Encourage is an action that is a two way street. Sometimes I need for someone to encourage me and sometimes others need me to encourage them. That is what community is all about. And I love the cross stitch community. Thank you. You encourage me weekly.
Thank you Jean. Your title this week was spot on! I feel encouraged and inspired watching your videos. I love it when you say "You CAN do it". I'll bet you were an awesome classroom teacher. Our young people today could benefit from encouragement like that!
I look forward to your videos because you always encourage us in enjoying our craft and in the process improve our techniques. Thanks for your weekly videos.
Jan - you REALLY are such a sweet soul. Such a rich source of guidance, support, encouragement, wisdom. Thank you SO much for the gift of you and the Wonderful visits you gift us with. All the best, marcia
Thank you so much for your wonderfully informative videos. I have been stitching for many years, but I always learn something from you. And it’s great that you want to encourage Stitchers about their stitching.
You give encouragement and inspiration with every episode. Yes, find what you like and stitch what you like. Let’s not compare ourselves to anyone else. Be supportive. Be kind. Thank you, Jean.
Like most of us, we all started this love of stitching journey because someone else shows us one of their projects. I didn't have anyone to show me how it all worked, and my stitches went every which way. But I kept plugging along and now I think I do pretty darn good. So to all those who ENCOURAGE us to keep on trying, to keep stitching, to keep doing what we love, God bless you all. Thank you from me to all of you. I love watching your videos, I've learned a lot. I send you virtual hugs because I love that you have started this journey to help all of us!!
Oh my God. Just finished your video. Should have combined all these comments. Thank you so much for expressing what I know we ALL have felt at some point. Wow! Where have you been our entire stitching lives?!
It is always important to encourage those in our circles, whether they be family, friends, acquaintances, or even strangers. Thanks for the tip on tools other than the Kreinik to make cording.
The online community of cross stitchers and floss tubers have encouraged and motivated me to resume cross stitching after 25 years! I hope to encourage others to pick up their needles to participate in this lovely craft!
Jean I could listen to you talk all day. I love the down to earth mindset and the love you have for stitching as well as the way you encourage others. I love every time you say that’s ok, so glad I found your you tube.
I love Inspirations magazine.. It is so beautiful. As with Roxy, it encourage s me to learn and try new techniques. I have learned so much and have so much more to learn. Thanks Jean!
You do encourage so many including me. Stitching draws people together and I lost one of my encouragers this year. I taught my aunt to stitch and we enjoyed it together for years. She was over 90 and I will be stitching a piece to remember her. Thank you.
I am a self-taught stitcher of over 30 years, but I have still learned a lot from you! Thank you! I only stitch on linen after stitching on aida into the 90's. I encourage folks who are curious about stitching on linen to dive in! I just love the end-result.
Thank you, Jean, for your heartfelt words in inspiring and teaching us to keep on keeping on with our craft. At 52 years old I am just getting back into stitching and have fallen in love with samplers. When finding out about flosstube it has opened up a world of fun, friendship and camaraderie across the airwaves while I sit right here in my stitching spot. I look forward to gathering more knowledge and inspiration from your wonderful channel. I hope to be able to encourage someone along this journey of mine.
I would encourage anyone to watch your videos. I have found so much inspiration watching you. You have given permission for whom ever it is and whatever their journey may be that it's ok to do what appeals to you. Thank you for all you do to encourage everyone
I always so appreciate the fact that you take time in each video to encourage other stitchers. I am so thankful for you, Jean, and for your contributions to the stitching community and Flosstube.
The best thing about the cross stitch community is the support and encouragement you get from others... often complete strangers. Thank you for your videos to remind people to enjoy the process. Encouraged
I so look forward to each visit with you on the Floss Tube Channel and you really touched me today. Here is what I am stitching currently with this sentiment "Blessed is the life that finds joy in the journey" So with that thought you really did encourage me today, I made in good selection to stitch and I am enjoying the journey. Thank You.
