Omg I love you! I bought an embroidery kit from etsy and I've been so clueless as to how to read the directions and even how to thread the needle! You're a lifesaver!
If you do use the other method, how do you ensure that the needle doesn’t become undone? This was always so confusing to me? Like won’t you eventually run out of the tail?
Seems I'm the only man who embroider among commenters, but gotta tell you that it's a helpful tip. Just wondering if there's any solution for preventing separated 3 strands from whirling and making loops/unwanted knots when working with it?
I don't know about other country. But in my country, the method you introduced has being teached in schools as "the right way" to thread a needle all along. Thanks for the video : D
Thank you so much!!! Totes didn't know three strands meant you had to separate it, I legit took three solid bunches and tried to push it in through the needle - obviously it didn't work and I gave up ..until now. Thanks for the clear video!
So glad I found this. I couldn’t figure out how to thread, if I was suppose to fold them over or leave one end loose and shorter. Thank you! Answered some of my questions on how to begin
Thank you! I used to have to mend my clothes as a kid and so I was used to doubling a thread and knotting the end, but now that I'm trying to learn embroidery, it seemed people didn't do that? This makes it easy to use the technique I know but understand how that applies to embroidery terminology/patterns.
Dude me too, I was very confused watching some tutorials on here, cuz I'd never seen the method of leaving a short length on one side -- seems counterproductive lol
Duh!! Why didn’t I think of this before? My floss kept slipping out of my needle-super frustrating-and pulling through 12 strands was straining my cost-effective (cheapo) fabric. Thank you!!!
Thank you so much for making this video. I am very new to embroidery and am trying a little kit. It calls for 6 strands and the material has a very tight weave. I was using pliers to pull the thread through and my first needle snapped in half. I never broke a needle in my whole life until today. I did what you said and now it works perfect! You are a life saver! Thanks!
You are my first (of what I assume will be many) UA-cam videos to watch as a total embroidery newbie! Just got my supplies and eager to get started 😍 Thank you for your insight!
Thank you for this simple instruction! I bought an embroidery kit and since I'm use to cross stitching, I doubled my thread and tied both ends, effectively doing a FOUR strand, instead of a two as instructed! Thankfully, I only went up on a straight stitch about 10x until I realized I may be wrong and came to UA-cam to verify!. You saved me a headache!
I didn't know you could separate the strands like that! I just used a tapestry needle and made my patterns thick line friendly. Thank you for the tips!
This was so helpful!!! I’m only just now trying to teach myself how to embroider with the help of UA-cam videos and I was struggling with the way I had threaded my needle. This is a really good tip thank you😭
Thank you. I'm glad I finally realized this. All sewing I had done before was always doubled over and tied at the end. So it seemed so bulky when it would say 4 strands and I would double it over. 😅
Trying a small embroidery project for the FIRST TIME… pretty excited! #EmbroideryVirgin Lol So, I never would have known that you have to pull the strands apart from the one single thread!! I legit went on UA-cam, searched for all of the different stitches/knots that there apparently are… and saved them to a list 🧵🪡 …so, hopefully I don’t eff up too bad Lol
Thank you!!! I was working on a kit that said to take one stand and fold it over to make 2 strands instead of using 2 strands. I was very much overthinking it and couldn't figure it out so I gave up and just used 2 strands, which I think worked fine for what I was doing. It probably would have been an issue if it asked for 6 strands, but with 2, it was fine. Now I know what in the heck "fold it over" means and will know what to do next time instead of stressing and feeling really dumb.
If you thread your needle the first way shown in this video and make a mistake, you can pull the needle off the thread and remove stitches back to the point where you made the mistake, rethread your needle and try again. The second way shown in this video is not so forgiving of mistakes!
So I had no idea the "standard" method is to leave a short length on one side. I am more used to like clothing repair stitching, where it's folded in the middle at the needle and tied in a knot at the ends. Do you have any tips for when that method does need to be used for odd-numbered strand counts? Like, how do you do it without the thread just coming out?
