Flosstube Extra: Cross Stitch Christmas Tree Finishing Tutorial
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- Опубліковано 11 вер 2024
- In this video I'll show you how to make freestanding Christmas tress with your cross stitch. The template for the these trees can be found on my website: www.eastcoastcrafter.com
I said I stitched these on Dusk Aida, but I actually used 14 count Echo Aida from Picture This Plus with the called for Classic Colorworks flosses.
To make a template for a different chart, make a triangle measuring a half inch from the bottom of your stitching and a half inch from both sides.
The chart that I used is The Tree Lot by Hands on Design.
handsondesign.biz
Supplies used:
Mat board
cotton batting
Double Sided Tape (I use Scor Tape from Amazon)
Bodkin
Needle & Heavy Duty Thread
Hot Glue
DMC floss for cording.
Tree stump place card holders: www.amazon.com...
Here is the link to my tutorial on cording: • Flosstube Extra: Custo...
My email is eastcoast.crafter.me@gmail.com
I can also be found on Instagram at eastcoast.crafter
You can find the PDF for my freebies here: www.eastcoastc...
Click here for my finishing tutorials: bit.ly/2RHXZx9
Helen thank you so much for another great tutorial. I always feel so inspired after watching! Blessings, Marlene
I never thought about using a photo holder. Great idea.
GREAT tutorial! You made me lol when you mentioned your "broke-in, bent needle" --> *raises hand*...YUP! I can relate! I actually have some stands I got last year that might work for these! Thank you so much for the lesson!
I love that broken in needle! Even better that you already have some stands on hand!
Thank you so much for your great tutorials. I have made several of Liz's 12 days trees. I wanted a different finish. So glad you filled the bill. I orderd the tree lot and chalkboard and they came today, I got the log bottoms on Saturday.. I have had the Cord maker for a few years and never used it. I will now as I have so many to do. I went back and watched your video. You are so generous with your time and videos. THX THX THX
It sounds like you're ready to go! I love Liz Matthew's trees, but she uses styrofoam for her tree shape, and I can't stand working with styrofoam, so I knew I would have to come up with another option.
Just found you and so happy. You’re a great teacher.
Super idea using the name/place things, trees are lovely, I like the dark grey you used. Thank you.
Those trees are perfection! Great tutorial! You did an awesome job!
Another excellent tutorial and such a clever way to finish these into trees, love it..
Thank you for the tutorial. I was just getting ready to stitch the Prairie Scjooler tress and had no idea how I would finish them. This is fantastic!!!
Hello and thanks so much for a great tutorial. I found the tree chart from a UK seller and have just ordered it so it should be here quicker than from USA. Great instructions and easy to follow finishing. I'll be looking back on all your Flossies for more inspiration and no doubt more temptation to spend on must have designs! Thanks again x
Your trees are adorable! Thanks so much for sharing your finishing. Can’t wait to get started on mine!
Excellent tutorial Helen. Many thanks. ❤
Thanks for another fantastic finishing tutorial! The more I watch yours I think I might be able to do some on my own. Just wish u were sitting by me guiding the way! 😂
Thank you. I love these trees and your tutorial is a great help. I have these on my list as the next project I start. Thank you.
Thanks so much for another great tutorial! I love how your trees turned out!!!
Thank you!!! So so so helpful!!!! And beautiful stitching!!!
Great tutorial, love the idea of finishing my seasonal stitching this way, thanks for sharing 😊
Your tutorials are the best Helen. I especially like the up-close view of what you are doing. Thanks for doing these for us.
Thanks for the tutorial. It makes finishing easy and fun.
As usual a great tutorial. Now I have to do these trees...lol
Thank you for a great tutorial on the HOD 3 trees 💛. I hope mine will look as beautiful 👏🏻
Very cute finish and as always a great tutorial !! Thanks!!
Great tutorial, Helen! Have admired this pattern, now I need to get it😁
Another great tutorial! Thank you - you are so generous to share your knowledge and expertise.
Excellent finishing. Thanks so much. I ordered the pattern and have the Prairie Schoolers...this will be cute.
Beautiful finish! I call that a Mattress Stitch. I use that for knitting.
I love how you tell us not to worry about the points because the cording will cover it up. Sometime it’s better to have a fully finish than to worry about perfection.
