Cheap embroidery materials starter kit - is it a good buy?

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  • Опубликовано: 23 ноя 2024

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  • @SarahHomfrayEmbroidery
    @SarahHomfrayEmbroidery  Год назад +5

    We have done the draw! Well done to Dawn Pybus and Carol Jowett who have won the two prizes! Please get in touch with me at sarahhomfray@blueyonder.co.uk or via the contact page on my website (www.sarahhomfray.com/contactus.html) so that we can arrange to send your prizes to you! Thank yo to everyone who took part, keep watching for more giveaways in 2023!
    Sarah x

    • @alaskanfrogman
      @alaskanfrogman 11 месяцев назад

      If I could, I would email photos of my very first embroidery project that I gave to my wife. I'd also send a few images of my hummingbird. It's a crude attempt at trying my hand at Su Embroidery style. It isn't very good, but I am thoroughly enjoying it. Hey, what can I say? I'm self-taught...

  • @clambersc3917
    @clambersc3917 Год назад +1

    I would absolutely love to have the starter set, because I'm relatively new to embroidering and don't have a lot of colors. The kit would fix that hehe. The supplies like the pin cushion, the pens, the needles, etc. would be great to try out as well! Good luck to everyone joining the give away and thank you for the great videos :)

  • @Annexably
    @Annexably Год назад +6

    My project for 2023 is trying to recreate some medieval embroidery from my church. The frames would come in handy! Thank you for your videos, I have learnt so much.

  • @nikkiphipps1927
    @nikkiphipps1927 Год назад +3

    Hi Sara, I would like the starter kit because I am a newbie at cross stitching, and it would work for a new person at cross stitching. Have a Happy holidays with your family.

  • @sharronyeates1255
    @sharronyeates1255 Год назад +2

    Good programme again. The frames would be a great bonus . Merry Christmas.

  • @kristinakonig6171
    @kristinakonig6171 Год назад +20

    I bought a similar kit to try out embroidery and with the help of your channel and a crafty friend I’m happy to have found a new hobby. Your videos are a great inspiration and the beginners guides are amazing. Thank you for the great work.

  • @mdmmedeux
    @mdmmedeux Год назад +2

    I am new to embroidery and so appreciate your channel and your style of tuition. I've learned so much and am now taking a local class in embroidery as you've inspired me to increase my knowledge and skills. I would love to have a go a the give away and so 'Starter' and 'Frames'. Good luck to everyone who enters.

  • @stevecorn7289
    @stevecorn7289 Год назад +2

    If I was lucky enough to win the starter set would be lovely. Thanks for the interesting video.

  • @leesingleton1
    @leesingleton1 Год назад +2

    thanks for sharing the easy starter kit. The frames will be a welcome addition to anyone who stitches...

  • @judyhenry6276
    @judyhenry6276 Год назад +2

    Would love the frames. Thank you Sarah.

  • @belindawhittington-huber8037
    @belindawhittington-huber8037 Год назад +2

    Hi Sarah, I really enjoy your videos. I thought the frames and hoops video was interesting, as I'm just a boring wooden girl. So I'll throw my hat in the ring for the frames. Thanks Belinda

  • @heden1460
    @heden1460 Год назад +1

    That was a nice review.The crown is pretty.

  • @kathypatrick427
    @kathypatrick427 Год назад +2

    Frames. Thank you for reviewing the embroidery starter kit for us. I love your videos.

  • @janicecarole5013
    @janicecarole5013 Год назад +2

    FRAMES . I always learn something from you. I always like seeing Ginger Cat.

  • @robertahartman
    @robertahartman Год назад +2

    Well Sarah I'm here in the United States and I would love either the starter kit or the frames and I have been following you for about a year and a half now love all you have taught me and thank you

  • @snwbnnyinoz
    @snwbnnyinoz Год назад +2

    I love the starter kit, I’m just starting out so would be perfect.

  • @IreallyLoveEMinEM
    @IreallyLoveEMinEM Год назад +3

    I'd love to have a chance at using either the starter kit or the frames. Thanks so much for all your videos, they are really helpfull in my beginner embroidery journey.

