What a delightful treat to run across your channel today 😊 I am 55 & enjoyed your vintage patterns very much. You have some lovely stitching. Your Fully Finished Parade was amazing!!! 🤩 Thank you for sharing 🙋♀️🇨🇦 I was 21 when I finished my first cross stitch, stitching helped me get through nursing school . I am a wannabe Knitter & struggle with the craft. I’d like to go back & watch some of your knitting 🧶 content
@@themirrorimagestitcher thank you so much for your kind comments 🤗🤓🙏 I have much more to show 🤣🤣🤣 I’d love it if you watched some of my knitting content too. Do you have a friend who could teach you? Or a yarn store near by that run classes? TH-cam is a helpful source of tutorials too 🤓
Well I am 62 and was gifted my first cross stitch this year. It is a small van Gogh, the sunflower one. Slow going so I'm thinking I may be finishing it when I retire at 65! It is not a beginner project but I have always loved that picture. Great video!
This is just the kind of flosstube I like 😊 I'm 61, and have been sewing and stitching in one form another since I was a child. An aunt taught me to cross stitch in 1976 when I was 13, and it was a Holly Hobbie, which was very popular then. I have some of the same charts and have stitched in the same styles as you. I have the Shepherd's Bush Potting Shed framed on my wall that I stitched in the 90s. I have done so many samplers with pulled and drawn work, and also hardanger. I stopped doing cross stitch around 1999 and picked it back up in 2019. I'm happy to say I have completed several of those old projects that were put away partially done, and haven't really bought too many new things. I have so many pretty things I've had for years and years I want to finish, I just can't see adding too much more to the pile, I'm not getting any younger! I mostly prefer the older charts anyway. And that Lavender and Lace Santa of the Forest isn't going to stitch himself!
@@melaniew4354 thank you so much for taking the time to comment 🤗 I don’t think I will be adding anything new to my collection either, I need to sort through what I have and decide what I’m going to realistically keep 🤣🤣🤣 Hope you finish your Santa piece 🤗🤓🙏
I really enjoyed seeing all your framed finishes and long term w.i.p.s.I have always been a fan of Shepherds Bush and collected their charts in the 90's.I think a lot of the framed pieces you have look timeless and they seem really well framed.Looking forward to your next flosstube.
@@montybacon thank you so much for your kind words 🤓 I do have a soft spot for Shepherds Bush, just love the muted colour palette and American Primitive designs 🤓🤗🙏
You have an absolute gallery of lovely projects around you. What a great amount of stitching you have done! I made a blanket for my niece 33 years ago. Nobody thought me, I found the patterns in a craft magazine and stitched on polycotton, managing to count the threads😅. I would love to see it but it was literally loved to bits. I recently began stitching again and am just loving it.
We all seem to have all the wips and fos, that just languish until we fully finish them. I started to embroider at the age of 9, and then went into cross stitch at the age of 19. I have had the opportunity to shop at the shepherds bush store. If you get the opportunity, it is worth the shopping time. So much to take in while you’re there.
Loved seeing all your old treasures! Even if a pattern is now what you might call "out of date", I think it is nice to see your stitching progress in the pieces done over the years. A suggestion for projects you have partially done but do not want to finish, maybe you could pick a part you have well along and finish just that. For example the Lanarte kit with the ladies at the beach, you could finish just the lady you have almost completed. The cut work piece you could use just a small portion already completed to decorate a box top or put in a small frame. And the cushion you started on your honeymoon you could finish enough to make a square and keep it for memories sake. Hope my ideas get you thinking! Happy stitching.
I still have my copy of the English Garden Sampler by T. Wentzler. I actually finished it and gifted to a family member. However, I did simplify the twining flowers because they were more than I could deal with. I still want to do the cottage for myself (and possibly the swan panel). Thank you for bringing back so many memories of the early days of my counted cross stitch!!!! And for reminding me to look inside MY box of What the Heck Do I Have in HERE????
@@gaylecunningham3614 🤣🤣🤣 The swan panel is so beautiful, that with the back stitch lower case alphabet would be cute 🤓 Thank you so much for watching 🤗🤓🙏
Loved watching this look into your early work - beautiful. For knitting the green yarn - I suggest a sleeveless turtleneck sweater! Arms free, warm neck! Not everyone could wear this design but I think you could do it beautifully, its my fave. I started cross stitch much later than you - I will say probably age 37 - many many years ago now..........
