Loved this video. No gimmicks, no giveaways, no haul, just straightforwad conversation...Thank you thank you thank you. Your stitching was lovely. Hope to see you again and again. 🙂
Thank you, thank you, thank you! You got what Im trying to do. Nothing wrong with the gimmicks for those who like them but you won’t see them on my channel. I really appreciate you taking the time to watch. 🩷
I'm so impressed with the personalization you were able to add to your "Consider the Lilies" sampler. As someone who does not veer off the pattern, even if I have some ideas, that was an inspiration! Finally, as a Chicago girl, I am feeling the urge for a day trip to Wisconsin to browse for flosses and fabric in person. Looking forward to future episodes!
Oh wow. Probably one of the very best Flosstubes I have ever seen. It isn't about haul or technique or anything else but just about comfort. It's about the joy of what we do. It's about the beauty and the color and the texture and the peace. It's about what we surround ourselves with as we create and make our world a little more lovely. Oh thank you. Please don't feel as though you must show extensive progress on something each time you film, just be here. And the poem at the end brought tears to my eyes.
I’m sure I’m not the only one who is grateful for the TH-cam algorithm that sent your video my way. Congratulations on your first video, I can assure you it will be watched more than once!
Best first flosstube I’ve seen. Your comforting, conversational delivery was enjoyable. Your stitching is beautiful. I’m looking forward to your next video ❤
Your changes to the design “Consider the Lilies” is absolutely beautiful. You are an amazing stitcher and designer in your own right. Thank you for sharing your beautiful work and love your flosstube and look forward to seeing more from you.
I heard about your floss tube just recently and started watching. Needless to say, I am hooked. Watching your videos is so soothing. Like others have mentioned, I just love your straightforward conversation. No promotions, no giveaways. I just love it. Thank you for your wonderful videos. Looking forward to the next one.
Thanks to Brenda and Laura, I was introduced to you today! Love, love, love your video and how comforting it is! Please stick to your style! Love it! You should be designing patterns for the rest of us!
Thank you for sharing all the red samplers. I sat and worked on my Antique Rooster Sampler from JBW. I am beginning to realize samplers are my comfort stitching.
Yes!!!! A monogamous stitcher!!! I only have two going at a time… many on my want to stitch list…. Please keep posting…. We need more flosstube from monogamous stitchers!!! I love to hear your deep dives about colors and selections… it may be the art teacher in me… enjoyed it!!!
Your video is a breath of fresh air. Its nice to see none of the “stuff” other videos are full of any more where more than half is give aways and filler. Very little stitching. Looking forward to your next one. Your Lilies sampler is absolutely stunning.
So enjoyed your visit! 😊 Cross stitch sure has changed since the 80's!! Your, Consider the Lilies is so pretty!! How fun to personalize it!! I love your eyeglasses! 🤓 I enjoyed hearing your memories. I hope you make more videos! 🩷🧡
I am here after Karen Combs mentioned your new flosstube! Your finishes and current WIPs and plans are gorgeous! Don't worry about forcing content Jackie! Many of us are just fine having you check in with whatever you feel like sharing. When I have treasured time to stitch, I either listen to a book or watch floss tube.
Wow! This is probably one of the biggest splashes into Flosstube I've ever seen. 😃 Nearly 800 comments and over 3,000 subscribers in one day on the first flosstube!! Welcome! Beautiful stitching. I also enjoy the calmness without the bells and whistles. I'll be watching for your next video. Thank you!
I loved Mary Engelbreit and Debbie Mumm designs! As a matter of fact, I'm sure I have fabrics from both in my stash! Looking forward to enjoying more of your videos!
Just wonderful! I’m also a monogamous stitcher about 98% of the time and when working on a piece never tire of it until I’ve reached completion. My brain curdles when I think of needleworkers who have dozens and dozens of projects in their WIP baskets. I don’t mean that in a critical way though, we all have method in our madness where needle, floss, and fabric is concerned! I look forward to your progress as you work through the beautiful (and very large!) projects you have started.❤
Thank you so much for watching and for your kind words! All those WIPS that people have give me anxiety. The few that I have give me anxiety! I’m glad to know I’m not alone.
What a GENTLE, EXQUISITELY COLORFUL offering you have poured out to us. Lovely and REFRESHING NEWNESS that felt SO INSPIRING. Your hooked Maggie Lou rug was beautiful eye candy as well. Monogamous yes. Please share more as you can.
Thank you so much for your thoughtful and kind comments. It means a lot to me that people are being inspired by it. I’m quite blown away by the response! The Maggie Lou rug was a tribute to my first “sweet girl,” I’ve since had another that I need to make a tribute to, as well. Thank you, again. 🩷
Your lilies is breathtaking. I’ll just bet you’ll be designing in no time. Your floss tube ( without giveaways or haul) is so refreshing . Thank you for being so brave and sharing your stitching journey.
I am in total agreement with all the other commenters...so refreshing and encouraging ... for a few weeks now I've been disinterested in my stitching. Listening to you speak made me realize that I am basically a monogamous stitcher. I like to take my stitching slow and easy and enjoy the process. But I also like the feeling of accomplishment in a finished project. You reinforced to me that that is totally ok! Thanks for sharing yourself and your beautiful stitches with us!
What a beautiful intro and such a perfect way to describe our hobby! I so enjoyed your video, Jackie and look forward to many more. Thanks so much and happy stitching!
I,too, am a monogamous stitcher! There aren’t many of us out there but it works best for me. Now, I have lots of haul so I will never be without that one piece to stitch on! Really enjoyed your video - keep doing what you are doing. Very refreshing.