  • @Moonshinexxoo
    @Moonshinexxoo Год назад +5

    I love these starter kits. I just struggle to come up with my own designs. Cool that you’re putting a frame worthy piece in with the kit!

  • @karenhodgson7880
    @karenhodgson7880 Год назад +2

    FRAMES you are very generous and I love your videos only recently found you

  • @daisytwotoes
    @daisytwotoes Год назад +6

    Sarah, I've done a lot of cross stitch and have just started exploring free-hand embroidery. I've always been a bit intimidated by free-hand anything but your videos make it a much less daunting prospect. For that I thank you. Thank you especially for this review. It's nice to know that you think the materials in the starter kit, while not of heirloom quality, are good enough to give a beginner an accurate idea of whether or not to pursue embroidery as a hobby, without having to spend a fortune to find out. As it happens, I just got the 150 pack of cheap flosses from "the jungle website" and they are certainly adequate quality for testing the embroidery waters. I don't have any frames and live in a remote enough area that they are hard to get hold of, so I would love a shot at winning the frames.

  • @alisonhill3941
    @alisonhill3941 Год назад +8

    I had one of those strawberry pincushions for a grand total of 20 seconds before it was repurposd as a cat toy. The frames look great (as something for the cats to leap through, for a starter).

    • @jyes23.
      @jyes23. Год назад +1

      That's funny. Cats are the greatest!

    • @VeretenoVids
      @VeretenoVids Год назад +1

      😂 I have three cats. Embroidery definitely requires careful feline management measures! (As does my knitting and weaving and machine sewing and...)

    • @alisonhill3941
      @alisonhill3941 Год назад +2

      @@VeretenoVids Yeah, my rigid heddle loom does sterling work as a source of yarn-based entertainment whilst also being a climbing frame and a hammock.

    • @VeretenoVids
      @VeretenoVids Год назад +1

      @@alisonhill3941 🤣

    • @SarahHomfrayEmbroidery
      @SarahHomfrayEmbroidery  Год назад

      Mine haven't discovered that yet Alison!

  • @chantehayward6225
    @chantehayward6225 Год назад +3

    I just finished my first project, a pin cushion. I'm planning to continue but I'm still a starter in the hobby and it's starting to become an obsession. I used a yoghurt lid and rim for frames ... Not the best set up... I'll admit. But it worked. Was fun. 🤭

  • @pennyholdcraft4624
    @pennyholdcraft4624 Год назад +2

    So much enjoyed your video this morning going thru the starter kit & frames.

  • @maryanns.465
    @maryanns.465 Год назад +2

    I like the starter kit and the frames. You are very generous. Thank you for sharing. Good luck to all!

  • @francinelanglois8342
    @francinelanglois8342 Год назад +2

    I would love to try these frames. 🎄

  • @MsStack42
    @MsStack42 Год назад +3

    I love that strawberry pincushion ! The Starter or the Frames would be smashing !

  • @theresawest5647
    @theresawest5647 Год назад +1

    I just found your videos and boy do they make me want to start embroidery. The "starter" kit would be wonderful. Thank you for your wonderful videos.

  • @leahholland6272
    @leahholland6272 Год назад +2

    Excellent review.... love those frames!

  • @micheleallen1327
    @micheleallen1327 Год назад +1

    I've done a little counted cross stitch but am inspired by your videos to try my hand at regular embroidery, too. I'd love the starter kit but the frame set really intrigues me. I really like the design that you have shared. Thank you!

  • @meganmcdonald1171
    @meganmcdonald1171 Год назад +2

    Always looking to expand my collection of FRAMES!

  • @chantehayward6225
    @chantehayward6225 Год назад +2

    I'm very a very new starter, I've watched all your videos hoping to get more comfortable with needles. I used sewing thread and needle to embroider with... It was awkward. I've done one project... I embroidered a pin cushion. 🤭

  • @fayrelightjordan2470
    @fayrelightjordan2470 Год назад

    A stitcher always needs frames! I’ve learned so much from your videos. Thank you so much. I have loved stitching since I was 5 at my great-grandmother’s knee. Such funny, big crooked stitches next to her meticulous, tiny stitches. 60 years and you’re still teaching me quite a bit!