I know that sometimes people are afraid to finish things because they won't be perfect. I like to show that nothing is perfect, and you're right, it's better to just have something done and out so you can appreciate it!
@@helend.flosstube Yes, a fully finish is always better!
Thanks so much for taking the time to show us how to do these trees!!! I ordered my stands the other day after your floss tube and they came in several days later. I'm not doing these trees but I think the ones I"m doing will work. I hope so anyway!!
I think these bases will be great for all kinds of projects!
So darling ❤. Thanks for the great tutorial.
Thanks for this tutorial, I stitched one of these last year and have been wanting to finish one before stitching any others!
Those trees are just adorable! You do such a good job with your finishing tutorials! Thank you!
Thanks so much 😊
Helen, your tutorials are amazing! Thank you so much
Love it! I'm definitely going to have to invest in a cording tool! 💚
I use mine all the time!
Absolutely adorable! Thank you!!
Muchas gracias por este tutorial. Saludos desde Sevilla, España.
You make finishing look so easy. I definitely need more practice! I’m glad I can watch and rewatch your tutorials!
I can't order this chart yet (not on Hoffman or Yarn Tree) - but as soon as it's available these will definitely be ordered. So cute! Great tutorial as usual.
Thank you Helen, great tutorial!
Beautiful brilliant Genius love 💗 love ❤️ love 💕
Gorgeous trees.
Clever and beautiful❤.
These trees are so absolutely gorgeous. Thanks for the finishing tutorial. You are a fabulous stitcher. Love all your videos. Have to go back and rewatch as I didn’t catch the name of the pattern. Love the fabric you chose also
Love your trees! Thanks for the tutorial, they always get my creative thoughts flowing, So here's a thought. Could you leave the hole in the bottom of the tree wide enough to push the stand through? The pike of the base will be sandwiched between the top and the sides so it won't move. Then the finish could be done on the bottom. Thanks for stirring up the ideas!🪡🥰
You could do it that way. I did a finish with a photo holder for a friend this summer and did it that way, but I found it to be quite wobbly, so personally I'm taping it down to give it some support. Also, that piece was laced and the holder got all kinds of tangled up in there! I definitely don't recommend that!
good to know about the wobbly. Thanks!@@helend.flosstube
I love those trees and your teaching is great!!! Thank you so much for sharing!!!🎄🎄🎄❤️
Fantastic tutorial 😊
Thank you for this lovely video we really appreciate
Thank you so much!!
You are a genius! Thank you so much for every one of your tutorials - I learn something with each one. Gonna get me a bodkin! Thank you, Helen!
Make sure it's a flat head bodkin 😉
Been waiting for this. Have my patterns, and the stands are ordered. These will make great Christmas gifts. I really like HOD designs. You have great tutorials and appreciate all you do. I am a visual learner.
Thank you Debbie! I'm a visual learner too!
Thanks for sharing all your finishing skills with us! I really do appreciate all that you put out for us!
Nice, clear instructions and visuals! I now want a forest of mini trees! Project for 2024! 😁🎄
The trees are beautiful! You make it look easy! Thank you!
Thank you so much! These are so cute!
Amazing tutorial. They came out gorgeous. I'm not very good on fully finishing my projects, but I'm glad that I have tutorials like your to make my stitching beautiful. 👍😊
Great tutorial. I have already ordered my little tree stumps!! Thank you so much Helen.
Excellent tutorial Helen. Thank you so much. You do such good understandable tutorials. Now to learn to make cording!!😊
These are so cute Helen ! Thank you for sharing ! Happy Stitching 🧵✂️🪡❌🍁🍂🎃
Great idea and tutorial. Thanks
Fantastic! I can do this. Thank you for all of the time and effort you put into your tutorials, it is so appreciated!
Love them, Thank you!😊
Oh my gosh .... I think I could do this!!!!!!!
You totally can!
Thank you Helen!
Excellent tutorial, thank you, Helen! I may have to snag those Prairie Schooler tree charts! I am also glad that you & your family are safe...thank you for the updates over the last couple of days.
Thank you ❤
Thank you this is a very helpful video.
Awesome finishing Helen...love your scissors too...wishing you the best ❤❤
That was great! I just got my trees and now I can finish them perfectly. Thank you🙂
I’m so glad you and your family are ok! I love these trees!
