FlossTube #5 / Chart Packs . Uneven Weaves . Stitching Tips
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- In this week's video, I show the next steps in re-framing The Hare & the Basket sampler, share info about the shops that are carrying two of my designs, clear up some questions about even weave and uneven weave fabrics, and show some stitching progress.
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Great advice on magnifying glass. I have one and always keep it covered. After seeing on the news a couch that caught fire because of a snow globe near by, I never forgot it. It’s a serious thing and we should take care not to leave those things anywhere it can catch sunlight. Thanks for mentioning it! ❤
I use a magnifier 100% of the time when I stitch. I never gave it a thought that it could be a fire threat. Thanks for bringing that to my attention. 😮
It happens far more often than people realize ... and only takes minutes!
I wish you lived in Australia we need people like you
I have been impressed with many of the designs that have come from "down under" :)
Another great informative FlossTube, many thanks. Yes I’m one of those Stitchers that burnt a hole in my new stitching chair due to a magnifier being in direct sunlight, uncovered. I’ve learnt my lesson and it’s always covered now but it was a sobering moment to see that hole.
Oh my! As much as that was an awful lesson to learn, it could have been so much worse! It's such a scary thing to consider!
Gee thanks I only said I bought Janet Irving a few years before my daughter was born! Wow I never looked at the copyright date., Glad it is still available! Whenever I was asked, I remembered you did it so referred them to do an internet search, now I have saved your Etsy link. The colors in this are still so perfect! I still love that olive/gold color either the berry color!
Thanks for the referrals and thanks for loving Jannet!
Your videos are amazing. I haven’t cross stitched in over 25 years and a lot has changed. Thank You for sharing your expertise with us. Big fan here.
Thank you so much!
A-class video and content is excellent. I've been stitching since the early 80's and was taught many of the things you discuss. You have refreshed my memories about many things. I'm excited to see younger people just getting into this wonderful hobby... you have much to offer them in helpful information and tips. I look forward to each and every video. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and works of art.
Wow, thank you!
Claudia Zelazny
Just discovered you Jean. I have been afraid to stitch on linen. Now I am going to give it a try! Your samplers are beautiful ! I hope to start soon. Thank you.
Please let me know if you have any questions!
You have such knowledge and I thank you for sharing.
So nice of you!
Thank you so very much for this podcast & for covering the magnifying glass problems. I have been searching today to find one that would be suitable & help me stitch with & I had never thought for a moment of the burning factor which I’m so very glad you covered. In your videos you cover so much relevant information relating to cross stitch & beyond, for which I love & are most grateful. Cheers 💕🥰❤️😊😍😘
Glad it was helpful!
I’ve been enjoying your videos so much! You are an excellent teacher and explain things so well! Thank you for sharing your expertise ❣️Happy stitching ❣️
Thank you so much!
I can’t wait to try Lady Catherine. I hope I’ll be able to get the pattern/chart pack.
I hope you enjoy the chart and the video lessons that go along with it!
@@JeanFarishNeedleworks I’m sure I will...as soon as I can find a place to purchase it and the floss. Any suggestions?
Hi Jean, greetings again from Down Under. Thank you for another great video. I look forward to purchasing Lady Catherine sometime in the near future. Thank you, also, for mentioning the care to be taken with magnifiers and fires. I lost my house in a fire 5 yrs ago (caused by possums in the roof) and, as a result, lost most of the contents and the house had to be demolished. Among my things were a number of patchwork quilt tops waiting to be quilted as well as countless cross stitch and embroidery projects - needless to say, a lot of work and expense. I cannot emphasise enough to be careful with the projects we spend countless hours on as once they are damaged or gone there is no turning back. Have a great weekend Jean, and everyone who is watching. 💕🇦🇺
I am so sorry to hear of your losses. As much as we tell ourselves that they are "just things," it's hard when we lose things that we created rather than bought. See you next week!
I love your channel. I get so much good information, tips, and encouragement. Binge worthy.
Awesome! Thank you!
Good to see you again. I look forward to seeing your videos and learning more from you. I have been a stitcher since the 1970's but learn new things all the time from designers like you. Thank you for taking the time to educate us. I bought my Brightech magnifier from Amazon which is not specifically made for stitchers but it has its own cover made from the same material as the light. No fires here. I live in Tulsa, home of The Silver Needle. Lucky me. She's been in business since the early 80's. Have a great week.
Thanks for your kind words. The Silver Needle is another great shop and I hope that they will carry my designs. So glad to hear you are practicing safe magnifier use :)
I just love that I found your Flosstube Series. I am learning so much. Thank you. Your designs will be in my future, especially America, Land that We Love.
Thank you so much!
Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge. I look forward to all your videos. You are teaching " this old dog", some new tricks.
This old dog appreciates your viewership!
