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Cross stitch fabrics: Aida, evenweave, and linen
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- Опубліковано 12 сер 2024
- Cross stitch fabrics come in a wide variety of types, colours, and textures. From Aida to evenweave to linen, there are many options for the modern cross stitcher. This tutorial will show samples of various types of cross stitch fabric, including some specialty fabrics.
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-- 123Stitch - 123stitch.com
-- Sew and So - sewandso.co.uk
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-- Fiberlicious Yummy Fibers - www.fiberliciousyummyfibers.com/
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I have been searching for a video to tell me this! I have been too shy to ask questions. Now I know I can maybe try evenweave.
Oh definitely, give it a go Elizabeth! You might like it! 😍
Your videos on needles and on fabrics for cross stitching were so helpful to me! Thank you for sharing!
You're very welcome Barbara! 😊
Hi Dana, very informative video. Great explanation of different Aida fabrics. Thank you so much for sharing. Have a wonderful day!
Thanks so much Ann, appreciate it! I hope you have a good day too! 😀
Great video and very informative. Thanks for sharing. Really help to see the fabrics up close.
You're very welcome Cynthia, I'm glad you enjoyed it! 🙂
Thanks for this. It was very helpful.
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Awesome, glad it helped Jennifer! :)
Thanks for this. It was very helpful.
You're very welcome Mary! :)
Great overview on fabrics. I'm a newbie stitcher and I'm finding your videos really helpful. Thanks!!
You're very welcome! Happy stitching! :)
I learned so much
Awesome, glad it helped Melisa! 😊
Thanks for sharing.. I want to venture out an stitch on other fabric than Aida.
Awesome, have fun with it! 🙂
You've taught me so much with these videos, thank you for the time and effort you put into them :)
Lauren C You're very welcome Lauren, I'm glad you enjoy them! 😊
oh my God it's amazing
Thanks very much 😊
Thanks for the information. Msn Warren
Any time!
it's very wonderful dut i do not looking peacock cross stitch please you can share peacock stitch.
That one's based on a vintage filet crochet pattern, it's not available for sale or download as the copyright of the filet crochet pattern specifically said it was for personal use only. Sorry! 🙂
I was trying to cross stitch on my marketbag, but had trouble getting the stitches even, so I changed to embroidery...
Hi Laura! Yeah you can't directly cross stitch onto regular fabric, your stitches end up uneven as you found out. You can use waste canvas, or water soluble Aida. You pin or tack it to your main fabric, stitch over top, then remove it. Waste canvas you get the whole thing wet then gently tease each strand out from under your stitching, and water soluble Aida will just disappear and rinse away when it gets wet. 🙂
I see you used some what I assume are ordinary 8x10 paper sleves that fit in a three ring binder to hold a few of your samples. I was just wondering how well it worked, was something I rhought to do for myself so I could create a small index/catalog for myself to use as a reference point for different characters and patterns I may want to use as elements of various cross stitch pieces.
Haha that's what Zweigart sent me the fabric samples in, it actually works quite well. It protects the samples and you can see really quickly what you have, and the stickers on the front of each sleeve have the fabric details. It would be a great way to store smaller projects as well if you didn't want to frame them. You can get bigger books with plastic sleeve pockets in art shops, I used them all the time for my art portfolio. :)
Enoy your videos. Learning a lot aout aris. I seem to have a prolem when it cimes to 28ct Jobelan Evenweave faric. Do I start with over thread or the one running under? Hope you understand the over/under woven thread. Will be looking out for your instructions. Regards Colette
Hi Colette! Are you stitching over one or over two? If it's over two, it shouldn't matter, but if it's over one then I have a whole video (one of the more recent ones in my channel) about stitching over one on linen or evenweave so your stitches don't slide. I've never paid attention to which stitch I'm starting with on evenweave, but I also only stitch over two on linen and evenweave. 😊
Awww, Dana! It was cool seeing my project in your video. :)
Ahahah awww you're welcome Veronica, your project is immortalized foreverrrrrrr 😂❤
Hi, do you know such fabric, that after finishing embroidering the fabric is melting? for ex. if you want to embroidery on velvet fabric and after finishing the other fabric gets melted and the image is only on the velvet??
