Hello, welcome aboard. I too taught myself to cross stitch. You are doing well as a beginner. This is a great craft/hobby. You do need to be represented as a newbie. When I started there were no really novice stitchers represented on RUclips nor in the stitching groups on Facebook. I do stamped and counted. I taught myself using the stamped and then moved to counted. I work on my projects based on mood and attention span. Sometimes I can't focus on counted. Anyway enjoy this hobby. I love it and am surrounded by WIPS and projects to start. Your Stitchy Friend Cheryl
Thanks so much Chery, and I agree 100% I couldn't find someone that I could learn with because everyone seems to have been doing it for at the very least a few years. I just came upon one that I started but am putting to the side for now until I get somethings worked out. It's White Aida with White floss and it's so hard to see so I don't miss count and I've been getting a little frustrated so I will take another stab at it a little later this month.
I loved your video. I agree…. Stamped is not cheating. There is no cheating in cross stitching. If your stitching and enjoying it then it’s stitching! I love your Fox. He is adorable.
The hard part for the bee is the counting. Frustrating to go and forth checking the pattern to make sure it is correct and unpicking after you realise hours later you’ve miscounted by 1 or2 squares. It’s not harder to do but more patience and focus to work on it vs stamped where everything is already mapped out and you just look for the symbol to stitch. Love the flosstube. Love that there is someone else who also loves stitching, diamond painting and adulting colouring making videos to keep us company while crafting away. I stopped stitching for a long while due to age and glasses that were overdue for change. Just got new glasses and your videos are making me itch to finish my WIPs now. Thank you for sharing, keep them coming.
Thank you so much, and this is 100% correct. You have to be so much more careful with the counted cross stitch, but the more I do it and practice the more I love it. Right now I need to learn the lingo like 2 over 2 and the different stitches I literally have no idea, but slow and steady wins the race. 😊
@@Crafty_Susie try to learn hacks to stitch faster or to keep the back side mess free. Do what feels best for you, what is reccommended may not always be best. Like i hate hoops and never use because i dont like to see over stretched cloth and it makes my style of stitching slowdown by alot. Here’s a hack to share. You didnt have to cut the strings in half to make it shorter. If it calls for 2 strands, just pull out 1 strand fold in half and it becomes 2. To secure on cloth pass the looped end thru the cloth, then put your needle with the 2 tail ends thru the loop and pull to secure. Its super simple, fast, mess free and no ugly knot balls or tail ends to hide in the cloth.
You are doing great on all your x-stitch projects, especially the counted ones! 🍁🌻 PS: I think that darker stitch on Pooh's face/forehead is his eyebrow 😉.
🍁 i’m glad you found another hobby that you are enjoying. You might have to change your intro to include some of your Crosstitch once you’re comfortable with it😂
Heeeeey Susie....I was saying her name but you didn't hear me 😂😂😂😂. You have been working on the Fox and it look good. I need to finish off my Fox. Can't wait so stay tune to your FlossTube
Girl I laughed so hard, you a mess, no I didn't hear you. You see I was thinking hard too. I am getting serious Annette, and it's so relaxing, I just get consumed.
Watching this again and I don’t know how I missed you missing my name lol😂 and about the drinking and stitching I though it looked great and the next day I just knew my daughter did it 😆
Welcome to Floss tube. You are adorable. Great job on your first one. I'll be lookng forward to more. You make me want to get back to filming. I think I did about 9 or 10. My channel name is Dee's Delights Stitcher. Keep up th goid work
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Hello, welcome aboard. I too taught myself to cross stitch. You are doing well as a beginner. This is a great craft/hobby. You do need to be represented as a newbie. When I started there were no really novice stitchers represented on RUclips nor in the stitching groups on Facebook. I do stamped and counted. I taught myself using the stamped and then moved to counted. I work on my projects based on mood and attention span. Sometimes I can't focus on counted. Anyway enjoy this hobby. I love it and am surrounded by WIPS and projects to start. Your Stitchy Friend Cheryl
Thanks so much Chery, and I agree 100% I couldn't find someone that I could learn with because everyone seems to have been doing it for at the very least a few years. I just came upon one that I started but am putting to the side for now until I get somethings worked out. It's White Aida with White floss and it's so hard to see so I don't miss count and I've been getting a little frustrated so I will take another stab at it a little later this month.
