Love your finishes and your progress on your wips. Your book shelf is amazing. I am trying to accept my live without my husband (who I lost 3 years ago) and my dog (who I lost last year). Happy stitching!
As a new subbie I couldn’t help but smile and cry, you are so relatable and sweet. I love your large bookshelf project since 2017. I showed a friend who supports our craft and he was very impressed. The work you did is absolutely amazing 😊
Congrats on 1 year of flosstube. I love all the WIPs. I don't really know how to word it very well but I've been working on trying to improve my acknowledgement of little improvements, I feel like I get caught up in the big goals and miss out the little steps, so I now trying to congratulate myself for all the steps I take, for example saying well done you loaded the dishwasher instead of saying you didn't clean the floors or dust or do this and that. So my improveemnt is celebrate the little things because it's about the journey not the destination! And acknowledging that I don't always do it but I'm getting there.
Your comment is so timely for my personal uplifting. 😍 My inner voice can be harsh at times too. It takes a lot of practice to celebrate those wins no matter how large or small. 🤍
Congrats on 1 year!! I have found a good place with my mental and emotional health over the last few years. Now I am trying to become more organized and present at home. I am working on not feeling guilty for all the time that depression kept me from housework and interacting with my family. It's hard though. One day at a time.
Congratulations on your one year flosstube anniversary. Your treasure hunt bookshelf looks amazing, your should feel so proud. Thank you for sharing all of your WIPS, you have some beautiful projects. I have been working on allowing myself time to stitch on my days off and not feeling guilty ❤
I used a wipgo board to achieve exercise goals and another for lifestyle changes. No feelings of having to do this forever and some sense of achievement every time a box has been filled. :) love your projects and attitudes. Much Love.
Congratulations on your 1 year flossaversary! I love seeing your stitching progress each video. This year I really been trying to work on healthily expressing emotions rather than bottling them up.
Oh, Madeleine, way to go on learning how to express emotions in a healthy way! Emotions can easily build up for me and expressing them is like a pressure release valve so I don't explode (or implode). 🤍
Thank you for sharing and showing your true self in the bookshelf piece, I'm getting a little emotional her as well :) You have such beautiful stitching and I really enjoy watching your progress. Lots of love from Norway, I'm looking forward for the times to come :) I wish you and your family a wonderful wintertime.
Finally had a chance to watch (AND I'm at home, so I got to stitch along)! Congrats on your flosstubeversary! Love seeing all of your WIPs...congrats on all of the progress and the finishes! Sending many hugs your way! 💜
Congrats on your flosstube anniversary!! It’s been so fun to join you live. I will catch you anytime I can. I love all your projects!! I have been working on creating heathy eating habits. Thanks for all you share with us and the encouraging you do to us!!
First congratulations on one year. I've been working on overcoming my binge eating and addiction to food. It's so much harder than people can understand but I've come so much farther than I ever imagined.
Hugs, Tina! I have definitely learned that there are some things that people can't quite understand the difficulty of unless they struggle with that same thing. 🤍
Congrats on your flosstube anniversary! I've enjoyed watching your videos and seeing your projects. How can anyone not get emotional at the sight of those two completed bookshelves! They look amazing! I look forward to seeing next years progress! I've been working to improve my internal talk to myself, being kinder to myself and more patient. I am very empathetic when it comes to other people but often I don't extend that grace to myself and I've been trying to get better at that.
I have loved watching your videos from the beginning and you have been a major motivator for me to keep up on my own focus piece :) Thank you so much for making the decision to start your channel a year ago!
Wow I just watched your video and realized that today is 12/6/22. I stitched and watched. Love your work and the way you share. How I am working on myself is to not judge situations and people. Instead be the observer and shine the light!✨
My dearest I have been trying to overcome being too judgmental towards my daughter in law. Recently, I overcame those feelings and invited her to cross stitch and she is so amazing now that I’ve given her a chance.
I hope you can enjoy developing your relationship with you DIL. I never had any daughters but I do have 2 fabulous DIL’s. I love the way they love my son’s. It can be a beautiful relationship. 🤞
Congratulations with your 1 year flosstubeness.It was so fun to stitch on my SSMC stitching shelf while watching your video. I enjoyed all your wips, but I loved your master piece. It looks awesome. And I would love to see another live stitch, I enjoyed the other one's. I think it is very cool that you talk about mental health problems. I struggle with my weight, but step by step I'm learning how to change my mind about it and change my my life. I think your an awesome person (I would like to meet you), but it's a pitty that a I live across the ocean.
Love you too, suki, and it was great to meet you at the retreat. I would have liked to know you more by sitting with you but I felt like I would be intruding- silly I know. Keeping on being you- you’re wonderful!
HAPPY HAPPY ANNIVERSAY. that year has FLOWN. love seeing all your WIPS. your bookcase is just unreal. WISH you could come to stitch north!!!!!!! id love to see you at a retreat
Hi Suki, I really enjoyed seeing all your projects!!! I thought I was already a subscriber but am for sure now. Your stitching is beautiful! I have been working on myself. I have lost 44 lbs and have a healthier lifestyle. Feeling great! Can’t wait for your next flosstube. Have a great day. Teresa
Happy 1st Anniversary ❤️. Your wips look amazing as always. Bookshelf looks amazing. Your projects will get done when they get done. Don’t put pressure on yourself ❤️. I hope you have a great couple of weeks, stay safe and happy stitching ❤️
Wow! Your WIP parade is amazing and your stitching is incredible. Congratulations! My journey as an ICU RN came to an end as I retired 2 years ago. I just retired my license to nurse. 43 years of intense nursing didn’t prepare me for taking care of myself. I find myself at a loss at times. Doting on my grandchildren definitely helps. Lol! God Bless You!
Am loving watching your progress on your projects. Thank you for sharing your experiences with us. I have been trying to improve myself by trying to be more positive about everything.
Hello Suki, Congratulations on your first anniversary! I love your bookshelves. I’m trying to get healthy after the last two years of not being active.
Happy 1st Anniversary🎉 I had seen the bookshelf at the retreat and am still amazed at how beautiful it is. I would have to say that I am working on speaking up when it counts and not holding everything in until I explode. Work in progress.
💚Dear Suki, congratulations on reaching 1 year. I have immensely enjoyed watching your videos and going on this amazing journey with you. Watching you open up about your health has meant a lot to me because not only has it helped me take the steps to start healing myself but also helped me open up to those close to me about what's going on. I will forever be grateful. I think your pieces are amazing but your soul is absolutely stunning.💚
Abeigh, I'm so so happy to hear that you've been able to start healing and that you have people around you who know. Thank you for your sweet words. 🥰🫂🤍
Such an enjoyable WIP parade, thank you for making these videos and sharing your thoughts with us! My improvements have been about overcoming anxieties and being kinder towards myself. I'm grateful that you speak out about these things, it helps to know it's a normal thing to struggle sometimes :)
Dear Suki, I cannot tell you how happy I am that I stumbled on your channel. You are delightful in your presentation, your stitching is magnificent, and your genuine personality is a quality that shines in how you speak. I love how you take your time and search for the words you know will explain your feelings and the meaning in your sentences. I struggle with speaking out without thinking how I am coming across to people rather than taking my time so that my tone does not impede my message. (if that makes any sense). I sensed in the beginning that you have been hurt by someone and if that is true please know I will say a special prayer for you as you continue your life's journey. Wishing you peace and joy.
Your sweet words have brought tears to my eyes, Karen. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. 🤍🥰🤍 P.S. yes, I have been hurt and have experienced trauma. I've made much progress and will continue to do so.
Awesome WIP parade! I have been improving my physical health over the last 6 months which has in turn improved my mental health. Your hair looks gorgeous by the way!
I recently stumbled on your channel and enjoyed seeing all your WIPs! So many beautiful pieces! Thank you for your open honesty. Something I've been working on is finding more peace and enjoying/focusing on the small things!
Suki, you had me in tears as well. You are so sweet and adorable and such a positive and genuine presence on TH-cam. You also share your time and knowledge with us. Of course, we all want to meet you. I adore you 💖 my stitchy friend.
Thank you for your sweet words, Judith! 🥰 I just try to be me in a way I've never been before and I've been welcomed all over. I want to meet everyone and give hugs and love in person. 🫂🤍
Congratulations on your 1 year anniversary! I’m trying to accept my limited mobility after a tibial plateau break. I’ve always taken long walks and those are now a thing of the past. I haven’t given up. I do my exercises everyday, walk a little and am grateful to be able to walk at all.
I struggle with mental health issues and stitching has been my outlet and a big help for me which is what i use to better myself. The only days I don't get a single stitch in is when I'm depressed that I don't want to do anything. I find out channel inspiring and your smile encouraging.