I do want to thank you for posting videos and sharing your wisdom of needle and thread. I have learned so much even though I’ve cross stitched for many years. I am super excited to start Roxy and challenge myself to try new stitching 🙋♀️
We all had to start somewhere. We were all newbies once!! I never thought I'd have so many wips going all at once. I love it!! There is always something to stitch so I'm never bored. If I want to start something new, I just go with it. You have to stitch whatever your soul happy. I still have your DVD 's from the Spirit shows. They were so helpful !! Those shows were always such fun.
Boy did I need to hear what you said today!! Thank you soo much for the wisdom and encouragement you left me with. I LOVE watching your floss tubes and learn something from each of them. ❤️❤️
I always enjoy watching your videos. You do encourage me to enjoy and embrace my cross stitch projects despite some setbacks or errors that have me frogging occasionally! You tips are fantastic and I look forward to many more flossstube videos from you. Take care and stay safe, Joanne
Thank you. You encourage stitchers like me to get organized and start stitching. Thru this pandemic, I've bought fabric and patterns so when I woke up at 12:30am this morning, organized my patterns by subject and fabric by color. Ready to start stitching now.
Very encouraging video, thank you. I am a new cross stitcher, teaching myself during the lockdown of the pandemic. I'm proud of myself because I have not gotten into the stage of going for speed on projects. I simply enjoy the whole process from picking a pattern, choosing floss colors, stitching, and fully finishing. When it gets done, it gets done. I do look forward to when I can retire and have even more time to spend in my she shed and stitch. But it will always be for the whole process, not just for the finished product.
Thank you so much for another wonderful video! You always encourage me to do better with your knowledge & expertise! It's always nice to know that others struggle with even small projects. I know I'm my own worst critic. My stitching friends tell me so all the time! Thank you again!
Every stitcher should listen to your videos. You certainly encourage and inspire me. In my opinion you promote a positive and personal attitude to stitching. I start to watch quite a few other floss tubers but find myself bored with the number of projects they move between and some of the not so well off viewers must be depressed with all the buying of “haul” that they can only dream of. Stick with it Jean you’re amazing. 💕
Thanks for the tip about the inspirations newsletter. We can all use inspiration and encouragement each day. I too am an alone stitcher. That is why I am joining sals this year. Going to Hobby House Needleworks this week to pick up fabric and floss for Roxie. It’s an hour+ ride for me but I don’t care. I plan to enjoy being in a real needlework store in many years. Have a happy stitching week.
Thanks so much for the awesome video...you encourage us in so many topics...I always do a “like” whenever I visit the Facebook groups...I have stitched on printed cross stitch fabric and founded the same problems... I still have one about 50 years old that I put away because of the great number of specialty stitches...the variety of “fancy floss” now will help me with the scattering of colors , such variety of floss selections in DMC now(meaning I can wash the project)...wishing you JOY and happy stitching/designing❤️
So many words of wisdom and encouragement in today's episode...as always! Thank you. One thing that jumped out at me was when you said many of us stitch alone. I do; I don't know anyone nearby who also stitches. That's why the online stitching community is so important. I love to put your flosstube on and listen while I stitch. It's like sitting and stitching with a friend.
Encourage. You certainly do encourage me. I've learned so much from your videos and never miss one. My goal is to be as good of a stitcher as you. I've really improved but need to work on tension and alignment. Keep the videos coming!
I really enjoyed listening to this episode with your advice about trying to encourage others and also gaining help from the far-flung stitching community. I have been a stitcher for more than 50 years but have had some time over the past few years when I have been involved with other creative projects. I have been astonished to come back into the world of stitching and to find how much it has changed with the advent of FlossTube, hand dyed linens, overdyyed threads..... I am loving discovering so many people who share my passion for a needle and thread (there are none in my life otherwise!). I absolutely agree that we should be proud of whatever we stitch - whether on 56ct linen or 14ct aida,whether with DMC threads or hand dyed silk. It is all part of being creative and is therefore something to be proud of. Choice of thread count may be down to older eyesight, choice of thread may be down to economic constraints - the important thing is that we are all sharing the joy and feeling of achievement that stitching gives us. I am eternally grateful for the pleasure to be had from a needle and floss! (And for the first time time in my long stitching life I have signed up to take part in a mystery SAL - there is always something new to learn and I am looking forward to 1st March and a new adventure!)
