10 tips, tricks and hacks to make your hand embroidery easier!

When you have been embroidering for a long while you pick up lots of useful little tips along the way! I share some of those with you here, these are especially useful for beginner embroiderers!

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[fiberjazz]

Thank you, Sarah and Jonathan, for all of your contributions to the stitching community! I know that you do not celebrate Thanksgiving, but I do - and I am happy to show my gratitude for both of you at this holiday time! ❤🦃

[WhatstheSizzle]

OMG: I was a professional seamstress (retired now at 75 yrs old) & I NEVER knew you could get to the thread on one of those spools by taking the end OFF & making a keeper for your needles. YOU CAN TEACH AN OLD DOG A NEW TRICK>==== thank you Sarah, very much. Jeanette Sizzle

[dawsie]

Hand tips for sure, for threading needles I have found that it works every time when put through the hole that was stamped when being made. If your not sure have a look through a magnify-glass and you notice that one side is con-cave and the other side is con-vex always use the con-cave side and it will thread every time. I learned this trick after watching a documentary on how sewing needles were made and noticed the shape after they were stamped, this lead me to opening my packet of needles and checked them after a while I automatically noticed which side was which. This works really well on the smaller needle eyes as it acts as a guide because of the con-cave shape of the needle eye.

[lynnmoser]

Never too old to learn! Makes working on my project pile a lot more inviting. I'll set up one of those threading needles and thanks for the info on secret thread spool cases! Embroidery, is it that we never tired of coloring? I did get a box of washable crayons yesterday thinking I might try them to design a jacket project.
I bet you had a lot of fun taking all those classes. I did a deep dive into weaving in the 70's while at college and still weave.
Funny I've been binge watching YOU and A Clever Cowgirl. Activities from my youth when we thought we knew everything. Ha! Pick a topic, so much to learn...

[Zineme]

OMG I'm only 2 minutes in and my world is rocked. I've been sewing for 60 years and never knew what the deal was with the Gutterman spools!

[sued.]

Great video with hints and tips. I especially like the lasso for short or broken ends.

[taraevans]

!!!! I have been sewing for 40 years... and never new the end came of the tread tubes!

[sabrinaj]

Yesterday I started my very own small business shop on Etsy selling my embroidery! 😭 you have helped me tremendously for a while with all of your embroidery videos. I cannot thank you enough 💝

[SUSSDUE]

Thank you, that was some brilliant advice! The shower cap and the lasso ones are totally new to me and so inventive!!

[AprilRoseNW]

This was the must useful video I have watched for the longest time. ! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you !

[nataliemulina]

Thank you Sarah! Sharing best practices from a professional is difficult to overestimate. 🇺🇦🇬🇧

[KitD]

These tips are BRILLIANT! I've been embroidering for decades and most of this was unknown to me. Can't wait to put all this good info to use. Thanks for sharing it with us.

[tasanijanus]

Always a delight to see your smiling face Sarah

[Mouseth]

I need you to know, I didn't expect to learn anything- I have been embroidering for a while and feel like I'm pretty decent. The bit about how to get the one strand out of 6 is going to change my life!

[solarwinds-]

It was nice to meet your camera technician :). Hello Jonathan! Thanks Sarah for the tips, very helpful. No one's ever explained that you need to take the needle to the thread and not the thread to the needle before. I'll try that.

[MiLittleCorner]

The shower cap to protect your work is a great idea but I don't have any. What I do have is a bowl cover that fit my hoop perfectly. I made a lot of them, have them in many sizes and they are a great option for me. The fun part was embroidering my initial to personalize it. Thank you for sharing all the great ideas.

[suewaddy]

I expect you know but just in case, when making a needle they stamp the eye from one side, if you find threading one side is difficult, turn the needle round to the stamped side, (much easier.)

[anniehague]

I was wondering what had become of Thing from the Addams Family tv show. Good to know of Thing's new position as thread holder. Again: Wonderful and helpful tips. Thank you and best regards.

[barblucas]

I am a beginner (5 days ago ) I am really enjoying your videos, thank you, I am leaning a lot 💕 I subscribed

[sherryzimmerman]

So enjoy your work Sarah here on South Puget Sound in Washington State… British Captain George Vancouver along with his First Lt. Peter Puget charted and named just about all of this area geographically in 1792…. While looking for a northwest passage….I tend to lean more toward cross stitch and knitting….but so much of your content is appropriate for all fiber work…. It is very cold this morning 29 degrees….but cozy and warm with a cup of coffee…. 😂Beginning to prepare for Thanksgiving next week