Happy 1 year anniversary! I'm fairly new to flosstube and I look forward to going back and seeing your earlier videos and get to know you and your journey some more. I've had in the past spent so much time working and taking care of the family that I've had no time for me. I have been working on being able to carve out some time in the evenings to work on my crafts and relax. Being able to have a little bit of me time has really helped my mindset and I hope it helps as we get busier with work and I won't get down and sad.
🦩🦩🦩🦩 Loved meeting you at the retreat! I'm bad about getting up and wandering the tables, I just get into the stitching groove lol. I love small retreats, they are my favorite, Stitch West had about 200 people and that is as big as I like to go haha. I loved seeing all of your projects. Your Treasure Hunt Bookshelf is so beautiful and drool-worthy! Beautiful projects. Happy stitching! PS, We are birthday twins! I was born on February 24th too!
What??? Happy 100 days before our birthday!! How fun! 🤍 I'd love to attend a bigger retreat but I do think that the smaller retreats are going to be my favorite.
Congratulations on 1 year on flosstube! Your work is beautiful! I am working on improving my finances through budgeting and working to pay off debt. I paid off my car this past year and have more saved than I ever have before!
Hey! I love all your projects, but your restart of the Long Dog sampler is just... incredible!! 🥰I may have to start looking for a similar fabric haha😀Congratulations on your flosstube's first year!🥳
Omgosh, the Bookshelf! I got emotional for you, just for the amount of work, satisfaction and utter beauty - without even knowing all the personal things attached to it. Soooo, exciting. I can only imagine the sense of accomplishment! It’s stunning! Go you! ❤
Thank you, Linda! I am so proud of it and I can't help but get really emotional seeing all of it to date. Can you imagine when it's finished??? I don't know what the next two years will bring on a personal level but I'm excited and here for it. 🤍🤍🤍
@@thebrowneyedstitcher You absolutely should be. You did a beautiful job stitching it. I feel like after completing such a monumental piece, in addition to all the positive emotions, I might actually also ‘miss it.’ Know what I mean? Just the daily interaction with it, after so many years. But, I’m a little weird so 🤷🏻♀️ 😅
All the feels for this video! Thank you for the company while i stitched away tonight. I think the thing I've been trying to work on the most is finding a personal balance in my life between all my responsibilities and making sure that taking care of myself and my mental health is included in those responsibilities. 💙
It really is such a hard thing to feel that we are allowed to be important and take up space. I'm on the other end of the teeter totter where I don't do so well taking care of responsibilities like cleaning. 😅
I've loved following along with your journey this year, and have felt so seen. ❤ I watched this a couple of weeks ago, but needed time to feel ready to come back and read some comments and celebrate. This summer, after several years of stress and upset and general mismanagement (to the point of physical as well as mental illness) I left my first ever job. I'm now in a team with lovely people who i genuinely believe care about and value me. Not only that, but this week I made it into the swimming pool for the first time since 2019 (during which time I've gone up 2 sizes)! Fingers crossed for a slightly healthier 2023.xx
Congratulations on your first year! Thanks for sharing all of your WIPs. Love seeing what people are working on. I just came back to cross stitch about four months ago and am loving it. I watched your tent stitch video and it was very clear and easy to see the different styles! I also hand embroidery and am familiar with the backstitch but I did learn a few things about how it is done in cross stitch from your video. Keep up the great work!
I'm always so happy to hear that the tutorial videos are understandable and helpful. I always worry that I'm forgetting something or it's not clearly seen. 🤍🤍🤍
Congratulations on your 1st anniversary! 🎉 You are just a joy to watch, so natural and willing to share. I’m 64 and I’ve been trying to improve myself longer than you’ve been alive. The best thing I’ve ever done was to get a good therapist, and I highly recommend it. Mine charges me based on my income, which is why I can afford to go. Please keep making your wonderful videos! ❤
I love your long videos. Always a joy and congrats to your one yearn anniversary. I'm so impressed with your bookshelf. You do an amazing job. What I learned this year is to set sustainable limits to people. This is a huge success for me. I wish a lovely second year here on floss tube.
Congrats on one year! I have loved watching your WIPs grow and it was great to see you and your stitching on person. I am working on getting more active in my community. I retired and moved during the pandemic so I don’t have a lot of outreach in my town. I hope to change that.
Debbie, I feel awful! I had to film the first part of my video twice and I missed a whole bunch of stuff when talking about the retreat the second time including you and your fantastic finish. I was so sad when I realized that during editing!
@@thebrowneyedstitcher Don't feel bad! I posted the photo all over social media and got so much love that it felt a bit overwhelming (and I am not easily overwhelmed).
Congratulations on 1 year! Your projects are beautiful and I completely agree the restart on Pavane For These Times is stunning. The thing I’ve been trying to get better about doing is standing up for myself when I feel I’m being disrespected. (Something I’ve allowed to happen for more years than I care to think about. Maybe someday I will be one of those old ladies that always speaks her mind and to hell with the consequences!) I also look at the pieces I’ve stitched and recall the times/events that happened while I was working on them. The ones that saw me through tough times are the most precious now. They serve as reminders that I have conquered some very difficult situations.
Hi Suki! I am also EST, so whatever time you choose on Friday/Saturday is good for me! I enjoyed your 24-hours of cross stitch and joined whenever I could! Something I am/have improved in my life is how I am reaching out to my oldest son. He has been struggling and we have talked more recently than ever before. I feel that my chats have helped him and that warms my heart. Have a great day Suki 💜
Hi Hun. Loved seeing all yr beautiful stitching. Gorgeous projects. I need to try tent stitch. I've always done full cross but seeing how lovely yrs is makes me want to try it. I've got through many difficult times over my lifetime....close friends and family got me through. The man in my life has been there when I needed him. He's wonderful. Life is steady at the moment but I know if I needed help there is always someone to help me through it. The hardest part is opening up to people. I think it's the same for most people, but I know that it's the only way of letting people know you need there help. Take care lovely lady. Xx
That's a beautiful viewpoint. I think most people want to help serve and uplift others but if we don't let them in, we're denying them the opportunity. 🤍
Hey Suki! So great to see you again! Awesome video with such amazing wips! Can't wait to see what next year brings. Happy Flossaversary! So exciting to reach your 1 year on Flosstube. I have been working on accepting me for who I am, that I am worth it, and overcoming my fear of putting myself out there. I have never felt like I belong or matter despite what my family tells me. By joining this community, I have realized it's ok to have friends and that people do care. I have never felt like anyone truly wanted me around. This year, this flosstube journey, has taught me so much. I am so grateful, thankful, and blessed to have you and all my other stitchy friends in my life. You all have been my saving grace. I truly believe God worked a miracle when he put me on this journey, to save me from myself. I have been in my dark place many times in my life and having friends like you, this year, has been so uplifting this year. My passion of cross stitch has been reignited, I have tons of love and support from you all, and I look forward to each new day now. So thank you, my friend, for all you do. Much love ❤
I am sending you a virtual hug. God is with you always and He wants you to believe in yourself and know that you are loved. I can tell by your words above that you are a sensitive person. Keep stitching and look in the mirror every once in a while and give yourself a smile.
Congratulations on one year! I always love watching your videos, both because of your personality and your projects. You've managed to get so much done in 6 months! It's very amazing to see the differences. I've been struggling a lot with my chronic fatigue and accepting the way that affects my live, especially since it forced me to quit university this year. It's not something I'm likely to ever overcome, but I'm working hard on trying to accept it and finding joyful things I am still able to do. Joining flosstube has been a big part of that process (I accidentally left this comment on the wrong account, my flosstube is Books and Stitches)
Oh, I'm so sorry that chronic fatigue has impacted your life so much. Accepting such long term things can be so hard. I hope you feel like you have a community and are not alone. Love and hugs! 🫂🤍
@@thebrowneyedstitcher Thank you! Having found this community has definitely helped me, both making some videos myself and watching and getting to know everyone else through their videos. I especially appreciate the ways in which you've shared your own struggles. It has really helped me feel less alone. Everyone in this community is really such a lovely person 🥰 (P.S. same person as the one you responded to, but it seems I accidentally left my original comment with the wrong account)
Great video! I stitched 400 sts in my sampler watching your parade of art. Thanks for sharing so much time to share yourself and your work. I’ve had two surgeries in 6 months with not a great outcome and because of the delay in rehabbing, was terminated from my job of 36 years! After feeling sorry for myself I’ve decided I can just work on finding a new baseline on my own time and hopefully work again someday. It’s only me so it’s a scary thought, but God is watching over me. I’ll be alright.
You got a lot done on your sampler! Accepting where we are right now allows us to find that way to progress to where we hope to be. You're doing great. 🫂🤍
Suki, congrats on this anniversary! Your WIP parade was awesome. I know it’s trite, but I am working on getting the motivation to kick my junk food habit. Menopause is no joke and I’m having a really hard time with it. Best wishes to you and your daughter!