Thank you so much for your videos. While I don't have anyone around me who likes to do the fiber things that I do, I feel encouraged every day because I can go online and find friends who do!! I have been fortunate to have many things to occupy my time, cross stitch, quilting, weaving, etc. I also have had the opportunity to encourage my children and about anyone who would sit still for a minute to take up some kind of needlework. Some embrace it and others are just exposed to it and will maybe try it again later in their life.
Thank you for your the way you encourage everyone to do what makes them happy. You encourage everyone to use the type of fabric they like, the type of floss they like and the projects they pick. There is no right or wrong as long as enjoyed the project. Thank you for all you do for the stitching community.
I am late enjoying this floss tube. Jean, I appreciate you and the manner in which you explain, share, and teach. I’m sorry I missed the two current stitch alongs but will endeavor to join your next one.
You certainly do encourage me, Jean. Thank you for the info about the Inspirations Newsletter. Their magazine is fabulous; I had no idea a newsletter existed. I immediately signed up! I'm excited about receiving the Roxie kit. What a joy that will be to stitch -- following your wonderful tutorials and learning some new stitches, too. You're the best!
We need to encourage each other and remember that we aren't in competition with each other. A kind word goes a long way and the like button takes no time at all.
Your story about printed cross stitch is one i had. I started the statue of liberty and it was never finished for the same reasons you discussed. I then moved to canvas work, but boy when I found Aida and then linen i was so down the rabbit hole. I did not have to finish the background. This was also during my college years as i needed something to enjoy when not studying. I love you floss tube and your way of talking about things, your encouragement has me doing Roxie so i can try new floss as well as the pattern. Thanks and please keep it up.
I loved your video! One of the things that I like best about many of the cross stitch Facebook groups is the sense of community they build. I’m really looking forward to being a part of your Roxie SAL group! These groups really do offer a platform to use to encourage fellow stitchers. Thank you for pointing out just how important that is! I’ll be hitting that “like” button even more frequently.
Jean, I am enjoying your flosstube videos so much. Thank you for all the effort you put into each one that encourage me to improve my cross-stitch skills. I have just returned to cross-stitch and have found that I am not alone in this craft like I felt I was in the late ‘80’s. That is the benefit of technology. I Am so glad you have pushed yourself to use technology to share your knowledge and experience with us. Christine from Ontario, Canada
Thank you, Jean, for sharing your knowledge and experiences. I encourage everyone to watch your TH-cam videos to learn and enjoy the process. Thank you so very much❣️
I have given up on projects and felt better soon after. I also give away the freebies from the cross stitch magazines I donate to the local listen center so others can enjoy them. Thank you for the tips and common sense approach.
Jean, I love your videos and have learned so much from them. You are an awesome teacher! I encourage my stitcher friends to watch your videos and I thank you for encouraging me on my stitching journey. ♥️🌸
Jean, it’s always a pleasure to see your videos come up. Love the matter-of-fact way you encourage all of us - whatever our level of experience or ability/desire to spend more or less on our craft. I had never been interested in reproduction samplers in the past. In December I started two(!!) and just this week I checked out your shop - I think I may be in the market for another when I finish these current SALs. Thanks for your encouragement!
Not all of us are at the same point in stitching experience and life in general. I’m always reminding my self that to try something new, it won’t necessarily be”perfect” the first time. We learn the more we do. In some things I do I’m an expert, some I am a novice. Don’t be too hard on your self and remember we all started at the beginning. Encourage others.
