Two Tall Stitchers Flosstube 35 - Let's Talk Needles
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ก.พ. 2023
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Retreat Information at quiltingmomsblog.blogspot.com...
Jen’s blog - quiltingmomsblog.blogspot.com
Quilt of the day: Hearts Galore, 2008 Bee blocks quilt
Shops we mentioned:
Persnickety Stitchers - Zionsville, IN - www.persnicketystitchers.com/ - order at 317-873-5010
Fancy Works - Bloomington, IN - www.fancy-works.com/
Simply Socks - www.simplysockyarn.com/
Pearls and Clovers Quilt Shop - pearlsandcloversquiltshop.com/
Flosstubers we mentioned:
@pennysdaughtershares8227
@elizabethanncanstitch
@helend.flosstube
@CornhuskerStateStitchers
@twoneedlespullingthread2605
@jbwdesignscrossstitch4750
@HandsOnDesign
Other links:
Moda Love Charm Quilt - modafabrics.com/webfiles/Moda...
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I love hand dyed/overdyed, I really love the look of variegation achieved with them!!! Thank you for your fun videos.
Another fun time. Thanks ladies.
Carol, I'm so sorry you've been sick & I'm truly hoping you've been able to to rest a bit so you can enjoy Market. I'm not a jealous kind of gal but you all meeting up with Terri & Jamie is really making me envious. 😀
I hope the trip is a good mix of work and play. Travel safe!
Mom I hope you get feeling better. Jennifer,you keep going on those FFO's. When you get them done- then you can enjoy them!
I really enjoy stitching with overdyed floss. Have a great time at the Needlework Market and the cross stitch retreat.
Feel better Carol. Over-dyed floss. Beautiful quilt! Great projects and finishes. Have a wonderful time at market.
Good to see you ladies, and today in NH it was another snow day! We've also had a rather snowless winter, but Mother Nature seemed to dump a few storms our way just at the end of February. I love it, but would also enjoy it throughout the winter. Sorry you aren't feeling great Carol, and hope you are better and ready to go in Nashville...how exciting! Have a great time, and do enjoy spending lots of money...that belongs to other people!! Great comment Jenn!! :). I love the Little House Needleworks Snow White stitched on navy, so pretty, as well as the Rondo, that is also gorgeous. Great stitching and finishes! Safe travels, and have fun in Nashville. I tend to use over dyed floss and DMC.
What a lovely valentines quilt. I hope you leave it out for a while. I like stitching with cotton…DMC is only marginally ahead of overdyes. Have fun next weekend.
I love the look of overdyed flosses but also love stitching w silks. Like stitching w butter!
I love working with overdyed flosses. Hope you feel better soon, Carol. Have a great time in Nashville!
Love the quilt Carol!!! So nice to meet Carol in class at Back Door Quilts. Sending some Hoosier Stitchy love to you both!❤
Going to market would be so much fun. Gorgeous quilt! Congrats to your daughter.
I really enjoy stitching with silks. I have used a couple of the Vicki Clayton silk conversions. But I am happy to use what is suggested by the designer. The quilt is beautiful. The fully finished projects look great. Have fun at market.
Love the heart quilt, and to think it was made by friends, makes it even a more beautiful quilt. I am a cotton only floss user (DMC), but I have used silk, and dyed floss and just don't like working with them. Have a good time in Nashville, but remember you need your rest to, so no late nights at "girl talking" LOL. Safe traveling.
Fun video today. My preferred thread is DMC. Have a great trip to Market.
Yay Jenna
My love of floss is DMC…you can manage to combine two shades to look like fancy floss without breaking the bank…thanks for another awesome podcast…hope the cold is better…wishing you two the best with your travels and happy stitching ❤❤
I love stitching with DMC. Great video, as always.
Once again, I love all of your projects. Carol, hope you are feeling better. I basically use cotton. I prefer the look of overdyes, but like the solid colors because then I can go all over with my x's and not have to worry about color changes. Enjoy Nashville.
Hope you feel better Carol. I love your heart quilt! Have a great time at market. Can’t wait to hear about your trip. I like stitching with over dyed floss. I love all your finishes too.
Currently, I enjoy most working with cotton floss, DMC or Sulky. Have a wonderful time at market. Will be looking forward to Carol‘s live’floss tube.
I love over dyes and plain old DMC!!!!