I don't think anything is trite when it comes to personal obstacles and struggles. You're fighting a hard battle because junk food is designed to be addictive. Keep going! 🤍
Congratulations on your 1 year Flosstubeversary 🎉. Your WIPS are getting some good progress 😊. I really enjoyed your live sessions during 24HOCS as well as your regular videos ❤. I have laughed and cried and stitched a lot during your videos. I have been working on allowing myself to take up space in this world without apologies and loving myself for who I am at this moment. Oh, and I am now 46 days smoke free 😊
I'm finally coming back and catching up with your channel after meeting you at Stitching in the Springs! I'm so excited you're coming to the March retreat also - maybe one of these days we'll get your daughter to come join us also. :) I'm so glad the two of you had fun at your concert after the retreat too. We have 2 matching WIPs - Woodland Enchantress and Mayari. We should get a picture with ours together in March! Can't wait to see you again and I'm off to catch up on the rest of your videos too :) - Kat
I cannot wait for the retreat!! I have a countdown timer for it! How fun to share matching WIPs. I'll remember to bring both and I'm sure you'll have some spare minute for pictures. 😁
👍👍Happy 1st flosstube anniversary. You've been a pleasure to listen and watch this last year, so thankyou. These past few months have been a focus on quietening my inner dialogue of self doubt. Hubby is so understanding and supportive - makes a huge deal out of it if I leave the house alone. Its a process but one step at a time, right.
I'm so happy your husband is understanding and supportive. Life IS a process and you're doing the best you can. Your best will improve one step at a time. 🫂🤍
Thanks for keeping me company today. I feel similar to wanting to be able to stitch on all my pieces while having a limited number of focus pieces. My solution was to create a WIPGO board with only the pieces that aren't focus projects. Those designs will be pulled out and worked an hour for ten days when its block is called.
Dear Suki, I am so encouraged by your journey and openness over the last 6 months. I love being able to cheer you on from the other side of the world. This year, I have been learning to let my teens stretch their wings, and find their independence. In the process, it has allowed me to return to work, after 5 years. It was only through my becoming incredibly ill last year, that I had to make the decision to teach my kids to help out at home. Best decision I ever made. Now I work at my LNS and love being able to enable everyone who comes in.
I love all of that!! My daughter is currently learning how to meal plan and make grocery lists. Life skills are necessary to learn some time! I love that you work at your LNS. How fun is that! 🤍
So much progress 😍😍😍 Loved seeing all of the WIPS. I even got to work on my grand library while I watched today, got a whopping 160 tent stitches.😅 anytime after 7:30pm est 😅 I’d love to catch up live. 🥰 I have been trying to give myself more grace when it comes to my expectations. I know subconsciously this season I’m in is not conducive to my goals. So they’re having to change and I’m just trying to accept that and give myself grace. I won’t say I’m doing great BUT most days, I’m managing it and the disappointment of not meeting my previous goals is becoming less and less. So here’s to that. 🎉😊❤
Suki! You absolutely amazing and such an inspiration. I’ve decided to retire at the end of the year to spend more time on looking after myself and my health . A lot of this decision is based on watching you . Taking one day at a time and living life to the fullest . Especially cross stitch it is certainly a stress release for me 😊. I’d love to meet you Suki, if you ever you come to Australia.
Oh, Vicky, you've brought tears to my eyes. It can be such a hard thing to allow yourself to be important, to matter. But what an amazing thing it is to experience! I'd love to come to Australia. For real. I have biiiig travel goals!! We'll make this happen. 🥰🫂🤍
@@thebrowneyedstitcher when you come make sure you book time to stay with me . I live just out of Ballarat in Victoria. I’ll have a room ready for you 💖
@@thebrowneyedstitcher I am going to be praying you get to go! It’s so far off, you never know :) Not gonna lie, I might fan girl a little if you’re there the same weekend I am 🤣😙
Hi Suki, first and most important I love your videos every time I see your bookshelf I am in awe beautiful work, the thing I am trying to improve on is taking care of myself I think I never have done that there is always something more important at least in my mind 😅 but this past months I been making sure I actually spend time doing it. Keep doing all of these beautiful videos and thank you for sharing your work with us 💙
It’s taken a few starts and stops but I made it through! 🎉 great parade and WIPs! I’m with you, it’s so hard to choose a rotation. I want to both finish and start all the things! 😅 So I’ve been trying to overcome my fear of starting a new job in a new country where it’s not my language and potentially nothing to do with what I went to years of school for. We still don’t know where we’ll settle and with a toddler that’s a little scary 😟 just trying to take it one day at a time! ❤
I get how you are feeling a lot. I have such a high heart rate from constant stress and anxiety and I am trying anything and everything to bring it down. Always looking for new ideas if anyone has any. WIP here
I wish i could help Michelle, other than send virtual hugs. I really need to start trying to meditate again (not done any for about 12 years, but it did help, do as i say, etc. 😉 ). You've probably tried every breathing exercise there is, but one I liked was: just give yourself 5/10 mins a day and try to concentrate on your breaths for 10 breaths. Don't worry about how (i hate that 'box' one), recognise how many you got to before your mind wandered off, amd try again tomorrow
Congratulations on your one year flossaversary! It has been my pleasure to listen and watch you through this medium. I have been inspired by you to go through and help heal myself of my trauma. I know that it’s not with a professional person but I’ve lived with this for so long. First finish reading The Body Keeps The Score then decide if I will need more. It scares me but also I’m cautiously going forward so I can heal. I want to Thank You from the bottom of my being for putting yourself out there to help others, whom you don’t even know, it’s so selfless & compassionate human being. Much blessings to you and your family.
I have a hard time working with a professional. I hope the book helps you decide if you might need the aid they can give you. Truthfully, I have found that we have a lot of personal power and we can use it to help our own healing. It's a beautiful journey, Caryl! 🤍🫂🤍
Congrats on your 1 year Flosstube Anniversary! We chatted about a month ago - I told you I was binge watching lol your videos & I am finally caught up (except for the last live stream for 24HOC which is still in my queue). (I’m the one that told you that I am doing Randall Spangler’s Sanctuary of Knowledge & my 3 HAEDs I am doing from paper patterns). I suffered severe multiple traumas as a child, teenager & into my 30s. It took probably about 20 years to fully recover from that, so that is something that I have finally overcome (long story). But recently I am focused on just daily exercise. We were lucky enough to buy a property 18 months ago with an indoor pool so my daily goal is swimming for exercise & increasing the number of laps every 5 days or so. Sorry for the long message. I love your videos & especially your full coverage pieces. Kim from Canada 🇨🇦
I loved seeing all of your progress! I thoroughly enjoyed when you did your live and chatting with you!! So much so that I’ve ordered a thing to be able to do a live setup myself sometime. I’ve been working on trying to improve my coping skills with my anxiety. It’s not going so well, but I’m working on it 🤣💀
Omg my godd💞💞💞🎉💯🎉💯love tht bookshelf. Amazing I love it its so beautiful. Speechless 🙊 I love ittt. You are doing so great I will lever take tht out of my house. I will be so scare
I figure that even within my house, it's not totally safe. I've known too many people who have experienced house fires or other natural disasters. The Bookshelf is really stunning in person! 🤍
@@thebrowneyedstitcher facts. Can you imagine you put it in a gallery of art pieces 🤯wow really love it. The other project are very nice too. But tht bookshelf takes everything 🙄 lol🥰
Love watching your wip parade.i am like you about its hard for me that other people want to be friends with me. When I was in school kids were making fun of me and so my self esteem was real low but with God's help I'm realizing I'm just as good as everyone else but it's still tough at times. Your book shelf project looks great. GOD BLESS YOU
Thx for sharing all your wips. Your bookshelf is stunning. My recent goal is to take better care of my health, including better food choices and getting more exercise in my day. Sadly sometimes I have to put down my stitching & move.
I so enjoyed seeing all your WIPS. In 2017 & 2018 I worked so hard on loosing weight. I won’t go into numbers but it was a substantial amount. Stressful things and isolation due to COVID I gained the full amount back. I have been working very hard on forgiving myself for gaining the weight back and accepting it. I have to do that before I can even think of facing that journey again.