You share so much wisdom in each of your flosstubes. You encourage each of us to the finish line. I find when I get bored with a pattern, that I don't have enough "smalls" in my line up. I so enjoy variety in my projects, (different stitch counts, flosses and project sizes). I want to encourage you to continue your valuable contributions to our community with your very practical and sage advice. Thanks for being who you are!
OMG, I have so much to say. First, the best thing that has come out of COVID for me is finding SALs and this online community of stitchers. I live in a somewhat small town and do not have any stitcher friends but love what I have found on line. Just prior to watching your Flosstube today, I left a message to someone on Facebook. She said she has lost her stitching mojo. I made some comments to her and then encouraged her to find your Flosstubes. The other comment I wanted to say is that I would ENCOURAGE anyone doing stamped cross stitch to covert to counted cross stitch. My first project was stamped and I didn't even know enough to wash it so the blue stamp would go away. I've come a long way since then. Your messages today really hit home to me and I thank you for your time and your encouragement.
I find that stitchers encourage each other all the time. Even just by hitting the “like” button as you mentioned. Each one of us stitchers need that encouragement at some point for whatever reason - no one other than another stitcher understands how comforting that encouragement feels when it is needed - thank you for your channel!!!
What a blessing you are to our stitching community! I think encourage must be your middle name. I am so looking forward to stitching Roxie alongside you and the others in the group.
I love your positive and encouraging words. Your story about the stitcher that stitches and stitches but doesn’t feel any accomplishment affected me similarly to how it affected you. I am currently working on a very large full-coverage piece (550 x 389 stitches) riddled with confetti. I’m a monogamous stitcher - but even so, I know this will take me at least a year to complete. A “trick” I’ve been doing for the last few full-coverage pieces I’ve stitched is, at the end of each stitching day, I take a picture of my piece. I periodically flip through the pictures on my phone and can easily see my progress - which is encouragement to keep plugging along in the stitching. I look forward to your next video.
This video is an inspiration to all of us! You hit the nail on the head, stitch what you absolutely love. You will be happy & have a finish.
I wish there was a love button here. You always use the most heartfelt and wise words to encourage stitchers.
Encourage is an action that is a two way street. Sometimes I need for someone to encourage me and sometimes others need me to encourage them. That is what community is all about. And I love the cross stitch community. Thank you. You encourage me weekly.
Thank you for your gift to all of us! Your calm demeanor and vast experience encourage us all!
Thank you for taking the time to share your love of stitching with us! ❤️🧵✂️😊
You encourage all of us to be a better stitched and to try new things. Thank You. You are an excellent teacher!
I love how flosstubers encourage this beautiful art form. ☺️
I want to encourage everyone to do what you love and take pride in what you do. Thanks Jean for all your words of encouragement.
Thank you for all the ways in which you encourage all of us stitchers!
Thank you Jean. Your title this week was spot on! I feel encouraged and inspired watching your videos. I love it when you say "You CAN do it". I'll bet you were an awesome classroom teacher. Our young people today could benefit from encouragement like that!
Dear Jean. I always appreciate your encouraging words not only for beginners but also for old timers.
You encourage all of us. I love that you get right to in most videos. Thanks for all you do.
You encourage MANY people with every one of your floss tubes. Thank you
Your weekly floss tube episodes encourage me. Thank you.
I look forward to your videos because you always encourage us in enjoying our craft and in the process improve our techniques. Thanks for your weekly videos.
Jan - you REALLY are such a sweet soul. Such a rich source of guidance, support, encouragement, wisdom. Thank you SO much for the gift of you and the Wonderful visits you gift us with. All the best, marcia
Another great video! Thank you for reminding us to encourage others wherever they may be in their cross stitching! Stay safe and God Bless!
Wonderful topics this week. It is so important to encourage everyone in our stitching community. Thank you so much!
Thank you again for your Flosstubes. You're a great teacher and encourage all of us with our stitching.
Thank you so much for your wonderfully informative videos. I have been stitching for many years, but I always learn something from you. And it’s great that you want to encourage Stitchers about their stitching.
