FlossTube #2 June 16, 2024
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- Hi there, welcome to the second episode of Comfort Stitching. In this video I show you my current works in progress, answer some of your questions, recap a trip to visit family, and show some haul before taking you on a special journey. Stay all the way to the end for that.
Please feel free to ask questions, comment, like, and subscribe. Thanks so much for watching!
The music is "Serenade of Dusty Trails" by River Foxcroft. Sourced from Epidemic Sound.
My deepest gratitude to these FlossTubers for mentioning my channel:
@ContentedNeedleworkerKim
@brendaandtheserialstarter2410
@disorderlystitcher
@RhubarbPatchStudio
@karencombsstudio
@Roberta.SABLEStitchers
@SarahsStitchySpot
@sewmesarah
@moonshinestitchery
@suncitystitchers7793
@sewsweetsamuel4865
@FibersandFlossCanada and @HyggeStitcher
@myneedleworklife
@StitchStitchBead
@antiqueneedleworkers
Special thanks to Angie and Marie for your encouragement and support!
@tinyhousestitcher
@StitchesAndDiamonds
Shops mentioned:
Country Sampler in Spring Green, WI
Lynn's of Madison in Madison, WI
Bee Youtiful Sip & Stitchery in Roscoe, IL @BeeYoutifulSipandStitchery
Colour and Cotton Needleworks in Mancester, MO
123stitch.com
Upcoming Stitch Along: Barbara Ana's "The Four Seasons"
Sarah @sewmesarah and I will begin this SAL on the Winter Solstice, Dec. 21, 2024. We hope you will join us!
"The Four Seasons" is available as a PDF download.
To get the chart visit Barbara Ana's Instagram page: barbaraanadesigns. Then click on the "linktr.ee" link in her bio. You will be redirected to another page with a link at the top for her ko-fi shop. Click on that and you will find all of her available charts.
Find me on Instagram @jaxx444
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Another wonderful visit with you! Thank you so much!
Wow another great podcast. Loved everything about it! Such an inspiration.
You know that h & h feeling that Laura said she gets when she sees a chart? Well, that's the feeling I got when I saw that you had another video! I grabbed my coffee and started my day off with you, and once again your video did not disappoint. I love every second of your content ❤
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What does h & h stand for?
@@dianelorenzi3083 heart attack and hern( hernia) ..in a jokingly descriptive way
Floss tube has needed your style and approach for quite some time. Honest, straightforward, creative and joyous. Thankyou for the guided meditation. Loved it.
Thank you! 😊
Thanks for all the beautiful inspiration! You truly are a calming and special person. Loved the Mary Englebright line. Especially the paper dolls. You did a fantastic job on them. 😊❤ Will be waiting for your next flosstube. Love this ending.God Bless you.
I too have joined the Comfort Stitcher train and was eagerly waiting for #2. I will enjoy watching your progress on this glorious project. The meditation moment at the end was simply sublime. Thank you, Jackie.
Oh thank you! 🩷
What a joy to have found you. Thank you for your lovely company and love of craft. I’m in bed with a bad back so the meditation was very welcome. Happy stitching and keep safe and well. Gail ❤
You are so welcome
Omg ,love your needlework
So my tribe ! Thanks for sharing
So inspiring
I just loved paper dolls. I wish I still had some. Thank you for sharing
Oh my, you are so delightful!! The sound of your voice was the icing on the cake! Thank you for sharing your story, your knowledge. EVERYTHING. Loved the end, what a wonderful few moments that I definitely needed & I’m sure I’m not alone. Love Archie & hearing about your other fur babies. I adored everything Mary E. Still have some of her books. Blessings till next time!!
Thank you so much! 💚
So enjoyed your presentation. Thank you for sharing!
Wonderful video with your travels. Your voice is amazing and soothing. Look forward to seeing you again.