Hi Suki. I’m mad jealous about the retreat. You and Ailarra are my absolute favorite flosstubers. I would love to meet you two! I have a masters in Psychology. Over the years I have learned to be content with myself. I have GAD and SAD but usually manage them fairly well. I hope that counts as an answer to your question. 😊
I'm pretty set on traveling the world and meeting as many stitchers as possible. I hope we can meet up some day! Your answer is perfect. 🫂 It's a vulnerable one to answer and I appreciate your willingness. Sometimes managing the difficulties are all we can do. 🤍
Finally finished watching😂 So much stitching got done with you! I’m so excited we get to encourage each other to finish our monster piece in 2 years! Jessie Marie is awesome and clearly has good taste. Of course she watches your videos! I’ve been overcoming and working on so much stuff this year! Biggest for me I think is my tendency to not dive into things because I know I can’t do them perfectly and than feel bad about myself for not doing these things. Now I’m doing stuff (still not perfect) and I’m getting such a high for the fact that I’m just diving in and doing stuff that’s so important to me and for my family. Better than drugs! I’m so glad your able to to open up and share your mental health struggles with us cause it’s so important to learn so many of us are dealing with things. That helps everyone.💜
I like to think of myself as a recovering perfectionist! Your words resonate within me. Redefining perfection has really helped me. You've got this, Jemima! And our huge pieces in 2 years will be 😍😍😍
8 minutes in - Oh I want to find a retreat to go to! I'm in Montana, so probably the one that was just in Utah was the closest. Next year! Off to watch more. :)
Amazing work. I use needlework as a tool to help work through issues as well. It's amazing how reflective you can become. In the past few months, I've been coming to terms with some truly horrendous things that happened to some of my children before I divorced my husband. It took almost 20 years before they could talk to me about it, and it will take a good deal longer before I will be able to come to terms with someone I love treating my children in such a manner and me not being aware of it. But each stitch helps in the journey.
Hi Suki! Your work is so impressive and you are so awsome, it´s always big fun to watch your videos! And I´m always happy if I see your happiness! I had to go through a very bad time, soebody attacked me 14 years ago. I hd bad injuries of my head, broken bones and I lost everything that was important for me. I worked as a vet and saved animals and obviously somebody tried to stop me. I had to live homeless, lost all my money, my car, my boy-friend, my practise, my animals, my home,my friends. I had to eat trash from the streets while people spit on me. I will never forget that. And it´s weird, I´m still on my way back to life, I´m still here, but this is not my life. And nevertheless I´m alive, I´m working again, I´m just waiting that time passes, I became a completly different person. Suki, your words are heard by many people, and it helps a lot to go on! Big hugs from Germany!
Regine, big big big hugs to you. I'm so sorry that you experienced something so awful and are still experiencing the effects. I hope that you continue to experience a positive trajectory in your life. 🤍🫂🤍
I would get up at 3am to stitch with you live! It’d be worth the loss of sleep for me for sure!! Something I have been working on improving is my activity each day - because I work from home mostly and don’t HAVE to go out I don’t but then I’m just getting more out of shape and unhappy with myself, so I am setting some small goals to get myself moving.
Happy Flossiversary!!! I am a sucker for an awesome WIP parade; the longer, the better. Just have to say you are the sweetest person. Funny, charming, and talented! I am definitely considering tent stitch on my HAEDs now. I usually do 2:1 full cross on 25 CT easy grid. But the coverage and detail on you SsMC doing tent stitch is fantastic! I will have to go back and replay for your fabric count on the Aimee Stewart Shelves. I'm doing a full coverage Neuschwanstein Castle as well, so I look forward to watching hour progress on it. Are you going to Stitch-Con?? I am in weekend B. Hope to see you there! Oh, I almost forgot. I am working on Self Love over the last year or two. Working on being as kind and loving to myself as I am to others. I had a little epiphany when I turned 55 that the little voice in my head says things way too often that I would never dream of saying to someone else, and yet, I say them to and about myself. That is unacceptable, and I am working on changing that. It isn't easy sometimes, but I'm getting there! Just subscribed and going back to binge watch the rest of your videos while I stitch!
Oh, you are sweet! I have a video call about tent stitch if you want to hear more of my thoughts about it. My Bookshelf is on 28ct! 2x1 tent stitch on 28ct is my favorite. I'm on the list for Stitch Con but I'm pretty far down the list. 😭 I would love to go. I remember that moment for me when I realized my inner voice was not a nice one. I'm proud of you for working on changing yours to be kinder and more loving! 🤍
I am so happy you filmed all this eye candy for your 1 year flossaversary! I just loved your side by side of the fabric when you decided to stop trying to convince yourself that you like something. This is something I fall victim to all the time. I am so curious what your 3 different things you did to make the darker color. I myself love to dye my own fabric but the dark colors are a challenge. Even if you can just point me in the direction of where to learn I would very thankful.
It's an easy thing to fall victim too. 🫂 The 3 things I did was to keep the water warm by using a stovetop method, added salt, and let it sit in the dye longer. I'm fairly certain I didn't double the dye quantity but it's possible that I did that too. 😬
I have been trying to improve my time management. Between two jobs, family and hobbies and having a flosstube channel it is a tight balancing act. I got a ton of stitching done during this WIP parade lol
Love your finishes and your progress on your wips. Your book shelf is amazing. I am trying to accept my live without my husband (who I lost 3 years ago) and my dog (who I lost last year). Happy stitching!
Sending hugs.xx
That is a lot of loss to work through and grieve. Hugs, friend. 🫂🤍
As a new subbie I couldn’t help but smile and cry, you are so relatable and sweet. I love your large bookshelf project since 2017. I showed a friend who supports our craft and he was very impressed. The work you did is absolutely amazing 😊
Welcome and thank you! I affectionately think of the bookshelf as my masterpiece. 🤍
Congrats on 1 year of flosstube. I love all the WIPs.
I don't really know how to word it very well but I've been working on trying to improve my acknowledgement of little improvements, I feel like I get caught up in the big goals and miss out the little steps, so I now trying to congratulate myself for all the steps I take, for example saying well done you loaded the dishwasher instead of saying you didn't clean the floors or dust or do this and that.
So my improveemnt is celebrate the little things because it's about the journey not the destination! And acknowledging that I don't always do it but I'm getting there.
Your comment is so timely for my personal uplifting. 😍 My inner voice can be harsh at times too. It takes a lot of practice to celebrate those wins no matter how large or small. 🤍
Absolutely brilliant advice, I will try and take it more myself. Well done on *all* the things.x
Congrats on 1 year!! I have found a good place with my mental and emotional health over the last few years. Now I am trying to become more organized and present at home. I am working on not feeling guilty for all the time that depression kept me from housework and interacting with my family. It's hard though. One day at a time.
Absolutely, Candace. One day at a time will see us through. 🤍
I empathise with the guilt, I hope you continue to win the battle Candace, sending hugs.x
Congratulations on your one year flosstube anniversary. Your treasure hunt bookshelf looks amazing, your should feel so proud. Thank you for sharing all of your WIPS, you have some beautiful projects. I have been working on allowing myself time to stitch on my days off and not feeling guilty ❤
I'm glad you're learning how to not be guilty at having some downtime of your own choice. 🤍
I used a wipgo board to achieve exercise goals and another for lifestyle changes. No feelings of having to do this forever and some sense of achievement every time a box has been filled. :) love your projects and attitudes. Much Love.
What a creative way to adapt WIPGO! I love it. Man.... I really love it. 🤍
Congratulations on your 1 year flossaversary! I love seeing your stitching progress each video. This year I really been trying to work on healthily expressing emotions rather than bottling them up.
Oh, Madeleine, way to go on learning how to express emotions in a healthy way! Emotions can easily build up for me and expressing them is like a pressure release valve so I don't explode (or implode). 🤍
Thank you for sharing and showing your true self in the bookshelf piece, I'm getting a little emotional her as well :) You have such beautiful stitching and I really enjoy watching your progress. Lots of love from Norway, I'm looking forward for the times to come :) I wish you and your family a wonderful wintertime.
Thank you for sharing in the joy of stitching with me! 🥰🤍
Finally had a chance to watch (AND I'm at home, so I got to stitch along)! Congrats on your flosstubeversary! Love seeing all of your WIPs...congrats on all of the progress and the finishes! Sending many hugs your way! 💜
So glad you were able to stitch too! 😍
Congrats on your flosstube anniversary!! It’s been so fun to join you live. I will catch you anytime I can. I love all your projects!! I have been working on creating heathy eating habits. Thanks for all you share with us and the encouraging you do to us!!
🥰 All the feels right now from your comment, Hallie! Thank you! 🤍🤍
First congratulations on one year. I've been working on overcoming my binge eating and addiction to food. It's so much harder than people can understand but I've come so much farther than I ever imagined.
Hugs, Tina! I have definitely learned that there are some things that people can't quite understand the difficulty of unless they struggle with that same thing. 🤍
Well done you. 👏
Amazing! Love seeing your bookself, just mind blowing. Also congratulations on finishing under the sea. Xxxx
Thank you, thank you!! 😍🥰🤍
Congrats on your flosstube anniversary! I've enjoyed watching your videos and seeing your projects. How can anyone not get emotional at the sight of those two completed bookshelves! They look amazing! I look forward to seeing next years progress! I've been working to improve my internal talk to myself, being kinder to myself and more patient. I am very empathetic when it comes to other people but often I don't extend that grace to myself and I've been trying to get better at that.
I sure can't help but get emotional 😅
I'm proud of you for developing self-kindness. Why are we so harsh on ourselves?? 🤍
I have loved watching your videos from the beginning and you have been a major motivator for me to keep up on my own focus piece :) Thank you so much for making the decision to start your channel a year ago!