I loved your video. I agree…. Stamped is not cheating. There is no cheating in cross stitching. If your stitching and enjoying it then it’s stitching! I love your Fox. He is adorable.
Thanks so much, and thanks for being so supportive, I have really fallen in love with cross stitching.
The hard part for the bee is the counting. Frustrating to go and forth checking the pattern to make sure it is correct and unpicking after you realise hours later you’ve miscounted by 1 or2 squares. It’s not harder to do but more patience and focus to work on it vs stamped where everything is already mapped out and you just look for the symbol to stitch.
Love the flosstube. Love that there is someone else who also loves stitching, diamond painting and adulting colouring making videos to keep us company while crafting away. I stopped stitching for a long while due to age and glasses that were overdue for change. Just got new glasses and your videos are making me itch to finish my WIPs now. Thank you for sharing, keep them coming.
Thank you so much, and this is 100% correct. You have to be so much more careful with the counted cross stitch, but the more I do it and practice the more I love it. Right now I need to learn the lingo like 2 over 2 and the different stitches I literally have no idea, but slow and steady wins the race. 😊
@@Crafty_Susie try to learn hacks to stitch faster or to keep the back side mess free. Do what feels best for you, what is reccommended may not always be best. Like i hate hoops and never use because i dont like to see over stretched cloth and it makes my style of stitching slowdown by alot.
Here’s a hack to share. You didnt have to cut the strings in half to make it shorter. If it calls for 2 strands, just pull out 1 strand fold in half and it becomes 2. To secure on cloth pass the looped end thru the cloth, then put your needle with the 2 tail ends thru the loop and pull to secure. Its super simple, fast, mess free and no ugly knot balls or tail ends to hide in the cloth.
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I purchased some pinking shears to cut my fabric. This helps to avoid fraying. :) Love all your wips! Great job your first floss tube!
Thanks rain you have to tell me about the pinking shears I've never heard of them before.
You are doing great on all your x-stitch projects, especially the counted ones! 🍁🌻 PS: I think that darker stitch on Pooh's face/forehead is his eyebrow 😉.
🤣 thanks so much, and thanks for watching, I gotta get Pooh together and quick.
The colors for the sloth are beautiful! 🍁
They are! I'll working on this one soon.
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Your doing great🎉
As soon as I heard that laugh, I was in. 😊
LOL.... Thanks so much. ❤️
Woot woot love it
🍁 i’m glad you found another hobby that you are enjoying. You might have to change your intro to include some of your Crosstitch once you’re comfortable with it😂
LOL, I have to remember that ❤️
Count me in!❤
I'm so happy to hear that, thank you.
Heeeeey Susie....I was saying her name but you didn't hear me 😂😂😂😂. You have been working on the Fox and it look good. I need to finish off my Fox. Can't wait so stay tune to your FlossTube
Girl I laughed so hard, you a mess, no I didn't hear you. You see I was thinking hard too. I am getting serious Annette, and it's so relaxing, I just get consumed.
Watching this again and I don’t know how I missed you missing my name lol😂 and about the drinking and stitching I though it looked great and the next day I just knew my daughter did it 😆
Your doing great 🎉 lovely video, backstitch is really tricky to get right especially when you've just started
It really is! And I need to watch more videos on it, because I keep hearing this. And thank you so much for your kind words.
Welcome to Floss tube. You are adorable. Great job on your first one. I'll be lookng forward to more. You make me want to get back to filming. I think I did about 9 or 10. My channel name is Dee's Delights Stitcher. Keep up th goid work
Thank you so much, and yes by all means you should start it up again, it's fun and keeps me busy. 😊