Loved the stitchers meditation 🧘♀️ what a relaxing way to end your video & a nice start to my day. Namaste 🙏
I very much enjoyed your video. Your calm voice and presentation are nice. Thank you!
What a coincidence. I have ALL of those Mary Engelbreit magazines and a little lunch box of hers, a garden flag and followed her for years. Love your videos and your beautiful work. Isabel
Cottage Garden Threads, yay! They are created in a town nearby here. Love them, beautiful colours and selection. Another great video. And Archie is a darling ❤
Thank you for the floss tube and for the meditative moment.
I heard tying a thread knot at the eye of the needle will keep silk thread from becoming unthreaded. I now do this with all my threads. Certainly the needle stays threaded with a bonus “pop” as the thread goes in and out of the linen. I adore that pop. That pop gives my heart joy and calms my spirit. The sounds of stitching. Comforting.
I have to tell you, I have watched this twice. Not only for the stitchy content, but to also just absorb some of your creativity. I wish I had been encouraged as a child to lean into that aspect of me. I not only enjoy being creative, i just really enjoy others art. And appreciate seeing all of it. Stitching has been my one hobby that I have always done. I dabble in everything and move on usually. You described it perfectly. It calms my anxiety immediately just to sit in my spot and get my things ready to stitch. My body knows what is coming and relaxes. The sound of the thread almost like the gentle snore of a beloved pet cuddled up with me. Your second offering to us is just as good as the first. Bravo!
Thanks so much for sharing! I love your description of the sound of the floss being like a beloved sleeping pet. That’s perfect! 💚
Thank you for this flosstube and the meditation. I loved the paper dolls you designed for Mary’s magazine. Spent many hours playing with my grands with them. Such lovely memories! ❤
Wonderful! Thank you!
Thank your for sharing your stitching, your journey, yourself.
You are so welcome! 🩷
Wow, I truly enjoyed the meditation at the end of your video. I was skeptical! Please keep doing this. It was wonderful right before heading to bed.
What an amazing video! I could truly listen to you all day! Your meditation time at the end was phenomenal. Even my Corgi, Charlie, laid down and went to sleep! Well done and I can’t wait for your next video!
I LOVED the guided meditation at the end. Thank you for that. I'm a St Louis girl born and raised and I grew up at the height of the Mary Englebreit craze, I loved her store in the Galleria and in fact my coworkers threw a Mary Englebreit themed baby shower for my first daughter. I really enjoyed your floss tube and look forward to meeting at a stitching event in the future. I live in the Branson area now but make it up to Quilters Station retreats regularly.
Thank you for another great video. Not only was it calming, it was so full of wonderful inspiration!
You are so welcome!
Just when I thought I couldn’t love watching you more, you throw in a stitching meditation. My heart is full ❤
Oh thank you!
I am beyond happy that I found your floss tube channel. I have watched both your videos twice and the intros two or three times (on both). The intros resonate with me especially the second intro. I am seventy one and basically I am a hand quilter who learned to quilt at my grandmother’s, my great aunt’s and my mother’s knees. I have always felt great joy and comfort in hand quilting. It is my one connection I share with these powerful and beautiful women whose blood and genes flow through my soul and body. I feel they are sitting around me when I am at my quilt. I also dabbled in cross stitch a bit in the eighties and nineties when my children were young and I also worked. Cross stitch was portable and easier to do while travelling back and forth to work. I liked that it kept my hands busy and filled a creative void that I needed. My children grew older and I was able to get back into quilting. I was never truly in love with the cross stitch style of that time period. Now that I have retired I find that I have a lot of free time and doing a bit more traveling. Again I need something more portable than a full sized quilt to take along.
I happened, quite by accident, to come across floss tube while scrolling through TH-cam. Wow have things change in the world of cross stitch! Like you I am a monogamous (not strictly--I have three projects on the go) stitcher. I pick a pattern because it speaks to me and calls to me and I fall in love with the project. I love working on it, I love seeing its progress and I want to see it through to the end. I think maybe quilting has taught me the patience to love the process. I try to understand how some have twenty to thirty WIPS on the goal but that would make me nervous and put pressure on me to drive me nuts.
