Stitching over one versus over two cross stitch tutorial

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5 жыл бұрын

In case the terms stitching "over one" versus "over two" confuses you, or you're not sure when to use each technique, this cross stitch tutorial will help you out. Also shown are tips for working on big full coverage patterns and how to decide if you should stitch over one or over two.
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@terridulong8419 2 жыл бұрын

After about 15 years, I have returned to stitching. (Became an addicted knitter) Your videos are a wonderful refresher for me. You’re an excellent instructor. Thank you for helping me to rediscover a lost love.

@peacockandfig 2 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome Terri! Happy stitching! 😍❤️

@susanscanlon5291 Жыл бұрын

Thanks. I totally thought one over two was doing your line one way using two threads then heading back the other way with only one strand of thread. Glad I watched the video!

@peacockandfig Жыл бұрын

Yeah that'd be really hard, you'd have to constantly keep rethreading your needle and I'm not sure what you'd do with the extra strand at the back. Glad the tutorial helped! 😊

@Godoodlesnstitch 3 жыл бұрын

Great video thank you so much! I stitched on linen in 1977, and now am getting back to it! You are an inspiration! I am following you your charts are wonderful!

@peacockandfig 3 жыл бұрын

You can do it Erin! And glad you're enjoying the tutorials and the patterns! :D

@stacyoates6990 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the clear instructions! This helped me so much!

@peacockandfig 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped Stacy! 😊

@pasqualetttto Жыл бұрын

This was really helpful, thank you so much!

@peacockandfig Жыл бұрын

You're so welcome Fernanda! 😊

@oliviaramirez3254 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your vedio stitching over one versus over two.

@peacockandfig 4 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome Olivia! 🙂

@ginareyes8543 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your instructions. It was very clear.

@peacockandfig 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful Gina! 😊

@TheAndieSixx 3 жыл бұрын

Super helpful, thank you!!!

@peacockandfig 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! 🙂

@kellyhipkins5616 Жыл бұрын

I so enjoy you videos

@peacockandfig Жыл бұрын

Glad you find them helpful Kelly! 😊

@donnabennett5106 3 жыл бұрын

Thankyou for this video,I now get it😂 your instructions were so clear, Thankyou for sharing 👍🇳🇿

@peacockandfig 3 жыл бұрын

You’re very welcome Donna! 😊

@bonheadcreates6374 4 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU!

@peacockandfig 4 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome! 😊

@issystar96 5 жыл бұрын

I cant imagine ever wanting to stitch on linen. For me personally I think it would take the joy out of cross stitching. I love my aida. Thank u for the video!

@peacockandfig 5 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome, and linen is lovely to work on. It's got a beautiful texture and a looooot more range in colours (plus it's way easier if your pattern has a lot of fractional stitches). It also has a beautiful subtle sheen that Aida doesn't have. But if you're happy with Aida, that's fine. 😊

@issystar96 5 жыл бұрын

@@peacockandfig 🙂

@flowerlass Жыл бұрын

@@peacockandfig I stitch on linen. I must be the only person who has a tough time stitching on 14-count Aida. I end up piercing threads all the time. I can stitch on 16-count Aida and up OK. I find linen so much easier. I am always counting 2, but once I have some stitched done I just have to eyeball it. We are all fortunate we have so many fabric choices these days!

@jrs4201 11 ай бұрын

Hi - in the example of the 2 over 2, why didn’t you skip a block before starting the 2nd stitch? Cuz normally after the 1st stitch you would skip a hole for 2 over 2 I am thinking? Sorry I’m new and just trying to get a routine down and love your videos! Thanks again!

@peacockandfig 11 ай бұрын

Hi there! I'm not sure what you mean by "normally you'd skip a hole," you do your stitches in one colour either right next to each other horizontally or vertically (in general it doesn't matter which direction you travel across your project, and it's ok to switch back and forth). If you were skipping a block, you'd have to backtrack to do that stitch at some point, and the backtracking would make counting where you are in the pattern potentially confusing, and you'd end up using up way more floss. 😊

@Shortstitcher 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info! Is there a way to reverse the formula? I want to take one of my own pics to stitch on 28ct linen but I have yet to figure out how big the pic should be. I got the 15 x 18 inch….any suggestions?

@peacockandfig 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Tanya! If you're using software, that will calculate things for you. Like you'll be able to set the thread count size (and it depends if you're stitching over 1 or over 2 on the 28 count), and then play with the finished size. The bigger the finished size, the more detail the software can capture from the photo. 😊

@Shortstitcher 2 жыл бұрын

@@peacockandfig thank you so very much! Yes, I am very much considering getting PC Stitch for this exact reason rather than just doing a free convert. Thank you for confirming this is the best option.

@marniekatzbeck5856 4 жыл бұрын

I am a newbie went down the cross stitch rabbit hole , I did download 2 of your free patterns, my question is I found some patterns in The Just Cross stitch magazine they call for linen stitch over 2 I prefer aida can I stich them on Aida. . Thanks

@peacockandfig 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Marnie! Yes you can stitch on Aida, but if the pattern has any fractional stitches (like quarter stitches), those are much harder to do on Aida. It's possible, but harder. 🙂

@marniekatzbeck5856 4 жыл бұрын

@@peacockandfig I downloaded your Blackwork Heart and your Sabbatical Beauty.