  • @sarajean671
    @sarajean671 Год назад +2

    Who couldn’t use a starter kit or a handful of frames to add to their stash? I know I could! I like to use cheaper threads if I am working out a design for color and placement and save the nice threads for the final version of the design.

  • @sandicastro2244
    @sandicastro2244 Год назад +2

    Starter frames ( I find the snips helpful when I am trimming very small bits off of the backing to fit behind my brooches. )

  • @TheKeenanno1
    @TheKeenanno1 Год назад +2

    I'd love the set of FRAMES!

  • @sued.5698
    @sued.5698 Год назад

    I know a young person who would be delighted with the starter kit and the frames. It is so generous of you to give them away. Love all you videos.

  • @dagwoodspott2199
    @dagwoodspott2199 Год назад +2

    AWESOME !!! 'frames' Thank you so much for sharing this with us and the giveaways ;D

  • @catherinecronin1611
    @catherinecronin1611 Год назад +2

    The different frames would be so great to experiment with, I haven't figured out which style of frame I like best yet in my adventures into embroidery. For cross stitch I just tend to work in hand.

  • @nataliemulina8595
    @nataliemulina8595 Год назад +5

    Thank you Sarah! Each video from you, either about a starter kit or frames, is worth watching. Your videos are the second I watch after the news from the front as soon as I’ve got electricity and the Internet. Looking forward to watching your videos first ❤🇺🇦🇬🇧

    • @SarahHomfrayEmbroidery
      @SarahHomfrayEmbroidery  Год назад

      Let me know what you would like a video on Natasha, and I'll see if I can make it for you....x

  • @terristevens3052
    @terristevens3052 Год назад +3

    Would love to try out the starter or frames. Love your videos! Have enjoyed watching them and now just to find some time to sit and try doing a sampler. Thank you for all your hard work to provide videos for us!

  • @lailasvensen3878
    @lailasvensen3878 Год назад +1

    I have been cross-stitching off and on since university, but now I would like to try my hand at different kinds of embroidery. Both the frames and the starter kit would be useful. I really enjoy watching your channel.

  • @gaila.c.602
    @gaila.c.602 Год назад +1

    Hi Sarah! Thanks for showing us the kit. I'd be happy winning that kit, but the hoops would be nice too. Thanks!

  • @YenaLamia
    @YenaLamia Год назад +1

    Thank you for this amazing review! I have a colleague who mustered the bravery to try cross stitching and asked for my help to decipher the instructions in her kit. She liked stitching a lot so I would love to gift her a similar starter kit - alas we set a ~5£ limit for gifting each other so... 😄
    I just marveled at the frames you showed, I have only seen wooden round ones and the flexi ones in person. I think besides these, there are only plastic ones that are the same "mechanism" as wooden ones in the shops in my country. I think the next time I travel to London I will have to raid the RSN shop... 😅

  • @paulavs9308
    @paulavs9308 Год назад +1

    Thank you! Starter or frames. 🥰

  • @Suisiadh
    @Suisiadh Год назад +2

    Not a bad kit. Love these videos so much information. Thank you. Frames for me :)

  • @stellasnow5415
    @stellasnow5415 Год назад +2

    I love your videos and have tried doing embroideries using frames as you have demonstrated

  • @Salix631
    @Salix631 Год назад +2

    When you first showed the square frame I was very intrigued, would love to be in the draw for the frames - thank you!

  • @gaila.c.602
    @gaila.c.602 Год назад +1

    Hi Sarah! I'd also be happy winning either of the prizes. Always can use more hoops! Thanks!

  • @dagwoodspott2199
    @dagwoodspott2199 Год назад +2

    AWESOME !!! 'starter' Thanks for sharing and the giveaways ;D

  • @skyebaker8918
    @skyebaker8918 Год назад +1

    Starter
    Frames
    Thank you for the opportunity to enter these starter kit and frame pack giveaways!
    I'm loving learning about embroidery from your videos. Thank you.