When you talked about the feel of the fabric and the sound of the thread going through the fabric I understood you perfectly. Sometimes I sit and gently run my fingers over my quilting. It calms me and puts me in a better space. I love the sound of thread being pulled through the fabric and the rhythmic movements
Sorry this is turning into a novel but I am so excited to have found you. I thought I was the only one who was not buying and starting project after project with no finishes in sight. Also how you described what stitching means to you is how I feel.
I cannot wait for your next video.
Thank you so much for sharing your journey, Sharon. We are all connected. 🩷
Thank you for the meditation. I’m 70 and spend a lot of time at home alone. I developed myasthenia gravis when I was 66 right before I retired. Needless to say I am not spending my retirement as I thought I would. So I’m happy to find new videos to watch and follow. I hope you will include meditation in your videos. Your voice is also very soothing which is so calming. I try to stitch and watch. I also make quilts. I love to finish them but have more fun starting a project. Again I thank you. BTW I had watched your first video too.
I loved that thing at the end. Please have more. ❤❤❤
I loved that thing at the end. Please have more. ❤❤❤
Oh Jackie! So fabulous from the touching beginning to the peaceful ending! I have to run to my file cabinet to find my saved ME paper dolls. Didn’t have to one with Maggie Lou, but enjoyed savoring them again. Maybe one day I’ll get to share them with my granddaughter and also pass on some stitching or crocheting. Love the passing of the traditions to your niece. Joyfully, I have one niece and one great niece who have embraced our other crafty family tradition of crocheting. Cherished memories. Thank you for all you’ve shared in just 2 videos! Your stitching is gorgeous!
Wow! You’re an overnight success!
Congrats! 👏 👏👏👏👏
Archie owners unite! I have a 10 year old Archie West Highland White Terrier. We show and breed Westies. Great Flosstube!
Thank you for being a little different. I find it very interesting.
Keep up the good work! ❤
Great video. I Love guided meditation I use it regularly its part of my life So Beautiful 💚
Thank you for sharing your knowledge, your stories and your adventures!
Thank you for watching! ❤️
You are very special in every way !! Thank you for your FlossTube beginning to end. What a special ending it was! ❤️
Thank you so much!
You are a gift to our stitching family!❤
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Hi Jackie - just wanted to thank you for sharing yourself and your stitching with us. I absolutely love your floss tube and so enjoy seeing the world through your eyes. This is true food for the heart. Thank you, sister.
Thank you so much!
I love the intros at your videos.❤
Love, love, love your videos, and look forward to seeing your projects come to fruition! I'm a fellow monogamous stitcher and enjoy hearing about your cross stitch world. Dug the meditation and hope there will be more!
Wow! Thank you for the gift of you! Truly it is glorious, your being here!
As a retired RN, and health and wellness coach, I feel as if I have been revitalized with your video. Lovely. I have also always been a huge Mary Engelbreit fan, and have many of the paper dolls framed in my home- so precious to 'meet' someone who helped bring them to life. Lastly, a huge dog lover- love that one of your dogs was named Bonnie, my cousin once named her dog after me, Bonnie, and I found it to be one of the largest compliments I was ever given. Thank you again for your gift of sharing yourself.
Awww, thank you so much for your very kind words! 🩷🩷🩷
Thank you for the wonderful FlossTube. You are a delight! What a joy to meet Archie. He has a beautiful face.
I have enjoyed Mary Engelbreit through the years and appreciate the fascinating info about your connection with her.
And your stitching is stunning!
Glad you came back for Episode #2. Enjoyed the meditation ending😊 Looking forward to #3, See you soon...Kellie In Michigan
Never noticed how a needle pulling thread sounds like a soft sleeping car purr. Must be another reason why I like stitching. 😻
It does!