You're welcome!! 🥰🤍
Congratulations!! Happy one year! You always make me smile and laugh when I watch you. Thank you. :) Happy stitching! :)
You're a sweetheart. Thank you! 🥰🫂🤍
Wow I just watched your video and realized that today is 12/6/22. I stitched and watched. Love your work and the way you share. How I am working on myself is to not judge situations and people. Instead be the observer and shine the light!✨
Love that!! 🤍
You have so many gorgeous pieces. Your bookshelf is the best of them 🥰 Looking forward to your next update.
Thank you so much!! 🥰🤍
My dearest I have been trying to overcome being too judgmental towards my daughter in law. Recently, I overcame those feelings and invited her to cross stitch and she is so amazing now that I’ve given her a chance.
That's beautiful, Tracy! 😍🤍
I hope you can enjoy developing your relationship with you DIL. I never had any daughters but I do have 2 fabulous DIL’s. I love the way they love my son’s. It can be a beautiful relationship. 🤞
Congratulations with your 1 year flosstubeness.It was so fun to stitch on my SSMC stitching shelf while watching your video. I enjoyed all your wips, but I loved your master piece. It looks awesome. And I would love to see another live stitch, I enjoyed the other one's. I think it is very cool that you talk about mental health problems. I struggle with my weight, but step by step I'm learning how to change my mind about it and change my my life. I think your an awesome person (I would like to meet you), but it's a pitty that a I live across the ocean.
I'm dead set on traveling everywhere possible. An ocean will not stop me!! Meanwhile, we'll have lots of live streams. 🥰🤍
I’ve officially caught up to your videos! Your Treasure Hunt bookshelf looks absolutely stunning!!!!!
Thank you!! 🥰🤍
Love you too, suki, and it was great to meet you at the retreat. I would have liked to know you more by sitting with you but I felt like I would be intruding- silly I know. Keeping on being you- you’re wonderful!
Ahhh!! It was good to meet you!! I was intaking so much because it was my first retreat. 🥰🤍
Awesome WIPs!! I loved seeing them all..I’m glad you had so much fun at the retreat..I went to my first one back in June and it was great!!
I already can't wait for the next retreat. 😍 And more!!! I want to meet all the people! 🤍
HAPPY HAPPY ANNIVERSAY. that year has FLOWN. love seeing all your WIPS. your bookcase is just unreal. WISH you could come to stitch north!!!!!!! id love to see you at a retreat
I'd love to come to Stitch North! It's just a hard time of year for my schedule. 😭
Hi Suki, I really enjoyed seeing all your projects!!! I thought I was already a subscriber but am for sure now. Your stitching is beautiful! I have been working on myself. I have lost 44 lbs and have a healthier lifestyle. Feeling great! Can’t wait for your next flosstube. Have a great day. Teresa
Congratulations on your weight loss and healthy lifestyle! I imagine you've got higher energy now. 🤍
Happy 1st Anniversary ❤️. Your wips look amazing as always. Bookshelf looks amazing. Your projects will get done when they get done. Don’t put pressure on yourself ❤️. I hope you have a great couple of weeks, stay safe and happy stitching ❤️
Thank you for your support and encouragement!! 🥰🫂🤍
@@thebrowneyedstitcher ❤️
Wow! Your WIP parade is amazing and your stitching is incredible. Congratulations! My journey as an ICU RN came to an end as I retired 2 years ago. I just retired my license to nurse. 43 years of intense nursing didn’t prepare me for taking care of myself. I find myself at a loss at times. Doting on my grandchildren definitely helps. Lol! God Bless You!
Retiring is such a big life change!! I'm glad you have grandchildren you can love on. 🤍
Am loving watching your progress on your projects. Thank you for sharing your experiences with us. I have been trying to improve myself by trying to be more positive about everything.
True positivity can be such a hard thing to learn. I'm proud of your efforts! 🤍
Hello Suki, Congratulations on your first anniversary! I love your bookshelves. I’m trying to get healthy after the last two years of not being active.
I hope getting active is going well for you! It can be a challenge if you struggle with having energy. 🤍
Happy 1st Anniversary🎉 I had seen the bookshelf at the retreat and am still amazed at how beautiful it is. I would have to say that I am working on speaking up when it counts and not holding everything in until I explode. Work in progress.
You go, girl. Not holding everything in is such a hard one because it can feel safer to do so. 🫂🤍
💚Dear Suki, congratulations on reaching 1 year. I have immensely enjoyed watching your videos and going on this amazing journey with you. Watching you open up about your health has meant a lot to me because not only has it helped me take the steps to start healing myself but also helped me open up to those close to me about what's going on. I will forever be grateful. I think your pieces are amazing but your soul is absolutely stunning.💚
Abeigh, I'm so so happy to hear that you've been able to start healing and that you have people around you who know. Thank you for your sweet words. 🥰🫂🤍
Such an enjoyable WIP parade, thank you for making these videos and sharing your thoughts with us! My improvements have been about overcoming anxieties and being kinder towards myself. I'm grateful that you speak out about these things, it helps to know it's a normal thing to struggle sometimes :)
If I can help someone not feel alone as they are wrestling with their struggles, then it is worth speaking up. 🫂🤍
Being kind to yourself is just the hardest thing, sending hugs ❤
Dear Suki, I cannot tell you how happy I am that I stumbled on your channel. You are delightful in your presentation, your stitching is magnificent, and your genuine personality is a quality that shines in how you speak. I love how you take your time and search for the words you know will explain your feelings and the meaning in your sentences. I struggle with speaking out without thinking how I am coming across to people rather than taking my time so that my tone does not impede my message. (if that makes any sense). I sensed in the beginning that you have been hurt by someone and if that is true please know I will say a special prayer for you as you continue your life's journey. Wishing you peace and joy.
Your sweet words have brought tears to my eyes, Karen. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. 🤍🥰🤍
P.S. yes, I have been hurt and have experienced trauma. I've made much progress and will continue to do so.
Awesome WIP parade! I have been improving my physical health over the last 6 months which has in turn improved my mental health. Your hair looks gorgeous by the way!
I love how our bodies are one whole united system. When we improve one area, the others will naturally be affected. 🤍
I recently stumbled on your channel and enjoyed seeing all your WIPs! So many beautiful pieces! Thank you for your open honesty. Something I've been working on is finding more peace and enjoying/focusing on the small things!
Hi Angela! Enjoying the little things is an amazing skill to develop. 😍
Suki, you had me in tears as well. You are so sweet and adorable and such a positive and genuine presence on TH-cam. You also share your time and knowledge with us. Of course, we all want to meet you. I adore you 💖 my stitchy friend.
Thank you for your sweet words, Judith! 🥰 I just try to be me in a way I've never been before and I've been welcomed all over. I want to meet everyone and give hugs and love in person. 🫂🤍
Congratulations on your 1 year anniversary!
I’m trying to accept my limited mobility after a tibial plateau break. I’ve always taken long walks and those are now a thing of the past.
I haven’t given up. I do my exercises everyday, walk a little and am grateful to be able to walk at all.
Limitations are so hard to accept sometimes. 😭 I'm so sorry but also proud of you for keeping going. 🫂🤍
I struggle with mental health issues and stitching has been my outlet and a big help for me which is what i use to better myself. The only days I don't get a single stitch in is when I'm depressed that I don't want to do anything. I find out channel inspiring and your smile encouraging.
Stitching is such a huge outlet!! It truly is a lifeline at times. 🤍🫂🤍
Happy 1 year anniversary!
I'm fairly new to flosstube and I look forward to going back and seeing your earlier videos and get to know you and your journey some more.
I've had in the past spent so much time working and taking care of the family that I've had no time for me. I have been working on being able to carve out some time in the evenings to work on my crafts and relax. Being able to have a little bit of me time has really helped my mindset and I hope it helps as we get busier with work and I won't get down and sad.
Welcome! I'm happy for you to be able to take time to relax and decompress. 🤍
🦩🦩🦩🦩 Loved meeting you at the retreat! I'm bad about getting up and wandering the tables, I just get into the stitching groove lol. I love small retreats, they are my favorite, Stitch West had about 200 people and that is as big as I like to go haha. I loved seeing all of your projects. Your Treasure Hunt Bookshelf is so beautiful and drool-worthy! Beautiful projects. Happy stitching! PS, We are birthday twins! I was born on February 24th too!
What??? Happy 100 days before our birthday!! How fun! 🤍
I'd love to attend a bigger retreat but I do think that the smaller retreats are going to be my favorite.
Congratulations on 1 year on flosstube! Your work is beautiful! I am working on improving my finances through budgeting and working to pay off debt. I paid off my car this past year and have more saved than I ever have before!