@@marialicemorales4186 thank you so much for your suggestion, I think I have decided on a pattern, I’ll be sharing it soon 😆 I really appreciate you stopping by 🤗🤓🙏
@@celinebowman6309 oh, lucky you! I’ve been to New York twice, I bought the top on a visit February 2020 just before the pandemic really hit 😱 Thanks so much for commenting 🤗🤓🙏
Oh my gosh! All of your finished projects are outstanding! We have very similar tastes in patterns and themes. I have also spent a fortune on professional framing. It does make all the difference though. I’m so glad you’ve started a Floss Tube. I can’t wait to see some of the other projects that you’ve made and will be working on in the future! 🥰
That was fun. I learned to crossstitch/ sewing and quilting in high school. So it's been a while. Some of the patterns you don't want to finish... you could adopt them out! Be careful showing the actual patterns😃 Take care
So glad to have come across your cross stitch podcast today! So enjoyed seeing your unfinished projects 😅 I’m in the same place in life - I’m a bit older though. Hope to see you do more cross stitch.
Some of those wips have to be finished lovely lady! Please do and come back with another cross stitch video. Oh yes, i like that cat alphabet very much. It is a lit to swith back and forth between aida and linen. I do the same. Peace and blessings 💓💝💖🪡🕊
Great video, I'm so bad at stitching... I used to at school but wasn't very good at it so never really gave it another go! Thank you for sharing, take care x
Hi Ashley..thanks so much for showing us your past works...I know I'll be looking forward to seeing more! I think we probably started stitching right around the same..I started in 87 and never looked back, I've never gotten bored with it and have just added more types and styles 'to do` over the years..right now im doing a Paula Vaughan from 94 and it's gorgeous! I hope some how you will finish your T Wentzler Cottage sampler...how awesome it already looks..you can do it!!!❤
So lovely going through your stash of beautiful patterns. Your finishes are beautiful! Some I have never seen before. So lovely. Thank you for sharing! Your Lanarte that you started but haven’t finished was really very lovely. When you held it up it actually matched the coloring on your walls and would be lovely sitting framed on the corner of your desk behind you! It really matched color wise when you held it up. There was a little soft green in it! I think you should finish it.
@@jtwilliams3615 it is a huge picture when complete, I don’t have the wall space for it. It was the pastel colours that drew me to the kit originally though 🤗🙏🤓
I loved seeing all your cross stitch, you’ve completed some really lovely projects, you should definitely finish that English cottage sampler. My first creative hobby was cross stitching, it would have been around 1990 too, I still do occasionally cross stitch in fact I found a half finished keyring design recently and finished it off and it must have dated back to the 90’s.
My first venture was needlepoint at 13 or 14 yo. Over the years I too fell in love with Shepherd’s Bush (actually went to a retreat put on by SB in Utah). Still love SB but also enjoy Blackbird Designs, Drawn Thread and so many more. Just recently I’ve tried hand embroidery. Loving Niki Franklin’s style & colors. Take care & stitch. Jan Miller
I so enjoyed your first floss tube video. You were so pleasant to listen to as I stitched myself. I was about 19 when I finished my first embroidery kit but needless to say it was many many years later when I returned to cross stitch. I raised five children and homeschooled them all, so time was limited. I did jump into the world of quilting and English paper piecing (all self taught by watching you tube) before I found cross stitch again. I do love all the crafts but cross stitch is one of my favorites. I look forward to your second video!!💝
I must have been 18 when I did my first cross stitch. I was admiring a friend's project. She made me a little kit from a scrap of fabric, put in a chart, and floss that may or may not have corresponded to the charted colors. She neglected to tell me all of the cross stitches started in the same direction and crossed in the other direction, so it looked like a raccoon had made it. But I was hooked and knew better with the next project. 🤣 On another channel, a youtuber had a Mirabilia (I think) angel that was her first purchase as a teenager and she had never finished it. It was discolored much more than what I can see of your project. She soaked it in laundry detergent and Oxiclean (a bleach) and almost all of the staining came out. The floss colors became slightly more intense, oddly enough. It was a triumph. I would give this a go for your beautiful alphabet.
The Teresa W. Cottage would look lovely finished in your room as well. The coloring was perfect!!! I was 6 yrs old when I finished my first cross stitch. It was for my mother. She taught me how to stitch. Lovely memory! Happy memories for you as well with your video today!