Thank you for coming into the Flosstube community with such creative content!! Your opening described my experience as a young girl with my Grandmother being the one who inspired me to begin sewing as a 6 year old. I now have her beloved Singer treadle sewing machine and the memories that come with it. And I absolutely loved your meditation! Yes, please, more of those!!
Thank you for watching and for your kind words!
I really appreciate that you compared your new linen to a DMC floss. Love your videos and can't wait for more. I was a Mary Englebreit fan and you inspired me to find her website.
What a lovely video! I so enjoyed visiting with you! Thank you for sharing all of your adventures...Your Gigi piece is stunning!! Would never have noticed the pattern based on the antique photo. Have always loved Mary Englebright's artistry. As you showed your paper dolls, I thought how sweet they would be stitched on perforated paper...though alot of stitching! Always loved paper dolls as a child. You're lucky to have sisters...wish I did. Happy Stitching!
Thank you so much for watching and for your kind words! 🩷
Just finished this second video and again, it was a joy. Even though I cannot relate to it and my life's experience has been so different almost from the start I loved the intro. It is so lovely, warm and welcoming, really happy for all those who are familiar with these experiences.
In my youth creativity was my safe space, mostly drawing at the time, but a bit of cross stitch too (self taught , knots in all :-) ) , later came a lot of knitting and for the last 3,5 decades quilting (all made by hand, patchwork, applique and the actual quilting). Recently I discovered cross stitch again, samplers mostly , all because someone told me about flosstubes. I am soooo enjoying entering this new world and learning new things. I have yet to start my first big sampler project (already kitted though) right now I am following Nicola Parkman's tutorials to learn and an online course I bought but even those two projects seem a bit much, to decide which one I will spend time on.... I do believe that like you I am a monogamous stitcher.
I would get very nervous and restless if I were to have a lot wip's, although as you said it is such fun seeing all the projects others work on. But hand stichting on one project is really kind of meditative I always thought and the end of this video made it all came together for me. I have never tried meditation before (" not for me " ;-) ) but I really enjoyed this, so thank you so much for that. I will come back to it and I was going to ask you to do this more often, but now I notice you have put up an extra video, I will watch that later on today. A lot of things that I love, enjoy, appreciate and need re hand sewing and hand stitching come together in your video's, so thank you so much for making these and sharing your experiences and past work (love it!) with us.
Thanks so much for watching and for sharing and for giving the meditation a try. I appreciate you being here. 🧡
I'm so glad that your channel popped up as a recommendation!
My grandparents adopted two dogs as puppies that were described as airedales when I was quite young. They were wonderful with my sister and I, but knowing what I know about dogs now and looking at pictures of them, I'm pretty sure that they were mixed with Irish Wolfhound (smile).
I'm going to admit that I have a fabric problem lol. It's probably a good thing for me that the closest LNS to me closed when the owners retired... I honestly have NO business buying another piece of fabric. EVER! I love your choices and descriptions, though.
i so admire people who do 50 starts for their 50th birthday or 60 for their 60th... it seems so decadent and like it would be so much fun to kit and start that many pieces. I know, though, that for me, at the end of that year I'd be completely stressed because I would feel pressured to continue to work on each one.
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I am in the U.K. and stumbled across your lovely channel at the end of a difficult week. I settled in with a cup of tea and was just blown away by your beautiful Floss Tube. Thank you for your generosity in sharing so much to inspire and lift the spirit.
Happy stitching - enjoy your time with Bridget Power 🪡
Thank you for watching and for your kind words!
Oh my GOODNESS!! Just the intro! It’s exactly true and so lovely. I’ve stopped it right here to just say this . I’ve made all my dear non stitching friends watch the intro of number one because it just says it all… and now this one. It literally made me tear up. Oh my gosh. Thank you. Ok on to watch the rest once I clear my eyes :-) ❤
Thank you so much!!
