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Oh good! I'm so glad you enjoyed it :) I love back stitching cursive font!

Hey! Thank you so much for your compliments and I'm so glad you already enjoy incorporating paints into your embroidery pieces! I am only ever doing solid colours in sections when I paint, so I may not be that helpful....but I have found in the past with some paint colours/manufacturers, I have to do 2 or 3 coats of paint to get a more full, saturated look of the colour. Just depends on the type of paint you're using and the brand. I just used orange from the dollar store for my October piece I'm stitching up, and thought maybe it would need a few coats, but only needed one! Just depends for me. Is that what you mean though? Like, just to get it really solid colours?

I'm glad it helped you and is making sense! Just know I've been stitching for 8 years now, so never compare your work or progress to anyone else. It's definitely beneficial to learn from others and that's all I try to share on my channel, so I'm glad you enjoyed! There is no right time frame or right way to stitch, honestly. Just do what works for you and looks good and enjoy the process!! ♡

@@andreabeiko It really helps get my frustration out too. 😂😂😂 I’m also a visual learner and have to be a hands on kind of person. Thank you again for this video!!!

Hi Colleen! You mean when going vertical with a classic cross stitch (X) or when going vertical doing the straight stitch to outline the larger letters? Either way, you always want to avoid coming up the hole you JUST went through or the stitch won't work and will come undone. Any other hole in the Aida will work fine though :)

@@andreabeiko I mean you when you have made your X and you are going to make your next X do you have to use a different hole altogether because when I tried making them side by side with each other the threads from the first stitch were getting “pulled up” I hope that I am explaining this correctly

@@andreabeiko I could show you want I mean in a video but I don’t know if you would want to do that or not??

I think I might understand it now but I’m still confused on how you put the X’s next to each other either vertically or horizontally without skipping an X. I’m using a pre-stamped kit and I used to be able to do it 20 years ago? Ugg

Hey Sharon! So I create my patterns on graph paper and centre each line by doing a little basic math. Then I add any floral components randomly. When I go to make the pattern to sell, I used to make them by hand in Photoshop *which was not fun lol* and then last year I discovered Stitch Fiddle and absolutely love it :) I pay monthly for a few extra features but there IS ALSO a free version with the basics included!

Thank you so much Sherry! I am finding lots of tweens, and teenagers are giving embroidery a go, and it makes me so happy :) For them to try something not digital is something I think we should all encourage if they show interest. I used to do all of my transferring in the way you are describing - I just find that the way I do it now, allows little to no changes or stretches from the drawing to final product. But I absolutely think the other way you are mentioning is also fine to do. When it comes to text, I really do suggest doing it as show in this video. It's not that much harder in my opinion - unless eye sight isn't the best, and the pattern is very detailed - then I would do it flat on the surface to make it a bit easier to transfer.

Hey Gail! I use Microsoft Word to create the text - decide on fonts, etc. Then I save it as a PDF and then open it in Photoshop to play around with the placement and put it on the pattern for me to stitch up. I do this mainly because I sell my patterns, so it has to be done 'professionally'. But you could definitely play around with it in WordPad or Word and even use scissors to cut and tape it onto the back of the hoop where you want to transfer it to! Just play around and you'll find a good layout that works for you and the long quote :)

Thank you so much Janet! I hope you enjoy your French Knot piece and hopefully this video helps :)

@@andreabeiko This is my way of getting back into embroidery and I just love the piece.

Thank you so so much for saying that! Your kind words mean a lot to me ♡

@@andreabeiko you deserve those words ☺️☺️☺️

Thank you so much!

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Thank you!!

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I got mine at Walmart here in Canada. I'm sure you can find it online anywhere! Just search Pilot Frixion Erasable Pen :)

www.walmart.ca/en/ip/frixion-point-erasable-pens-black-black/6000098328182 That's it :) Any of the line that shows its Erasable should work! I got the 0.5mm extra fine tip but I'm sure 0.7mm would be fine too!

Thank you! I don't have a working one, otherwise I would definitely have tried that by now 😆🙃 I just use the tip of the iron for now. But I'll definitely invest in a blow dryer soon to give it a try :)