Wahoo!!! Way to go on your financial goals! 🤍
Hey! I love all your projects, but your restart of the Long Dog sampler is just... incredible!! 🥰I may have to start looking for a similar fabric haha😀Congratulations on your flosstube's first year!🥳
Oh, thank you! I'm so pleased with how the Long Dog sampler will look now that I've got the right fabric for it. 😍🤍
I am improving in cleaning our house. So far I have investigated different kind of routines and tried what could be most suitable for us.
I hope you're finding something that works! 🤍
This is one of my wishes for next year, a great idea to plan try different methods incase it doesn't work thank you. Keep going.x
Omgosh, the Bookshelf! I got emotional for you, just for the amount of work, satisfaction and utter beauty - without even knowing all the personal things attached to it. Soooo, exciting. I can only imagine the sense of accomplishment! It’s stunning! Go you! ❤
Thank you, Linda! I am so proud of it and I can't help but get really emotional seeing all of it to date. Can you imagine when it's finished??? I don't know what the next two years will bring on a personal level but I'm excited and here for it. 🤍🤍🤍
@@thebrowneyedstitcher You absolutely should be. You did a beautiful job stitching it.
I feel like after completing such a monumental piece, in addition to all the positive emotions, I might actually also ‘miss it.’ Know what I mean? Just the daily interaction with it, after so many years. But, I’m a little weird so 🤷🏻♀️ 😅
I might miss it but I plan on always having a piece with a daily stitch focus so there is that!
@@thebrowneyedstitcher And you’ll still get to look at it whenever you want to, so, it’s all good, right?!? 😊
Love that shelf so much. Truly beautiful.
All the feels for this video! Thank you for the company while i stitched away tonight. I think the thing I've been trying to work on the most is finding a personal balance in my life between all my responsibilities and making sure that taking care of myself and my mental health is included in those responsibilities. 💙
It really is such a hard thing to feel that we are allowed to be important and take up space. I'm on the other end of the teeter totter where I don't do so well taking care of responsibilities like cleaning. 😅
@Suki, the Brown Eyed Stitcher oh....wait.....cleaning is on that list? Yeah, that's way low on the totem pole still 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Um, yeah... Let's not walk around my house on film. 🙈🙈🙈
@@thebrowneyedstitcher 🤣🤣🤣
I've loved following along with your journey this year, and have felt so seen. ❤ I watched this a couple of weeks ago, but needed time to feel ready to come back and read some comments and celebrate. This summer, after several years of stress and upset and general mismanagement (to the point of physical as well as mental illness) I left my first ever job. I'm now in a team with lovely people who i genuinely believe care about and value me. Not only that, but this week I made it into the swimming pool for the first time since 2019 (during which time I've gone up 2 sizes)! Fingers crossed for a slightly healthier 2023.xx
An upward trajectory may be slight but upwards is upwards. I'm so happy for you!! 🫂🤍
Congratulations on your first year! Thanks for sharing all of your WIPs. Love seeing what people are working on. I just came back to cross stitch about four months ago and am loving it. I watched your tent stitch video and it was very clear and easy to see the different styles! I also hand embroidery and am familiar with the backstitch but I did learn a few things about how it is done in cross stitch from your video. Keep up the great work!
I'm always so happy to hear that the tutorial videos are understandable and helpful. I always worry that I'm forgetting something or it's not clearly seen. 🤍🤍🤍
Congratulations on your 1st anniversary! 🎉
You are just a joy to watch, so natural and willing to share. I’m 64 and I’ve been trying to improve myself longer than you’ve been alive. The best thing I’ve ever done was to get a good therapist, and I highly recommend it. Mine charges me based on my income, which is why I can afford to go.
Please keep making your wonderful videos! ❤
Thank you, Donna!! How wonderful that you found a fantastic therapist! And one that cares about your income level too. 😍🫂🤍
I love your stitching and your honest acknowledgment of how hard it can be to navigate life with mental health issues. 💜
I love your long videos. Always a joy and congrats to your one yearn anniversary. I'm so impressed with your bookshelf. You do an amazing job. What I learned this year is to set sustainable limits to people. This is a huge success for me. I wish a lovely second year here on floss tube.
Setting boundaries was a huge thing for me too. I'm so happy to hear it's been a great thing for you!! It's hard but worth it. 🫂🤍
Congrats on one year! I have loved watching your WIPs grow and it was great to see you and your stitching on person. I am working on getting more active in my community. I retired and moved during the pandemic so I don’t have a lot of outreach in my town. I hope to change that.
Debbie, I feel awful! I had to film the first part of my video twice and I missed a whole bunch of stuff when talking about the retreat the second time including you and your fantastic finish. I was so sad when I realized that during editing!
@@thebrowneyedstitcher Don't feel bad! I posted the photo all over social media and got so much love that it felt a bit overwhelming (and I am not easily overwhelmed).
You deserve the love for it!
Congratulations on 1 year! Your projects are beautiful and I completely agree the restart on Pavane For These Times is stunning.
The thing I’ve been trying to get better about doing is standing up for myself when I feel I’m being disrespected. (Something I’ve allowed to happen for more years than I care to think about. Maybe someday I will be one of those old ladies that always speaks her mind and to hell with the consequences!)
I also look at the pieces I’ve stitched and recall the times/events that happened while I was working on them. The ones that saw me through tough times are the most precious now. They serve as reminders that I have conquered some very difficult situations.
I love all of your comment! I'm proud of you for learning how to advocate for yourself. 🤍
Hi Suki! I am also EST, so whatever time you choose on Friday/Saturday is good for me! I enjoyed your 24-hours of cross stitch and joined whenever I could! Something I am/have improved in my life is how I am reaching out to my oldest son. He has been struggling and we have talked more recently than ever before. I feel that my chats have helped him and that warms my heart. Have a great day Suki 💜
Relationship building! That's awesome. It was fun to chat with you today! Can't wait for you to receive your Lowery stand. 🤍
@@thebrowneyedstitcher thanks ❤💙💜
Hi Hun. Loved seeing all yr beautiful stitching. Gorgeous projects. I need to try tent stitch. I've always done full cross but seeing how lovely yrs is makes me want to try it. I've got through many difficult times over my lifetime....close friends and family got me through. The man in my life has been there when I needed him. He's wonderful. Life is steady at the moment but I know if I needed help there is always someone to help me through it. The hardest part is opening up to people. I think it's the same for most people, but I know that it's the only way of letting people know you need there help. Take care lovely lady. Xx
That's a beautiful viewpoint. I think most people want to help serve and uplift others but if we don't let them in, we're denying them the opportunity. 🤍
Hey Suki! So great to see you again! Awesome video with such amazing wips! Can't wait to see what next year brings. Happy Flossaversary! So exciting to reach your 1 year on Flosstube. I have been working on accepting me for who I am, that I am worth it, and overcoming my fear of putting myself out there. I have never felt like I belong or matter despite what my family tells me. By joining this community, I have realized it's ok to have friends and that people do care. I have never felt like anyone truly wanted me around. This year, this flosstube journey, has taught me so much. I am so grateful, thankful, and blessed to have you and all my other stitchy friends in my life. You all have been my saving grace. I truly believe God worked a miracle when he put me on this journey, to save me from myself. I have been in my dark place many times in my life and having friends like you, this year, has been so uplifting this year. My passion of cross stitch has been reignited, I have tons of love and support from you all, and I look forward to each new day now. So thank you, my friend, for all you do. Much love ❤
Girl, it's a big thing you're learning and isn't it so beautiful? You have value simply because you exist. Keep at it, friend. 🤍🫂🤍
I am sending you a virtual hug. God is with you always and He wants you to believe in yourself and know that you are loved. I can tell by your words above that you are a sensitive person. Keep stitching and look in the mirror every once in a while and give yourself a smile.
Congratulations on one year! I always love watching your videos, both because of your personality and your projects. You've managed to get so much done in 6 months! It's very amazing to see the differences.
I've been struggling a lot with my chronic fatigue and accepting the way that affects my live, especially since it forced me to quit university this year. It's not something I'm likely to ever overcome, but I'm working hard on trying to accept it and finding joyful things I am still able to do. Joining flosstube has been a big part of that process
(I accidentally left this comment on the wrong account, my flosstube is Books and Stitches)
Oh, I'm so sorry that chronic fatigue has impacted your life so much. Accepting such long term things can be so hard. I hope you feel like you have a community and are not alone. Love and hugs! 🫂🤍
@@thebrowneyedstitcher Thank you! Having found this community has definitely helped me, both making some videos myself and watching and getting to know everyone else through their videos. I especially appreciate the ways in which you've shared your own struggles. It has really helped me feel less alone. Everyone in this community is really such a lovely person 🥰
(P.S. same person as the one you responded to, but it seems I accidentally left my original comment with the wrong account)
I love the informality of Instagram but I love the video format of TH-cam for getting to know people. This community really is the best!
Great video! I stitched 400 sts in my sampler watching your parade of art. Thanks for sharing so much time to share yourself and your work.