What a treasure Jannet Irving is! And the Alaska Sampler I saw in your shop is gorgeous! Love the Botanicals also. Thank you for further delving into ground cloth this week. Totally cleared up my confusion on cloth. I feel the same when I finish a quilt or crochet project that I have been working on for a long time. I want to get to the end, but I miss them when I am finished. Thank you for another enjoyable and informative video. Have a wonderful week.
Thank you so much!
I love your videos. You are so knowledgeable. I learn something every time I watch your videos. Thank you for letting us know about the magnifiers. So helpful and so important.
You are so welcome!
Once again, a wealth of information in a concise manner. Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great information as always! As for magnifiers, I have two floor stands with magnifiers. I have heard of fire stories so I made quilted cases to cover each of my magnifiers, they easily slip on/off and I put them on whenever I will not be immediately returning to my chair to stitch. Not worth taking a chance! Very easy to make using just quilt fabric scraps. Purchased pot holders or placements sewn together would be an option for the non-quilter.
That's a great idea!
Thank you for answering my question about odd counts on linen. I absolutely love the Janet Irving reproduction! So very grateful that you take the time to share your knowledge!
I cover my magnifier with a slipper sock and it works great.
Great tip!
I’m enjoying your videos and plan to go back and rewatch several of them as they are packed with helpful information. Also my magnifier came with a cover on it and I’m thankful it did as I’ve also heard stories of house fires caused by them.
Awesome, thank you!
Jean, what a treasure to be the guardian of a family sampler! There are some Brinton samplers I keep hoping to find reproduction of, but so far none. More great information this week, keep it coming! ❤️
Thanks for watching!
I am so happy I discovered you. Your knowledge is so helpful. I learn something in every video. Thank you for doing these TH-cams.
Welcome!
Such good information. Can really agree about the end of a long piece of stitching and have just finished a good book which I was sorry to see end of. My lamp with magnet has a lovely heavy cotton bag over it and this was a very helpful tip you gave for all sewers. Thank you yet again.
Like having the next great book to read before we finish the current great book, I think I'll be able to pick up the next great project to stitch ... probably Jane Hattersley!
Thank you so much for these videos, they’re a gold mine of information. I’m looking forward to future videos, I feel like I’m full of questions and each time you answer a few of them.
Thanks for watching!
My chair caught on fire yesterday, thank God I was sitting there and saw the smoke and was able to put it out !
Oh no! It happens far more often than people realize.
Thank you Jean, Always look forward to your floss tubes. I’m enjoying learning more about samplers and linens. Glad you talked about leaving an room for the frame, I’m about to frame a piece and that helped. Happy stitching.
You are so welcome!
Good morning Jean and thank you for another very nice video. Your advice for magnifiers is excellent. I keep mine covered with a pillowcase folded in half for thickness when not being used. I love the chart packs that you have done...very nice and thorough in their composition. As always, I look forward to your next video.
You're wise to keep that magnifier covered and as you found, it doesn't have to be anything fancy. Thanks for watching!
Look forward to your videos every week, they are always so informative. Thank you for doing these videos and sharing your knowledge and experience.
Glad you like them!
Great information, love it every time I see you've created a new one!
Thanks so much!
Hi Jean! Thank you for all the great framing tips and warning to keep our needlework looking great for future generations. Please tell me why you use Cosmo threads to stitch your models? I know it is a Japanese thread, but it is not readily available in my area. DMC has always been my mainstay, but I am willing to try new to me things.😊 oh! Also, a glass of bottle of water/soda/juice can also act just like a magnifier in direct light!! My daughter caught the upholstery in her car on fire with a clear juice bottle!! Puff!! Up in flames!!! Guard that precious linen!!
Cosmo is just the best quality cotton floss on the market. I love the color range and the consistency in dye lots. It's pricier than DMC ($1.10 to $1.15 a skein) but it's just so much better.
I know it must be frustrating that I talk about it when the vast majority of shops don't carry it. A Stitching Shop in Denver carries it and Sassy Jacks in Weaverville is beginning to get it in. Also, if you have a good quilt shop nearby, ask for it there. Quilt designers use it more than cross stitch designers! :)
Thank you for these videos. Each one has a ton of great information. Just binge watched all of them.
I had teachers that had us bring colored pencils to class and we colored the black and white charts. Today, I pulled out a half finished Eva Rosenstand....my 73 (almost 74) year old dyslexic eyes are twisted and jumping around trying to focus on the center of a flower. I enlarged the area and will color it in. Thank you for reminding me about coloring charts.
Thank you so much for your video. It's this sharing of precious knowledge (especially from someone that is a trained teacher!) that builds up this community from strength to strength. THANK YOU! I really wanted to say also, that you give me hope for my very uneven weave linen (42ct /36ct). I don't need to send it to the charity store after all! I just need to find the right sampler to stitch on it. Hooray!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you, Jean. Your videos are very informative.