I loved this flosstube. You really encourage all of us.
You give encouragement and inspiration with every episode. Yes, find what you like and stitch what you like. Let’s not compare ourselves to anyone else. Be supportive. Be kind. Thank you, Jean.
Like most of us, we all started this love of stitching journey because someone else shows us one of their projects. I didn't have anyone to show me how it all worked, and my stitches went every which way. But I kept plugging along and now I think I do pretty darn good. So to all those who ENCOURAGE us to keep on trying, to keep stitching, to keep doing what we love, God bless you all. Thank you from me to all of you. I love watching your videos, I've learned a lot. I send you virtual hugs because I love that you have started this journey to help all of us!!
You encourage me and so many others. You have a soft way of speaking and teaching. I appreciate you. Thank you
You encourage all of us with every video. I so look forward to your videos. Thank you so much for sharing your time and knowledge with us.
Thank you for how you always encourage us to enjoy what we stitch and for demonstrating that in your own work.
I love watching you and many other floss tubers because of how you encourage me to try new pieces and techniques..
Thank you again for your wonderful words that encourage me to stitch what makes me happy😊
Oh my God. Just finished your video. Should have combined all these comments. Thank you so much for expressing what I know we ALL have felt at some point. Wow! Where have you been our entire stitching lives?!
I would encourage everyone to watch Jean Farish videos to learn and enjoy all things cross stitch!
It is very nice of you to always encourage fellow stitchers. Much appreciated! Ontario Canada 🇨🇦
Thank you for building us up. I do appreciate you. I’m enjoying stitching. I had not stitched in almost 30 years.
All of your videos encourage stitchers of all skill sets Thank you!
Jean, I enjoy your floss tube so very much, and I encourage you to continue, as you encourage me so much.
Thank you for continued inspiration & encouragement. So often I go back to previous shows to refresh. You are an excellent teacher.
I have loved watching you for awhile, you have helped me with stitching as I haven’t done any for at least 20years..
Thanks, Jean, for your as ever excellent #30. You always ENCOURAGE us!
It is always important to encourage those in our circles, whether they be family, friends, acquaintances, or even strangers. Thanks for the tip on tools other than the Kreinik to make cording.
The online community of cross stitchers and floss tubers have encouraged and motivated me to resume cross stitching after 25 years! I hope to encourage others to pick up their needles to participate in this lovely craft!
Jean I could listen to you talk all day. I love the down to earth mindset and the love you have for stitching as well as the way you encourage others. I love every time you say that’s ok, so glad I found your you tube.
Thanks for watching and being a part of this community!
Judy,
Did I go to school with you?
Hi Danielle yes we went to school together.
Wonderful floss tube as always. Thank you! You encourage & teach me each week. Looking forward to stitching Roxie.
I love Inspirations magazine.. It is so beautiful. As with Roxy, it encourage s me to learn and try new techniques. I have learned so much and have so much more to learn. Thanks Jean!
You do encourage so many including me. Stitching draws people together and I lost one of my encouragers this year. I taught my aunt to stitch and we enjoyed it together for years. She was over 90 and I will be stitching a piece to remember her. Thank you.
I am a self-taught stitcher of over 30 years, but I have still learned a lot from you! Thank you! I only stitch on linen after stitching on aida into the 90's. I encourage folks who are curious about stitching on linen to dive in! I just love the end-result.
Thank you for encouraging us to continue to cross stitch no matter what.
Thank you, Jean, for your heartfelt words in inspiring and teaching us to keep on keeping on with our craft. At 52 years old I am just getting back into stitching and have fallen in love with samplers. When finding out about flosstube it has opened up a world of fun, friendship and camaraderie across the airwaves while I sit right here in my stitching spot. I look forward to gathering more knowledge and inspiration from your wonderful channel. I hope to be able to encourage someone along this journey of mine.
