Diagonal Cross Country Stitching - without crossover traveling

My demonstration of how I do the Diagonal Cross country method of Stitching! included are a couple of tips I find helpful.

Hope you enjoy
Happy Stitching

For those of you who are curious here is a link to my stand on Amazon:

[anetidemann]

Thank you for a great video! I would love to see how you secure your finished threads. I have just found out that I love the loop start but I’m not sure about finishing the thread.

[momvpa]

You’re a natural for these videos. You explain as you go. I “stumbled” across one of your videos, and you got me so interested that this is the 3rd video of yours I watched. I will subscribe as soon as I’m done leaving my comment. You have encouraged me to try diagonal stitching once again. I move from project to project and am currently in the middle of a full coverage pattern of the Taj Mahal. It has the speed of a snail in getting the images to start revealing themselves, and I think this diagonal way of doing things will speed things up. I am very glad to have found you.

[solarwinds-]

Your tutorial has given me the confidence

[Cratefallsdesigns]

Thank you for this. I just started a HAED and I’m flying through due to your tutorial. It makes SENSE in my brain like none of the rest have. I’m loving it!!!

[marjoriesanchez]

Finally, my God I never started parking because I couldn't be able with those all treads hanging. This is 👌 awesome thanks 😊.

[annenieuwdorp]

Thanks for sharing, loved this method for the same reasons you do. ❤ grz from the Netherlands, EU

[passionforstamping]

I just stumbled upon your channel and I loved this tutorial. I've subscribed and look forward to watching more tutorials. I'm about to start a new HAED (Mini Grandma's Attic) and I will definitely try this method.

[michellemobs]

This is such a cool method. I am absolutely going to try it!!

[bobh]

Thanks. I learned more than any other full coverage.

[sharonedmondson]

Your tutorial has given me the confidence to stitch my first full coverage piece. Thank you so much!

[carmentaylor]

One of the BEST how to videos I’ve ever seen. I would love, totally love to see more videos like this one just talk and show us little tricks or ways you do things while you stitch. I just got back to cross stitching after thirty years and I have forgotten so much. One question I have is how do you end your thread on the back, and how much tail to you leave when cutting the thread off? I would also love to see your floor stand. I’m a new subscribers and I’m going to bing watch your videos. Amy loves Toads recommended your videos and I’m so glad she did.

[MsRedwiz]

This has been brilliantly explained. I've been looking for exactly this as I'm embarking on my first (nearly full) solid-stitching project (and largest ever) soon with lots of 'confetti' stitches for gradient's which I've never done before. I have Pattern keeper and would not be able to do without. Definitely going to use this approach. Thank you!

[tocko]

Finally a method that fits my way of stitching! I use the sewing method and stitch in hand. I've done a little bit of parking but doesn't go well with how i stitch. It looks like by doing it diagonally you would naturally stitch to the end of the thread sometimes? Which is how i normally stitch when not full coverage. I'm going to be starting my first full coverage and couldn't find any videos that use my sewing method and where you stitch more stitches before stopping! With the sewing method, you get going pretty fast so this will be great!

[ccpperrett]

Just found this video. I am encouraged!

[jas]

Love this tutorial. I’m now less intimidated by full coverage patterns. Thank you!

[PeggyV]

Thank you! This makes sense to my brain! I am a cross country stitcher. I have never tried doing a HAED or other full coverage piece. Most everyone I watch parks their threads & I just can’t see myself ever doing that. BUT this way you do cross country but can also see the picture come to life. I subscribed! I look forward to watching your other videos.

[annelefevre]

I loved watching you you’re wrong, I would never get tired of watching you. I could watch for hours of you filling in your diagonal. I was a little surprised of your crossing so far over down your diagonal. Every time I start a new cross stitch piece, I vow I will make my back look as good as the front, and not cross over or down more than 3 stitches. It is such a good feeling to start fresh and soon it gets to be tedious, and I cross over farther and farther and before long my backs are all crossover messes. One year I cross stitched the portraits off George Washington and Abraham Lincoln for my sons law office. I decided to enter them into the I got blue ribbons. But I had a critics meeting that the fronts were not smooth enough and I needed to make my stitches more even. They were true. Even though the pictures looked nice, they weren’t real smooth. I figured it was because I jumped all around carrying my threads. I’m surely no pro... but you are, and your stitches are lovely. I was wondering, about how many hours it took you to fill in all that diagonal? I hope you will continue making demo’s. I really enjoyed it. Thank you!

[eriayantyliang]

Thank you for your video. Find many helpful tips. Can not wait to try your method

[dollylove]

This was so helpful. I do cross country stitching but work from the centre out. I love the way the diagonal works. Plus I love listening to your voice.

[blueposyneedlework]

Wow! Thank you so much for taking the time to make this helpful video. I can’t wait to try this method!