Cross Stitch 101: Parking Method | Embroidery Tutorial

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Parking is one of those cross stitch methods of stitching that can be absolutely baffling to learn, but an invaluable skill when working on those enormous HAED patterns. Here's one version of parking you may find particularly easy to learn!
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@MadXStitcher 5 жыл бұрын

Hey there! This video presents ideas and methods intended to help new and experienced stitchers find new methods of doing their craft. There is no right or wrong way to be creative or make art. If this works for you, I'm glad it helped! If you have questions, please ask! If you don't like this method, please move on. These comments are not a place to tell others what the "correct" way may or may not be.

@ZStitchDisneyFan 3 жыл бұрын

@Noah Porter What has this got to do with the video tutorial? And why are you hacking your girlfriends Instagram account?

@delainekalberg9389 4 жыл бұрын

Oh my word!! Parking has always terrified me, but your tutorial is the first that I’ve watched where I totally get it!! Thank you!!

@moniquereed3294 2 жыл бұрын

I don't know if you still check comments on this old video, but I watched it twice and tried parking for the first time today. It works! I only had trouble when I miscounted---but that's a problem with any method. Thanks for the best explanation I've found for this technique!

@Pasos4me 2 жыл бұрын

I just started my first HAED on 25 count and let me tell you, it’s been challenging. Your video has opened up a whole new door for me! The way you mark with pink, then come back with blue when you’ve stitched those parts is what I’m going to do. I just started doing parking and you have made it much easier for me. Thank you thank you thank you!!!! I’ll be saving this video in my library to refer back to quickly. ♥️

@Zizishark 2 жыл бұрын

Long time fabric stabber here (40 years). Thank you for teaching me something new and explaining it in a way that makes sense. I have a rather large, self made project that this will definitely help with!

@carterthetaco5693 2 жыл бұрын

I have a massive overly ambitious piece I've been working on, on and off, for 5 literal years. I think with this method I will finally be able to finish it 😭

@Hannah591 2 жыл бұрын

I definitely find it motivating because you can see the image coming together when you do this method. :)

@crazyflutist0804 Жыл бұрын

This video was very helpful in explaining not only how to do parking but exactly what it is & why somebody would choose to do it. I really appreciate that because as a "thread chaser" or cross country stitcher I've never tried this & wondered why on earth you would want long threads hanging down. Now I see it lets you complete 10x10 squares completely one at a time. Thank you!

@altr2elise 22 сағат бұрын

I’m just about to restart a cross stitch that has beaten me down a number of times. Before today I hadn’t heard of parking or confetti. This video has opened my eyes! I’m exciting to kick off again. Maybe this time I will be able to finish the stitch.

@drshaynescott 2 жыл бұрын

I am self taught with cross stitch and I have completed two large projects with lots of confetti and only now I find out about parking. Thus technique would have saved a lot of frustration

@jessig5040 4 жыл бұрын

I really like your method of parking. I've watched other videos and yours is the first one that makes sense to the way my brain works, I think. :) Part of it is that you're working top to bottom on your 10x10 blocks instead of left to right. For some reason, the idea of starting in the top left and working down to the bottom and THEN moving to the next 10x10 to the right makes a lot more sense to my brain. Thanks for showing us how you do it!

@MadXStitcher 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I've seen a few others that don't make a lot of sense, and seem like they'd take ages to get any progress done. To me, it's far more effective to work in bigger patches that will cover up whatever you've already stitched.

@toecreations5257 6 жыл бұрын

Excellent tutorial - thank you! I'm a new stitcher and recently started a more complicated piece. I thought there had to be an easier method to what I was doing when it came to changing colors and this is it. Can't wait to try it!

@donnaneal2976 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this and I appreciate you showing the back too. I am getting ready to start my first HAED chart and it is confetti heavy. Your video was very helpful. I think I'm ready to give it a try!

@minionbeck7215 3 жыл бұрын

After starting the same full coverage piece multiple times and giving up in despair, this video has shown me what I was doing wrong... I’ll try again and I think I’ll now be more successful... thank you

@SummerNight1432 3 жыл бұрын

I continue to come back to this video for refreshers..for me, your method helps me keep the threads so neat. Thank you so much for your videos! They are extremely appreciated.

