1915]

Thank you so much!

[@bertcicle]

Hey thank you so much for this video!

[@birgule6956]

Thank you!

[@bluemoon5766]

this is perfect thanks 😊

[@noahlyle5757]

Can you show making a patch on a non-square cross stitch piece?

[@MadXStitcher]

I don't make a lot of patches, but there are a few you can find in my deviantART gallery.

[@noahlyle5757]

@@MadXStitcher alright.. I'll try to figure it out with that..

[@artiecraftie3278]

thank you super helpful!

[@MadXStitcher]

I'm glad it helped! I've actually slightly changed my method, and may post an updated version of this tutorial in the future.

[@artiecraftie3278]

@@MadXStitcher ooo I will check it out if you do

[@thagawd4257]

do you have a video for that plaid pattern one??

[@MadXStitcher]

I do not. It's something I just made up as I went, and since it was there, I used it in the thumbnail.

[@Via26]

Can you cut it out directly around it without a border or will it fall apart? I’m new and the first thing I made I want to cut out but I don’t want it to fall apart

[@beyond_bri6318]

I'm new too, but I think it would fall apart

[@Via26]

@@beyond_bri6318 oh, ok thx

[@beyond_bri6318]

@@Via26 good luck :)

[@elephantlover0972]

How would you attack this to for example a backpack?

[@MadXStitcher]

You'd stitch it on, or use heatbond to iron it.

[@silviaxgaara]

Sorry, but I don't understand how you got a loop.

[@MadXStitcher]

Sorry I missed this comment. Things get buried by KZbin and shoved in weird places sometimes. You might be referring to a loop start. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYeUnn6Mjb6qoKs

[@Prismatic_Charlie]

why did i decide to do this method on 16ct black aida instead of just buying some interfacing ;u; pray for me

[@Prismatic_Charlie]

btw ty for this tutorial, i'm broke as a joke and having an alternate method that doesn't necessitate a purchase is a lifesaver

[@less_than_amateur]

what count of aida is this?

[@MadXStitcher]

18ct. There's a better way to do it for higher fabric counts. I just haven't had the chance to film a good video yet.

[@lillief.9045]

Could you sew a piece of fabric on to the cross stick fabric and then do the edges without folding?

[@MadXStitcher]

I actually don't even use this method anymore, but haven't had the chance to do an updated video. Get yourself some heavy interfacing, and iron it onto the back. Then you cut it to size and do the stitching like I demonstrated here. Eliminates the folding, and makes non-polygonal shames much easier.

[@lillief.9045]

@@MadXStitcher thank you. I will try that

[@sternfahrzeugx]

Milesy How close to the border stitching do you trim the patch before stitching around the edge using the interfacing method?

[@yasirbilal3971]

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[@noahlyle5757]

Video is so quiet!!

[@MadXStitcher]

Yeah, it's an old video. It's on my list to re-do at some point, but it's not much of a priority right now.