Lovely quilt and cross stitch pieces. Have a wonderful time at market. Can’t wait to hear all about it when you get back. Hope you get to feeling much better before you leave, Carol. I love the over dyed flosses because of the variegated look, but nothing wrong with good old DMC.😁
I love your heart quilt, Carol!! Your Thankful pillow turned out fantastic, Jen!! I need to try a flange trim soon!😊 Favorite floss - overdyed - hands down!!! And I remember thinking I would never use a lot of it when I got back to stitching. DMC is great and much less expensive. What a laugh!!!🤣😂🤣 Thank you for sharing!!!💚
Kudos to Jenna! I am very impressed but not surprised about her advocacy for a worthy cause. Looking forward to hearing more good college news. I am sorry your cold is lingering, Carol. It hasn’t dampened your humor 😉 Beautiful heart quilt. I am SO jealous that you are going to Market! Post lots of photos! I love almost all thread (except Valdani) but do love stitching with silk the most. Now I am on the hunt for Edmar needles…xx
Thanks so much Tricia! She is so passionate and we are hoping that will mean more good college news ;) - we will post lots of pics from Market!
Hi ladies. Thanks for the fun update. You're both getting so much done! 👏
I haven't tried silk yet, but use DMC and overdyed equally. Have fun at your retreat!
Hope you recover quickly, Carol.⚘️
Silk is my favorite thread . Hope you are feeling better.
Have a good time in Nashville, please be safe. I have only used cotton thread but I recently tried some over-dyed, I like the look but it seems more delicate to work with probably due to the extra dyeing process. I love seeing what you make, thanks for sharing, that single color piece of Carol's is beautiful! Great job with your finishes Jen, they look wonderful.
I enjoyed the video ladies ! I like the over dyed flosses.
Feel better soon Carol. Can't wait to see you both at Market! 🌞🌞 Terri
Great update! Hope you ladies get to shop till you drop and have a great time! I like a good over dyed and variegated floss.
You both have made beautiful progress on your wips. So fun to see. I really don’t have a favorite type of floss I prefer, I stitch with cotton over dye and DMC and like them both. Have fun at market. I look forward to hearing all about your adventures there. Blessings and take care.
What a beautiful quilt! I love the idea of having the Bee make you quilt blocks and then build a quilt from all those blocks :) Jen, you are doing a great job raising your daughter to be her own person and speak her mind with poise and respect - congratulations to her for going to testify in support of legislation; what an accomplishment at 17! Good to see your progress on your WIPs, and I love the pillow finish you did, Jen, with the flange detail. So cute! I prefer stitching with cotton flosses, as I typically stitch one leg of the X down the row and then come back across; when I do this with over-dyes, the variation doesn't show up as well as if you stitch each X separately. Plus, it's nice being able to stop in at Joann and grab what I need - I don't have a LNS close! I hope to see you at Market; I'll be helping in Lindy Stitches' room :) Safe travels and happy stitching!
Well shoot Caitlin - we missed you in Nashville!
Such nice people....😃
Love the quilt!
Love your Valentines quilt! I use regular DMC for everything and am very happy with the new colors in the 4000 range (color variations). Some look like speciality dyed thread with the slight variations. I wash all of my work before ironing and worry the specialty thread colors will run. Also, they are more than I want to spend and the DMC often goes on sale.
Hope you feel better soon Carolxx
Great show as always. Right now my favorite floss is DMC. Great for those of us on a senior citizen budget. Carol, I could not take my eyes off your necklace. It is gorgeous and I want one.😂.
I bought from Christopher and Banks. It was on sale. I also bought a few other pieces. You will see them in future videos.
Another great flosstube. I am returning to stitching after years away - so I have only stitched with cotton floss. At this point, I have no plans to use anything else, but that could change.
How exciting to go to Nashville!!! i hope you have lots of fun!!!
Hope everyone is well for the trip to TN. I’ve only used DMC cotton so far but I want to expand on my thread experiences.
Have fun at Market, it's like a little kid in a Candy store.... I have only stitched with cotton floss, mainly DMC.. I have been gifted a lot of old floss from retired stitchers, so I have some J&P Coats and some no name floss that I try to use on little projects. I've never stitched with overdressed or silks.
Gorgeous quilt! Glad you are feeling better. That nasty cold has been going around.....even here in Canada! I usually only stitch with DMC cotton floss. I am SLOWLY building my stash with some over dyed.......l wrote down 2 of the colours you showed us today!! Take care and have fun!!