@missvisibleninja 5 жыл бұрын

your voice sounds like holly hunter's (aka elastigirl from the incredibles)

@marinabelli9782 2 жыл бұрын

All my knowledge of the parking method came from reading articles that couldn't manage to make sense to me and your video finally made it make a lot of sense! Thanks a lot for it! ❤️

@sallystiglmayer5372 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for this! I've been stitching for years but am getting ready to start my first monster-sized piece and thought the parking method may work for me. This tutorial made it really easy to understand. :)

@bigbunny3868 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for informative tutorial and for keeping it under 10 minutes! Your explanation made perfect sense and I'm excited to try this method!

@vickyupton93 3 жыл бұрын

For so long I've looked at others using the parking method and have not understood it at all and looked far too complicated, but this explains it perfectly and when I next have the energy to try my one of my big WIP ill give it a go 😊 thank you!

@JuliaHarrisx 3 жыл бұрын

I’m new to parking although I’ve been cross stitching for over 30yrs. I wanted to try it because it seems a neater and easier method that what I do now. I’ve found numerous, very long, confusing videos that had me scratching my head. Yours came along like a breathe of fresh air. It was long enough for me to finally get it without being overwhelmed. Thank you! Off to try it now xx

@MadXStitcher 3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad it helped! Have fun!

@Carolina-on5uj 2 жыл бұрын

i can't believe you finally made me understand what parking is

@MikiSunshine 6 жыл бұрын

I use the parking method but after seeing this video, I can see why I have trouble with it. I’m working from top left to bottom right and I tend to go cross country to park not wanting to have long threads in the back. I think your method is much more practical than mine. Thank you for an excellent video on parking.

@elliotalderson9774 2 жыл бұрын

Your work is beautiful! Confetti makes me suuuuuper anxious. Tried parking on some complex pieces and it really did alleviate some of the stress and helped me stitch faster because I wasn’t as worried about “off by one” errors as I jumped around within quadrants just to be able to stick with one color.

@Kellydiez 3 жыл бұрын

Your explanation is perfect for me to understand and I love the highlighting you do to keep track of what youre doing. great job.

@MadXStitcher 3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad it helped!

@andrewdean9348 3 жыл бұрын

This parking method seems like one of the best I have seen and I am going to try it on my next project :) I like that you do all the stitches of a color within a 10x10 block before parking as it saves endless re-threading of the needle! Thanks!

@MadXStitcher 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I've done a few different methods, and this is definitely the one I like best as well.

@5877user 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for showing the back. I like your method. I don’t want to waste thread but parking too far away plus I’m using 2 threads. It will be my first one. I hope I can get through it.

@dinielbenneth Жыл бұрын

this is amazing! i’ve been cross stitching so inefficiently, this will definitely help!

@ImKidUgly 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this! I've been sewing for years but never knew about parking.

@angelly3851 Жыл бұрын

I love how clear and concise you are

@emmapicott449 Жыл бұрын

I have several projects that I haven’t touched in a while because of how big they are, and I can see how this method (along with gridding. 😹 I only recently learned about gridding, too, and I can’t believe how much easier it makes things!) can make it just so much easier! I have a stamped kit in progress right now that I think I might try it on, lol!

@PRMoody78 7 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad I watched this before I tried my hand at this method. It's still going to be quite a while before I get to try it but I'll be ready!

@MadXStitcher 7 жыл бұрын

Yeah, there are a bunch of various ways to do it. This is the way that makes the most sense to me.

@PRMoody78 7 жыл бұрын

MadXStitcher Your way is very well thought out and makes perfect sense to me. You're the professional:)

@alushlife8394 5 жыл бұрын

Yes. Perfect tutorial. You're the one who taught me how to grid and now I will be trying this method! So excited.

@MadXStitcher 5 жыл бұрын

I'm glad it helped!

@StephanieMcCartymousiesmama 6 жыл бұрын

Never heard of parking before! I love learning new stuff!!

@michaelmeldrum610 Жыл бұрын

Love the Thor needle minder!

@vibreitor43 6 ай бұрын

This is ingenious for the tapestry style one I'm working on...parking intimidated me but the way you explained it is perfect❤

@kirasucksatwelleverything650 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this, its so helpful to be able to see the pattern.

@jelynnsummer3061 3 жыл бұрын

Parking method really work. I am doing lot of scenery cross stitch and it has lots of confetti everywhere. I use to do cross country method bit messy for projects like mine.

@deboraleyba1921 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this info. UGH. I will be giving this technique a try!

@tobyredhead4054 5 жыл бұрын

This will be more difficult for me but I’m willing to try. It’s so much neater and cleaner looking. Exactly what I wanted. I had no idea there was a different way than chasing. Thank you.