OMG, Go big or go home is the saying that comes to mind. So many lovely pieces, your stitching is beautiful. Your flosstube felt like I was transported to your living room visiting with a friend all the way from Tasmania, Australia, thoroughly enjoyable and looking forward to watching the next. Thankyou
Jackie, your first video is beautifully crafted as is your stitching. I am so proud of your debut, I could just pop. Your love of stitching shines brightly through your beautiful soul. I am so looking forward to many more, my dear friend.
Wow, your version of Consider the Lilies is amazing! I have been cross stitching for over 30 years but I have only recently found out about Floss Tube. I routinely change out colors and types of thread and I did not know that a lot of people do this! Ha! Thank you for sharing your perspective on color selections, fabric selections and design considerations, it is very thoughtful and I enjoy hearing it. Hope to hear more from you in the future!
I too seem to be most comfortable sticking to one project at a time. The content of your first flosstube was super interesting . Come back and talk with us again ! I liked seeing different , not as popular, samplers .
So glad you have jumped into Flosstube Jackie. The community at large needs to see your beautiful work. I feel so privileged to have had an another chance to see your Consider The Lilies. It blew us away when you shared it on the Across the Pond Zoom and I’m quite sure it will have the same effect here. You needn’t worry about being monogamous and not having so much to share. I honestly don’t think you will have a problem sharing with us and I could honestly listen to your beautiful, voice all day. Thanks so much for joining us!
Oh, Sarah….thank you so, so much! 🩷 I am honestly blown away by the amazing reception the video has gotten. I just made the kind of video I wanted to see. I’ll keep doing that. I really appreciate your encouragement and support.
Found you on my feed last night and am happy to have found a kindred stitchy spirit. Thank you for sharing your art and am looking forward to more flosstubes as you have time and projects to share. ❤
Jackie, thank you so much for venturing into the flosstube arena! What a lovely surprise it was to come across you this evening. What a wonderful introductory video. Like you, I am in my 60s (turning 67 this summer), and started stitching in the '80s and stitched a bit into the '90s, then got away from it. Also like you, I have recently returned to cross stitching and been pleasantly overwhelmed by all the amazing changes. I consider my stitching to have a meditative quality that refreshes and renews me.
Welcome and thank you for watching! We are kindred spirits for sure. I stitch for the same benefits you mentioned-meditation, refreshment, and renewal. The side benefit is that I’m making something beautiful.
I couldn't agree more with the lady belows comments. We have to be close in age and yes, I remember Mary E. very well. Your stitching is amazing and your choices and changes are perfect. I so look forward to sharing more of your crafts and adventures.
Loved Mary’s work as well. I have quite a few of her cards as memorabilia. The little girl with the glasses and her hands on her hips stole my heart. Love your first video that is chock full of comfortable conversation. Thank you for filming it.
Wow! What a beautiful video. Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts and experiences with us. I too am a new cross stitcher, just started on January 1st 2024. I LOVE birds, so I’m always on the lookout for charts featuring them. I’m really enjoying learning from all the different styles of Floss Tube. Living in Australia, we have very limited choice and few stitch-specific stores, so it’s all online shopping for us. Love your work….40 count! I’m only a 25 count linen stitcher x
You are so welcome! Thanks for watching. If you love anything with birds you need to watch Contented Needleworker Kim’s FlossTube. She must have nearly every bird chart there is!
Ah! What a wonderful, inspiring first flosstube and I hope you come back real soon. I am a monogamous stitcher as well. Did you design and hook Maggie Lou on your sofa? Please tell us about that cute rug! Thank you for sharing your beautiful stitching.
Thank you for watching and for your kind comments! Yes, I designed and hooked the Maggie Lou rug on the couch behind me. She was an Airedale and my best girl for 13 years.
Lovely video. So much of flosstube seems to be focused on buying and buying things, starting many projects that then get left aside. This was a nice change of tone - really enjoyed a video solely about your wonderful projects and this craft we love! I too am a mostly monogamous stitcher, with only a few special projects at a time. Your conversion of Consider the Lilies is a work of art♥
I really enjoyed your floss tube! Your artist point of view is refreshing! I’ve been absent from Floss tube for months so glad this came up on my feed.
Fabulous first video! Thank you for sharing. Your “Consider the Lilies” is absolutely beautiful. I like to stitch reproductions so I don’t stray from the chart. I’ll enjoy watching the paths you take. I look forward to watching more of your videos and I appreciate your thoughtful approach to content.
I’m so glad to catch you in your beginning YT journey! I too stitched in the eighties/nineties and I do know what a WIP is but I have a lot to catch up on and learn! I live in the Midwest, I’m a paper artist and just working on gathering my supplies and get to stitching. I have dozens and dozens of vintage Demenions charts to stitch!
I enjoyed your video very much. You have such a calm soothing voice. You have some gorgeous finishes! I look forward to seeing them framed. The Gigi R design is beautiful. I probably would never choose that design based on the cover photo. Thank goodness we have stitchers who post their work so we can get a better representation of a project. Looking forward to seeing your next video.
I too am a maker, I of course did candle wicking and cross stitch, but mostly I knit and quilt, do a little crochet and yes, still have my Prairie Schooler post cards. Thank you for this flosstube, your joy in your making is contagious!
Thank you for the video. I loved it and your thoughts on color. I had an apartment in an old building and still miss it so seeing your wall gave me comfort with fond memories. I live very rural Missouri so now have beautiful nature and not old brick buildings.