My favorite floss is cotton. I like overdyed, but it is slower for me to stitch going one stitch at a time…so I think I prefer stitching with DMC but I like the variegated look of overdyed. 🙂. Have fun at market!!
I mostly use overdyed floss but love stitching with silk. You can use Stitchers Lotion or just wash your hands with sugar to stop the silk from catching on your hands.
Happy you are going to market. Take your comfy walking shoes and a wheeled bag or backpack to haul your purchases in.
My favorite threads are overdyed cottons, but only the three major lines no others. NPIs are great too, but not for everyday stitching. I love your graphs and data ralk.
Congrats to your daughter. Tell her to save this weekends video she will want it to watch over and over throughout her life. You are so proud of her, it was sweet.
Wishing you bot ha fun and safe trip to Nashville with Sue and the other buyer for your shop. I really like your Valentine quilt. I like stitching with variegated overdyed floss to get the color changes for animals, shadows, etc. in my stitching. I also like Au Ver Soire for stitching on higher count fabrics like 40-56 count as it is a smooth stitch and doesn't catch on my dry hands. I really loved your Snow Scene on the navy fabric and the white frame really made it pop.
We had a great time Dottie! I’ll tell you all about it!
I love stitching with silk. It's so soft. I know you did not ask for brands, but I love MissusSedas silks. 😊
Can't wait to hear about market! I use DMC and with the last Joann "to low to show" I completed my stash and now have every number. No more trying to kit up a project and not having the color needed, LOL,
Enjoyed your flosstube. The quilt is beautiful. The floss I like depends of fabric, but I used cotton floss the most.
I love trusty DMC, but use over dyed and silk. Carol, I hope you feel better and Jennifer doesn’t catch it! Safe travels and have fun!
Love the quilt. Carol, I hope you feel better soon. Have a great trip to Nashville Needlework Market! I stitch mostly with overdyed floss..
DMC for small sections of stitching and overdyed for larger areas. I also like Perle Cotton. Haven’t tried silk yet. Have a fantastic time at Nashville Market! 🪡🪡🪡
Hi! I love over dyed and use those the most. I love stitching with silks but only on special projects
Before I even watch the video, I’ll mention something. Before I forget. You suggested I look at my history to find name of a flosstube I couldn’t remember. I looked on iPad and didn’t see history but saw “library”. That wIrked. It’s really great to know about. Have used it a good bit! 🌲🌲⭐️⭐️⭐️
Oh good, glad you were able to find it!
Oh Carol, you poor thing! Coughs are so hard to shake sometimes. Then you talk a lot and it’s worse. Hope it’s better by Friday. How exciting for you gals to go to Nashville. Be safe and have fun. Jen, your finishes are so cute! Great job. My favorite floss to stitch we has probably got to be DMC because that’s what I use the most of. I’ve used overdyed too and just purchased a couple spools of silk to try on a small.
Have a grand time at Market!!
Your finishes and wips are so beautiful. I always enjoy seeing the variety of all your lovely projects. You both are a pleasure to watch. I hope you have a great time at Market and share all your fun stories on your next video. My preference is overdyed cotton flosses however I stitch with plain DMC cotton flosses the most because it is more afordable.
Thank you so much!
My favorite floss: cotton
Your quilt today is beautiful! I prefer to stitch with cotton thread.
Silk floss is my favorite, but I use it all except I don’t think I’ve ever used cosmo.
Great finishes Jen and great haul Carol. You have some wonderful things coming up. I hope you have lots of fun at Market and getting ready for your retreat. Safe travels. Almost forgot--cotton thread. Plain colors mostly although overdyes can be fun. But I'm not a fan of stitching one whole X at a time so overdyes are fussy.
I mainly stitch with regular cotton floss. I have kitted up a few projects with overdyed cotton and silk, but I haven't started them yet.
I hope you have a great time at Nashville Market.
Thanks for sharing ! Enjoy market ! I prefer the overdyed cotton floss to stitch with !
I mostly stitch with DMC. Some over dyes, and I've used silk a little. My dry hands catch it also. Can't wait for the retreat!! Driving from Minnesota. Praying for no more snow systems!! See you in 19 days!!
We hope that the weather works in our favor for retreat - looking forward to meeting you!