@MadXStitcher 5 жыл бұрын

I only use it sometimes, but it's a huge life saver with intensely complicated pieces.

@luannbiegala996 5 жыл бұрын

Watching this, you make it look quite simple. Very well explained. Thank you.

@MadXStitcher 5 жыл бұрын

Glad it helps!

@christinequarterman9991 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I’m definitely going to try this

@Simunaya 7 жыл бұрын

That is a clear explanation. Thank you for showing.

@iwondery1725 4 жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed this, thank you - loved the Thor magnets too. :)

@tinawatson4578 Жыл бұрын

This was great! Thank you so much

@zulanova1209 2 жыл бұрын

I love your way its so easy and looks good and I'm so darn glad I finally can understand this

@andreamarieball Жыл бұрын

Very helpful! Thank you!

@o2bepurple 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the great explanation on your version of parking- it was really helpful.

@MadXStitcher 5 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

@flufffluff9396 3 жыл бұрын

i along with other people don’t understand how you reattach the needle to the thread once you go back to it! i watched the loop method video but that doesn’t clarify how to go back to already active thread

@ClairestNW 2 жыл бұрын

This was cool and very helpful. Thanks!

@bhhunt4963 6 жыл бұрын

I found this very informative and your teaching method is great thank you

@susiejcurry 2 жыл бұрын

This was super helpful! Thank you!!

@houseonthehill7625 4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic tutorial. Thank you

@erikagholston6610 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the demo. I'm new to cross stitch & this is helpful.

@MadXStitcher 4 жыл бұрын

I'm glad it helped!

@HantzburgWeimaraners 2 жыл бұрын

Really helpful, thank you

@3beeprints 6 жыл бұрын

This is great. Thanks so much! I may be brave enough to try something intricate soon!

@MadXStitcher 6 жыл бұрын

Do it! The intricate ones are so much fun!

@MyrnaTierney 3 жыл бұрын

I really liked your video. Very straight forward. Thank you.

@MadXStitcher 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

@Linda_James 9 ай бұрын

I would be interested in seeing a video on how you prepare your fabric with the grid. I watched a different tutorial on parking and it was SO confusing. This was very easy to understand. Thank you

@caraparton8872 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I finally understand it. Bless you!!!! ❤

@ashleyschauer5309 5 жыл бұрын

Great video. Very easy to understand! Thank you.

@MadXStitcher 5 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

@barburbec 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you this was very helpful.

@stitchingwithasmile677 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you, this was very clear.

@sarahatrushi2496 3 жыл бұрын

Finally I understand! Thank you

@cherryschiestel7203 5 жыл бұрын

Very helpful. Thank you.

@ashleysaysaloha 3 жыл бұрын

lovely tutorial! how do you get rid of the marker markings on your fabric after a piece is done?

@SweetySnokumSnuggles 3 жыл бұрын

Your video is amazing, Thank you! I do have a question though. I have one colour in a block that I don't see for about 3-4 blocks. How many blocks do you leave it before you decided to finish the colour?

@Shortstitcher 2 жыл бұрын

What are you using to hold your fabric so that you can still stitch so easily? I absolutely love this tutorial. I just learned about this yesterday and wish I had known before I started my big projects. Would have been much easier and less stitch ripping 😂

@helenaekblad2754 5 жыл бұрын

I love your parking

@CaterpillarCrossStitch 6 жыл бұрын

Really helpful thank you. I'm new to your channel and I've just subscribed : )

@gcarr1089 2 жыл бұрын

I liked your method it was easy to understand. no-one else explained about working from the bottom threads first, that was new to me getting the threads tangled was the main reason it put me off. On one video I watched it said to stagger the blocks to stop a visible line showing the blocks? do you have that problem

@raynebutler1564 3 ай бұрын

Good video, but may I ask what you used to mark the grid lines and numbers on your fabric? Thanks

@priscilapreto 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks ☺️

@debradarensbourg6977 4 жыл бұрын

Great video...

@petag3626 Жыл бұрын

Hi, thank you so much for this video! I can't wait to try it (as soon I finish project I make right now). I am totally excited. I had no idea how not to lose track of which colour is which.. What pisses me a little anyway is that I was looking for such instructions for some time already, but missing the right term it was impossible. I tried terms like "(big) stitching project", "how to stitch projects" etc., but then the term Parking suddenly hit me on Pinterest, finally. And now the whole gate of videos and instructions opened. 🥴

@xStitcher 6 жыл бұрын

This makes perfect sense the way you have explained it. Do you ever have issues with the column showing?