Thank you Jackie. I have been a monogamous stitcher for 45 years. I stitch purely for the comfort, the peace, the sense of accomplishment, and the love of gifting to others as well as for myself. Really enjoyed your first episode from my stitchy chair in southeast Iowa. ❤
So happy to have found you. Your stitching is gorgeous! God bless you for starting out with such a large sampler. I just love how you made it your own. ❤
I so enjoyed your Flosstube! I, too, have always been a monogamous stitcher, so I think I will enjoy your channel. And, I stitch for comfort/relaxation. Plus, I’ve always been a huge Mary Engelbreit fan, it’s so interesting that you worked with her! You have a big advantage being an artist and I hope to learn a lot from you about how you adapt charts to make them your own. Welcome!
Jackie, I just watched this today and so enjoyed it. Your on-camera style is lovely and approachable, and your stitching is gorgeous; your "Lilies" is really fabulous, and I love the thoughtful changes you made. Thank you for sharing your journey with us - I look forward to watching more!
Hello from England. Yours was easily the best Flosstube I have ever seen. I truly feel I have spent an hour in the company of a friend! I so enjoyed listening to you, your stitching is beautiful and I loved hearing what inspired you to make the choices you did. Thank you so much for sharing, I’m looking forward to your future content.
Brenda and Laura are the BEST!!!! They are "comfort watching" for me. I adore your Consider the Lilies...I saw the original that Beth stitched hanging at Acorns & Threads....When the shop told me it was stitched on 28 ct, I bought the chart straight away! I love your changes... I wasn't thrilled with Adam & Eve, just not my thing but your change is perfect! And the house...OMG! Thank you so much for the encouragement. Your stitching is just beautiful!!
Last fall I visited The Silver Needle in Tulsa and they had a 28ct model of Consider the Lilies, too. It was huge, but beautiful for sure. Thanks for sharing.
Great 1st video! Your eye for color in choosing your fabric and floss is amazing! Love all that you are creating and I so look forward to watching future floss tubes! Thank you for such an informative and exciting podcast. Happy Stitching!
Oh my goodness! Listening to you was such a memory trip. I grew up in the Kansas City area ( Raytown). But places you named I’m so familiar with. I know that Liberty store and Hallmark to name two. Loved your video
How wonderful. I throughly enjoyed your first floss tube and look forward to the next. It’s relaxing and refreshing to listen to the joy of a monogamous stitcher. Don’t get me wrong, I love seeing all the projects, but sometimes it comes across as “work to get done” instead of comfort. Thank you for contributing to our stitchy world. ❤🎉
Thank you for a lovely first floss tube. I just very recently began my cross stitch journey. I create handmade soft sculpture and do punch needle. I have been thinking about cross stitch for quite some time so just decided to dive in. Your pieces were so pretty and I was amazed at your first project!❤ Looking forward to catching up with your second video. I also loved your poem at the end.
Jackie- Hi!! Thank you so very much for the beautiful meditation!! Perfect! I really need this and will revisit very often. You’re a beautiful person and this really means so much that you would take time to share this. Your voice is so comforting and calming. I feel like I finally have a very meaningful way of dealing with life’s everyday stresses. I’m 71, work full-time in a busy city and an hour commute twice a day. Bless you and thank you, Jackie. 🙏 ❤
Welcome to Flosstube. Yes! Stitching itself is comfort! I love your philosophy on stitching with meaning and hearing all about your thoughts and journey to creating your work. Sharing your thought process from an artist’s view will be a form of education for the rest of us. Looking forward to seeing you soon!
Thanks for sharing your video I love it. I’m a beginner myself so I kind of learning as I stitch. I’m starting the Celtic winters lady and I hope I can finished by December.
Loved this flosstube. Please please do more. Your stitching and relationships with your work is so special and I love the way you personalise your pieces too. I didnt want this video to end. Thank you so much for sharing x
Love your Consider the Lilies and how you made it your own! Beautiful! Welcome to floss tube. I look forward to seeing your progress and what you are creating. To means it’s not just about finishing it’s about the process.
I am totally blown away by your Consider the Lillies Sampler. I have been a rule follower and stitch projects as they are created. I even have trouble changing colors. Your beautiful artistic spirit has encouraged me to begin looking at charts as personal expressions of me and my life and memories. Your sampler is stunning and as a gal at home in the Flint Hills of Kansas I appreciate the animals and flowers you added. You are so easy to watch and I look forward to your future Flosstubes.
Oh my goodness you have found your niche and how lucky for us. LOVED your flosstube and your samplers are absolutely beautiful. your ability to change them to reflect on your life is a gift. Please keep them coming.
WOW! I love your version of Consider the Lilies! So beautiful and I especially love all of your additions! You really should be a designer! So so pretty...You can tell you are an artist. Your floss tube is so soothing to listen to. Just loved it and I will be back. I will be watching for your own designs to stitch! :) Love love love the poem at the end of your video. So so true.
What a perfect Flosstube name and first video! I thoroughly enjoyed everything about it. I stitched Floral Motif Sampler in 2023 as my Journey piece for the sampler guild I'm in. Every motif was a joy for me to stitch. I used the DMC floss conversion on 32 count Prairie Grass. I absolutely love it! I hope you enjoy stitching it as much as I did. Looking forward to your next video!
Hi Jackie my name is Susan. Loved your flosstube and your stitching is gorgeous. I was born in the Englewood area of Chicago then moved to Evergreen Park where I grew up. Then built a house in New Lenox IL. I currently reside in Prescott Valley AZ for the last 8 yrs and love it. I too love the comfort and peace that stitching gives me everyday. I've been stitching for 42 yrs and never tire of it. I Can't wait for your next video.
