15 Strategies for Building Large Jigsaw Puzzles

I'm Donnalouise - a puzzled puzzler puzzling puzzles who (usually) enjoys building large piece count jigsaw puzzles. I thought I would share with you my 15 strategies - from how I choose a large puzzle, some of the logistics to consider, to how I eventually build the jigsaw. These tips are meant for puzzlers who have yet to dive into large jigsaw - I want to experience to be enjoyable, not challenging. I hope you find this video helpful. Do let me know if you would be interested in a Puzzle Along series. Enjoy!!

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[fortheloveofpuzzles]

Would you like a Puzzle Along series in which we build a 2, 000 piece (to start) together? Thanks so much for watching! Please consider subscribing

[JayyKL]

Thanks for the tips and hacks. Started my 1000 jigsaw pieces 2 weeks ago, and still haven't completed. Just finished the border and few inside pieces. Might take more than a month. Enjoying every bit 😊

[ronaldheartsgames]

The way I cackled when you finally saw the box upside down! 😂😂😂
Love it!
Thanks for this tips video. I'm feeling more confident to go above 3, 000 now

[Magnificentyoucoaching]

I love your authenticity 😂
The largest puzzle I have done is a 3000 piece. Loved it!

[giddingsa]

I think a puzzle along series is a great idea. I definitely would puzzle along! Great tips Donnalouise 😊

[jenniferpresley]

I LOVE jigsaw puzzles! I have done multiple 500, 1000 and the biggest one was 3000 pieces! My husband knows my love for it. He bought me an 8000 piece! Whew. Space, space space is major! Thanks for your videos. I start with the border first and then work my way to separate colors and then my algorithm! ❤

[fokusnik]

12 minutes and 10 seconds. I was having a fun side game of wondering how long it would be until it was discovered that the box was upside down. I knew you would be the type of person who could take it well and have a good laugh, or you would have re-shot the video. Great tips.

[RubyNeumann]

I already puzzle along with you. No worries on the box. Don't think any of us are looking for perfection... we are just her because of the Love!!! And there is a lot there.

[puzzlesbypam]

Thanks for all that information. I have 4 2000 piece puzzles and 1 3000 piece puzzle mocking me on my shelf 😂. I will do them, but I am waiting two months until my son moves his stuff out of his bedroom and I get a bigger puzzling space! I think the puzzle alongs sound very fun!

[susanrobeno]

I would love to puzzle with you, especially those ravensburger puzzles you’ve mentioned (Novel Ave was by far my favorite puzzle so far and I have the If Fish Could Walk on my long standing wish list.)

I watch ALL of your videos and look forward to each and every one but I REALLY loved your 15 tips in this video. It all makes so much sense when you talk it all out.

Keep up these videos - they are great entertainment, fun, and informative!!

[coqui]

Like a lot of other people, we started puzzling again during Covid. We did a couple of 500- and 1000-piece puzzles and had so much fun we purchased a Ravensburger 2000 pc Seychelles puzzle. All was fine until we got to the greenery on the left and the sky. It's been almost three years of taking it out putting three or four pieces and putting it away. After watching your video, we have decided it's okay to take it apart and give it to somebody who may actually get it done. Thank you!

And yes, we would love to do a puzzle along and add a FINISHED 2k piece puzzle to our done list.

[nps]

Finally a tips video with some actual specifics instead of generic vague "tips" that are either obvious or not tips at all. Thank you. :)

[scientistforscience]

Lots of great tips I did not know like repeating patterns! Best part was when you saw the box, glad you kept that in, it was fun. Thanks for the tutorial!

[JSTpacek]

Great tips, Donnalouise and I agree with them. It's interesting to see how many techniques you describe I also used when building my first 1k puzzle (I'm not new to puzzles, I do them often with kids but they are under 100 pieces with cartoon images where you don't need "advanced "strategies).

And upside-down puzzle box just made this video even more interesting/fun to watch. ;) Cheers

[puzzlinghappiness]

I really love the idea of a puzzle along series! ❤️ I've done a 2000 piece puzzle once, but it took me 31 hours... 😅 Very helpful tips here, thank you so much! ❤️

[lindsayshatto]

I don’t think it matters what kind of puzzling videos you do, I will probably watch them 😊. But puzzling along does sound fun

[Clover]

What I have been doing lately for only 1000 pieces is just turning all the pieces over and grabbing what I need. After a while I remember what is where and just grab what I need. I bet there is a variety of strategies depending on how people’s learning styles are. Thanks for the tips great video.

[Apollyonof]

Honestly wondered what would be in this video. Been working towards bigger puzzles for a long time. Really enjoyed the video. Confirmed some ideas i had and gave me a few to try potentially. Great stuff ❤❤

[keehuonglai]

Building a small distinctive section of the puzzle during the sorting process is a really good tip. Thanks for sharing. :) My dream puzzle is the Educa 24000 Life but I have bought a 1500-piece Educa to try the brand out. The fitting is very, very loose.

[marglarsen]

Recently I tried a puzzle rental subscription. I discovered I didn't really like any of the puzzles I chose. Apparently I'd rather re-do an old puzzle than do a new puzzle I don't care about. I'm canceling my subscription and making do with less new puzzles but puzzles I like and enjoy. Sure, do those teaching videos. The more I learn, the more I can enjoy puzzling. SUGGESTION: Do the 1500 piece "Written in the Stars" by Buffalo. (Not the 1, 000 piece) The trees are a BIG challenge. Thanks for you video!