I’ve had two surgeries in 6 months with not a great outcome and because of the delay in rehabbing, was terminated from my job of 36 years! After feeling sorry for myself I’ve decided I can just work on finding a new baseline on my own time and hopefully work again someday. It’s only me so it’s a scary thought, but God is watching over me. I’ll be alright.
You got a lot done on your sampler! Accepting where we are right now allows us to find that way to progress to where we hope to be. You're doing great. 🫂🤍
Thank you for a amazing chat and sharing your beautiful work with us. Regards to you and have a lovely week ahead.
You're welcome! Thank you for watching. 🥰🫂🤍
Suki, congrats on this anniversary! Your WIP parade was awesome. I know it’s trite, but I am working on getting the motivation to kick my junk food habit. Menopause is no joke and I’m having a really hard time with it. Best wishes to you and your daughter!
I don't think anything is trite when it comes to personal obstacles and struggles. You're fighting a hard battle because junk food is designed to be addictive. Keep going! 🤍
Congratulations on your 1 year Flosstubeversary 🎉. Your WIPS are getting some good progress 😊. I really enjoyed your live sessions during 24HOCS as well as your regular videos ❤. I have laughed and cried and stitched a lot during your videos. I have been working on allowing myself to take up space in this world without apologies and loving myself for who I am at this moment. Oh, and I am now 46 days smoke free 😊
Congratulations, Silja!! 46 days is wonderful! Keep taking up space and loving yourself right now. 😘🤍
I'm finally coming back and catching up with your channel after meeting you at Stitching in the Springs! I'm so excited you're coming to the March retreat also - maybe one of these days we'll get your daughter to come join us also. :) I'm so glad the two of you had fun at your concert after the retreat too.
We have 2 matching WIPs - Woodland Enchantress and Mayari. We should get a picture with ours together in March! Can't wait to see you again and I'm off to catch up on the rest of your videos too :)
- Kat
I cannot wait for the retreat!! I have a countdown timer for it!
How fun to share matching WIPs. I'll remember to bring both and I'm sure you'll have some spare minute for pictures. 😁
👍👍Happy 1st flosstube anniversary. You've been a pleasure to listen and watch this last year, so thankyou. These past few months have been a focus on quietening my inner dialogue of self doubt. Hubby is so understanding and supportive - makes a huge deal out of it if I leave the house alone. Its a process but one step at a time, right.
I'm so happy your husband is understanding and supportive. Life IS a process and you're doing the best you can. Your best will improve one step at a time. 🫂🤍
Thanks for keeping me company today. I feel similar to wanting to be able to stitch on all my pieces while having a limited number of focus pieces. My solution was to create a WIPGO board with only the pieces that aren't focus projects. Those designs will be pulled out and worked an hour for ten days when its block is called.
I love your version of WIPGO! I really should give that a serious consideration.
Dear Suki, I am so encouraged by your journey and openness over the last 6 months. I love being able to cheer you on from the other side of the world. This year, I have been learning to let my teens stretch their wings, and find their independence. In the process, it has allowed me to return to work, after 5 years. It was only through my becoming incredibly ill last year, that I had to make the decision to teach my kids to help out at home. Best decision I ever made. Now I work at my LNS and love being able to enable everyone who comes in.
I love all of that!! My daughter is currently learning how to meal plan and make grocery lists. Life skills are necessary to learn some time! I love that you work at your LNS. How fun is that! 🤍
So much progress 😍😍😍 Loved seeing all of the WIPS. I even got to work on my grand library while I watched today, got a whopping 160 tent stitches.😅 anytime after 7:30pm est 😅 I’d love to catch up live. 🥰
I have been trying to give myself more grace when it comes to my expectations. I know subconsciously this season I’m in is not conducive to my goals. So they’re having to change and I’m just trying to accept that and give myself grace. I won’t say I’m doing great BUT most days, I’m managing it and the disappointment of not meeting my previous goals is becoming less and less. So here’s to that. 🎉😊❤
I'll get an evening live stream scheduled!! I'm glad that giving yourself kindness and grace is getting easier. 🫂🤍
Suki! You absolutely amazing and such an inspiration.
I’ve decided to retire at the end of the year to spend more time on looking after myself and my health . A lot of this decision is based on watching you . Taking one day at a time and living life to the fullest . Especially cross stitch it is certainly a stress release for me 😊.
I’d love to meet you Suki, if you ever you come to Australia.
Oh, Vicky, you've brought tears to my eyes. It can be such a hard thing to allow yourself to be important, to matter. But what an amazing thing it is to experience!
I'd love to come to Australia. For real. I have biiiig travel goals!! We'll make this happen. 🥰🫂🤍
@@thebrowneyedstitcher when you come make sure you book time to stay with me . I live just out of Ballarat in Victoria. I’ll have a room ready for you 💖
I have all the feels right now. 🥰😍🤍
The retreat sounds awesome. I’m going to my first one in June 2023, also in Ohio, Stitch Con! So excited!
I'm so far down on the list to Stitch Con. It sounds like such a fun one to go to. I'm excited for you to experience a retreat!!!
@@thebrowneyedstitcher I am going to be praying you get to go! It’s so far off, you never know :) Not gonna lie, I might fan girl a little if you’re there the same weekend I am 🤣😙
😁😁😁 I've heard that you never know right up to the week before Stitch Con. Spots could always open up! 🤞
@@thebrowneyedstitcher 🤞🏻🙏🏻
Hi Suki, first and most important I love your videos every time I see your bookshelf I am in awe beautiful work, the thing I am trying to improve on is taking care of myself I think I never have done that there is always something more important at least in my mind 😅 but this past months I been making sure I actually spend time doing it. Keep doing all of these beautiful videos and thank you for sharing your work with us 💙
Keep on taking care of yourself! You'll find the balance you need in caring for yourself and caring for others. 🤍
It’s taken a few starts and stops but I made it through! 🎉 great parade and WIPs! I’m with you, it’s so hard to choose a rotation. I want to both finish and start all the things! 😅 So I’ve been trying to overcome my fear of starting a new job in a new country where it’s not my language and potentially nothing to do with what I went to years of school for. We still don’t know where we’ll settle and with a toddler that’s a little scary 😟 just trying to take it one day at a time! ❤
That's a lot of uncertainty to handle. One day at a time is a good approach! 🤍
Sending you good luck for your new job Megan, you can do it.
@@amymalcolm1114 thank you! I don’t have a new one yet, but looking! 😄
I get how you are feeling a lot. I have such a high heart rate from constant stress and anxiety and I am trying anything and everything to bring it down. Always looking for new ideas if anyone has any. WIP here
Oh, friend, that's hard! It's really frustrating sometimes to feel like you're trying everything but nothing is that magic answer. 🫂🤍
I wish i could help Michelle, other than send virtual hugs. I really need to start trying to meditate again (not done any for about 12 years, but it did help, do as i say, etc. 😉 ). You've probably tried every breathing exercise there is, but one
I liked was: just give yourself 5/10 mins a day and try to concentrate on your breaths for 10 breaths. Don't worry about how (i hate that 'box' one), recognise how many you got to before your mind wandered off, amd try again tomorrow
Congratulations on your one year flossaversary! It has been my pleasure to listen and watch you through this medium. I have been inspired by you to go through and help heal myself of my trauma. I know that it’s not with a professional person but I’ve lived with this for so long. First finish reading The Body Keeps The Score then decide if I will need more. It scares me but also I’m cautiously going forward so I can heal. I want to Thank You from the bottom of my being for putting yourself out there to help others, whom you don’t even know, it’s so selfless & compassionate human being. Much blessings to you and your family.
I have a hard time working with a professional. I hope the book helps you decide if you might need the aid they can give you. Truthfully, I have found that we have a lot of personal power and we can use it to help our own healing. It's a beautiful journey, Caryl! 🤍🫂🤍
Congrats on your 1 year Flosstube Anniversary! We chatted about a month ago - I told you I was binge watching lol your videos & I am finally caught up (except for the last live stream for 24HOC which is still in my queue). (I’m the one that told you that I am doing Randall Spangler’s Sanctuary of Knowledge & my 3 HAEDs I am doing from paper patterns). I suffered severe multiple traumas as a child, teenager & into my 30s. It took probably about 20 years to fully recover from that, so that is something that I have finally overcome (long story). But recently I am focused on just daily exercise. We were lucky enough to buy a property 18 months ago with an indoor pool so my daily goal is swimming for exercise & increasing the number of laps every 5 days or so. Sorry for the long message. I love your videos & especially your full coverage pieces.
Kim from Canada 🇨🇦
I'm so proud of you for keeping on your trauma recovery. That is so inspiring to me! 🤍
I loved seeing all of your progress! I thoroughly enjoyed when you did your live and chatting with you!! So much so that I’ve ordered a thing to be able to do a live setup myself sometime.
