Fractional Stitches for Cross Stitch
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- Опубликовано: 23 фев 2016
- This video demonstrates how to do fractional stitches for cross stitch projects. If you've never done fractionals before, it can be intimidating at first, but this video will show you how to get up and running and become a fractional pro in no time.
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Cross stitching is something I pick up and put down as the years go by. It seems though every time I pick it back up I have to refresh my memory about certain things. I’m so thankful after all of these years I can still use your videos to fall back on. Thank you!!
You're very welcome! 😊
Thank you for this video. I'm new at cross stitching, and this video explained fractional very thorough. ❤❤😊😊😊
Erma 😊
You're very welcome Emma! 😊
I know this video is 4 years old... but I need to tell you how much your videos are helping me. 😊💖
I appreciate all of your teachings as they are helping me learn knew things and (especially) have the confidence in my existing skills. 👍🏼💕
Thank you! 🌺🌸🌷
Awww you're very welcome Jenny! And Happy New Year! 😊
Thank you so much for showing me how to do a back to back 3/4. Stitch. I'm working on a piece that has back to back 3/4 stitches. I didn't know how to do them. I watched your video and it helped me so much. Thank you again.
You are so welcome Jenny! 😊
Thank you so much for this ive watched like 10 videos on fractional cross stitches so far and none of them did the two color half stitches like that in a way that made sense! Thank you!
You are so welcome Holly, glad it helped! 😊
Excellent, easy-to-understand demonstration, Dana. Thank you!!!
You're very welcome Sharon! 😊
Very super helpful
I've tackled a Margaret sherry baa baa sheep and was extra stuck until stumbling across your video.
Your helping so many
Thanks a million
You're so welcome Mel, glad it was helpful! 😊
Thank you so much for making this finally make sense. It was very clear. I'm finally motivated to buy my first kit.
You're very welcome! ❤️
Thank you so much! This was truly helpful, I've recently gotten back into cross stitching and I'd forgotten everything!
Glad it was helpful Lexie! 😊
Great tutorial video. Very well explained and demonstrated. You have a good ability to teach.
Thanks very much, glad it was helpful! 🙂
Just started cross stitching and find it very relaxing. Also, find your videos easy to follow and very informative. For a fractional stitch (FC) on Aida fabric why not switch needles to a normal (sewing ?) needle with a sharp point in order to pierce the fabric in the middle of the block/cell ( whatever it is called) and when the FC is complete, switch back to the tapestry needle if there are no others in the vicinity. If there are several FC close by and of the same colour then complete them all before switching needles.
You totally can, and I do recommend that if someone asks, it's just a lot of stitchers forget or are worried about stabbing their fingers by using a sharper needle. I've heard a lot of people say they don't like embroidery specifically because the needles are sharper than a tapestry needle. But yes, if you're using Aida and not stitching over two on linen or evenweave, fractionals are a WHOOOOLE lot easier when done with a sharper needle. You just have to be slightly more careful when coming up the main holes to not pierce other threads, as with a tapestry needle it just glides past other threads in the same hole. 🙂
Boom! I now finally understand what I’m supposed to do, thank you Dana 🌹☕️
You are so welcome Helen! 🙂
I’m just starting into cross stitch having been a crafter for years. Your videos are excellent and really helpful - my current pattern has loads of fractional stitches (not the easiest for a beginner!) but I really understand now what I’m doing! Thank you 🌸
You are so welcome Helen! Glad it was helpful! 🙂
This video was great! Thanks a lot ❤️
You're very welcome Jaymee! 😊
Thank you 😊
Thanks Dana, brilliantly informative as always xx
Andie J Ahaha you're very welcome Andie! Happy stitching! 😊
Thanks! This was helpful!
You're very welcome Judy! 😊
Hi is it possible you can do a videos tutorial on dimensions collection chart. I have one that indicated half stitch for the first couple rows. So do I just do all half stitch? I start from the top left to right. So will I start half stitch top left to right then down and go right to left?