Love the ❤ quilt! Sending wishes for a quick recovery, Carol. I use DMC almost exclusively however I do have 2 projects kitted & ready to go that use NPI silk & overdyed floss respectively, so I guess i'll see how I like them soon-ish. (They've been kitted for a year & i haven't got to them yet) *sheepishly shrugs shoulders* 😂
I am so sorry you are ill, Carol!! I have that, too. I am starting my third week with this nonsense! I have asthma, though, which makes things settle in my lungs. My husband had it for about 1 1/2 weeks. Ugh!! Your floss question is difficult. I love the ease of DMC because I do the loop start when possible. I’ve never used silks yet. But I love the variegation of overdyed floss!! I will stitch the one-stitch-at-a-time way to take full advantage of the variegation, but am not a fan. LOL I guess I like both equally! Sorry!! Hope you had a great time at market! Loved seeing pictures of you! Happy stitching!!
My favorite floss to use is the cotton floss like DMC. I have a love/hate relationship with the overdyes, mainly because of color inconsistency. I've never tried silk. Jenn, good for you for getting some finishes done! I've only added to my FFO pile 😂 Carolyn, I hope you feel better. I've heard of si many people getting these nasty coughs that take weeks to clear up. I hope you both have a great time at Market! How exciting that you get to go! Safe travels!
I love overdyes, especially on certain items such as vines on a border but I mostly use DMC.
i like solid cotton threads like DMC. Have fun at market.
Carol, I hope you get well quickly. I started getting sick in mid January, felt better than got hit hard again. I still have a cough but it is better every day. I'm sick of being sick :)) You were talking about snow, here in Southern CA on the Mojave Desert where we get snow about every 5-10 years or so we got hit today. Sadly though it is all gone already. Our last substantial snow was in Dec. of 2008. That was about a foot & took several days to melt. I'm a DMC stitcher. Mainly because it's what I've had from when I stitched back in the 80's & it's cheap & easy to get. I do have some Weeks & Classic Color Works but so few of them that I haven't used them much. Have fun in Nashville.
We saw the news of the snow in CA - how fun even if it doesn't last for long.
I'm sure you're going to have a great time both at Market and on retreat. My friend Jeannette Douglas will be there with beautiful new designs -- among so many others. RE: Flosses for stitching: I have some silks and have used them, but they're expensive to buy and a bit tricky to use, so I generally prefer solid colour cottons (DMC) and over-dyed or hand-dyed "fancy floss". I've been collecting for years and have inherited DMC from two friends who've passed away, so I don't order much now -- at least, not before checking my stash! I've also found in with my quilting thread a part-spool of Sulky 12-weight in a variegated blues/greens, and am going to try it out on a monochromatic piece. It's said that 1 thread = about 1 1/2 strands of DMC, so we'll see how that works out.
Hi ladies. 10-S-N-E-1? Carol will get it!!! I love DMC but have really gotten into the variegated flosses recently. Hope you enjoy Market. I am so jealous.
I primarily use overdyed cotton floss, but I have been branching out to use silk more frequently. I keep Vaseline Intensive Care Hydra Healthy Hand Lotion nearby when I am stitching, and use it frequently. I love it, and can really feel the difference when using silk.
Thanks for the recommendation on the hand lotion - I will look for that
Another enjoyable flosstube! I’ve only used DMC so far..but would love to try silk someday!
My favorite thread is Over Dyed. Have fun in Nashville. Make videos of some of the rooms.
I like working with over dyes.
So excited for you getting to go to market. I was supposed to go with my girlfriend who is a new designer but she became a grandmother so she went to Australia instead. So maybe I’ll get to go next year we’ll see. Now for your question I’m cheap I like regular cotton.
First stones and now a cold... I hope you feel better soon! My preference for floss is overdyed.
Weather wise we're getting it all here in rogue river, Oregon. I do love it when it snows though. Carol I knew before words were said that something was up with you. I hope that you'll be feeling better soon and that you'll be able to get your sass back. As far as thread goes it depends on the pattern I'm working on. If it's a geometrical design pattern I usually go for the dmc bold and bright, otherwise I'll tend to lean towards the variegated when doing outdoor scenes with houses and plants. Good luck at the fair and if you see Kimberly Jolly from fat quarter shop would you please say hello from me? Thank you for your videos they are a always a treat to watch.
I love to stitch with over dyed. Would love to stitch with silk but love it when I can.
