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There is a box in every crafter’s home,[br]that is filled with old unfinished projects,

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and stuff you thrifted in the hopes of upcycling.

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That becomes abandoned, that becomes forgotten.

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Well this is the series that tackles that[br]forgotten box.

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This is the Style Pile!

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Hello!

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The item of clothing that’s coming out of[br]the Style Pile box today is this light green

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skirt, that I recently thrifted from the Red[br]Cross Op Shops for $7.

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It’s already a pretty cute skirt, BUT, I[br]also just learned a new embroidery style,

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called “Daisy Chain” stitch, and I wanna[br]apply my new knowledge to this skirt, because

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I think they’ll go really well together!

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So I opened up my box of embroidery threads,[br]and I decided to go for classic daisy colours

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– white for the petals and yellow for the[br]centre.

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The first thing that I did was to draw on[br]small dots where I wanted each flower to go.

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I’m using this water-soluable dress-maker’s[br]pencil to do this.

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Each flower is spaced out approximately 5[br]inches from one another - in metric, that’s

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about 13 cm.

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And I did the same thing to the back of the[br]skirt as well.

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And the next step was to start embroidering!

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So, a couple of hours later – I'd finished[br]the back of the skirt, and this is what it

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looks like!

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And now I’m going to show you all how to[br]stitch one of these daisies up close.

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So first things first: This type of stitching[br]is a lot easier if you have an embroidery

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hoop, like this one.

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The smaller, inner hoop goes under the fabric[br]that you want to work on, so I slipped that

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inside the skirt, and then the larger hoop[br]goes on top of the smaller one, like so.

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And then, after the larger one is fit on top[br]of the smaller one, you just tighten the screw

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on the larger hoop, to hold the fabric in[br]place inside the hoop, and the fabric should

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be pulled nice and taut across the hoop, because[br]it makes the fabric easier to stitch on.

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Also because my fabric was thick, very denim-like,[br]I didn’t need to use any stabiliser, however

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if you’re using stretchy or thin fabric,[br]then I recommend using embroidery stabiliser

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or ironing interfacing to the back of your[br]fabric first, before stitching your flowers

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onto it.

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Okay, now I'm going to show you how I thread[br]an embroidery needle, using these 4 items.

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This is a little bit more involved than threading[br]a regular sewing needle, and I have a couple

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of helpful tips as well, so pay close attention[br]if you’re new to embroidery.

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So first I cut off a length of embroidery[br]floss that’s about the length of my forearm.

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Now embroidery floss actually consists of[br]6 smaller threads all twisted together.

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I separated these into two groups, each strand[br]consisting of three threads each, and I pulled

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them apart like this.

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And I only need one strand for now – so[br]I put the other aside for the next flower.

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To thread my embroidery needle, I used this[br]thing called a Needle Threader, and OH BOY

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are these useful, especially if you have shaky[br]ol' hands like me.

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They’re really easy to use – you just[br]stick the wire end through the eye of the

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needle, which is a lot easier than sticking[br]thread through it.

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And then you push the thread through the wire[br]loop, pull the needle threader away – and

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BAM - the needle’s threaded!

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Now, I usually pull the tail end of the thread[br]downnnn like this to match the other longer

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end, so that the thread is doubled over.

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This means I’m working with a total thickness[br]of 6 threads while I sew, but I also won’t

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lose the tail end while I'm sewing, which[br]is why I like to do this.

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Anyway after that, I tied a couple of knots[br]in the end of the thread, then I cut off the

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excess thread from the knot, and now I’m[br]ready to start stitching!

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To stitch the centre of the flower, I went[br]up through the back of the fabric, at one

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of the pink dots that I drew onto the skirt[br]earlier.

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And then, I brought the needle back down about[br]an eighth of an inch (which is around 3mm)

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away, and pulled the thread all the way through.

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And then I just brought my needle up and down[br]a few times like this, until I had created

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a small circle of yellow on the front of the[br]skirt.

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To finish this off, I brought my needle and[br]the thread through to the back, and I tied

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a couple of knots in the thread, close to[br]the fabric – and then I cut off this excess

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thread tail.

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Next is the petals!

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I brought my needle, threaded with white thread[br]this time, up through to the front, JUST on

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the outside of the yellow circle.

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I pulled the thread all the way through, and[br]then I inserted the needle right next to the

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spot where the needle just went up before.

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And then I pushed the needle through, but[br]only HALFWAY, like this.

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Then, I grabbed the thread that I pulled through[br]before, and I wrapped it around the needle

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once like THIS.

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See how it’s creating a petal shape?

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After creating a loop with the thread, I pulled[br]the needle and the thread all the way through,

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and now I have a petal!

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I finished off this stitch by putting the[br]needle back down through the fabric, just

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on the other side of the thread (on the top[br]of the petal) and I pulled the thread all

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the way through to the back.

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And that’s it!

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That’s how you do a daisy chain stitch.

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So to make this into a flower, I just continued[br]this stitch all the way around the circle

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of yellow, bringing each new stitch up just[br]next to the last one.

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Annnnnd… timelapse!

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[music plays]

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To finish the daisy off, I did the same thing[br]as before – I brought the needle and thread

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through to the back, and I tied it off with[br]a couple of knots.

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Now, I could get away with just tying knots[br]at the back of my stitches because this skirt

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isn’t close-fitting to my body.

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BUT if you wanted to do this on a tight-fitting[br]piece of clothing, or something with thin

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fabric, and if you think the knots will cause[br]small visible lumps through the fabric, or

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you think the knots will rub against your[br]skin, you CAN avoid knots altogether with

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another method of tying off your threads,[br]and I’ll pop a link to a great tutorial

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for that in the description box below this[br]video!

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Anyway, that’s it!

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Pretty easy, right?

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Now while this is an easy stitch to do, hand-embroidery[br]is pretty time consuming!

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Even though each flower only took about 10-15[br]minutes each to stitch, with more than 20

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flowers on this skirt that time adds up!

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I recommend sitting and chilling out and watching[br]some TV or a movie while doing this – it’s

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actually a very relaxing evening activity.

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Oh - one last thing that I had to do - as[br]you can see, this skirt has pockets, and it

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was very hard trying to stitch flowers on[br]to these pockets while also not going through

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them... and, you know, trying to keep them[br]functional as pockets!

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So, I actually half-removed the pockets by[br]snipping out and removing the stitches on

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two sides of each pocket, which let me get[br]my embroidery hoop in under this fabric much

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more easily.

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And then after stitching the daisies onto[br]the pockets, I simply sewed the pockets back

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on with some matching thread and a straight[br]stitch, following the faint, leftover lines

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of the old stitches!

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Aaaaand here’s the final reveal!

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[Music] Man speaking: "1, 2, 3, Funk It!"

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[Music plays]

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I love it!

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It’s such a simple but effective upcycle.

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I’m definitely going to be doing this on[br]more pieces of clothing!

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I decided to wear this skirt with two different[br]outfits to show you all, the first is more

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Wintery and I think it would go well with[br]a pair of tights and a coat, and the second

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is more of a Summery outfit.

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Which outfit do you like better?

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Anyway, that’s the end of the video!

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Thank you so much for watching, and I’ll[br]see you all next time.

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Bye!

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