Hi Sofi! I think you are asking about how to stitch on non-cross stitch fabric? The only way to do that would be to use something like waste canvas or water soluble Aida. You'd pin or stitch that to the fabric you want to stitch on (like velvet), then do your stitching. For waste canvas I think you wet it then you can pull the canvas strands out, and for water soluble Aida you'd get the whole thing wet and the Aida will dissolve. Then your stitching is just left on the velvet. 🙂
I love the peacock you did! Do you have a link, or author for the pattern, on antique patterns?
Hi there! It's in the Antique Pattern Library, I can't remember which PDF it was but it was actually a filet crochet pattern that I manually charted as a cross stitch pattern (took me like 2 straight days). It came out great though, so I'm happy with that. Here's the link to the pattern library, they're all free for personal use but cannot be used in any commercial sense (even as a giveaway), thus why I can't share my recharted version of the pattern. It's amazing they put this collection together, it's such an interesting resource. 🙂 www.antiquepatternlibrary.org/
Hi there! Thanks for the speedy reply. Its too bad that the pattern can't be shared (even though it was recharged). But, this got me thinking. Since it is fillet crochet, and others may want to know how to do this to, is there a possibility that you can make a video on how to take a fillet crochet pattern and recharge it as a cross stitch pattern? Thanks!
Added to add: I found it! Its the priscilla fillet crochet book 2!
Haha awesome, glad you found it. 🙂 Translating those patterns into a cross stitch pattern is tricky -- you can either try and follow the pattern as it's written (one square = one cross stitch), or you have to rechart it using graph paper or software one stitch at a time. 🙂
ELF Thanks for finding this!
You're Welcome! :D
When doing more than one project at a time do you assemble each kit with its own set of floss?
Hi Penny! I tend to not work on more than one project at a time, and if I do I "share" floss between them. I'm not the type to buy duplicate floss if I need it in more than one project (unless between the two I'll need more than one skein). I know some people do fully kit up each project separately, but that can get really expensive really fast (depending on the projects), and then you end up with a ton of semi-used skeins. If you have leftover floss for too long, it becomes hard to match it again due to dye lot differences. So if you have say three partial skeins of floss of the same colour from three projects, they may not match a new skein if you need to buy more (so you'd basically have three semi-useless partial skeins unless you have projects that don't need a full skein). If you want to kit each project up independently, go for it, but just know that you may end up with a ton of leftover floss that's hard to use later. 🙂
Peacock & Fig. Thank you so much I also tend to work on one project at a time. So many other switchers seem to have multi large projects going at once. Thank you again Love your tutorial s.
Thanks very much Penny, glad the tutorials help! 🙂
These fabrics and colors are gorgeous!! Do you have a video that discusses how to arrive at the size of fabric needed to complete a pattern? For example I have a pattern that has a stitch count of 107w x 59H stitched 2 over 2 on 28 count lagana. I need to learn size of fabric needed so that I can easily purchase without using a cross stitch calculator :-). I'm used to buying kits.
Haha you don't need a cross stitch calculator, you just need a calculator. 🙂 28 count over 2 is the same as 14 count (as you're skipping every second hole). So 107 stitches divided by 14 stitches to the inch = 7.6 inches wide. Add 6 inches to that (3" for each side as a margin to allow for framing and finishing), you get 13.6" wide. Same for the height -- 59 divided by 14 = 4.2 inches. Add 6" = 10.2". So your fabric should be roughly 13.5" by 10" for that many stitches (and that includes a 3" margin around the entire piece). So you just need to do basic math on a calculator (or your phone if you have a smartphone), way faster than trying to pull up a cross stitch or fabric calculator. 🙂 You can stitch any pattern on any size count fabric you want, all that will change is the finished size (and potentially the number of strands you'll need for good coverage, and how much floss you'll need).