Glad you like them!
Thanks again for another great video! And for sharing your stitching knowledge and experience. I too have felt a little unsettled when I finish a project that I really enjoyed stitching. And sometimes it takes a while for me to find a new project that holds my interest. I really love your Lady Catherine design :)
My efforts at designing are usually ahead of my stitching so I rarely lack having something new to capture my interest :)
Great talk! Thank you for the warning about magnifiers. I had already removed the magnifier from the Daylight on my quilting table. Recently, I got out my old intensity light/magnifier table clamp fort cross stitch and had forgotten to recover the magnifier. I love your new chart packs. A wonderful improvement for everyone. Your fabric discussion for charting antique samplers was excellent !
I'm so glad that you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching!
Thank you for sharing interesting details about evenweaves/linen/other fabric. I find your tips very helpful and look forward to future videos.
Thanks for watching!
Your stitching is just stunning .
Wow, thank you!
Good Morning 🌞
Thanks again for sharing
Good morning! Thanks for watching!
🤗 Always an interesting visit. Thank you!
Thank you too!
Thank you for the info. It is appreciated. The reproductions are stunning.
Glad you like them!
Another great video full of so much great information. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you Jean!! Always a pleasure.
Thanks for watching!
Amazing white work I may try it soon
So appreciate your videos and knowledge. Thank you.
My pleasure!
I’m new to cross stitch and I’m interested 😊👍🏻👀
Welcome!!
Thank you for sharing your experience and knowledge with us! 💕
Thanks for watching!
A. LOT of great information! Thank you so much 😊
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for another wonderful session. You offer so much useful information. I do, indeed, know exactly what you mean about ending a project with a little sadness while at the same time, feeling joy. I have restarted my "America" after thirty years and since I don't do Facebook, I sent you photos by email to show my progress. I hope you received them. If you have not let me know and I will resend them. Looking forward to your next session.
Yes, I received it and thought I replied. I guess I had better check! :)
Thank you for sharing your wisdom!
Thanks for watching.
I actually burned my leg. Something was stinging my leg. It was an awakening experience. Great information .
Sorry to hear that ... was it from a magnifier?
Yes, my magnifier on a sunny day! 🥵
Great information...thanks for sharing..
My pleasure. Thanks for watching.
Thank you so much for telling the details of the Janet sampler. Is there a book that tells the details of vintage samplers? Thank you too for your informative videos I enjoy them.
There are quite a few. I'll see if I can find a list. Here is a good introduction, found on the Victoria & Albert Museum website:
www.vam.ac.uk/articles/embroidery-a-history-of-needlework-samplers
Thanks so much Jean!
Thank you, Jean! 💝
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge 💖
You are so welcome
Glad I found you. I have admired your designs for years. I still have the original Irving. I may have to get the pdf also. And I got America when it was free lol. I feel old too
Wow! Is your copy the one that has the handwritten story about Jannet? If so, that's from the original print run in 1981!
Thank you for the magnifier reminder. I am guilty as charged. Left a large one sitting near a window. When we got home we though we had an electrical fire somewhere and looked all over. Then I saw the chair! It had smoldered and melted the fabric thank goodness for fire retardant. I made a drawstring bag to fit. I slip it on and cinch it up.
Oh, I am so glad that the damage was limited. You learned your lesson and took preventive steps ... good for you!
Again, thank you for all your videos. My stitching has greatly improved from my doing your tips.
I'm happy to help!
Enjoyed your podcast and would like to stitch one of your patterns .
Wonderful!
I am enjoying your videos and all the good info. I especially liked your sheep and what to stitch first. There are so many choices like that including the question asked about how to approach changing colors in a pattern of leaves. I’ve always done a lot of white last to keep it cleaner, but someone said it’s better to do the white first when nest to darker colors so you don’t bring the dark fuzzies up when stitching it later Does it matter? All the strategies come with experience, but it would be nicer just to learn them earlier. Thanks so much for your time in your videos.
I think the question of stitching light or dark colors first doesn't matter a great deal when stitching with floss. In the world of needlepoint or any embroidery using wool or the more fuzzy threads, it does matter but not so much with cross stitch. Hope this helps!
Thanks
Speaking of readers… I am fascinated by yours as they connect at the nose bridge. What are they called, and can you recommend where they can be purchased? I just order a magnifying lamp… thank you for the safety reminder.
They are Clic magnetic glasses and they are currently having a sale! www.clicmagneticglasses.com
Thanks so much !
You're welcome!
Great video. I have had the pleasure of going to Sassy Jacks and taken a punch needle class there. Great shop that I love to spend time in and Kim is so helpful and knowledgeable. I have a question - Can needles be reused or should a new needle be used for each new project?
When I saw Kim's upstairs classroom, I knew I wanted to teach there, too! It's on my wish list!!