Omg. So when it asked for 6 strands, I threaded it and made the knot similar to your second method (using 3 and doubling it. So that means I have been making my pieces with DOUBLE the tread. No wonder they’re so chunky 😂every 6 strand pattern has been TWELVE. Explains why I broke so many needles too 🤦🏼♀️ thank you for this
The instructions told me to cut an 18 inch length of floss and separate it into 6 strands. I then cut the floss into 6 equal pieces of 3 inches each lol. Then I looked it up and realized I just wasted that entire floss
hi, can i ask, if your thread strands almost near its end, can you join it with another strands? i try to tie two strands together but it cannot pass through the fabric... how can i the length of strand i need to use and what can i do if I finished embroider the line but my balance thread left is still long...
2:48 Folding it in half threading has me confused and laughing at myself. Cause I am doing it over and over getting one long thread. Do you thread it with the second 3 into the needle? geeze I feel dumb.
Okay but what about using 3 strands? I'm having such a hard time with my french knots taking the thread through and I tied it off at one point because of how frustrating it was.
I mostly use 3 threads for all my french knots. I tie off the bottom end of the thread then come up from the back of the fabric to the front until my knot reaches the fabric. I only wrap my thread twice around the needle (clockwise) and go right into the same hole while holding the thread kinda tight in my left hand. Or if you want it smaller then just use your 3 threads but only wrap it once around the needle. Hope this helps❤
Thank you so much for the video I really didn’t know what they meant by the number of threads to use in every video I’ve watched so far. Also thought you were supposed to tie a knot so the thread would come undone but now I know better 😁😁😁
I got a kit that was talking about the strands and folding them, but I think I needed to visually see it to understand what it was talking about!!! Thank you!!!!
Nice tutorial..but I was taught DONT pull the threads apart as you just did, rather pull 1 thread at a time, straight up and out of the 6 group. I was also taught the separate all 6 at once and put back together as many as you need, it gives a nicer finish.
I’m using an embroidery needle and I can’t even thread a single thread without it fraying. I’ve tried twisting it and getting it wet? It’s the second biggest needle in the pack, idk what I’m doing wrong
Since this video is 4 years old, I'm going to say someone has already mentioned this. However, in the off chance it has not been mentioned. You actually are supposed to separate each individual strand. So if the pattern or individual preference for a design calls for 3 strands, you would need to separate each of the 6 strands and then thread 3 strands. It makes for a smoother and even finish.
Amazing tip what if your cheap Chinese bulk pattern doesn’t specify number of strands just says use each strand? Are they talking the 6 altogether or individually? I’m a frustrated beginner Thanks 🙏🏼
Omg thank you so much for this! I didn’t know that we can separate the strands like that. No wonder it was so hard to pull the needle cause it was so thick 😂 then i realised that the instruction mentioned ‘2 strands’. I get it now 😌
omg .. my mom has been doing Embroidery for a very long time. putting 6 strands in was a pain in the @@@ she watched this and is soooo happy thank you for your help.
ugh when i start embroidering the string gets stuck for some reason and then i have to pull them all out and start over i just cant seem to use the whole strand i know im doing something wrong im just not sure what it is
thank u SO MUCH for this!!!!! i was so confused when i started bc i was told to only tie one end of the thread and the thread would always come out of the needle and it didnt make sense to me. ur way is definitely easier
Omg I love you! I bought an embroidery kit from etsy and I've been so clueless as to how to read the directions and even how to thread the needle! You're a lifesaver!
Glad I could help!
I'm actually confused now. If people AREN'T doing this "fold in half" method... how are they threading their needles?!
You are a genius! This is the most helpful idea I have come across for threading & using 6 strands. Thank you!