@MadXStitcher 6 жыл бұрын

I don't. I've actually found that those lines seem to come from changes in fabric tension while you're working on a project. If you put it on stretcher bars where you'll never change the tension from fiddling around with hoops or Q-snap parts, the lines shouldn't show up at all.

@KaySP06 2 жыл бұрын

This version of parking makes sense to me (especially using currently parked threads starting from the bottom right) but I recently did a test section of parking and the thing that got me was as I went on, I was having trouble bringing the needle up through the back of the fabric because I had so many threads that had been stretched across the back. That's the one issue I don't see this method eliminating - has that been an issue for you doing it this way?

@lyndarenfrow751 6 жыл бұрын

How do you thread your needle when you first start and you go through the loop to attach? Do you have a video showing this? I have not done cross stitch very much & am wanting to learn more.

@MadXStitcher 6 жыл бұрын

+Lynda renfrow it's a basic loop start. All you do is instead of using two individual strands, you take one and fold it over to make two.

@SayaCeline 3 жыл бұрын

This video has helped so much! I was getting my all tangled and I’m doing my first piece that has a lot of color changes!

@raynebutler1564 3 ай бұрын

Where can I learn how to do that method of starting your thread? It looks useful but you do it so fast I couldn't follow it. Now I will watch the REST of your video. Thanks!

@MissJenniferVlog 3 жыл бұрын

This is genius, thank you

@MadXStitcher 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

@Hannah591 6 жыл бұрын

Are there limits to when you should use the parking method? Or should it only be reserved for large pieces that don't fit in a hoop?

@MadXStitcher 6 жыл бұрын

I've done it in a hoop. I just almost never stitch in a hoop anymore, because I don't like the grit that gets on your fabric when I hold it in my hands. I'm a stretcher bars and stand kind of person, all the way.

@Brainworms1 2 жыл бұрын

What kind of frame are you using?

@YourKavien 6 жыл бұрын

When you said around 2:28 when you were parking the first thread that there was nothing on top of it?

@MadXStitcher 6 жыл бұрын

That symbol doesn't appear any higher in the block of 10x10. You park at the highest instance of that symbol.

@MrWickedpaul Жыл бұрын

I’d like to try parking but really don’t get it. If you just park the thread where the next stitch of that colour is why not just stitch it instead of parking? Have trouble understanding that.

@whenagirlhasnoname2061 6 жыл бұрын

FWT : watched and thank you ! Finally i think i t get it now your good at tutorials for dummies , i can breathe a sigh of relief here . Question : Do you have an end floss Tut?

@MadXStitcher 5 жыл бұрын

Sorry I missed this comment. Things get buried by KZfaq and shoved in weird places sometimes. I don't. But I've added it to my list to do in the future!

@angelaphillips290 5 жыл бұрын

How do you deal with the end of a page? Park to the right and work up the column? Or always work down?

@MadXStitcher 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I just work in the opposite direction. When I get to the end of the page, I drop down to the one below it, and work backwards that way.

@susandowns9383 Жыл бұрын

How do you know which color you need to pick up?

@asterl4613 6 жыл бұрын

I like the coverage of 2 strands on this count size alot. may I know is it a 16ct or a 18ct? Thank you so much for your tutorial!

@MadXStitcher 6 жыл бұрын

I honestly can't remember. This is a project I started and had an issue with it where I had to stop (I think something got spilled on it). It was either 14 or 18ct though.

@asterl4613 6 жыл бұрын

thank you! most likely a 18ct I guess. 14ct would've shown a lot of white background.

@MusicluvaAlways 6 жыл бұрын

With this method, do you find you get vertical tension lines? I note you always park down instead of to the right to scatter the threads. When I park I like to go line by line horizontally and never have problems with tension lines.

@MadXStitcher 6 жыл бұрын

No, actually. The only time I ever get those lines is if my tension has been changed throughout the process of the project. I got a really nasty line in the sunset because it had to be re-attached to my stretcher bars, and that was the first line I've got in a project in a very long time.

@MusicluvaAlways 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks :D. That's a good thing to note about stitch tension. I might be able to try block by block now without worrying, as line by line seems to take forever (like 4-5hours just to do a 224 stitch row. Crazy!) ;P Also, I note in row by row it's easy to get like-shades muddled - I keep miss-parking and accidentally wound the wrong coloured strand back around the wrong coloured bobbin because they were just a shade out - whoops!