Great video, I have had the pleasure to visit Sassy Jacks. Kim is so welcoming and her shop is wonderful. I have a needle question- Can needles be reused or should a new needle be used each time a project is started?
Oh my ... this is another place where my opinion is very different from most experts. I use a needle until it breaks or is lost. I kind of figure that it our sisters of long ago cherished their needles and kept them safe, that we can do the same.
Thank you for all the information / tutorials! I do have a question. I'm recently back to stitching after a long absence. I'm loving all the great reproduction charts. How do you handle the situation where one part of the design is a tree with several different leaf colors...do you start and stop your thread for each individual leaf?....or do you "travel" your thread to the next leaf of the same color. My concern is the "traveled" threads showing through the fabric when framed. It would make stitching so much faster if there was a trick so you did not have to start and stop for each leaf color.
Again thank you for a great channel. I'm so glad to have found it!!!
The topic of traveling threads is a good one and I need to get it in the "line up" soon. There are effective ways to do it. The quick answer is to travel on the diagonal as much as possible.
Great advise Jean! I use a Crown Royal bag to cover my magnifier - perfect fit! I absolutely love your Jannet Irving! All the things I look for in a sampler! Will you re-release? Although I have been a stitcher since the 80's (with a sizable break lol) I always feel I learn so much from watching you. Thanks for sharing! Blessings from Nebraska!
Thanks, Gail! You can get the Jannet chart pack from one of the shops I mentioned today. Or, you can get the pdf download at my Etsy shop: www.etsy.com/shop/JeanFarish
Thanks for watching!
@@JeanFarishNeedleworks Thank you Jean. I had checked your Etsy shop and must have overlooked it. Order placed and maybe it will get a start in Sampler September. Thanks again! Blessings from Nebraska!
Get the magnifier light that has the lid that closes, if not make a fabric sleeve to put over it.
Yes! It's as easy as that!
Love your flosstube it is helping me so much, Thank you. What is the floss that you use on The land we love?
I started the ALTWL re-stitch before I discovered Cosmo floss, so it is stitched in DMC. I plan to add a Cosmo conversion ... some day :)
I love your family sampler. Can you point me where I can buy it please. I can’t find it in your Etsy or your site.
I’m going to work my way reading your blog now 👏
Tess, I fixed the glitch and you should be able to find it now. Thanks for alerting me to the problem!
www.etsy.com/shop/JeanFarish
Do you have a lesson on actual starting a real one and marking off the stitches.
I have a short magnifier that I always slip into a fabric case sort of like a case for glasses. I recently bought a larger lighted magnifier that goes around my neck. I would love for it to have a cover with elastic opening just for the glass part. I don't sew as such and am still looking for something that will do.
Until you find something that fits well, you can use anything that covers it ... from a stocking cap to a pillowcase.
I recently purchased one with a light that hangs around my neck. I almost threw out the cover that came with it. Glad I didn't! Now I'll make sure that I use it.
I think I missed your explanation to Michelle about the meaning of the 54/60 count? does that mean 54 threads in one direction and 60 in the other direction? Help
Yes, that is what it means.
Hello I have another question for you, is it okay to use a pencil eraser and go over the pencil line or would that be too rough? I made the same mistake and used a pencil to grid a piece of fabric and then stitched over it thinking it would wash out. Of course it didn’t but it was just a piece that only I will see so I didn’t need to restart it.
I think that the eraser will just smudge the pencil line and may make it worse. I talk about gridding in today's video (#10) which may help you navigate this topic.
Looking forward to it thanks.
Jean, I have a question. I bought 2 samplers many years ago in La Jolla, CA. They were stitched by the same girl, one at age 10 (stitched in 1821) and the other at age 13 (stitched in 1824). I am not skilled enough to chart them. Are their folks that do this type of thing?
Can you send me an email so we can talk about this? jeanfarish@gmail.com
Hi Jean, I just wanted you to know that I did sendvyou an email and included photos of the stitched pieces. I wanted to make sure you received my email.
Another great video with wonderful information! I, too, think visiting the Hobby House would be fun, as the pictures they have posted on social media are gorgeous. Land that We Love is beautiful. The stitching tips are so helpful. Do you know of other Scottish Samplers? Also, could you speak to how to personalize a sampler? I have seen where stitchers will change the color of a letter in the alphabet to represent a family member. Are there other personalizations? I have never stitched a sampler, so I'm gathering as much info as I can before I make a final decision on which one I will choose to stitch. Finally, thank you for the tip on magnifiers. I will be removing mine from my lamp, as at this point, I don't use it.
There are many Scottish samplers in existence and I am sure that some have been charted for modern day stitchers. I didn't mention it today but Jannet included initials of her family in her work. You can replace hers with initials of your family members.
What is the name again of your two patterns for purchase
Lady Catherine's Garden and the Jannet Irving Sampler. Thanks for watching!