If you do use the other method, how do you ensure that the needle doesn’t become undone? This was always so confusing to me? Like won’t you eventually run out of the tail?
i know right, it didnt make sense to me at all and i was so frustrated
This is fabulous! It just means it's a little harder to fix mistakes, since you can't unthread the needle.
you're a genius. you saved me from so much pain. thanks
Seems I'm the only man who embroider among commenters, but gotta tell you that it's a helpful tip. Just wondering if there's any solution for preventing separated 3 strands from whirling and making loops/unwanted knots when working with it?
I've been wondering about this too!
Every once in awhile like after some stitches I let my threaded needle hang down and it spins itself back.
Thank You!! I thought I was doing it wrong, but I’m not. Thank you for the video.
Wonderful explanation. Thank you!
You're very welcome!
This was super helpful
yes..video for beginners.
I just did it this way because of seeing haha. I didn't realize it wasn't the normal way
But how do you finish with this type of threading?
NOT ALL HEROS WEAR CAPES!
Thank you!
What do I do at the end? Like with that extra fabric on the sides do I cut them off? With scissors ?
Here is a tutorial for how to finish the hoop ua-cam.com/video/5FbSQwOJzMA/v-deo.html
I don't know about other country. But in my country, the method you introduced has being teached in schools as "the right way" to thread a needle all along.
Thanks for the video : D
That's how we learned in 1970's.
Impossible to thread for me I gave up
🤯🤯🤯
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Is this or is this not satire
Thank you so much!!! Totes didn't know three strands meant you had to separate it, I legit took three solid bunches and tried to push it in through the needle - obviously it didn't work and I gave up ..until now. Thanks for the clear video!
this comment made me laugh 😂 i just started too and i m completely lost too
@@shaymae3512 hahaha cheers to us lollol, on the way to becoming a pro now then ahhahah
@@weit8136 wanna be embroidery friends?
I almost did this😭
Thank you for the good laugh lol
So glad I found this. I couldn’t figure out how to thread, if I was suppose to fold them over or leave one end loose and shorter. Thank you! Answered some of my questions on how to begin
Glad I could help!
Christ, I spent 2 hours trying to get the thread in the needle. I never knew you have to seperate them.
thank you SO MUCH! this is crazy helpful, even my little snail brain could understand this! I appreciate you! 🙏
Glad it helped!
Unbelievably clever. Even using a needle threader I have trouble getting 6 strands through. Just. Genius. Thanks so much.
Thank you! I used to have to mend my clothes as a kid and so I was used to doubling a thread and knotting the end, but now that I'm trying to learn embroidery, it seemed people didn't do that? This makes it easy to use the technique I know but understand how that applies to embroidery terminology/patterns.
Dude me too, I was very confused watching some tutorials on here, cuz I'd never seen the method of leaving a short length on one side -- seems counterproductive lol
This girl has no right being this helpful to society she is the savior 🙌
haha thank you :)
Duh!! Why didn’t I think of this before?
My floss kept slipping out of my needle-super frustrating-and pulling through 12 strands was straining my cost-effective (cheapo) fabric. Thank you!!!
Thank you so much for making this video. I am very new to embroidery and am trying a little kit. It calls for 6 strands and the material has a very tight weave. I was using pliers to pull the thread through and my first needle snapped in half. I never broke a needle in my whole life until today. I did what you said and now it works perfect! You are a life saver! Thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
You are my first (of what I assume will be many) UA-cam videos to watch as a total embroidery newbie! Just got my supplies and eager to get started 😍
Thank you for your insight!
I'm so glad!
Thank you for this simple instruction! I bought an embroidery kit and since I'm use to cross stitching, I doubled my thread and tied both ends, effectively doing a FOUR strand, instead of a two as instructed! Thankfully, I only went up on a straight stitch about 10x until I realized I may be wrong and came to UA-cam to verify!. You saved me a headache!
So glad it was helpful 🫶🏻
I didn't know you could separate the strands like that! I just used a tapestry needle and made my patterns thick line friendly. Thank you for the tips!
You’re welcome!!
Thank you SO MUCH I’ve been searching for an easy way to tie a thread!
You are so welcome!