2 minutes in and I’m crying. Your words resonate so much. Your approach is so calming and joyous. Thank you for sharing with us.❤❤❤
You are so welcome! 🩷
Thanks so much for sharing your stitching, your haul, and the meditation at the end! looking forward to your next video!!
You are so welcome!
Loved your FlossTube and the meditation- more, please! I, too, am mostly a monogamous stitcher. I get anxiety over too many WIPs and only have 2 big projects going at time. Sometimes I will work in a 3rd small, seasonal project for variety, but that’s my limit. Although I have a large collection of charts, I don’t have more than 5 projects kitted up. Can’t wait for your next video!
As a long-time needleworker and yoga practitioner, this video was a wonderful way to spend part of this glorious Sunday morning. The meditation was sublime. Thank you!
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You being you is the best video. This is MORE than a flosstube. Love your stitching and haul but love your story best of all and the meditation was wonderful.
Thank you! 🧡
I am so glad you did another floss tube. The time and thought you have put into these floss tubes is so appreciated. Thank you for everything you shared.
Thank you! 🧡
To use your term I was once again “gobsmacked”. Your intro alone is just so soothing to me-very special! I also struggled pulling a single thread from the skein. What helps me is separating one 6 strand length and putting it back on the tag. Pulling one strand from 6 rather than 30plus strands is so much easier-less tangly! Thank you for sharing your needlework-it’s a real gift!
Thanks so much for the tip and for your kind words!
OMGosh! Your next video won’t appear soon enough! Jackie, you have definitely raised the bar on Flosstube videos. Interesting content presented in such a thoughtful and purposeful manner! Just keep doing what you’re doing and we’ll all keep coming back. I’m glad you talked about your hooked rug. I forgot to mention it after your 1st video. It’s just so precious. And one last comment…little Aubrey. What a wonderful experience she had with you and your sisters. You may never know the full impact you made on her life. ❤
Oh, thank you so much!! I plan on coming back for more-😊
So happy I found you thru Sarah. Truly wonderful videos. Thank you for the meditation.
You are so welcome!
You are a wonderful addition to our flosstube community!
I enjoyed your 2 videos so much! Closing with the meditation is so relaxing, I hope you decide to make it a regular feature!
I absolutely love your approach to sharing! Your projects are beautiful & thoughtfully stitched. I’m a long time rug hooker & actually did a class with Emma Lou Lais in Liberty. It’s a lovely town. I came back to stitching just before the pandemic & I haven’t looked back! A bonus is the fantastic friends I’ve made along the way. Keep making videos, our community needs you 😊 and the guided meditation is icing on the cake. I can’t wait for #3
Thank you so much, I really appreciate your kind words. 🩷
Enjoyed your Flosstube! Your Bridget Power 1840 stitching is amazing. TFS.
Thank you so much!
I am really enjoying your video's. The guided mediation was just wonderful! Please keep coming back. I always love your paper dolls as well. I am doing to use this video for mediation when I need it!
Thank you so much!
Well what FUN! I loved all the stories, and the “stitchers’ meditation” is something I can get behind 100%! ( hey, this could be the beginning of something GREAT!)👏🏻👏🏻☺️💖. I think it would be fun if you would feature your sisters, either/or/both some time in the future! Your Archie is adorable too, and I love that you honor your other beautiful terriers that took a part of your heart when they continued on…. Enjoy your stitching, and I too will look forward to your next video - SO HAPPY that you will make more! ☺️💖
Thank you so much!😊
Truly a calming way to start my morning as the rain tumbles to the ground and dances down my rain chain
Thank you
Wonderful!
Your 2nd video did not disappoint. I loved the guided meditation at the end, made more relaxing by the cat in my lap. I'm going to save this to watch just the meditation part when I can't get my mind to shut off so I can sleep. Thank you so much! Your stitching and shopping treasures were great too.