I would encourage anyone to watch your videos. I have found so much inspiration watching you. You have given permission for whom ever it is and whatever their journey may be that it's ok to do what appeals to you. Thank you for all you do to encourage everyone
Love your videos ❤❤❤
I always so appreciate the fact that you take time in each video to encourage other stitchers. I am so thankful for you, Jean, and for your contributions to the stitching community and Flosstube.
Thank you so much!
All your videos encourage me to strive for excellence in my stitching!
Thank you for your words of encouragement for all stitches
The best thing about the cross stitch community is the support and encouragement you get from others... often complete strangers. Thank you for your videos to remind people to enjoy the process. Encouraged
It really is!
This is the first time I have watched your channel and you are so encouraging! Thank you. Encourage.
Love how you encourage everyone to try something new!
I so look forward to each visit with you on the Floss Tube Channel and you really touched me today. Here is what I am stitching currently with this sentiment "Blessed is the life that finds joy in the journey" So with that thought you really did encourage me today, I made in good selection to stitch and I am enjoying the journey. Thank You.
I do want to thank you for posting videos and sharing your wisdom of needle and thread. I have learned so much even though I’ve cross stitched for many years.
I am super excited to start Roxy and challenge myself to try new stitching 🙋♀️
We all had to start somewhere. We were all newbies once!! I never thought I'd have so many wips going all at once. I love it!! There is always something to stitch so I'm never bored. If I want to start something new, I just go with it. You have to stitch whatever your soul happy.
I still have your DVD 's from the Spirit shows. They were so helpful !! Those shows were always such fun.
Boy did I need to hear what you said today!! Thank you soo much for the wisdom and encouragement you left me with. I LOVE watching your floss tubes and learn something from each of them. ❤️❤️
I always enjoy watching your videos. You do encourage me to enjoy and embrace my cross stitch projects despite some setbacks or errors that have me frogging occasionally! You tips are fantastic and I look forward to many more flossstube videos from you. Take care and stay safe, Joanne
Thank you. You encourage stitchers like me to get organized and start stitching. Thru this pandemic, I've bought fabric and patterns so when I woke up at 12:30am this morning, organized my patterns by subject and fabric by color. Ready to start stitching now.
Very encouraging video, thank you. I am a new cross stitcher, teaching myself during the lockdown of the pandemic. I'm proud of myself because I have not gotten into the stage of going for speed on projects. I simply enjoy the whole process from picking a pattern, choosing floss colors, stitching, and fully finishing. When it gets done, it gets done. I do look forward to when I can retire and have even more time to spend in my she shed and stitch. But it will always be for the whole process, not just for the finished product.
You always encourage me to do cross stitch, especially the samplers. I feel a connection to history.
Thank you so much for another wonderful video! You always encourage me to do better with your knowledge & expertise! It's always nice to know that others struggle with even small projects. I know I'm my own worst critic. My stitching friends tell me so all the time! Thank you again!
Every stitcher should listen to your videos. You certainly encourage and inspire me. In my opinion you promote a positive and personal attitude to stitching. I start to watch quite a few other floss tubers but find myself bored with the number of projects they move between and some of the not so well off viewers must be depressed with all the buying of “haul” that they can only dream of. Stick with it Jean you’re amazing. 💕
Thank you so much for sharing yoru wisdom and experience.I aprreciate that you encourage us so much
Thanks for the tip about the inspirations newsletter. We can all use inspiration and encouragement each day. I too am an alone stitcher. That is why I am joining sals this year. Going to Hobby House Needleworks this week to pick up fabric and floss for Roxie. It’s an hour+ ride for me but I don’t care. I plan to enjoy being in a real needlework store in many years. Have a happy stitching week.
Thanks so much for the awesome video...you encourage us in so many topics...I always do a “like” whenever I visit the Facebook groups...I have stitched on printed cross stitch fabric and founded the same problems... I still have one about 50 years old that I put away because of the great number of specialty stitches...the variety of “fancy floss” now will help me with the scattering of colors , such variety of floss selections in DMC now(meaning I can wash the project)...wishing you JOY and happy stitching/designing❤️
Your video did encourage me. You touched on several areas I, and many stitchers grapple with from time to time. Thanks!