  • @mswetra2610
    @mswetra2610 2 месяца назад

    Oh you are not kidding about those threads! I ordered a pack and i will never need thread again unless it's a specialty thread. I do work in shorter lengths with it just to avoid the fuzzies. Thanks great video.

  • @Miastrong930
    @Miastrong930 Год назад +2

    Thank you for this review. It is great to know that their are inexpensive kits that are useful for someone to try embroidery.it is good to know that you don't have to spend a lot on money to find out if it suits you.

  • @JeMy569
    @JeMy569 Год назад +1

    I used to embroider, but it’s been years since. I’d love to get a starter kit to get back into the fun hobby again… The frames would be so helpful as well! Love your GINGER Cat! 🐾🪡

  • @thechatteringcrow
    @thechatteringcrow Год назад +2

    Love your videos, you're an excellent teacher! Would love to bag the starter kit or the frames. All the best.

  • @homeschoolmom441
    @homeschoolmom441 Год назад +1

    I received a very similar beginners kit from that jungle website for Christmas last year, but it included a plastic storage box and left out the embroidery frames. I would love a chance to try out something beyond the thrift shop ring frames I’ve picked up to fill in the gaps. Thanks again for your informative videos.

  • @lifeinaditch
    @lifeinaditch Год назад +1

    I'd like to try the starter kit. Thanks for the informative vid. The design is beautiful :)

  • @jessicarabbit8998
    @jessicarabbit8998 Год назад +1

    You seem very kind. 😊 I'd love the frames!

  • @dawnpybus9728
    @dawnpybus9728 Год назад +2

    I'd love to try the Starter kit or the frames. Another great video (love Ginger Cat) and I'm really looking forward to the video of how to start the lovely sampler you showed us. I wouldn't even know where to begin.

    • @SarahHomfrayEmbroidery
      @SarahHomfrayEmbroidery  Год назад

      Congratulations Dawn, you have won our embroidery materials starter kit!! Please get in touch with me at sarahhomfray@blueyonder.co.uk or via the contact page on my website (www.sarahhomfray.com/contactus.html) so that we can arrange to send your prize to you! Well done! Sarah x

  • @judylord9510
    @judylord9510 Год назад +1

    I just started embroidering a year ago. I would love the STARTER kit! I really enjoy your videos. Thank you.

  • @deleria010
    @deleria010 Год назад +1

    That quite a lot for a kit. I'd like the frames.

  • @valmason4087
    @valmason4087 Год назад +2

    Frames! :) Thank you so much for your videos. You taught me French knots and I am forever grateful!

  • @alisonmary1443
    @alisonmary1443 Год назад

    When I started stitching I bought cheap threads from a lovely department store, they are cotton but horrid to use and kind of stick to each other. I think for a beginner that is a handy kit to play with, the winner will love that.

  • @dootchan
    @dootchan Год назад +1

    I don't know if it's been said, but with a lot of these 'starter kits' they will label the floss with the number of the closest DMC equivalent. :)

  • @marilynngriffin5538
    @marilynngriffin5538 Год назад

    Ms Homfray - thank you for all of your videos. I’d like to try the different frames 😃. I have started f(rom your videos) to enjoy embroidery! I’m 70+, retired, and wanted to do something different than cross stitch & to me embroidery was the next step - did not realize there were so many different stitches. Your instructions are very clear and easy to follow - I’ve learned so much. Thank you.

  • @joanneross
    @joanneross Год назад +2

    Great video and thanks for the starter kit review. You showed an interesting variety of fames. Thanks for all your videos, I am glad I found your channel.

  • @Rosemary-go9wj
    @Rosemary-go9wj Год назад

    Hello Sarah. I'm relatively new to embroidery frames. I am self taught and wasn't even aware of embroidery frames for years. I'm glad I discovered them though, it's certainly a lot easier to embroidery with a well framed fabric. 🙂

  • @Talleyk28
    @Talleyk28 Год назад +1

    I would love the frames I like the different sizes.