Wonderful! Glad you enjoyed it. I’m working on a couple of meditation only videos so you’ll have one anytime you’d like. 🩷
We share a love for terriers and stitching. Over the years I’ve had Scottie’s and Norwich Terriers. Thank you for sharing Archie and pictures of your Airedale. God loves a terrier❤ 🐾🪡
Thanks for sharing!!
I enjoy getting to know you through your Flosstube!! I have almost all of the Home Companion magazines!!! I loved them so much that I couldn’t get rid of them!!! Love your haul! Can’t wait to see you next time!!!
Thank you for the guided meditation. Really liked it. Love the gloves you made and hearing about your trip. I am a 71 year old crafter of all types (knitting, crocheting, cross stitching, Quilting, etc.). I am really glad I found your channel. Thank you for sharing.
Another great video. Your stitching is amazing! The name of your channel is perfect because your voice and demeanor is very comforting. Thank you for the meditation, I I hope we get to do it again. Until next time, happy stitching.
Thank you so much!
Bonjour, je vous suis de France, j'aime énormément vos vodéos, les moments passés en votre compagnie !!! Archie est magnifique 😊 Merci pour ces beaux moments partagés !
Marylin
Thank you so much, Marilyn! 🩷
This is a repost as first time disappeared. Oh Jackie, this was delightful from touching beginning to soothing end! Your stitching is beautiful and thanks for sharing symbolism too. I had to rush to my file cabinet to peruse my saved ME paper dolls, though not the one with Maggie Lou. Sadly I also no longer have the magazines either but maybe one day will remember to share them with my granddaughters. Loved hearing of you passing along the family crafting traditions to your niece. I hope to do that also with the grands. I have a niece and great niece who have carried on the crocheting craft. Thank you again for a wonderful flosstube, keep them coming.
Thank you so much for watching and for your kind words!
I had a moment to watch your second floss tube, it was just as enjoyable as the first. You calmed me long before the meditation. It is a comfort to hear your message and see your talent. Your detail explanation of the fabric you purchased with the DMC comparison was perfect! I grabbed my floss chart and was able to see the colors. Thank you for sharing your experience and journey with us.
Thank you so much! 💚
I just love listening to you! You are so interesting and talented and I’m so jealous that you have sisters you can share the love of stitching with. I do not know anyone near me who stitches either so I am relying on meeting new friends at stitchy retreats. I am going to the second Stitch New England retreat in October which I’m excited about! Loved hearing your story about Maggie Lou - I’m also a lover of terriers, they have wonderful personalities! I get to dog sit occasionally for my friend’s Wheaten terrier who is a delight! Happy stitching!❤
Love love Archie. I miss my Scotties. We had a Bonnie who was a wheaten colored Scottie also! Wee Bonnie Shamrock was born on St. Patrick's Day. I really enjoy your flosstubes and your projects. Keep them coming!
Oh wow! Scotties are just the best! 🩷 Thanks for watching.
Never done a Meditation before and oh my that felt so good to do that. I am going to have to listen to my needle and thread and fabric to hear if it sounds like yours did. Thank you so much for the wonderful video. Your awesome to listen to and to see what you are stitching on. I will check out your suggestions of the FlossTubers. Happy Stitching.
I’m so glad you enjoyed it! 💚
Jackie, you are such a wonderful person-I have always thought of my stitching as meditation and therapy in such a busy world. Your introduction was so lovely and the meditation was needed by so many of us. I also loved seeing Archie-he is a sweetie. I’ve had 3 Scotties and my 2nd one was a brindle/black like Archie. He was a rescue and his name was Dandee. Our first one was Skipper McDougal (Skippy) and our last one was a little rescue girl named Happy. Even though they were all Scotties, their personalities were so different from each other. It was so fun seeing your beautiful pieces and your purchases. You are truly an inspiration and I am thrilled that you are making FlossTubes for us to enjoy. Thank you!♥️
Aww, thank you so much for your kind words! 🩷
"Once upon a time, a young couple and their daughter went from Ireland to India. Their mission was to share their faith. And the family's adventure began."