@guytiips3906 2 жыл бұрын

How to blending and shading color?

@christopherbonczewski6458 3 жыл бұрын

What are some suggestions you would offer someone who is new to cross stitch since all this covid crap is making it difficult to learn from someone in person who knows how to do it?

@wildplumbeauty 3 жыл бұрын

Stupid beginner question: Can I use fine tip regular marker to mark up the aida cloth (like the blue writing you have there?). Thanks a bunch !

@AnniePA1960 3 жыл бұрын

No! They are using a blue sewing marker you can get in Joanns to mark. It comes out with water. You don't have to blot or anything.

@wildplumbeauty 3 жыл бұрын

@@AnniePA1960 Thank you 🙏

@susarahyu5217 7 жыл бұрын

Hi i am interested to learn the parking method. Won't it cross too much at the back? Make the back look more messy?

@MadXStitcher 7 жыл бұрын

Actually, it makes the back a little more orderly than going cross-country. What makes a back messy is having a bunch of long tails going everywhere. Eliminate the long tails, and the back will look pretty good.

@susarahyu5217 7 жыл бұрын

MadXStitcher ok thanks for tutorial. Will try it on present project. 😊

@residentevil3410 9 ай бұрын

Im never ever gonna be good in parking method. Especially when there are lots of confetti of different colors in a 10x10 square. Should i skip and do last? (Save the worst for last 😅)

@patchyxx 7 жыл бұрын

Parking seems like a lot of fun but I'm scared to try it, haha.

@MadXStitcher 7 жыл бұрын

+patchyxx don't be! It's pretty easy, actually. The only reason I don't use it more often is because it goes more slowly than other methods. Some pieces 100% need to be parked though, or you'll be spending years searching for symbols in all the confetti.

@samanthac7037 6 жыл бұрын

The tangles if you're using like 40 colours in one 100 stitch square oh gosh 😭

@MadXStitcher 6 жыл бұрын

It’s not that bad. You should check out the leopard VODs. There are about 80 colours per square in that piece, and the only problem is how slowly it goes.

@briannarongitsch3334 3 жыл бұрын

How do you prep you needle and do you need a needle for the different colors... thinking I'm gonna do a combination of this with regular stitching I like the idea of not having a tail

@MadXStitcher 3 жыл бұрын

I use one at a time. I find that when there are 50 active colours on your fabric, the needles make it impossible to keep the thread untangled because you can’t easily just pull the one you need out.

@briannarongitsch3334 3 жыл бұрын

@@MadXStitcher how do you get the loop on the end i guess is what I'm getting at

@rhubarb3.14 4 жыл бұрын

Needle question: how do you reattach the needle to the parked threads? This is by far The. Best. Tutorial on the parking method. Thank you!

@MadXStitcher 4 жыл бұрын

You just re-thread it. Pair it with a loop start so the needle just slides off and on the thread as you go

@rhubarb3.14 4 жыл бұрын

@@MadXStitcher Squee! Thanks for the fast reply! I'm confused. The thread is doubled, right? In order to remove the needle you need to cut the thread. But to use the loop start, the thread needs to be intact. Am I missing a part of this?

@MadXStitcher 4 жыл бұрын

Correct. To use a loop start, you thread BOTH open ends of the floss through the needle, leaving a loop on the opposite end. I’ve done a video on it in the 101 playlist.

@dizz_dila 3 жыл бұрын

Doesn’t this method consume more thread?

@draconiarose 5 жыл бұрын

WHERE HAS THE LOOP START BEEN ALL MY LIFE?!?!?!!

@MadXStitcher 4 жыл бұрын

I don't know!

@Margomikina 4 жыл бұрын

what kind of marker do you use to mark your aida? Can you remove it after you're done?

@MadXStitcher 4 жыл бұрын

It's a water erasable marker meant for embroidery and sewing. You can find a variety of them in most craft stores, but the ones I'm particularly fond of are Leonis markers from Japan, because they're half-size and fit into the long compartment of standard craft boxes. You can also use Crayola ultra-washable markers if you want more variety in colours. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oNyghpig2dCVc4E.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/i9OJo5Oq0q-UqKs.html

@Margomikina 4 жыл бұрын

@@MadXStitcher thank you for replying! I live in the Netherlands so I hope I can find them here as well!

@MadXStitcher 4 жыл бұрын

If you've got access to Amazon, check there there.