Great tutorial! Thank you!
Thank you for sharing this.
Love your trees 🌲 so adorable thank you for sharing your tutorial have a wonderful weekend and happy stitching 😊🪡🧵🤗🤩
Thank you for this tutorial!! I received my pattern yesterday and plan to make several of these for Christmas gifts! Super helpful!!
Great tutorial
Thank you for the video.
Always enjoy your tutorials! So sorry to hear about the shootings in your state. 😢 Love this idea for Christmas trees to place in a prominent spot. Very professional looking and beautiful! Hope you’re feeling well and enjoy your weekend. ❤
Thanks for sharing , thanks for mentioning the brand of 2 sided tape you use.
Amazing idea!!
Thank you Helen for sharing this with us. Very helpful.
Great tutorial and beautifully finished trees! You've inspired me to order the pattern! Thank you❤🎄
They were really fun to stitch up!
Another great tutorial! I started to stich this trio while you were finishing it.
Oh my goodness Helen! This is wonderful. I think I now want to switch my hello from Liz Mathew patterns to the trees now! I was thinking I couldn’t finish them into trees but this gives me hope! 👍😁🪡 thank you
I really want to stitch one of her trees this year! They're actually the reason I originally ordered the stumps. She uses Styrofoam for her trees, and I don't do Styrofoam, so I knew I had to come up with an alternative. 😊
Thanks for the great tutorial. Off to order all the stuff I need to make these. ❤❤love
Have fun!
Thank you! Excellent tutorial! Putting that chart on my list!
Great video, thank you!
Nice video thank-you
Thank you for show how you put the back fabric on and how you put the trees together. Such a good job, Thank you!! Went on HonD could not find The Tree Lot.
She doesn't seem to have them on her site yet, but a lot of shops have it, including 123stitch.
Love this!!!
Thank you sooo very much!!
Another great one Helen! Thank you!
Gorgeous! I can’t wait to make mine.
Beautiful!!!
These are better than styrofoam. I went right to Amazon and order a set of stumps! Be here tomorrow lol thanks again. I posted about your tutorial on my page!👍😁🪡 🌲
I just ordered the tree patterns and the tree stump holders! Thank you!!
You are so welcome!
Thank you! Love this chart and your finish. 🎄🎄🎄
Beautiful Helen!
Love the extra videos
So cute. Thanks for sharing.
Can you give tips for keeping the cording from unwinding after you make it?
I haven't had a problem with my cording unwinding. I use the Kreinik corder, and one I drop the corder to twist the colors together I tie a knot on one end and that holds it. When is yours coming undone?
Thanks for another terrific tutorial. I appreciate the time and energy you put into each one. I was wondering if you considered not taping the base to the inside of the tree. My idea is that the bottom edges of the stitching and the backing would not be sewn together, but everything else would be the same. I’m considering this to possibly make the bases re-useable for other seasonal trees and possibly make storage easier, since the trees/backing could lie flat. The only disadvantage to me is if you wanted the trees to be varying heights, I don’t know how that could be accomplished as the height would be determined by the slope of the sides and the top of the card holder. I would Iove to know your thoughts about this approach.
Earlier this summer I finished a piece for a friend the way you suggested and found a couple problems. First, I laced hers, and the photo holder got all tangled up in the lacing when I tried to remove it. That was a pain. Then, because it wasn't taped, just tucked in there, the base was very wiggly. I'm with you, I thought having a removable base would be great, but I found that taping help everything together better and I think it will hold up better long term.
Very nice tutorial. I wonder if a wooden spool and dowel would make a nice base. The dowel would be a little thick though.
That would be adorable, but you're right, the dowel would be thick.
EXCELLENT video/tutorial. Thank you! I'm curious how many mm wide the cording is?
I love this! I stitched the Candy Cat Christmas Tree, and this finish will be purrfect. Thank you for the tutorial. Do you think Chenille trim would work for this finish, too?
Yes and yes. 😊 I think you could make this work for any triangular chart, you'll just need to make your own template. And any trim would work. I did another one and used mini pom poms.
These trees are gorgeous! I must be doing something wrong because I am not finding the tree lot patterns on HOD. Maybe she sold out? ....I found it on 123 Stitch.
They're a brand new release, she may not have them on her site yet. I'm glad you found them on 123stitch!