Wow!!!! Jackie, what just happened?? Never did I take the time to meditate, of course , I cross stitch, quilt or knit because I notice it does something to me. But never did I take the time to "only/just" meditate, to busy, so many things that had priority. Allthough in my last comment, on your first floss tube, I was one of the people who said I loved your voice. So this time I decided to stay for the guided meditation, "let's just take this once the time and listen/try and let it in.
But you stopped so soon, I was moved, tears but also a big smile. So really THANK YOU, I mean that, thank you for the experience. And please come back with this! -xx- Marion, Netherlands.
I’m so happy it worked for you! Marion! That made my day, 🩷
Thank you so much for sharing yourself with Flosstube!
You are so welcome!
Delightful! So happy you've joined this community....you've perfectly described the nuance of stitching and why it brings such joy and contentment. It is a dance. Look forward to seeing you again!❤😊
Thank you so much!
Well, I was looking forward to your 2nd video after I watched the 1st, which was “Great”!! Just experienced the 2nd & ….. YOU ARE one very special lady with beautiful skills. Thank you for sharing with us. Enjoyed the video & learning about your projects. LOVED the meditation, first time I’ve done this, closing my eyes & listening to the thread go thru the fabric was a comfort & your voice was an easy guide. Looking forward to the 3rd !! Thank you, Jackie !!
Thank you so much! I’m so glad it resonated with you! 💜
Hi Jackie - so grateful you posted another video. As I've gotten older, I 've noticed that I am very deliberate when I stitch. I'm focused on my stitching ( not on my grocery list, etc) and what a beautiful picture I'm making. Maybe it's my age ( almost 80) but my stitching is more purposeful. Thank you for taking the risk to guide us through meditation. It was beautiful!❤
Thanks so much for watching and for your kind words!
I absolutely love your intro. Fabulous Gigi R sampler, I for one won’t get tired of seeing your progress.
I absolutely agree AND I ordered the chart!!! You are fabulous!!
I too like to finish one project before starting a new one. I’m trying to finish an afghan before starting a stitch project. I don’t mind multiple small projects but a big project just HAS to be finished before starting another big project.
Your dog is adorable! Enjoyed hearing about the stitching stores in IL and WI and seeing your haul - especially the fabrics. Thank you for adding a DMC floss for each so we had a better idea of the true colors. Ending the day with a meditation after stitching was lovely.
Thank you so much! 😊
So grateful that I came across your channel and that you take the time to put these together. They are truly beautiful, interesting and inspiring. Love the parallels you described between our fiber practice and yoga practices. ✨💛✨ Ive been taking a little break from my knitting due to wrist pain and am just diving into cross stitch and beginning to learn about the many linens and stitch counts ~ so I loved seeing your pieces from your trip. And how clever to show alongside the DMC colorway for your viewers! 👌🌟🪿🧡 Much love, Thank you!
Thank you so much for watching and for your kind words!
Thank you, thank you Jackie for this new video and for the guided meditation ❤ it was such an amazing experience ❤️ I started practicing yoga a few months ago and I never thought about stitching meditation. The sound of the needle is especially heard with golden needles which I usually do not prefer but from today I will feel them differently 🙏 You are such a talented person in so many ways that I can shyly say you are one of the flosstubers I’d love to meet in person ❤ maybe one day ☺️ un abbraccio dall’Italia ❤
Oh, thank you so much, Rafaella! I so appreciate your kind words. 🩷
Loved the added meditation! We need a cross stitch chart that says “Truly it is glorious, you being here.”
Love that!
Thank you. Your words and presence are so calming in this rushed world we live in. I loved the meditation and had never thought to connect it to my stitching. You are such a refreshing soul. I look forward to video # 3! Blessings to you, Sue
Thank you!