This makes so much more sense and I’m so glad I won’t be struggling anymore!! Thank you ❤
Great tip. Thank you! I definitely could have used that on my first project. It did work out OK but I did have a lot of rethreading.
This was so helpful!!! I’m only just now trying to teach myself how to embroider with the help of UA-cam videos and I was struggling with the way I had threaded my needle. This is a really good tip thank you😭
Thank you. I'm glad I finally realized this. All sewing I had done before was always doubled over and tied at the end. So it seemed so bulky when it would say 4 strands and I would double it over. 😅
Trying a small embroidery project for the FIRST TIME… pretty excited! #EmbroideryVirgin Lol
So, I never would have known that you have to pull the strands apart from the one single thread!!
I legit went on UA-cam, searched for all of the different stitches/knots that there apparently are… and saved them to a list 🧵🪡 …so, hopefully I don’t eff up too bad Lol
I’ve been doing this since I started years ago and I thought I was wrong but thankfully other ppl do it also
Faaaaar more detailed for the beginners compared to other videos! You are SO AWESOME!
Thank you!!! I was working on a kit that said to take one stand and fold it over to make 2 strands instead of using 2 strands. I was very much overthinking it and couldn't figure it out so I gave up and just used 2 strands, which I think worked fine for what I was doing. It probably would have been an issue if it asked for 6 strands, but with 2, it was fine. Now I know what in the heck "fold it over" means and will know what to do next time instead of stressing and feeling really dumb.
If you thread your needle the first way shown in this video and make a mistake, you can pull the needle off the thread and remove stitches back to the point where you made the mistake, rethread your needle and try again. The second way shown in this video is not so forgiving of mistakes!
I just picked up this hobby today and this tutorial was SO HELPFUL. Thank you!!
This was really helpful! I was struggling with my knots pulling through and I think this approach will solve that.
So I had no idea the "standard" method is to leave a short length on one side. I am more used to like clothing repair stitching, where it's folded in the middle at the needle and tied in a knot at the ends. Do you have any tips for when that method does need to be used for odd-numbered strand counts? Like, how do you do it without the thread just coming out?
Omg. So when it asked for 6 strands, I threaded it and made the knot similar to your second method (using 3 and doubling it. So that means I have been making my pieces with DOUBLE the tread. No wonder they’re so chunky 😂every 6 strand pattern has been TWELVE. Explains why I broke so many needles too 🤦🏼♀️ thank you for this
The instructions told me to cut an 18 inch length of floss and separate it into 6 strands. I then cut the floss into 6 equal pieces of 3 inches each lol. Then I looked it up and realized I just wasted that entire floss
hi, can i ask, if your thread strands almost near its end, can you join it with another strands? i try to tie two strands together but it cannot pass through the fabric... how can i the length of strand i need to use and what can i do if I finished embroider the line but my balance thread left is still long...
2:48 Folding it in half threading has me confused and laughing at myself. Cause I am doing it over and over getting one long thread. Do you thread it with the second 3 into the needle? geeze I feel dumb.
What if the pattern calls for 3 strands?
Your video was very helpful and didn’t waste my time
Omfg I’ve been doing my whole project with double the amount of strand 😭
You are a genius, thank you so much for this tip! I am about to become UNSTOPPABLE
You're a life saver. thanks so much. I recently got into learning embroidery and the doubling over problem was a pain. this helped a lot .
Wish I had the brain to know how to do the stitching I bought a kit some are hard first time here would love to do it it's so pretty x
Okay but what about using 3 strands? I'm having such a hard time with my french knots taking the thread through and I tied it off at one point because of how frustrating it was.
I mostly use 3 threads for all my french knots. I tie off the bottom end of the thread then come up from the back of the fabric to the front until my knot reaches the fabric. I only wrap my thread twice around the needle (clockwise) and go right into the same hole while holding the thread kinda tight in my left hand. Or if you want it smaller then just use your 3 threads but only wrap it once around the needle. Hope this helps❤
I would suggest using 4 or 6 strands and just wrapping it around the needle less. This way your needle doesn't come unthreaded!