Hi Cynthia! I can't, I've not once ever stitched any of their charts. Just have a play and see what is easiest for you, there is no rule as to which direction you have to do your stitches in (like whether you go top left to bottom right, or bottom right to top left). Your best bet is to post a photo of a tiny section of the chart in a Facebook cross stitch group (not a lot of the chart, that breaches copyright), and ask how other people would tackle that stitch. Without seeing the pattern, it's really hard to give advice. :)
I have this pattern and it's done on 14ct Aida and most is full cross stitches.....but then I have some areas on the pattern that in one square is a symbol in the lower left corner and then the same symbol in the upper right corner......so would that be two (2) quarter stitches (one in the lower left and one in the upper right) to represent a diagonal? It's in the "Coffee & Cat" pattern and I think to represent movement in the coffee?.....No sure......I've tried to contact the seller of the pattern and now I get no answers other than it's stitched on 14ct Aida?
That's two half stitches. Quarter stitches will usually be indicated like four tick marks (of whichever colour) coming in from each corner to the centre of the "block". I don't know why they'd do that in the same colour, that's weird the designer won't give you any details.
Hi, I have come across many patterns & every single video on RUclips, doesn't quite explain how to do the fractional stitches that I have come across. The patterns I have, show 1 square with a black diagonal line going from the top left corner, to the bottom right corner, then I have 1 symbol in the top right triangle, then a different symbol in the bottom left triangle. Can U please explain this?
Kindest Regards. Angela xx
H Angela! So one diagonal section of the stitch would be one colour, and one would be a different colour. If you go to the video around the 8 minute mark, you'll see I demo first a quarter stitch (just one quadrant), then a 3/4 stitch, and then I talk about putting two 3/4 stitches back to back. For your pattern, you can put two 3/4 stitches diagonally opposite each other (so the long diagonal stitch for both is actually the same as the diagonal line on your pattern). A 3/4 stitch is basically a "triangle" of colour that takes up half your full stitch. You can also do one 3/4 stitch for one of the colours, and a simple quarter stitch for the other colour. I prefer doing two 3/4 stitches against each other, the colour is "fuller" for both. The only difference between what you're describing with your pattern and the one I'm showing in the demo is that there is no diagonal line separating the symbols on the chart on mine (there doesn't need to be, it depends on the software that made the chart). Make sense? 🙂
A great video! I’m cross stitching a Santa which has the 1/4 stitches. Am I understanding you when you explain that a 1/2 stitch then goes through these 2 1/4 stitches? Thank you!
Hi Barb! It totally depends on the pattern. If you only have two half stitches per grid square, then yes, you can do two 3/4 stitches (the quarter plus the half up the middle) back to back, it creates a nice sharp colour demarcation. But if a grid square has four 1/4 stitches (one in each quarter), then you'd only do each quarter stitch (no anchoring half stitch across the middle). I hope that makes sense! 🙂
Thank you for your videos. I too have taken it back up after many years... Question: when doing fractional stitches, is it important to maintain the same angle on the top stitch. / \ ? To keep uniformity
Don't worry about that so much for fractionals, as depending on which way they're facing it may or may not be possible. Usually your long arm if you're doing a 3/4 stitch is on top, so sometimes that will mean the stitch is / and sometimes \. 😊
How do you do fractal of a sunflower
Sorry? Fractals have nothing to do with fractional stitches, my guess is you'll have to find someone who has a pattern of a fractal sunflower and just follow the pattern. 😊
I've been watching videos for days and looking on different websites to figure out what stitch would be best for the exact thing u showed in this video and to make sure I'm doing it correct anyway nothing helped none of it made sense BC most it was just showing the individual stitch again and again thr n video was over but how u explained it and showed it two color threads would've been a bit easier for me BUT u did it perfect and I understand I still want to see it done for me the best reference but I do know exactly what to do now I think I'm still just worried about messing up I've never did cross stitch before thank u so much this is the best video for explaining fractionals by far
Haha no need to worry Megan, it's all just practice. :) If you need to, get a scrap piece of fabric and practice your fractionals. Once you do them a few times, you'll see they actually aren't as hard as they seem. :)
Question, it looks as if your full stitch goes over the span of two squares and later full stitch takes up on square (making fractional stitches more difficult). I am finishing a pattern and have all my full stitches take up one square each. I am now going back to try and do the fractional stitches which I saved for last. I am wondering if it would be better to do these using one strand of floss for each color?
