This video is so helpful. Thanks so much!! One question… for a two color twisted cord, is it a full skein of dmc floss for each color? Is it possible to do three color cords? Thanks in advance
Thanks! Yes, it's a full skein of each color. I've seen people do them with 3 cords, but haven't tried it. I think the theory is the same - you just have an extra cord to twist before you twist them all together. :)
Hi Terril - so just get your drill key, or whatever you use to open the nose of the drill so you can change it out to another bit. And then when it's open, instead of putting in another bit you're putting in the threaded part of the cup hook (the part that you would be screwing into the wall if you were doing that). If you take it to your local hardware store they can prob help you. :)
Can you please tell me the best way to transfer a photo to a canvas for needlepoint? I don’t know what kind of canvas to use or how to transfer a traced photo on tracing paper to the canvas. I am lost. Please help.
Hi Jen - the cup hook is not a drill attachment. It's just a cup hook that you buy in a package at a shop like Target, Walmart, probably a hardware store...You might be able to grab them on Amazon.
So, the DMC that has sizes is the Perle Cotton DMC (kind of a textured rope of floss). That's not what I use for this. The one I use is just the standard DMC - it's a smooth floss and doesn't come in various sizes - just a ton of colors. If you want to share a link of where you're ordering it from I can look and tell you if it's the right stuff. It should be about 60 cents per skein if you're in the US.
@@jenyarose4411 I live in California and get DMC Cotton Pearl in person at my local Joanns or Michaels and pay about $1.25/each. Are you using regular floss which has about five strands per string and can be separated????
@@marypayne3715 yes! It's the regular floss with 6 strands. They should have all the colors at Joann's- it's the display that takes up about half the aisle. :)
The way you demonstrate and explain things is perfect! I thank you so much! Please make more videos! Subscribed!!!!!!
OMG. Thank you so much! I'm so glad it was helpful. Trying to figure this stuff out without tutorials is no fun. LOL.
Thank you! You made it much easier than other methods I've tried.
Yay! So glad. :)
Brilliant! Thank you!
Thanks! :)
This video is so helpful. Thanks so much!! One question… for a two color twisted cord, is it a full skein of dmc floss for each color? Is it possible to do three color cords? Thanks in advance
Thanks! Yes, it's a full skein of each color. I've seen people do them with 3 cords, but haven't tried it. I think the theory is the same - you just have an extra cord to twist before you twist them all together. :)
This is brilliant- thank you for posting. I can’t fight out, however, how to attach a hook to the drill. How did you do that part?
Hi Terril - so just get your drill key, or whatever you use to open the nose of the drill so you can change it out to another bit. And then when it's open, instead of putting in another bit you're putting in the threaded part of the cup hook (the part that you would be screwing into the wall if you were doing that). If you take it to your local hardware store they can prob help you. :)
@@jenyarose4411 Will try that. Thanks again.
Can you please tell me the best way to transfer a photo to a canvas for needlepoint? I don’t know what kind of canvas to use or how to transfer a traced photo on tracing paper to the canvas. I am lost. Please help.
Do you need an adapter piece for the drill? I’m having a hard time finding the cup hook drill attachment
Hi Jen - the cup hook is not a drill attachment. It's just a cup hook that you buy in a package at a shop like Target, Walmart, probably a hardware store...You might be able to grab them on Amazon.
What size DMC do you use, 3 or 5?
So, the DMC that has sizes is the Perle Cotton DMC (kind of a textured rope of floss). That's not what I use for this. The one I use is just the standard DMC - it's a smooth floss and doesn't come in various sizes - just a ton of colors. If you want to share a link of where you're ordering it from I can look and tell you if it's the right stuff. It should be about 60 cents per skein if you're in the US.
@@jenyarose4411 I live in California and get DMC Cotton Pearl in person at my local Joanns or Michaels and pay about $1.25/each. Are you using regular floss which has about five strands per string and can be separated????
@@marypayne3715 yes! It's the regular floss with 6 strands. They should have all the colors at Joann's- it's the display that takes up about half the aisle. :)