I liked your first flosstube so much that I just watched the second one! Your colors in "Consider the Lilies" called out to me, along with your bison, birds and family. I have been stitching since the mid-80s, but until recently did not attempt any large projects because they were intimidating. I may have to add Lilies to my list. Maybe "Antoinette" too. Looking forward to flosstube #3.
I thoroughly enjoyed your first Flosstube. I tend to stitch somewhat monogamously. I have been a big fan of Mary Engelbreit for many years. I have stitched 5 of her cross stitch charts and I used to get her magazine. I have her jigsaw puzzles, dishes , cookie jar and the Anna Estelle doll. Thanks for being a part of her art. Have fun with your sisters and your time at Country Sampler. I'm looking forward to your future videos.
You are easy listening…..thank you! I am from northwest Illinois (Elgin) and lived in Olathe, KS for 3 years. I am in Texas now and miss the Midwest. Beautiful stitching. Looking forward to your next video.
Hello, youtube algorithm's brought me here today and i am definitely coming back for more. I cannot believe this is your first video. Your version of consider lilies is stunning. Best of luck with your channel and stitching 🌷
Your Consider the Lilies is stunning!! I especially liked the addition of your grandparents and the different style of house. Your birds and butterflies are beautiful!!
I thoroughly enjoyed watching you and seeing what you have accomplished with your needle. I grew up in Lawrence, KS. My Mom worked for the Hallmark Card Co in the 50s-70s. She loved the company. I like changing patterns to suit who I am and to reflect my life. Some patterns just scream, "Stitch me!" Others, yell, "stitch me, but change me!" I look forward to seeing more videos of your work. I live in NM, and a lot of my colors reflect the Southwest. ❤
Wow, on your consider the lillies what an awesome sampler! I am very drawn to all your changes. I love Bison and your people. Your stitching is very beautiful and thank you for sharing.
Welcome and thank you for finding our world❤ I loved your first episode. Your artistic background and having worked with Mary Engelbreit, which I loved, was a nice insight into your colourful world. I can’t wait for you to share more of you, with us. So glad you have joined floss tube!
Found much comfort in your flosstube. I love to play with color and have spent many years as a quilter where playing with fabrics to create my own design was more than half the fun. I'm currently more into cross stitching now. I also started in the 1980's and have returned since 2022. I will definitely be looking forward to your next video. Thanks for sharing.
Loved this video. No gimmicks, no giveaways, no haul, just straightforwad conversation...Thank you thank you thank you. Your stitching was lovely. Hope to see you again and again. 🙂
I feel the same way. I usually speed it up to get to the WIPs. I will be watching your Floss tube videos more. Thanks.
Thank you, thank you, thank you! You got what Im trying to do. Nothing wrong with the gimmicks for those who like them but you won’t see them on my channel. I really appreciate you taking the time to watch. 🩷
I guess I’m not the only one ☺️
You are a breath of fresh air in the flosstube world! Thank you so much and congratulations!
I'm so impressed with the personalization you were able to add to your "Consider the Lilies" sampler. As someone who does not veer off the pattern, even if I have some ideas, that was an inspiration! Finally, as a Chicago girl, I am feeling the urge for a day trip to Wisconsin to browse for flosses and fabric in person. Looking forward to future episodes!
Oh wow. Probably one of the very best Flosstubes I have ever seen. It isn't about haul or technique or anything else but just about comfort. It's about the joy of what we do. It's about the beauty and the color and the texture and the peace. It's about what we surround ourselves with as we create and make our world a little more lovely. Oh thank you. Please don't feel as though you must show extensive progress on something each time you film, just be here. And the poem at the end brought tears to my eyes.
🩷🩷🩷 Thank you for “getting” exactly what I was aiming for. I’m so glad it resonated with you. I really appreciate your very kind comments.
I’m sure I’m not the only one who is grateful for the TH-cam algorithm that sent your video my way. Congratulations on your first video, I can assure you it will be watched more than once!
I saved it immediately lol
Wow, thank you so much!! 🩷
Your version of “Consider The Lilies” is absolutely beautiful!
Thank you! I loved creating it. 🩷
Best first flosstube I’ve seen. Your comforting, conversational delivery was enjoyable. Your stitching is beautiful. I’m looking forward to your next video ❤
Thank you so much for watching and commenting. I really do appreciate it!
Your changes to the design “Consider the Lilies” is absolutely beautiful. You are an amazing stitcher and designer in your own right. Thank you for sharing your beautiful work and love your flosstube and look forward to seeing more from you.
Thank you so much! 🩷
I’ve truly enjoyed your FLOSSTUBE. Your voice is so soothing and calm.
Thank you so much 🙂
I heard about your floss tube just recently and started watching. Needless to say, I am hooked. Watching your videos is so soothing. Like others have mentioned, I just love your straightforward conversation. No promotions, no giveaways. I just love it. Thank you for your wonderful videos. Looking forward to the next one.
Thank you so much! I appreciate your kind words! ☺️🩷
Thanks to Brenda and Laura, I was introduced to you today! Love, love, love your video and how comforting it is! Please stick to your style! Love it! You should be designing patterns for the rest of us!
Thank you for sharing all the red samplers. I sat and worked on my Antique Rooster Sampler from JBW. I am beginning to realize samplers are my comfort stitching.
Wonderful! 🩷
I'm enjoying your calm voice. Thank you for your life story.,omg that's beautiful and so much stitching. I love your grandma and grandpa
😊 Thank you so much for spending your time with me!