Hi Lucie! The demo is going over two squares just to make it more visible on camera, a full stitch should only go over one square. And no, you should do all your fractionals with the same floss weight as the rest of the surrounding stitches, or the coverage will look off (unless a pattern is telling you to reduce the number of strands). If you're using Aida, use a sharp embroidery needle, not a tapestry needle to do your fractionals, it'll be way too hard to pierce the centre of each Aida block with a tapestry needle. 🙂
@@peacockandfig Thanks so much for your quick response. I was in limbo not being sure how to proceed. Your tips are spot on; thank you for sharing !
if in a pattern, there are two 3/4 stitched next to each other, but mirrored so they make a v like (to use the symbols from the video): $\A,A/$ does that mean one of the stitches should be backwards?
There is no backwards, just stitch them how they're indicated by the pattern. So in that case, you'd end up with a $ 3/4 stitch facing a A 3/4 stitch, so the long edge of each 3/4 stitch is butted up next to each other to make a really nice sharp colour edge. Hope that makes sense! 🙂
@@peacockandfig Yeah that does make a lot of sense!! thank you so much for responding 💚
I had been doing my quarter stitches wrong. I only did the corner to the center, yet didn't do half the cross. I like that you can stitch two different colors as a quarter stitch in one square. Question, if the symbols were in in other sides of the corner, I assume you stitch towards the corner for the quarter stitches? Hope that was clear. :)
+Painting with Thread - Shana Haha nope, you were doing quarter stitches correctly Shana - a true quarter stitch is just from the centre to one corner. The way the pattern I was using was saying to do the quarter stitches was to do them as 3/4 stitches. This particular pattern only uses two quarter stitches diagonally opposite each other (like you can see in the video when I show the pattern instructions) - that way you can just do two 3/4 stitches to get a really nice strong colour demarcation. If you're doing a pattern that has different colours in each corner, then you'd definitely do just a quarter stitch (not turn it into a 3/4 stitch). If you check out the blog post that's linked in the video description, I made a little picture demonstration of different variations of the quarter and 3/4 stitches. Let me know if that doesn't make sense, I can always update that image with more information to make it clearer. :)
+Handy Little Gadget Okay :) That clears it up the 1/4 and 3/4 stitch!!! I also checked your blog and thought the picture was a fantastic example! I love your videos and look forward to every one of them you create!
Awww, thanks so much Shana, that makes me happy you find the videos so helpful! If you ever have any suggestions for topics you'd like to see, I'd love that! I get a lot of my ideas for issues that people need help with from many of the online forums and groups I belong to, I love being able to help people when I can. :)
Hi, sorry I am getting back to you so late. I've been gone from the internet for a while. Oh, this is Shana, Painting with Thread. New channel. I will be checking for new videos you've uploaded to see if you may have answered a needle sorting issue I have, besides looking at the eye of the needle and feeling the thickness. Some companies do not create their own sizing charts anymore. Well, looking forward to your videos as usual. 💖
Hi Shana! I have never considered doing anything to do with needle sorting, I honestly didn't know it was a problem. :) I only ever buy one or two sizes of tapestry needles, so they're pretty interchangeable for me. What you could do is maybe have a special pincushion or magnetic strip that has "sections" divided off for different sizes, so you'll know which ones are which. Or use little coloured bits of erasers or something to put on the end when you're not using them, and have each colour represent a different size. Would something like that work for you? :)
See the dollar sign above a. How do u tie off just a single color for the $ I need help. I'm doing it this second so I know u wont have time to respond
Hi there! I just run my threads through other stitches at the back, it works for me. 🙂
Oh yeah run it through before the stitch. I forgot. My grandma taught me 2 years ago but I quit since then
No worries, happy stitching! 🙂
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