Thank you for sharing that message. I look forward to the opportunity to encourage another stitcher.
Encourage! You are a great motivator - thank you!
So many words of wisdom and encouragement in today's episode...as always! Thank you. One thing that jumped out at me was when you said many of us stitch alone. I do; I don't know anyone nearby who also stitches. That's why the online stitching community is so important. I love to put your flosstube on and listen while I stitch. It's like sitting and stitching with a friend.
Encourage. You certainly do encourage me. I've learned so much from your videos and never miss one. My goal is to be as good of a stitcher as you. I've really improved but need to work on tension and alignment. Keep the videos coming!
Wonderful video, Jean. Thanks for the inspiration and encouragement! ❤️
I really enjoyed listening to this episode with your advice about trying to encourage others and also gaining help from the far-flung stitching community. I have been a stitcher for more than 50 years but have had some time over the past few years when I have been involved with other creative projects. I have been astonished to come back into the world of stitching and to find how much it has changed with the advent of FlossTube, hand dyed linens, overdyyed threads..... I am loving discovering so many people who share my passion for a needle and thread (there are none in my life otherwise!). I absolutely agree that we should be proud of whatever we stitch - whether on 56ct linen or 14ct aida,whether with DMC threads or hand dyed silk. It is all part of being creative and is therefore something to be proud of. Choice of thread count may be down to older eyesight, choice of thread may be down to economic constraints - the important thing is that we are all sharing the joy and feeling of achievement that stitching gives us. I am eternally grateful for the pleasure to be had from a needle and floss! (And for the first time time in my long stitching life I have signed up to take part in a mystery SAL - there is always something new to learn and I am looking forward to 1st March and a new adventure!)
Thank you so much for your videos. While I don't have anyone around me who likes to do the fiber things that I do, I feel encouraged every day because I can go online and find friends who do!! I have been fortunate to have many things to occupy my time, cross stitch, quilting, weaving, etc. I also have had the opportunity to encourage my children and about anyone who would sit still for a minute to take up some kind of needlework. Some embrace it and others are just exposed to it and will maybe try it again later in their life.
This episode was so worth watching. Thank you
You encourage me to try new stitching techniques. Thank you.
Thank you for your the way you encourage everyone to do what makes them happy. You encourage everyone to use the type of fabric they like, the type of floss they like and the projects they pick. There is no right or wrong as long as enjoyed the project. Thank you for all you do for the stitching community.
Thank you so much!
I am late enjoying this floss tube. Jean, I appreciate you and the manner in which you explain, share, and teach. I’m sorry I missed the two current stitch alongs but will endeavor to join your next one.
You help me encourage myself as well as others in the cross stitch world.
Thank you so much for the ways you encourage me!!!
Ra! Ra! Ra!, Jean. Keep up the good work! It was generous of you to refer us to Vonna. Very unselfish. Thanks 😷
You certainly do encourage me, Jean. Thank you for the info about the Inspirations Newsletter. Their magazine is fabulous; I had no idea a newsletter existed. I immediately signed up! I'm excited about receiving the Roxie kit. What a joy that will be to stitch -- following your wonderful tutorials and learning some new stitches, too. You're the best!
You are truly encourage all of us to stitch. I truly enjoy each of your videos and always learn something new. Thank you.
We need to encourage each other and remember that we aren't in competition with each other. A kind word goes a long way and the like button takes no time at all.
So true!
Your story about printed cross stitch is one i had. I started the statue of liberty and it was never finished for the same reasons you discussed. I then moved to canvas work, but boy when I found Aida and then linen i was so down the rabbit hole. I did not have to finish the background. This was also during my college years as i needed something to enjoy when not studying. I love you floss tube and your way of talking about things, your encouragement has me doing Roxie so i can try new floss as well as the pattern. Thanks and please keep it up.
