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I am one of those people who needs all the instructions, so that's how I tried to teach this! I'm glad to hear it was helpful for you. Thank you for your feedback!

Yes. Many thanks Absolutely wonderful tutorial!

Ah, this makes me so happy to hear! I'm so, so glad my video has been helpful to you. Good luck with your project! :)

It seems to play louder on some devices than others... you can try muting and using subtitles to hear my verbal instructions? Thanks for your feedback.

It really comes from practice! I struggled with this at first but I found the most helpful thing was/still is to use the fingers of my left hand (or right hand, if you're a leftie) to press on the back of the fabric and that helps me landmark where my needle comes up. I will use my fingers to put a bit of pressure on the fabric and also help guide my needle. I'm currently teaching myself to stitch with my left hand, and honestly training my right hand to hold the hoop/guide the needle is the largest part of the challenge! If you practice it will start to become natural. Hope that helps!

Because 3 tangles much easier.

It's because 6 strands gives you flexibility! You can use all 6 for a thicker strand, or split down to any number.

This is also true! :)

Thank you so much for this feedback! I am so glad my video is helpful to you. :)

For these ones, I have screen-printed them in my studio. But there are many ways to transfer a pattern to fabric - at home you would print it out in the size you want, and then you can either use carbon transfer paper, layer pattern + fabric over a light source and trace with a heat-erase pen, or actually print the pattern on special papers that iron on or stick on. It is a wide topic and really depends on your preferences and the fabric you are using! I'll do a video on it soon but hopefully that helps meanwhile.

I'm glad to hear that! Thank you so much, and I am glad my video is helpful to you!

Aww, I hope this video was helpful! Did you get it figured out? I find some stitches were so hard to wrap my head around at first...

Thank you so much for this! Making a video like this is time-consuming and challenging... I'm happy to teach and share what I know but that doesn't mean I'm an expert in video production - just doing what I can and learning as I go! So I very much appreciate your point of view. :)

Respectfully, I disagree... in some pieces it is very important to not use knots, but in others it really doesn't matter. It depends on the piece, and the goals of the person making it! When I first started embroidery I was intimidated and frustrated by trying to make the back perfect and not use knots... so much that I gave up for awhile. If not using knots is important to you, that's amazing! I respect the skill level it takes. But I don't think everyone starting out necessarily needs to worry about it, especially if it creates an obstacle to learning embroidery. :)

So learn the wrong way first. The easy way!!!

I'm so happy my video is helpful to you! Good luck getting started! :)

Lovely, I hope it is helpful! Have fun!

Thank you, I hope this is helpful!

Sorry about that. It seems to play louder on some devices than others. You can always mute and use subtitles to hear my talking. :)

@@iheartstitchart- thank you for your reply. If we need music, may I request classical music to go with the tutorial of your lovely slow stitching embroidery? 😉💞🇬🇧

I'll definitely try that!

Yes, I have just been busy! I have three kids so...

@@iheartstitchart Congratulations! Thank you for the response. I'll be learning from your videos until you decide to come back. Please take your time! Family is the most important!

Thank you for the feedback! :)

HI Anna! It can be a pain, that's for sure! making sure you are pulling your hands directly opposite directions can help!

@@iheartstitchart Thank you, I'll pay attention to that!!

Thank you!

You are so welcome! I'm very glad these were helpful to you in learning. :)

Felt works really well for this! Easy to find at craft stores.

Thank you Nancy! I'm so glad you found it helpful.

I am planning to do a video about this soon! The simplest way is to print the pattern on paper and tape it over a bright light source (like a window) then put your fabric on top, tape in place, and trace. You can use a fine-tipped pen; there are water- and air-erasable versions or just any fine-tipped pen will work.

I'm so happy it was helpful! Happy stitching. :)

Thank you for the feedback! <3

So glad it was helpful, thank you!

Good question! Technically, you *can* use the same hole for regular chain stitch as well, but if you lose grip on your loop while trying to come up through it, the thread will pull right through. So for beginners I teach to go just beside. But technically you can do that if you prefer it! Hope that helps.

Can I mute that?

Thank you for the feedback! It seems like the music levels play differently on different devices... on mine it is not overly loud. But many people do find it too loud. I'm working on a version without music, only talking. Meanwhile you could try mute and turn on subtitles? I haven't tried but that may help!

You're most welcome! I hope it was helpful.

Thank you!

I love it! Doubly helpful. :)

I'm so happy it was helpful! Thank you!