Argh! I've only just found out the first 1 minute of video was not full screen after I exported it! Thanks to those who pinged me! I'll leave it up "as is" as a painful reminder to double check before posting!
Hello! Super late here with a comment.. Thank you for yet another interesting video! I did cross stitch in my youth as well. I very much liked the counting but the finished pieces not so much (the supply was quite limited back then, at least where I lived so mum chosed and I made them for her. Really pretty pieces but I didn't care much for pretty:)). It's easier to find motifs that appeals to me today but for the moment there are other things that I rather do.. like EPP and more free form of embroidery and blackwork and stem stich and.. and.. and...! (I've been really inspired by the Bayeux videos you've made! (and by the tapestry itself of course). I'm very glad you like the water! Was actually going to edit it out because I thought it was probably just an unsolicited advice that you for sure already tried and dismissed. Good thing I didn't:) Maybe you can charge a ridiculously high price so noone can afford it. People can speculate why that little piece is a million pound🙃.
Thanks Alex for introducing us to your project for the Broderers Exhibition- looking forward to seeing your updates on this piece of work - sounds like it’s going be beautiful. Embroidery along with others traditional crafts are wonderful, and it’s so interesting seeing how skilled and clever our ancestors were - wherever in the world and in whatever age they lived - and very important to keep these arts and crafts alive😊
I’m so glad you enjoyed this video and the introduction to the project. I couldn’t agree with you more - keeping these skills alive and understanding how talented and skilled our stitching and crafting forbearers around the world were.
That looks like it will be an intriguing project. i learnt embroidery very young. when emigrating I chose a Dimensions cross stitch kit to work on until we got settled. 35 years later, i enjoy blackwork and hardanger when I get to them, full coverage cross stitch each night (easy to hide miscounts usually,) and various kinds of counted cross stitch through the day, with Long Dog Samplers and Modern Folk Embroidery being favourites. I think embroidery maybe requires so much more concentration on stitches that the rhythm and colours become secondary and thus less relaxing than straight cross stitch which only has the counting and finding the correct holefor htread up or down. :D imo.
Your comment is really interesting because I find the rhythm of embroidery relaxing too. And you could be right about the choice of colours being secondary in respect to this. I love blackwork! I wish I had more time so I could get back to it. Hopefully in the near future. I did hardanger during my apprenticeship and I have to say, never again (shudder at even reminiscing about this particular project). I love that you can paint with blackwork 😃
Can I say that I enjoy watching your educational and most enjoyable videos. I find sitting doing any kind of embroidery very relaxing and since finding the apps on my computer relating to my hobby makes it all the more enjoyable. Can I ask what kind of frame you are using for this project?. Will look forward to seeing you in your next video.
Thank you, and I’m so pleased you enjoy the videos. The frame I’m using for this project is a hoop with a stalk that fits into a seat frame. If you’re interested in them, I have a selection about to ‘go live’ on my webshop. They’ll be up by the end of this week.
Hi, it’s not, or shouldn’t be. I pull it tight at the start of working and then every so often when I feel it loosen off. However, I do find that the handmade needle can work the fabric looser more quickly than modern, smaller ones. Maybe this is what you can see in the video.
Argh! I've only just found out the first 1 minute of video was not full screen after I exported it! Thanks to those who pinged me! I'll leave it up "as is" as a painful reminder to double check before posting!
Hello! Super late here with a comment..
Thank you for yet another interesting video!
I did cross stitch in my youth as well. I very much liked the counting but the finished pieces not so much (the supply was quite limited back then, at least where I lived so mum chosed and I made them for her. Really pretty pieces but I didn't care much for pretty:)). It's easier to find motifs that appeals to me today but for the moment there are other things that I rather do.. like EPP and more free form of embroidery and blackwork and stem stich and.. and.. and...! (I've been really inspired by the Bayeux videos you've made! (and by the tapestry itself of course).
I'm very glad you like the water! Was actually going to edit it out because I thought it was probably just an unsolicited advice that you for sure already tried and dismissed. Good thing I didn't:)
Maybe you can charge a ridiculously high price so noone can afford it. People can speculate why that little piece is a million pound🙃.
Thanks Alex for introducing us to your project for the Broderers Exhibition- looking forward to seeing your updates on this piece of work - sounds like it’s going be beautiful. Embroidery along with others traditional crafts are wonderful, and it’s so interesting seeing how skilled and clever our ancestors were - wherever in the world and in whatever age they lived - and very important to keep these arts and crafts alive😊
I’m so glad you enjoyed this video and the introduction to the project. I couldn’t agree with you more - keeping these skills alive and understanding how talented and skilled our stitching and crafting forbearers around the world were.
That looks like it will be an intriguing project. i learnt embroidery very young. when emigrating I chose a Dimensions cross stitch kit to work on until we got settled. 35 years later, i enjoy blackwork and hardanger when I get to them, full coverage cross stitch each night (easy to hide miscounts usually,) and various kinds of counted cross stitch through the day, with Long Dog Samplers and Modern Folk Embroidery being favourites. I think embroidery maybe requires so much more concentration on stitches that the rhythm and colours become secondary and thus less relaxing than straight cross stitch which only has the counting and finding the correct holefor htread up or down. :D imo.
Your comment is really interesting because I find the rhythm of embroidery relaxing too. And you could be right about the choice of colours being secondary in respect to this. I love blackwork! I wish I had more time so I could get back to it. Hopefully in the near future. I did hardanger during my apprenticeship and I have to say, never again (shudder at even reminiscing about this particular project). I love that you can paint with blackwork 😃
Can I say that I enjoy watching your educational and most enjoyable videos. I find sitting doing any kind of embroidery very relaxing and since finding the apps on my computer relating to my hobby makes it all the more enjoyable. Can I ask what kind of frame you are using for this project?. Will look forward to seeing you in your next video.
Thank you, and I’m so pleased you enjoy the videos. The frame I’m using for this project is a hoop with a stalk that fits into a seat frame. If you’re interested in them, I have a selection about to ‘go live’ on my webshop. They’ll be up by the end of this week.
Why is your fabric so loose in your hoops.
Hi, it’s not, or shouldn’t be. I pull it tight at the start of working and then every so often when I feel it loosen off. However, I do find that the handmade needle can work the fabric looser more quickly than modern, smaller ones. Maybe this is what you can see in the video.