I loved your video! One of the things that I like best about many of the cross stitch Facebook groups is the sense of community they build. I’m really looking forward to being a part of your Roxie SAL group! These groups really do offer a platform to use to encourage fellow stitchers. Thank you for pointing out just how important that is! I’ll be hitting that “like” button even more frequently.
Jean, I am enjoying your flosstube videos so much. Thank you for all the effort you put into each one that encourage me to improve my cross-stitch skills. I have just returned to cross-stitch and have found that I am not alone in this craft like I felt I was in the late ‘80’s. That is the benefit of technology. I Am so glad you have pushed yourself to use technology to share your knowledge and experience with us. Christine from Ontario, Canada
Thank you so much!
Thank you, Jean, for sharing your knowledge and experiences. I encourage everyone to watch your TH-cam videos to learn and enjoy the process. Thank you so very much❣️
Thanks for recommending me!
I have given up on projects and felt better soon after. I also give away the freebies from the cross stitch magazines I donate to the local listen center so others can enjoy them. Thank you for the tips and common sense approach.
Jean, I love your videos and have learned so much from them. You are an awesome teacher! I encourage my stitcher friends to watch your videos and I thank you for encouraging me on my stitching journey. ♥️🌸
Jean, it’s always a pleasure to see your videos come up. Love the matter-of-fact way you encourage all of us - whatever our level of experience or ability/desire to spend more or less on our craft. I had never been interested in reproduction samplers in the past. In December I started two(!!) and just this week I checked out your shop - I think I may be in the market for another when I finish these current SALs. Thanks for your encouragement!
Not all of us are at the same point in stitching experience and life in general. I’m always reminding my self that to try something new, it won’t necessarily be”perfect” the first time. We learn the more we do. In some things I do I’m an expert, some I am a novice. Don’t be too hard on your self and remember we all started at the beginning. Encourage others.
You share so much wisdom in each of your flosstubes. You encourage each of us to the finish line. I find when I get bored with a pattern, that I don't have enough "smalls" in my line up. I so enjoy variety in my projects, (different stitch counts, flosses and project sizes).
I want to encourage you to continue your valuable contributions to our community with your very practical and sage advice. Thanks for being who you are!
Right back at you!
OMG, I have so much to say. First, the best thing that has come out of COVID for me is finding SALs and this online community of stitchers. I live in a somewhat small town and do not have any stitcher friends but love what I have found on line. Just prior to watching your Flosstube today, I left a message to someone on Facebook. She said she has lost her stitching mojo. I made some comments to her and then encouraged her to find your Flosstubes. The other comment I wanted to say is that I would ENCOURAGE anyone doing stamped cross stitch to covert to counted cross stitch. My first project was stamped and I didn't even know enough to wash it so the blue stamp would go away. I've come a long way since then. Your messages today really hit home to me and I thank you for your time and your encouragement.
Kindness and stitching makes my world better. Thank you for all of your encouragement
Mine too!
You encourage me every time I hear you. Thank you so much. 🌺
I'm so glad!
I find that stitchers encourage each other all the time. Even just by hitting the “like” button as you mentioned. Each one of us stitchers need that encouragement at some point for whatever reason - no one other than another stitcher understands how comforting that encouragement feels when it is needed - thank you for your channel!!!
Exactly!!!!!!
What a blessing you are to our stitching community! I think encourage must be your middle name. I am so looking forward to stitching Roxie alongside you and the others in the group.
I can't wait!
I love your positive and encouraging words. Your story about the stitcher that stitches and stitches but doesn’t feel any accomplishment affected me similarly to how it affected you. I am currently working on a very large full-coverage piece (550 x 389 stitches) riddled with confetti. I’m a monogamous stitcher - but even so, I know this will take me at least a year to complete. A “trick” I’ve been doing for the last few full-coverage pieces I’ve stitched is, at the end of each stitching day, I take a picture of my piece. I periodically flip through the pictures on my phone and can easily see my progress - which is encouragement to keep plugging along in the stitching. I look forward to your next video.