Yes!!!! A monogamous stitcher!!! I only have two going at a time… many on my want to stitch list…. Please keep posting…. We need more flosstube from monogamous stitchers!!! I love to hear your deep dives about colors and selections… it may be the art teacher in me… enjoyed it!!!
Thanks so much for watching and for your kind words! Monogamous stitchers unite! 😉💛
Your video is a breath of fresh air. Its nice to see none of the “stuff” other videos are full of any more where more than half is give aways and filler. Very little stitching. Looking forward to your next one. Your Lilies sampler is absolutely stunning.
Thank you so much for watching and for your kind words!
So enjoyed your visit! 😊
Cross stitch sure has changed since the 80's!! Your, Consider the Lilies is so pretty!! How fun to personalize it!! I love your eyeglasses! 🤓 I enjoyed hearing your memories. I hope you make more videos! 🩷🧡
Thank you! 🩷
I am here after Karen Combs mentioned your new flosstube! Your finishes and current WIPs and plans are gorgeous! Don't worry about forcing content Jackie! Many of us are just fine having you check in with whatever you feel like sharing. When I have treasured time to stitch, I either listen to a book or watch floss tube.
Oh thank you! I really appreciate your kind words!
Hi Jackie its me Aubrey!💗 I have started watching you're videos again!!! I'm showing my brother and he is really excited to watch!
Yay!! Good to hear/see you!! 🩷
Wow! This is probably one of the biggest splashes into Flosstube I've ever seen. 😃 Nearly 800 comments and over 3,000 subscribers in one day on the first flosstube!! Welcome! Beautiful stitching. I also enjoy the calmness without the bells and whistles. I'll be watching for your next video. Thank you!
Thank you so much for watching and for your kind words!
I loved Mary Engelbreit and Debbie Mumm designs! As a matter of fact, I'm sure I have fabrics from both in my stash! Looking forward to enjoying more of your videos!
Thanks for sharing! I just read on Instagram that Mary is going to have a new line of fabrics out soon. You’ll be able to add to your stash. 😁🍒
Just wonderful! I’m also a monogamous stitcher about 98% of the time and when working on a piece never tire of it until I’ve reached completion. My brain curdles when I think of needleworkers who have dozens and dozens of projects in their WIP baskets. I don’t mean that in a critical way though, we all have method in our madness where needle, floss, and fabric is concerned! I look forward to your progress as you work through the beautiful (and very large!) projects you have started.❤
Thank you so much for watching and for your kind words!
All those WIPS that people have give me anxiety. The few that I have give me anxiety! I’m glad to know I’m not alone.
You have taken a beautiful pattern and given it life. Your families life, absolutely wonderful ! What a blessing .
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What a GENTLE, EXQUISITELY COLORFUL offering you have poured out to us. Lovely and REFRESHING NEWNESS that felt SO INSPIRING. Your hooked Maggie Lou rug was beautiful eye candy as well. Monogamous yes. Please share more as you can.
Thank you so much for your thoughtful and kind comments. It means a lot to me that people are being inspired by it. I’m quite blown away by the response! The Maggie Lou rug was a tribute to my first “sweet girl,” I’ve since had another that I need to make a tribute to, as well. Thank you, again. 🩷
I am so grateful for having found you…I was watching your latest Flosstube and realized I needed to start the journey from the beginning. ❤
Thank you, Anna. I’m a fan of your channel. ☺️🧡
Your lilies is breathtaking. I’ll just bet you’ll be designing in no time. Your floss tube ( without giveaways or haul) is so refreshing . Thank you for being so brave and sharing your stitching journey.
Thank you so much for watching and for your kind words! 🩷
I am in total agreement with all the other commenters...so refreshing and encouraging ... for a few weeks now I've been disinterested in my stitching. Listening to you speak made me realize that I am basically a monogamous stitcher. I like to take my stitching slow and easy and enjoy the process. But I also like the feeling of accomplishment in a finished project. You reinforced to me that that is totally ok! Thanks for sharing yourself and your beautiful stitches with us!
Wonderful! Thanks so much for sharing. ☺️
What a beautiful intro and such a perfect way to describe our hobby! I so enjoyed your video, Jackie and look forward to many more. Thanks so much and happy stitching!
Thank YOU so much! 😊
I,too, am a monogamous stitcher! There aren’t many of us out there but it works best for me. Now, I have lots of haul so I will never be without that one piece to stitch on! Really enjoyed your video - keep doing what you are doing. Very refreshing.
Thanks so much for watching and for your kind words!
Welcome to the flosstube community Jackie! What a wonderful first video. Very inspirational with beautiful work!! Looking forward to #2!!
Thank you so much for spending time with me!
OMG, Go big or go home is the saying that comes to mind. So many lovely pieces, your stitching is beautiful. Your flosstube felt like I was transported to your living room visiting with a friend all the way from Tasmania, Australia, thoroughly enjoyable and looking forward to watching the next. Thankyou
Gosh, thank you so much for watching and for your kind words! 🩷
Jackie, your first video is beautifully crafted as is your stitching. I am so proud of your debut, I could just pop. Your love of stitching shines brightly through your beautiful soul. I am so looking forward to many more, my dear friend.
Oh my gosh, thank you so much, Sarah! That really means a lot coming from you. 🩷🧡🩷
Wow, your version of Consider the Lilies is amazing! I have been cross stitching for over 30 years but I have only recently found out about Floss Tube. I routinely change out colors and types of thread and I did not know that a lot of people do this! Ha! Thank you for sharing your perspective on color selections, fabric selections and design considerations, it is very thoughtful and I enjoy hearing it. Hope to hear more from you in the future!