Brilliant! I think I now understand and getting very excited.
So a pattern that is, for example, 155w x 151h, 40 count, stitched over 2, I need a fabric that's approximately 14w x 13 1/2w (7 3/4" x 7 1/2 adding the 6" border). If I now understand correctly, THANK YOU!!! seriously.
Yep, you got it. I love math. 🙂
Thank you so much! I appreciate your help. I just created an excel spreadsheet to keep track of the fabric size I still need to purchase. This is exciting :-).
Ahahah awesome, glad you're having fun! :)
I would love to know the designer’s name who charted the NW coast salmon design. I know you mentioned the name in another video, but now I cannot locate which video. Would you share that info with me? Thanks for some very informative videos.
Hi Fran, it's Blaine Billman's Spirit of the Sockeye. I finally finished it, and I'm currently working on his Spirit of the Orca pattern too (which has way less fractionals). 🙂
Peacock & Fig Thank you for this information. I think it is a beautiful design and your workmanship really shows it off well. Don’t know how if I could work on black, but It is truly lovely as a background for this piece. Thanks, again.
What was the name of the linen Aida. I'm not understanding
Hi Patti! It's just called linen Aida, it's manufactured by Zweigart. 🙂
Do people really usually do over 2 on evenweave? I've never done so, but I also usually do larger pieces.
Haha hi Tynesha! Yes, most of the designers I've seen (and many other projects) seem to be over two for higher thread count fabrics. For patterns that require fractionals you can't go over one on evenweave or linen. If you're doing giant poster size patterns, then yes, you usually need to go over one as you'll never find fabric wide enough to be able to go over two for the amount of stitches in the pattern. :) I know many stitchers do prefer going over one, but it seems like most of the patterns I've seen on higher thread count are done over two. :)
Today I learned! Thanks for responding! Lovely video :)
Hahaha not a problem, and thanks very much! Happy stitching! :)
Can you sew aida onto something like polyester webbing?
Hi Marlene! Technically yes, you can sew Aida to anything as it's a fabric, but you'll have issues with the edges unless you turn them under first. I'm not sure what you're asking though, are you meaning you want to stitch directly onto the webbing? You can use waste cloth for that, you pull the strands out after stitching (so your stitching is now sitting on the base fabric). Or you can get water soluble Aida, same thing, you pin it to your base fabric, stitch, then get it wet to dissolve the Aida. 🙂
@@peacockandfig ohhh I didnt know water soluble aida was a thing. Basically I wanna make like a crosstitch pattern on an aida cloth, fold the edges in and then sew it onto a polyester webbing to make like a strong strap with hand made crosstitch patterns and stuff. It's for a project. But I dont really sew so idk how easy of a job it'll be to sew two woven type materials together
Yes that's totally possible to do, but the seams will be quite thick, so it will just take some time hand sewing the two layers together. 🙂
@@peacockandfig haha makes sense lol I'll give it my best
Hi is there a way to sew two pieces of Aida together so it does not show?
Hi Mariana! Unfortunately there isn't, even if you manage to line both pieces up perfectly and stitch over the seam, it will still be a little visible. You can try and overlap two pieces and fuse them together with iron on interfacing, then stitch carefully through both layers, but that will be very hard to line both grids up perfectly. It will also be harder to stitch through as it will be much thicker, and you still may see visible "lines" where the fabric gets thicker then thinner again.
@@peacockandfig I've been thinking a lot about this. It will be able on this pattern to do it when there are two rows at least with no stit hing on. I think I will sew the last line, then one or two lines down I'll ladder stitch it together matching the holes (:D) as best I can. Then let the fabric double towards the piece already sewn. If it shows too much I'll do a row of speciality stit he's in the same colour as the fabric to add texture deliberately. As you can gather I'm a complete novice at this 🙃🙃😊
Thanks for getting back to me
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