Honest advice

[u/Kind_Difference6829]

Im pretty new to this but I've fallen in love with it already. I've done a few round projects and I've just started working on my first square canvas (a cheapie to practice before I get some better quality ones). I dont have any bought tools but I am looking to at least upgrade my pen. Im curious as to whether I should invest in a straightener. I like to single place and I dont think that'll change. I'll include a pic for reference on my work. I feel like they're pretty good, but I realize we can be blind to our own weaknesses. Thanks!

[u/Apprehensive_Bee3327]

This is what I use for most of my canvases. I’m a slut for multiplacers, and I think it makes placing square drills much more accurately, in my opinion. For single-placing, I simply use the pens provided in each kit. They’re cheap and I tend to have a heavy hand when placing individual squares, to the point I’ve bent the metal tip, but I have a ton more to replace if I get a little violent with my placing 😂 I just finished the poinsettia canvas the other day. The symbols for the greens were very frustrating and somewhere along the line, I think I placed the wrong green on one of the symbols and ran out, so I had to wait about two weeks for more drills to come in 😑 I’ve noticed in every brand of square kit that I buy, the blacks (310) are always a hair smaller than they should be, so, I’ll use my plastic straightener mainly on those areas. It’s also a great tool to manipulate the drills in the tray to get them to line up for multiplacing. I’ll attach my finished poinsettia below!

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