Thank you so much for watching and for your kind words!
I too seem to be most comfortable sticking to one project at a time. The content of your first flosstube was super interesting . Come back and talk with us again ! I liked seeing different , not as popular, samplers .
Thank you so much for watching and for your kind words!
Hi , Thank you for a great video, I really enjoyed "the chat". I agree with a lot of the other comments comments . A very realistic conversation.
Glad you enjoyed it!
So glad you have jumped into Flosstube Jackie. The community at large needs to see your beautiful work. I feel so privileged to have had an another chance to see your Consider The Lilies. It blew us away when you shared it on the Across the Pond Zoom and I’m quite sure it will have the same effect here. You needn’t worry about being monogamous and not having so much to share. I honestly don’t think you will have a problem sharing with us and I could honestly listen to your beautiful, voice all day. Thanks so much for joining us!
Oh, Sarah….thank you so, so much! 🩷 I am honestly blown away by the amazing reception the video has gotten. I just made the kind of video I wanted to see. I’ll keep doing that. I really appreciate your encouragement and support.
Found you on my feed last night and am happy to have found a kindred stitchy spirit. Thank you for sharing your art and am looking forward to more flosstubes as you have time and projects to share. ❤
Very enjoyable video. Thank you for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it, thank you!
Jackie, thank you so much for venturing into the flosstube arena! What a lovely surprise it was to come across you this evening. What a wonderful introductory video. Like you, I am in my 60s (turning 67 this summer), and started stitching in the '80s and stitched a bit into the '90s, then got away from it. Also like you, I have recently returned to cross stitching and been pleasantly overwhelmed by all the amazing changes. I consider my stitching to have a meditative quality that refreshes and renews me.
Welcome and thank you for watching! We are kindred spirits for sure. I stitch for the same benefits you mentioned-meditation, refreshment, and renewal. The side benefit is that I’m making something beautiful.
I couldn't agree more with the lady belows comments. We have to be close in age and yes, I remember Mary E. very well. Your stitching is amazing and your choices and changes are perfect. I so look forward to sharing more of your crafts and adventures.
Thank you!
Loved mary engelbreit. Calenders magazines cups etc. i still have her stuff
She’s an amazing person! I loved working with her.
Love Mary E also, I still hoard her Magazines, still fresh every time I reread them.
Loved Mary’s work as well. I have quite a few of her cards as memorabilia. The little girl with the glasses and her hands on her hips stole my heart. Love your first video that is chock full of comfortable conversation. Thank you for filming it.
I still have some of her fabric in my quilting stash. made a project bag out of one.
Wow! What a beautiful video. Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts and experiences with us. I too am a new cross stitcher, just started on January 1st 2024. I LOVE birds, so I’m always on the lookout for charts featuring them. I’m really enjoying learning from all the different styles of Floss Tube. Living in Australia, we have very limited choice and few stitch-specific stores, so it’s all online shopping for us. Love your work….40 count! I’m only a 25 count linen stitcher x
You are so welcome! Thanks for watching. If you love anything with birds you need to watch Contented Needleworker Kim’s FlossTube. She must have nearly every bird chart there is!
Your consider the Lillie’s is gorgeous. It is personal to you and your family, a beautiful tribute to your Grandparents.❤❤
Thank you so much!
thanks so much for sharing your beautiful work! so inspiring!
Ah! What a wonderful, inspiring first flosstube and I hope you come back real soon. I am a monogamous stitcher as well. Did you design and hook Maggie Lou on your sofa? Please tell us about that cute rug! Thank you for sharing your beautiful stitching.
Thank you for watching and for your kind comments! Yes, I designed and hooked the Maggie Lou rug on the couch behind me. She was an Airedale and my best girl for 13 years.
Lovely video. So much of flosstube seems to be focused on buying and buying things, starting many projects that then get left aside. This was a nice change of tone - really enjoyed a video solely about your wonderful projects and this craft we love! I too am a mostly monogamous stitcher, with only a few special projects at a time.
Your conversion of Consider the Lilies is a work of art♥
Thank you so much for watching and for your kind words!
I really enjoyed your floss tube! Your artist point of view is refreshing! I’ve been absent from Floss tube for months so glad this came up on my feed.
Thank you so much!
Fabulous first video! Thank you for sharing. Your “Consider the Lilies” is absolutely beautiful. I like to stitch reproductions so I don’t stray from the chart. I’ll enjoy watching the paths you take. I look forward to watching more of your videos and I appreciate your thoughtful approach to content.
Thanks so much for watching and for your kind words!
I’m so glad to catch you in your beginning YT journey! I too stitched in the eighties/nineties and I do know what a WIP is but I have a lot to catch up on and learn! I live in the Midwest, I’m a paper artist and just working on gathering my supplies and get to stitching. I have dozens and dozens of vintage Demenions charts to stitch!
Love this. She’s so good to listen to. 😊
I enjoyed your video very much. You have such a calm soothing voice. You have some gorgeous finishes! I look forward to seeing them framed. The Gigi R design is beautiful. I probably would never choose that design based on the cover photo. Thank goodness we have stitchers who post their work so we can get a better representation of a project. Looking forward to seeing your next video.
I loved your flosstube. I used to buy lots of mary englebreit. Your stitching is beautiful. I live in Albuquerque.
Thank you!
I too am a maker, I of course did candle wicking and cross stitch, but mostly I knit and quilt, do a little crochet and yes, still have my Prairie Schooler post cards. Thank you for this flosstube, your joy in your making is contagious!
Thank you so much for watching and for your kind words!