You are such a lovely and refreshing inspiration for my needlework motivation. That meditation was truly wonderful - thank you.
Well, @brendasamplerstitcher was so right in asking us to stop what we were doing and watch you! I, too, am a monogamous stitcher…so, it’s comforting to know I’m not alone. That being said, thanks to flosstubes, I have many charts, kitted projects and an ever growing “wish” list - so enjoyable! Love Mary Englebreit! And, got her magazines specifically for the paper dolls! Brought sweet memories as a child getting the paper dolls from McCall’s. I don’t recall the “Georgia” paper doll - but, I’m now on the hunt as it’s my namesake! Your work was/is fabulous! Grateful for the guided meditation - cross stitching provides that for me daily❤️ Til next time…namaste
Thank you so much for watching and for your kind words!
First of all I love your video! I could sit and listen to you all day! I just moved back to Sycamore Illinois from Salt Lake City and was depressed because I no longer could go to Shepherds Bush and when you said there was a new cross stitch store in Roscoe I jumped for joy! That’s my old stomping grounds! I am so happy I found you!
Thanks so much for watching and for your kind words!
Another delightful video. I enjoy listening to your voice and I will not mind seeing your GigiR stitch over and over and please keep sharing your previous creations, I loved seeing your punch needle creations, such cute doggos!! Thank you for being part of my creative journey! Just FYI, I too leave the over dyed floss on their cards and add a punch hole for partially used threads and I use the floss drops for only DMC
Thank you!
Wow - just love your videos - especially the intros - keep it up!
Thanks so much!
Loved the meditation. I just love to listen to you and what you are stitching.
Oh thank you!
It was as wonderful as the last one. Have a great week.
Another enjoyable watch. It is a joy and relaxing watch. I am trying to learn from you for maybe some of my future FlossTubes. I have always loved Mary Engelbreit items.
Wonderful, we learn from each other. 🩷
Just wanted to say that I am SO enjoying you. I used to take Mary's magazine and saved the paper doll patterns! I am also a monogamous stitcher and feel a bit overwhelmed when cross stitchers pull out their 35 WIPS to share. Loved the guided meditation you finished this episode with as I've been in a yoga class for 6 years and find thoughtful words such a calming element. I had never considered the slow individual stitches, their sound as they pass through the cloth, the snip sound of the sharp little scissors as part of the enjoyment of the craft...heaven! XO
Thank you so much for your kind words! I’m so glad you enjoyed the video and that I gave you a new perspective on your stitching. 🧡☺️
Love your videos. Such a breath of fresh air. I am a monogamous stitcher too!
Thanks for watching!
I enjoyed seeing your progress on Bridget Powers 1840. The flowers are stunning and I loved hearing the representation of each flower. Thanks for sharing more about working for Mary Engelbreit. I did not know that she had a magazine at one time. The paper items that you created are adorable. I have been quilting for over 20 years and have a lot of fabric. I even have some Mary Engelbreit fabric. Looking forward to the SAL in December.
Thank you so much! 😊
You brought tears to my eyes just with your intro. It reminded me of my mom and learning to sew, the old sewing machine and a wonderful box of buttons! Thank you 💕🧵🪡
You are so welcome!
Me too!
Thank you for sharing what stitching means to you. I love you taking time to help us learn more about this art. I think I will start doing more research. I have just started recovering from a 25 year dark hole in my life from a traumatic event. As you started the meditation and guided us through focusing on the act of stitching, it came to me that I had picked up stitching after a long hiatus in 2020. I have known for a while that stitching is meditative for me. I think that stitching gave me the strength to finally delve deep with my therapist and have the breakthrough I had last June 27! Thank you for your guided meditation. It was a wonderful addition to the app I use. Looking forward to next time.
Thank you so much for sharing, Kathy. 🩷 I’m so glad the meditation was comforting for you. Blessings to you. 🙏