How to Solve a Jigsaw Puzzle Quickly - Tips, Tricks and Strategies - Step by Step Instructions

Jigsaw Puzzles are fun and here are some tips and tricks to help you complete the jigsaw puzzle in the shortest amount of time. Watch the video for all the details.

[somename]

Who is watching this when they are stuck making a puzzle?

[hellomayo]

Thank you so much, with this quarantine I need to do something to cure my boredom, thanks for the tips

[cazgreene]

I always do a complete sort straight into containers - usually old margarine containers, one for the edge and then the others for different colour/design elements. Then it is all
done in one go and not in the way of putting the puzzle together. I see you did it this way to make it easier to film and much smaller puzzle.
After I do the edge I then pick one container/element to work on for instance the green/yellow balloon (I have done a 1000pce balloons one before only on green field with similar sky) - which I line up those pieces on a tray so I can see them all in one go without shuffling pieces aside - it also means I can be meticulous about what I have tried etc. Works well for me anyway.

[Bleepbloopbop]

I like to separate my pieces by shape. I lay out each one next to each similar shape and it’s been so helpful for me

[clifffn]

The one i have has lotssss of similar pieces, it’s really confusing and im basically stuck

[dianestevens]

Thank you so much! I am 80 years old and this was very helpful!

[richiesurfside]

Great advice I’m about to do a 500 piece and I haven’t done one in years!

[Theloveinabubble]

One tip: if you're stuck with a piece missing, let your brain wonder for a while, or sleep and wait until the next day, then try again :)

[supershash]

Thank you. I want to get back into solving puzzles and this helped a ton.

[bendominiko]

Great video, really helped a lot👍🏼 ...I have done couple 500 and 1000 piece puzzles before I started my next piece I thought of searching for tips for jigsaw puzzles and this one really helped alot.🤙🏾🤙🏾
Thanks 👏🏼👏🏼

[Amy_Jo]

I thought it was a great idea to get back into puzzles by starting with a 1, 000 piece Wizard of Oz jigsaw puzzle.
My anxiety went 📈

[joyceb]

Step 1...never buy a puzzle where all the pieces(excluding border) are only double headed...meaning a head top and bottom like this puzzle. Step 2...only buy a quality puzzle with many different types of puzzle piece shapes. This will ensure you have a better time putting it together and won't get frustrated and bored with it quickly.
Step 3...always pick out border pieces and put that together first.
For a adult, a 750 piece is the ideal puzzle size to start. You can go to walmart and pick up a cork board (check your puzzle size) it has a wooden border around it and is very light weight for a very cheap price around 15 bucks. Your pieces won't slide all around and they won't fall off the edge, it can sit on your lap and you can move it any where when you are not working on it. Once your border is done always separate pieces by color..as you work your main colors down if you get many that are the same color(like sky pieces) match the pieces by shapes on your tray then you will look for where those shapes go. If you have old puzzle boxes use the lids or even a cookie sheet to separate out pieces. Never try to keep all the pieces in just one lid/box, as it makes it harder to enjoy the puzzle process. Don't put them all inside your puzzle working area, you will become overwhelmed with to many in your working space. If you learn the tips and tricks of doing puzzles it will become very relaxing and quite enjoyable. I have been doing puzzles for 50 years and even though a 5, 000 piece is not that hard for me I still enjoy a 750 piece very much.

[AngelDolly]

I did a 300 pieces one wasn’t bad and actually had fun while doing it but then made the mistake of buying a 1000 pieces one and now I’m literally suffering it’s so much harder didn’t except it to be this hard should’ve kept on doing the 300/500 ones till i got better at doing this 🤦🏼‍♀️😂

[MarieProvost]

This is one of the most calming videos I've ever seen.

[newomaulana]

Thank You. Recently I want to join a musical contest. and I'm going to build a music, but I have 1000 materials of elemental sounds from my past musical compositions, they are like puzzle, and I need to arrange them into new compositions. I watch your video because I need analogy/metaphor/model. thanks

[Jason_Maier]

I finally decided to start doing puzzles. First one is a tropical 500 piece puzzle 14 inches x 11 inches. I don't have too much time to work on it because of my job and such, so it's a long process. Took me a week of trying to get the outer edge done all the way; now I have to try and build up the interior.

[hellos]

I’m doing a 2000 piece Springbok 1986 PZL9400, and for this video, this helps me.

[okaythen]

Did a 300 piece puzzle over the weekend, wasn't too bad and a lot of fun. Ordered a 500 piece, 759 piece and two 1000 piece puzzles. Is that good should I do more 500 and 759 before doing the 1000?

[khiathompson]

I'm just learning how to do jigsaw puzzles, so this was very helpful. Thank you!

[libby._matth]

I’m doing a jigsaw rn and it’s a panda one so all the pieces are black and white, and it’s got an unusual boarder so the boarder isn’t a rectangle, ive been doing it since 11pm last night and ive only done 10 pieces