New subscriber. Gorgeous Consider the Lillies!!
Thank you for the video. I loved it and your thoughts on color. I had an apartment in an old building and still miss it so seeing your wall gave me comfort with fond memories. I live very rural Missouri so now have beautiful nature and not old brick buildings.
Thanks for sharing!!
Thank you Jackie. I have been a monogamous stitcher for 45 years. I stitch purely for the comfort, the peace, the sense of accomplishment, and the love of gifting to others as well as for myself. Really enjoyed your first episode from my stitchy chair in southeast Iowa. ❤
Thank you so much for watching and for your kind words!
So happy to have found you. Your stitching is gorgeous! God bless you for starting out with such a large sampler. I just love how you made it your own. ❤
Welcome! Thank you so much! 🩷
I so enjoyed your Flosstube! I, too, have always been a monogamous stitcher, so I think I will enjoy your channel. And, I stitch for comfort/relaxation. Plus, I’ve always been a huge Mary Engelbreit fan, it’s so interesting that you worked with her! You have a big advantage being an artist and I hope to learn a lot from you about how you adapt charts to make them your own. Welcome!
Thank you so much! 💚
Jackie, I just watched this today and so enjoyed it. Your on-camera style is lovely and approachable, and your stitching is gorgeous; your "Lilies" is really fabulous, and I love the thoughtful changes you made. Thank you for sharing your journey with us - I look forward to watching more!
You are so welcome! Thank YOU! 🩷
Hello from England. Yours was easily the best Flosstube I have ever seen. I truly feel I have spent an hour in the company of a friend! I so enjoyed listening to you, your stitching is beautiful and I loved hearing what inspired you to make the choices you did. Thank you so much for sharing, I’m looking forward to your future content.
Wow, thank you!
Consider the Lily’s was quite a piece to start with. I love your adaptation and additions. It is beautiful!
Thank you so much! 😊
Brenda and Laura are the BEST!!!! They are "comfort watching" for me. I adore your Consider the Lilies...I saw the original that Beth stitched hanging at Acorns & Threads....When the shop told me it was stitched on 28 ct, I bought the chart straight away! I love your changes... I wasn't thrilled with Adam & Eve, just not my thing but your change is perfect! And the house...OMG! Thank you so much for the encouragement. Your stitching is just beautiful!!
Last fall I visited The Silver Needle in Tulsa and they had a 28ct model of Consider the Lilies, too. It was huge, but beautiful for sure. Thanks for sharing.
Great 1st video! Your eye for color in choosing your fabric and floss is amazing! Love all that you are creating and I so look forward to watching future floss tubes! Thank you for such an informative and exciting podcast. Happy Stitching!
Oh my goodness! Listening to you was such a memory trip. I grew up in the Kansas City area ( Raytown). But places you named I’m so familiar with. I know that Liberty store and Hallmark to name two. Loved your video
How wonderful. I throughly enjoyed your first floss tube and look forward to the next. It’s relaxing and refreshing to listen to the joy of a monogamous stitcher. Don’t get me wrong, I love seeing all the projects, but sometimes it comes across as “work to get done” instead of comfort. Thank you for contributing to our stitchy world. ❤🎉
Thank you so much! I really appreciate your kind words. 🧡
Gorgeous stitching ❤
Thank you so much! 😊
Thank you for a lovely first floss tube. I just very recently began my cross stitch journey. I create handmade soft sculpture and do punch needle. I have been thinking about cross stitch for quite some time so just decided to dive in. Your pieces were so pretty and I was amazed at your first project!❤ Looking forward to catching up with your second video. I also loved your poem at the end.
Jackie- Hi!! Thank you so very much for the beautiful meditation!! Perfect! I really need this and will revisit very often. You’re a beautiful person and this really means so much that you would take time to share this. Your voice is so comforting and calming. I feel like I finally have a very meaningful way of dealing with life’s everyday stresses. I’m 71, work full-time in a busy city and an hour commute twice a day. Bless you and thank you, Jackie. 🙏 ❤
Blessings to you. 💜
I certainly enjoyed this first video of yours. I'll be watching for the next . Subscribed and notifications 😁
Thank you so much! 😊
Welcome to Flosstube. Yes! Stitching itself is comfort! I love your philosophy on stitching with meaning and hearing all about your thoughts and journey to creating your work. Sharing your thought process from an artist’s view will be a form of education for the rest of us. Looking forward to seeing you soon!
Thank you so much for watching and for your kind words!
Fantastic video! And hello neighbor, I’m also in a small town just outside KC! I look forward to seeing more from you in the future!
Thanks for sharing your video I love it. I’m a beginner myself so I kind of learning as I stitch. I’m starting the Celtic winters lady and I hope I can finished by December.
I love the changes you made to the sampler! And really enjoyed your video!❤
Thank you for a great flosstube... lovely stitching.
Thank you so much!
I enjoyed your video so much. You are an amazing stitcher!
Thank you so much!
Loved this flosstube. Please please do more. Your stitching and relationships with your work is so special and I love the way you personalise your pieces too. I didnt want this video to end. Thank you so much for sharing x
Thank you so much! I really appreciate you watching and your kind words. 🧡
Love your Consider the Lilies and how you made it your own! Beautiful! Welcome to floss tube. I look forward to seeing your progress and what you are creating. To means it’s not just about finishing it’s about the process.
Thank you so much for watching and for your kind words!