Another beautiful quilt behind you today! And some pretty FFOs and WIPs. Glad you're feeling better, Carol. Your needle question was interesting, and like Jennifer, I'd just use what I had around or kit needles. This week I've been stitching Petite Treasure Braid on a kit pattern, using the kit needles. I found the braid was fraying way more than I remember it doing. Maybe manufacturing of it has changed, but I switched to one of my Bohins to see if it made a difference. The PTB didn't fray as quickly so I was able to use more of the strand I'd cut. I think with some of the lesser needles, the inside of the eye isn't filed smoothly as that's what I'm thinking the difference is. Best wishes to the princess on hearing from the rest of the colleges. Hope you both have lots of fun at Nashville! Take care, and happy stitching.
That's really interesting about the needle difference - you're probably right that the higher cost brands put more effort to the eye.
Thank for mentioning me! If I can locate you on Instagram I will definitely share hound pictures 😂. We call them hounds but they are not hound dogs. We have mutts and a couple pure breeds.
When you know you’re not going to have enough hand dyed floss to complete your project, (your green) I would use the DMC equivalent for all your bottom stitches and use your hand dyed floss for the stitch on top. This works great and makes your hand dyed last a lot longer and hopefully to the end of your project.
That's a great idea!
Overdyes ! I have bought a few silks to try ..... but they're still waiting for me to find the perfect time to start!
I’ve only stitched with cotton.
I love cottons! I like to work with 2 strands and it's not too expensive.
I use mostly d m c but I do like overdies for certain areas.
I am fairly new at stitching have only used cottons. Really enjoy your flosstubes. You stitch the kinds of things I like although I have stitched two medium to small samplers. Enjoy the Nashville market!
Thank you Shirley!
Have a great trip to Nashville Needlework Market! That Heart quilt is gorgeous ❤
My favorite floss is over dyed. Love the heart quilt.
What a pretty February quilt❣ I like ball tip needles as well 😀
I hope you feel better soon💗
I love backstitching because it transforms your projects!
My absolute favorite color combo is blues, greens and purples based on my favorite flowers: the Tennessee iris!
I love DMC, but I purchased silks for Thistle Do Nicely chart and they are so soft. I hope my dry hands won't be an issue!
My favorite floss is silk, and I am in a monthly club of variegated silks from Victoria Clayton. I also use a lot of cotton (mainly DMC). Enjoy Market and safe travels! Hope you are feeling better, Carol.
Can't wait to hear about Market! I was trying to stitch from stash this year and have failed miserably. As a matter of fact I paused this video and went to ebay and bought 3 of those washboards for my HOD laundry charts that I have yet to stitch! :) My favorite floss to stitch with is overdyed cotton floss. I am not a fan of silk and I definitely don't like the price point.
A great flosstube! Get totally better in time for Nashville. I’d love meeting the flosstubers you mentioned that you’re meeting. I follow them! Eager to hear about your trip! Really sounds like a fun, fun, and exciting trip! ⭐️⭐️⭐️🌲🌲
Lovely stitching ladies! Always enjoy your floss tubes.
Thank you!
Safe travels. Have a great time in Nashville. I love all your finishes and all that you are working on. I like to use DMC most of the time, and have used a small amount of silk.
And Carol I hope you get well very soon!
Great video! Hope this note finds you feeling better. Interesting question - I’m usually stitching with cotton & like you prefer the over dyed. I do have several projects kitted for 100.3 & Soie d’alger. I’m not sure yet how that will go. I love silk but dry hands make it challenging. I also haven’t tried Sulky yet. So much to do - so little time!!!🤣🤣🤣❤
I stitch mostly with overdyed floss, but I do love the feel of stitching with silk, just not the price point. So excited for you that you will be going to Nashville! Have a great time! Hope you are feeling great by then, Carol.
Frank Bielic, the husband, from Mosey n Me passed away. An interesting fact: Frank was one of the designers on the show Trading Spaces on HGTV. I like cotton floss.
I thought I remembered hearing he passed away - sad loss, they were great designers and I didn't know he was on Trading Spaces too!
@@twotallstitchers yes he was on the show for many years. He was a great interior designer. He died of a heart attack in his early 70s. I met him and his wife a long time ago at a cross stitch vendor show when I went with my friend.
Enjoy your trip to Market! My favorite floss would be cotton. Just hate the way you have to stitch with overdyed floss.