  • @wendiburris7543
    @wendiburris7543 Год назад

    Sara as a starter of embroidery I enjoy all of your videos. I have learned so very much from u. I do live on a budget . And the starter kit is an awesome deal if I do say so my self. I loved your review of everything that is in it as well. I wish everyone good luck.

  • @katepearson4426
    @katepearson4426 Год назад +5

    Sarah, as always an excellent video. Although I am not a new starter, the frames will always come in useful.

  • @EvaVilla-pm5mv
    @EvaVilla-pm5mv Год назад +4

    I love this review of the starter set. And the frames look like a good deal also. Thank you

  • @temarist9211
    @temarist9211 Год назад

    The pens alone make the starter kit worth it. And frames are always needed!

  • @jaimecalabrese935
    @jaimecalabrese935 Год назад +2

    Thank you Sarah. Another wonderful video. Would love the frames!

  • @2WOLFS
    @2WOLFS Год назад +1

    Just found this video. I like your the instruction and explanations. I have worked so many years and raised children, I never had anyone to teach me cross stitch, sewing, and knitting. So I thought I'd give you a chance to teach me. I guess I'm older with grandchildren and would really love to learn now. So I have subbed to your channel looking forward to learning

  • @artistgrly
    @artistgrly Год назад +1

    Wonderful video!! Being an experienced stitcher, I would very much like to be added to the FRAMES giveaway!! Thank you for all your amazing videos and sharing your talent and knowledge with us!! Stay safe ❤️

  • @laracraft82
    @laracraft82 Год назад +2

    I have bought the cheaper kind too and yes as a beginner their perfect 👌 as when you practice your bound to make mistakes...well at least more mistakes lols plus can save some money at first for the better quality later. I got something similar off Amazon as mine included about 50 colours I think and they lasted me ages. I never have used a thimbell either as just never been intrigued too. The smaller frames are great for sewing in bed in the colder mornings 😊😉❤️

  • @sonjasch.49
    @sonjasch.49 Год назад

    Thank you that you tests cheap bundles too. At the moment I am interested in different frames and their use. I know that you have a new video to this issue too. I wish you a great blessed Sunday!

  • @unascraftycards9117
    @unascraftycards9117 Год назад +2

    Many thanks, yet again, Sarah for all the inspiration, help and advice. Either of these wonderful Starter or Frames prizes would delight my stitching-crafty heart 💚 Úna (O'Rourke)

  • @sarahstoodley7508
    @sarahstoodley7508 Год назад +1

    Thank you for your fabulous videos - I love watching them. I would be happy to win either the starter kit or the frames.

  • @victoriajankowski1197
    @victoriajankowski1197 Год назад

    Starter Frames I have been watching you for a bit now, embroidery and cross stitch are not my first craft but I find I am enjoying the 'change of scenery' from my crochet

  • @kimberlybauder2905
    @kimberlybauder2905 Год назад +1

    I would love to upgrade my frames!

  • @KatrinaGressett
    @KatrinaGressett Год назад +1

    Thank you for reviewing the starter set. I'm new to embroidery and never know if those bargain sets are worth the money. Starter.

  • @margheritarobertazzi5439
    @margheritarobertazzi5439 Год назад +1

    As a beginner who loves embroidery and wants to learn and practice, thank you for this giveaway , and all Channel video,Really helpful. I want to participate for the starter kit and the frames🍀😍

  • @lorrainemorrison5290
    @lorrainemorrison5290 Год назад +1

    Frames. Thanks for sharing your knowledge Sarah. Once again a very informative video.

  • @infiniteneedle9845
    @infiniteneedle9845 Год назад +2

    The floss color labels appear to correspond with DMC. They might be CXC which is a synthetic brand of floss.

    • @SarahHomfrayEmbroidery
      @SarahHomfrayEmbroidery  Год назад

      Never thought to check them against other brands!