I am totally blown away by your Consider the Lillies Sampler. I have been a rule follower and stitch projects as they are created. I even have trouble changing colors. Your beautiful artistic spirit has encouraged me to begin looking at charts as personal expressions of me and my life and memories. Your sampler is stunning and as a gal at home in the Flint Hills of Kansas I appreciate the animals and flowers you added. You are so easy to watch and I look forward to your future Flosstubes.
Wonderful! 😊
Oh my goodness you have found your niche and how lucky for us. LOVED your flosstube and your samplers are absolutely beautiful. your ability to change them to reflect on your life is a gift. Please keep them coming.
Thank you so much!
WOW! I love your version of Consider the Lilies! So beautiful and I especially love all of your additions! You really should be a designer! So so pretty...You can tell you are an artist. Your floss tube is so soothing to listen to. Just loved it and I will be back. I will be watching for your own designs to stitch! :) Love love love the poem at the end of your video. So so true.
Thank you so much! I really appreciate you watching and for your kind words.
Beautifully, comforting first Flosstube. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you!!
What a perfect Flosstube name and first video! I thoroughly enjoyed everything about it. I stitched Floral Motif Sampler in 2023 as my Journey piece for the sampler guild I'm in. Every motif was a joy for me to stitch. I used the DMC floss conversion on 32 count Prairie Grass. I absolutely love it! I hope you enjoy stitching it as much as I did. Looking forward to your next video!
Thank you so much!
Hi. Very beautiful ! Your WIPs are amazing ! And your French accent is cute 😀. Laurent (from France)
Hi Jackie my name is Susan. Loved your flosstube and your stitching is gorgeous. I was born in the Englewood area of Chicago then moved to Evergreen Park where I grew up. Then built a house in New Lenox IL. I currently reside in Prescott Valley AZ for the last 8 yrs and love it. I too love the comfort and peace that stitching gives me everyday. I've been stitching for 42 yrs and never tire of it. I Can't wait for your next video.
Thank you for sharing, Susan! I appreciate your kind words.
I really enjoyed your flosstube and your stitching,. Your Consider the Lillies is a beautiful work of art. Just stunning.
Thank you so much!
I liked your first flosstube so much that I just watched the second one! Your colors in "Consider the Lilies" called out to me, along with your bison, birds and family. I have been stitching since the mid-80s, but until recently did not attempt any large projects because they were intimidating. I may have to add Lilies to my list. Maybe "Antoinette" too. Looking forward to flosstube #3.
Thanks for watching and for your kind words! Stitch whatever calls to you, regardless of the size of the project. ☺️
I thoroughly enjoyed your first Flosstube. I tend to stitch somewhat monogamously. I have been a big fan of Mary Engelbreit for many years. I have stitched 5 of her cross stitch charts and I used to get her magazine. I have her jigsaw puzzles, dishes , cookie jar and the Anna Estelle doll. Thanks for being a part of her art. Have fun with your sisters and your time at Country Sampler. I'm looking forward to your future videos.
Thank you so much for watching and for your kind words! 🍒
I really enjoyed your video. I look forward to seeing you again and again. Happy stitching.
Thank you for posting! Love your story. I lived in KC for 3 years and loved it! Go Chiefs!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it! ☺️
Thank you for being you and sharing your wisdom. I thank you for the meditation. I loved it! Lisa
You are so welcome! Glad you enjoyed it!
Hello from Yorkshire Uk. I love slow stitching , crochet , anything crafty 😊 subbed 🎉
Thank you so much!
You are easy listening…..thank you! I am from northwest Illinois (Elgin) and lived in Olathe, KS for 3 years. I am in Texas now and miss the Midwest. Beautiful stitching. Looking forward to your next video.
I absolutely love the changes you made to Consider The Lilies!
Thank you!
Love how you just have a conversation with us. Your adaptations are wonderful. Enjoy your trip.
Thank you so much! I’m glad you enjoyed it.
Very nice Flosstube…….really enjoyed it…….it certainly didn’t take long to hit the subscribe button. Thank You!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you so much!🧡
Glad to find your video today. Such lovely stitching! Peace be with you. 🕊️
Thank you!
Hello, youtube algorithm's brought me here today and i am definitely coming back for more. I cannot believe this is your first video. Your version of consider lilies is stunning. Best of luck with your channel and stitching 🌷
Thank you so much!
Your Consider the Lilies is stunning!! I especially liked the addition of your grandparents and the different style of house. Your birds and butterflies are beautiful!!
Thank you so much for watching and for your kind words!
Nice first video - love Bridget Powers.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!
I thoroughly enjoyed watching you and seeing what you have accomplished with your needle. I grew up in Lawrence, KS. My Mom worked for the Hallmark Card Co in the 50s-70s. She loved the company. I like changing patterns to suit who I am and to reflect my life. Some patterns just scream, "Stitch me!" Others, yell, "stitch me, but change me!" I look forward to seeing more videos of your work. I live in NM, and a lot of my colors reflect the Southwest. ❤
Wow, on your consider the lillies what an awesome sampler! I am very drawn to all your changes. I love Bison and your people. Your stitching is very beautiful and thank you for sharing.
Thank you!
Welcome and thank you for finding our world❤ I loved your first episode. Your artistic background and having worked with Mary Engelbreit, which I loved, was a nice insight into your colourful world. I can’t wait for you to share more of you, with us. So glad you have joined floss tube!
Thank you so much for watching and for your kind comments!
Found much comfort in your flosstube. I love to play with color and have spent many years as a quilter where playing with fabrics to create my own design was more than half the fun. I'm currently more into cross stitching now. I also started in the 1980's and have returned since 2022. I will definitely be looking forward to your next video. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for sharing!
What an awesome video!
Thank you! Glad you liked it!