I’ve been working on trying to improve my coping skills with my anxiety. It’s not going so well, but I’m working on it 🤣💀
Yay!!!! You're going to do a live!! Dealing with anxiety is a beast. You're doing the best you can and as you keep practicing, you'll improve. 🤍
Omg my godd💞💞💞🎉💯🎉💯love tht bookshelf. Amazing I love it its so beautiful. Speechless 🙊 I love ittt. You are doing so great I will lever take tht out of my house. I will be so scare
I figure that even within my house, it's not totally safe. I've known too many people who have experienced house fires or other natural disasters. The Bookshelf is really stunning in person! 🤍
@@thebrowneyedstitcher facts. Can you imagine you put it in a gallery of art pieces 🤯wow really love it. The other project are very nice too. But tht bookshelf takes everything 🙄 lol🥰
Hehehe, a personal art gallery sounds like fun!
Love watching your wip parade.i am like you about its hard for me that other people want to be friends with me. When I was in school kids were making fun of me and so my self esteem was real low but with God's help I'm realizing I'm just as good as everyone else but it's still tough at times. Your book shelf project looks great. GOD BLESS YOU
We are worth the space we take up in this world! I'm happy for you. It is hard at times but it's a good path. 🤍
Thx for sharing all your wips. Your bookshelf is stunning. My recent goal is to take better care of my health, including better food choices and getting more exercise in my day. Sadly sometimes I have to put down my stitching & move.
In the long term, finding that balance will be good! 🤍
I so enjoyed seeing all your WIPS. In 2017 & 2018 I worked so hard on loosing weight. I won’t go into numbers but it was a substantial amount. Stressful things and isolation due to COVID I gained the full amount back. I have been working very hard on forgiving myself for gaining the weight back and accepting it. I have to do that before I can even think of facing that journey again.
What an amazing way to approach your journey. When you are ready, you'll take on what you want to do. 🤍
Before I go on watching I just wanted to give you a virtual hug and say that meeting you is on my bucket list💜
🫂🥰😍🤍 It may be a few years but we're going to make that happen, Jemima!
Hi Suki. I’m mad jealous about the retreat. You and Ailarra are my absolute favorite flosstubers. I would love to meet you two! I have a masters in Psychology. Over the years I have learned to be content with myself. I have GAD and SAD but usually manage them fairly well. I hope that counts as an answer to your question. 😊
I'm pretty set on traveling the world and meeting as many stitchers as possible. I hope we can meet up some day!
Your answer is perfect. 🫂 It's a vulnerable one to answer and I appreciate your willingness. Sometimes managing the difficulties are all we can do. 🤍
@@thebrowneyedstitcher I’m in Southern Maryland. No world travel required. Lol
Southern Maryland isn't even that far! All over America counts as part of all over the world. 😁
Finally finished watching😂 So much stitching got done with you! I’m so excited we get to encourage each other to finish our monster piece in 2 years!
Jessie Marie is awesome and clearly has good taste. Of course she watches your videos!
I’ve been overcoming and working on so much stuff this year! Biggest for me I think is my tendency to not dive into things because I know I can’t do them perfectly and than feel bad about myself for not doing these things. Now I’m doing stuff (still not perfect) and I’m getting such a high for the fact that I’m just diving in and doing stuff that’s so important to me and for my family. Better than drugs! I’m so glad your able to to open up and share your mental health struggles with us cause it’s so important to learn so many of us are dealing with things. That helps everyone.💜
I like to think of myself as a recovering perfectionist! Your words resonate within me. Redefining perfection has really helped me. You've got this, Jemima! And our huge pieces in 2 years will be 😍😍😍
@@thebrowneyedstitcher recovering perfectionist! Very accurate term😂
8 minutes in - Oh I want to find a retreat to go to! I'm in Montana, so probably the one that was just in Utah was the closest. Next year! Off to watch more. :)
Stitch West is high on my list of considerations for a retreat!!
Amazing work. I use needlework as a tool to help work through issues as well. It's amazing how reflective you can become. In the past few months, I've been coming to terms with some truly horrendous things that happened to some of my children before I divorced my husband. It took almost 20 years before they could talk to me about it, and it will take a good deal longer before I will be able to come to terms with someone I love treating my children in such a manner and me not being aware of it. But each stitch helps in the journey.
Wow, Katherine, that's so hard. I'm glad that stitching is a tool that you are able to use while you and your children heal. 🤍
Hi Suki! Your work is so impressive and you are so awsome, it´s always big fun to watch your videos! And I´m always happy if I see your happiness! I had to go through a very bad time, soebody attacked me 14 years ago. I hd bad injuries of my head, broken bones and I lost everything that was important for me. I worked as a vet and saved animals and obviously somebody tried to stop me. I had to live homeless, lost all my money, my car, my boy-friend, my practise, my animals, my home,my friends. I had to eat trash from the streets while people spit on me. I will never forget that. And it´s weird, I´m still on my way back to life, I´m still here, but this is not my life. And nevertheless I´m alive, I´m working again, I´m just waiting that time passes, I became a completly different person. Suki, your words are heard by many people, and it helps a lot to go on! Big hugs from Germany!
Regine, big big big hugs to you. I'm so sorry that you experienced something so awful and are still experiencing the effects. I hope that you continue to experience a positive trajectory in your life. 🤍🫂🤍
It is a pleasure to watch your videos❤ love them❤❤
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoy them. 🤍
I would get up at 3am to stitch with you live! It’d be worth the loss of sleep for me for sure!! Something I have been working on improving is my activity each day - because I work from home mostly and don’t HAVE to go out I don’t but then I’m just getting more out of shape and unhappy with myself, so I am setting some small goals to get myself moving.
I'm getting something on my calendar that works better for those of you in Australia and New Zealand! 😅 No need for waking up at 3a. 😁
I’m working on my mental health and my weight loss. You have amazing wipes.
You've got this, girl! 🫂🤍
@@thebrowneyedstitcher Thanks
Happy Flossiversary!!! I am a sucker for an awesome WIP parade; the longer, the better. Just have to say you are the sweetest person. Funny, charming, and talented! I am definitely considering tent stitch on my HAEDs now. I usually do 2:1 full cross on 25 CT easy grid. But the coverage and detail on you SsMC doing tent stitch is fantastic! I will have to go back and replay for your fabric count on the Aimee Stewart Shelves. I'm doing a full coverage Neuschwanstein Castle as well, so I look forward to watching hour progress on it.
Are you going to Stitch-Con?? I am in weekend B. Hope to see you there!
Oh, I almost forgot. I am working on Self Love over the last year or two. Working on being as kind and loving to myself as I am to others. I had a little epiphany when I turned 55 that the little voice in my head says things way too often that I would never dream of saying to someone else, and yet, I say them to and about myself. That is unacceptable, and I am working on changing that. It isn't easy sometimes, but I'm getting there! Just subscribed and going back to binge watch the rest of your videos while I stitch!
Oh, you are sweet! I have a video call about tent stitch if you want to hear more of my thoughts about it. My Bookshelf is on 28ct! 2x1 tent stitch on 28ct is my favorite.
I'm on the list for Stitch Con but I'm pretty far down the list. 😭 I would love to go.
I remember that moment for me when I realized my inner voice was not a nice one. I'm proud of you for working on changing yours to be kinder and more loving! 🤍
❤❤❤ My goal this year was to buy less patterns and work from what I have. I have done ok, I did buy a few and friends have gifted me a lot.
All skills require practice and you're putting in a year long practice! Way to go!
I am so happy you filmed all this eye candy for your 1 year flossaversary! I just loved your side by side of the fabric when you decided to stop trying to convince yourself that you like something. This is something I fall victim to all the time. I am so curious what your 3 different things you did to make the darker color. I myself love to dye my own fabric but the dark colors are a challenge. Even if you can just point me in the direction of where to learn I would very thankful.
It's an easy thing to fall victim too. 🫂 The 3 things I did was to keep the water warm by using a stovetop method, added salt, and let it sit in the dye longer. I'm fairly certain I didn't double the dye quantity but it's possible that I did that too. 😬
I really enjoy your WIP parade. We emigrate to another country. So my husband get better work/private balance and my son get better education.
Settling into a new culture always sounds like a challenge. 🤍
I have been trying to improve my time management. Between two jobs, family and hobbies and having a flosstube channel it is a tight balancing act. I got a ton of stitching done during this WIP parade lol
Time efficiency can be so helpful, isn't it! 🤍
Suki, what is the size of the black project bags that are in the bin in your Video cover photo.
It looks like 15x11. They're big!
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I do fractional when there’s backstitching, for the same reason, lol
Doesn't it looks SO MUCH BETTER?? Even if it is a pain sometimes (all the time)... 🤪
@@thebrowneyedstitcher 🤣 Yes! SO much better!
Hi, I'm Kate, cross stitch designer, can I email you?
Sure thing! slcubed@yahoo.com 🤍