@tiko6628 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for all ur videos, have you tried pre printed patterns?

@peacockandfig 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Tiko! Do you mean stamped patterns, where the pattern is printed directly onto the fabric? No I haven't, for a few reasons. Those need to be made in a factory, so the designs are often not very modern, you're not going to find modern designers providing their designs in a stamped format as they require too much infrastructure to produce. Also, those often come as part of a kit, and the fabrics and floss used are sometimes not very good quality, they can be scratchy to work with. I've heard that also sometimes the quality of the printing isn't very good, so the pattern is actually very hard to follow and very frustrating. I've also found that a lot of the art used on stamped patterns (not all) is stolen art, and the kit has been produced overseas where they don't care about copyright law (or paying the original artist). So those are my reasons why I haven't done a stamped pattern. There are occasionally nice (and legal) ones you can find, but there's a drastically wider range of patterns available as printed or PDF patterns, where you are following the chart yourself. 🙂

@tiko6628 5 жыл бұрын

@@peacockandfig thank you for the info, i will just stick to counted then... Best regards 😊

@jgarza6777 4 жыл бұрын

I have a pattern that is 18count over 2 on linen but what Aida count should I use.

@peacockandfig 4 жыл бұрын

Hi there! I've never heard of 18 count over 2, those would be huge stitches (equivalent to 9 count, which I don't think exists, the biggest I've heard is 11 count Aida). And 18 count would be Aida, linen and evenweave doesn't come in that big of a count. But it doesn't matter what fabric you use, use whatever fabric and whatever count you like. For beginners I usually recommend 14 count Aida (and 2 strands of floss for 14 count), it's the easiest to find in shops and the holes are big enough to easily see what you're doing. The only thing that changes with the change in fabric count is the size of the stitches, and the finished size of the project (and how much floss you might use, but that wouldn't be a huge variation). The actual design won't look any different on different thread count fabrics, except it will be bigger or smaller depending on what you choose. 🙂

@peacockandfig 4 жыл бұрын

Plus, I have a feeling if your pattern says 18 count over 2 on linen, that's a typo, it should say 28 count over 2 (which is the same size as 14 count Aida over one). I've never seen 22 count evenweave, it's used a lot in hardanger whitework embroidery, but usually linen starts at 28 count. 🙂

@jgarza6777 4 жыл бұрын

Peacock & Fig Just looked over the pattern and it said 18 count linen. It’s a Shepherd Bush stocking

@marniekatzbeck5856 4 жыл бұрын

I started on 11 count aida witch was very easy to see then I got a kit had 14 aida very difficult for me tried twice had to put it down was getting fustrated .

@peacockandfig 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, 11 count is easier to see, but it's also far less common. I'd keep trying with 14 count, you can get magnifying lights if you have any kind of vision issue (or use a low level reading glass to help magnify the holes just a tiny little bit. 🙂

@marniekatzbeck5856 4 жыл бұрын

@@peacockandfig will keep trying I wear bifocals ..

@patricialogan36 8 ай бұрын

If going over 2 on adia how many threads do you use

@peacockandfig 8 ай бұрын

You don’t usually go over two on Aida, then your stitches will be massive. Just choose a different thread count of Aida, like if for some reason you do want really big stitches then go with 11 count, stitch over one, and use three strands. Aida doesn’t look nice if you stitch over two, the texture is less conducive to over two than linen or evenweave as they have a nice even fine texture, whereas Aida is kind of lumpy and the holes are more noticeable. 😊

@janeblazer8034 4 жыл бұрын

So what count on linen or evenweave do you have to use 1 thread?

@peacockandfig 4 жыл бұрын

It depends on the look you're after Jane, I've used one strand on 32 count linen (stitching over two) because I wanted an airier look to the stitching. 😊

@janeblazer8034 4 жыл бұрын

@@peacockandfig wow!, really? So if 2 threads fit okay without stretching or craming it through the hole, that's okay?

@janeblazer8034 4 жыл бұрын

So it's all about what kind of coverage you want or like?

@lisagillette-martin2247 Жыл бұрын

If a pattern uses 28 ct jobelan and uses two strands of floss but doesn’t specify to stitch over 2 threads, should I assume it’s over 1? I really can’t tell from the photo of the finished design…!

@peacockandfig Жыл бұрын

Usually two strands would be over two, over one would end up being very dense and hard to work on 28 count. 😊

@ritawegner3514 3 жыл бұрын

How do you count space between letters, when doing 2 over 2.

@peacockandfig 3 жыл бұрын

The same as normal Rita, just remember that each stitch = 2 threads (so if you have a two stitch gap, you're counting over four threads). 😊

@Hihelloto 2 жыл бұрын

I'm stitching over 3 on linen lol

@peacockandfig 2 жыл бұрын

Never heard of anyone doing that before, only over one or over two. Have fun! 😊

@Hihelloto 2 жыл бұрын

@@peacockandfig i just didn't liked how small it looked on the

@peacockandfig 2 жыл бұрын

That's the point of it though, if you want a bigger looking cross change the thread count of the fabric you're working on (or use Aida and go over one). 😊

@Hihelloto 2 жыл бұрын

@@peacockandfig i don't have anything else.....

@peacockandfig 2 жыл бұрын

Good luck with it, you may find it's really easy to miscount with 3.