@@threadunraveled ok I'll try that, thank you:)
Thank you so much for the video I really didn’t know what they meant by the number of threads to use in every video I’ve watched so far. Also thought you were supposed to tie a knot so the thread would come undone but now I know better 😁😁😁
I got a kit that was talking about the strands and folding them, but I think I needed to visually see it to understand what it was talking about!!! Thank you!!!!
i use the number 18 needle because the eye is a bit bigger and easier to thread.
This just saved my life!!! Thanks for the awesome tip!
yay! You're welcome :)
Nice tutorial..but I was taught DONT pull the threads apart as you just did, rather pull 1 thread at a time, straight up and out of the 6 group. I was also taught the separate all 6 at once and put back together as many as you need, it gives a nicer finish.
Yes, I’ve seen it done that way too! I only use that method when I need one or two strands, but that’s a great method! :)
I’m using an embroidery needle and I can’t even thread a single thread without it fraying. I’ve tried twisting it and getting it wet? It’s the second biggest needle in the pack, idk what I’m doing wrong
Is it an “embroidery” needle?
This awesome! Thank you!
You're so welcome!
Omg this was amazing so helpful to me cause I just started and most of the videos didn’t help but this is great !!
Glad it was helpful!
Omgoodness so helpful tyvm
Thank you so much!! I had no idea what my pattern meant when it said 'strands'! cheers
You’re welcome! Glad it was helpful :)
Can I use regular sewing thread instead?
Thank you this was helpful 🙂
Since this video is 4 years old, I'm going to say someone has already mentioned this. However, in the off chance it has not been mentioned. You actually are supposed to separate each individual strand. So if the pattern or individual preference for a design calls for 3 strands, you would need to separate each of the 6 strands and then thread 3 strands. It makes for a smoother and even finish.
Amazing tip what if your cheap Chinese bulk pattern doesn’t specify number of strands just says use each strand? Are they talking the 6 altogether or individually? I’m a frustrated beginner Thanks 🙏🏼
You are my embroidery goddess
A tried this way but it did not work.
Omg thank you so much for this! I didn’t know that we can separate the strands like that. No wonder it was so hard to pull the needle cause it was so thick 😂 then i realised that the instruction mentioned ‘2 strands’. I get it now 😌
omg .. my mom has been doing Embroidery for a very long time. putting 6 strands in was a pain in the @@@ she watched this and is soooo happy thank you for your help.
Thanks a bunch for this! Really helpful
you're welcome :)
That's what I always do.
what if it doesn’t tell you how many strands of thread you need? should i do three or six?
Nifty!
My problem is that many tutorials don't actually say how many strands😭
it depends on the pattern you are following. If you want the thread to look thicker, use more strands.
Thank you Mam! Was trying to understand my 1'st Kit's Instructions...PERFECT!💋🤌🏻
thank you!
do you not tie knots bc the thick knot won’t go through the fabric
What needle sizes should I buy? I mean which sizes are used mostly?
I like this idea im going to try it. I had to watch the end part a couple of times to understand what you did
Thank you this was super helpful!!!!
Glad it was helpful!
Tyyyyy
ugh when i start embroidering the string gets stuck for some reason and then i have to pull them all out and start over i just cant seem to use the whole strand i know im doing something wrong im just not sure what it is
Thank you I had no idea what my kit meant by “strands”.
You’re a HECKIN genius! Thank you!
Thank you!!
thank u SO MUCH for this!!!!! i was so confused when i started bc i was told to only tie one end of the thread and the thread would always come out of the needle and it didnt make sense to me. ur way is definitely easier
so glad it was helpful :)
super helpful, thanks!!
Brilliant!!!! Thank you 😘
Thanks a lot !! It really help
Thank you so much!😍
I always gets knots
This is UA-cam best
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new subs heree!
How???