    • @infiniteneedle9845
      @infiniteneedle9845 Год назад

      @@SarahHomfrayEmbroidery CXC floss is discussed quite a bit in cross stitch groups. Some stitchers prefer to use CXC when stitching the huge projects that require 100-250+ different colors. CXC is cheaper and corresponds quite well to DMC, so it is an affordable option. Also, it apparently provides better coverage. I have not tried them though.

  • @chrisilogan8059
    @chrisilogan8059 9 дней назад

    Hi Sarah. Thankyou for this lovely video. The frames will come in handy for the many projects I’ve finished and not done anything with them .

  • @helenastackpoole8268
    @helenastackpoole8268 Год назад +1

    Great video, I'd be happy with the frames or starter kit. Good luck to everyone!

  • @heathertaylor4252
    @heathertaylor4252 Год назад

    Hi Sarah! Thank you for such a kind opportunity. Starter or Frames would be wonderful, please....

  • @andreals3922
    @andreals3922 Год назад +1

    I have some very similar threads to this - I think the same but my kit was thread only. The colour numbers correspond to DMC colours. From my burn test I think they are a cotton/synthetic blend (they were described at 100% cotton though, and I hate misleading sales descriptions!). They were described as 8m and I measured some - they generally came in about 7.7=7.8M which was better than I was expecting!

  • @beelorenz6308
    @beelorenz6308 Год назад

    The starter kit really looks like the perfect kit for a beginner. I remember accidentally buying far too much fabric because I had no idea how it worked, only to discover I preferred cotton. The frames would definitely be more useful to me now but I've been teaching some friends the basics and the kit would be great for that

  • @suedower2847
    @suedower2847 Год назад

    Either the Starter or the Frames would be wonderful, I love your videos Sarah and am learning something new each time I Watch. Thank you so much.

  • @kristenlauster3746
    @kristenlauster3746 Год назад +1

    Sarah, thank you for another very informative video. I do love tuning in to see what's new and your give-aways are always an added bonus. I liked both the starter kit and the frames and they would be a great addition to anyone's small collection. I look forward to your next video.

  • @cyndivarnell7560
    @cyndivarnell7560 Год назад

    I'm not a beginner embroidered but I could definitely use the STARTER kit. It has items I could use to replace tools I'm missing. I also could use the FRAMES. I have a few completed embroidery that should be in frames. Thank you for the giveaway and I wish everyone good luck!

  • @helendodd751
    @helendodd751 Год назад +2

    Love your videos. Very informative. I like the frames as a prize!. Thank you Sarah.

  • @terribradburn6685
    @terribradburn6685 Год назад

    I loved your video on wrapping my frames to help secure my work more gently. I find myself needing more frames as I gift my embroidery projects within the hoop I used to embroider it in. Thanks for sharing these starter embroidery kits from Amazon, I always wondered about the quality as well.

  • @brendaervin6418
    @brendaervin6418 Год назад +2

    I love your videos. I would like to be in the draw for the frames, please. Thank you.

  • @Ms.Mel.Creates
    @Ms.Mel.Creates Год назад +2

    Ohh the frames!! ❤ Thanks for taking the time to review the kit!

  • @barbarahenderson1936
    @barbarahenderson1936 Год назад

    Thanks for reviewing that starter kit. I would love to win it. The little strawberry would come in handy and is so cute. Love all those threads and the frames would be very useful too. 😊😊

  • @jeanbawden8071
    @jeanbawden8071 Год назад

    Frames, from a beginner, thank you for sharing your vast experience.

  • @jacquelinebergman6431
    @jacquelinebergman6431 Год назад +2

    Another great video, Sarah! I think it is wonderful that you inspire and teach so many people who are at different levels in their embroidery journey. The coloured pattern you created from your gold thread cross stitch pattern is absolutely beautiful. I have enough embroidery floss and fabric at the moment, but I would love to try out some of those frames!

  • @aditurtle
    @aditurtle Год назад

    I love the starter kit, I inherited some frames from my grandmother who loved cross-stitch. Thank you from the pattern too!