@@jtwilliams3615 oh,that is amazing! What wonderful memories for you. I think I am definitely going to keep the cottage, it is so detailed. Thanks so much for taking the time to comment 🤗🤓🙏
Wow! Loved seeing all your work, really inspiring. The part finished ones that you don’t want to complete could always be sold on EBay. Especially the TW ones. People often buy WIPs to complete. I think I was about 11 or 12 when I completed my first cross stitch project.
I think I have had a needle and thread or knitting in my hands since I was a little girl. My English grandma taught me to knit when I was maybe 10. I taught myself to cross stitch using stamped cross pillow cases and moved on to counted cross stitch. My first real counted cross stitch pieced was completely finished in my late 20's.
I just stumbled upon your video - and quite enjoyed going down your memory lane. I used to have many Teresa Wentzer charts but they somehow disappeared over the years. I also did one of those sheep charts from Thomas Joseph and gave it to my SIL who visited me in Scotland and fell in love with my sheep meadow across the road. (It's not mine really but I like to think of them as my sheep lol). I learned how to cross stitch when I was about 17 in 4H (back home in Canada) way back in 1977. 4H is like the Women's Institute (you kinda of graduate into that).
@@MultipleLanesCreativeBrain well done you 🤗 I always found pleasure in starting a brand new project which is why I have so many unfinished projects 🤣🤣🤣 Thank you for watching 🤗🤓🙏
@@OneStitchAfterAnother-kx1qy I love it all at the moment, but I really enjoy full coverage the most. I'm thinking of trying a Dimensions kit soon (I've done a tiny one). 🤣
It was so lovely to see all of your sewing projects at your Dad’s house! Thank you for sharing them - and your thoughts on the contents of your basket of WIPs!
Welcome. Glad to see your projects. I have an old chart of Ms. Bastin’s design and you have inspired me to get busy with it. Your finished one is beautiful!
I loved seeing all those beautiful works of stitching in your Dad's house. You are certainly very talented with the needle. My mum used to do a lot of embroidery which I also enjoy but I was late coming to cross stitch. I was probably about 50 before I completed a project.
Hi Ashley have you seen the new Boyland Knit works/Caitlin Hunter's new top design? It's called Stromboli & it's got a lot of beautiful cables & a bit of lace . I think that your green wool would be lovely for it I've yet to buy the pattern as I've already got 2 tees on my needles and I have to cast on a shawl to 😮z
@@audreymcdevitt9611 funnily enough I have just seen it today. I’ve put it in my faves, but not quite sure I’ve got enough yarn for my size. I’m going to look again tomorrow when my brain is less frazzled 🤣🤣🤣
If you don't want to finish the Lanarte Ladies on the beach, I would happily buy it from you - either what you have completed so far or just the pattern. I am in the UK.
Loved seeing all of your work, both finished and not. I was 18 when I finished my first cross stitch, it was a natural progression for me from the liquid embroidery my stepmother got me into years prior. Now I’m 63 and still stitching. Admittedly, I have a few that are still WIPs that may never get done, a few that I’m active on and a substantial ‘collection’ of patterns, floss, fabric and kits. Good thing I’m retired and can indulge in stitching! 🇨🇦
I have so many wisps (works in slow progress) over 200... but I love them all.I have many Teresa Wentzlers as well. It was a joy seeing your basket items! I was 18 when I finished my first cross stitch piece. I am now 64. I look forward to seeing your next video!!! Hello from Canada 🇨🇦
The first thing I ever cross stitched were some very simple Christmas ornaments that my cousin showed me how to do. I’d never done any kind of needlework before that. I think I might’ve been thirty or a few years older. We didn’t have a lot of money back then and those ornaments became Christmas presents for a lot of the family and friends. I was hooked. I made so many things for family and friends, but except for those original ornaments I kept nothing for myself. I made lots of things for my mama, pillows, napkin rings, wall plaques with sayings that mama wanted. Lots of baby gifts had cross stitch on them. I did candlewicking for a while too. But it has been probably 25 years or more since I’ve done either. I didn’t do many things as elaborate as you showed. You did some beautiful work.
Oh wow Ashley, I'm so surprised I won! Now I can see how the card should have been made, thank you! You won't be surprised to hear I have a few needlecraft wips too, but not as many or as beautiful as yours! You have reminded me I need to frame one of mine and finish two projects I was given due to friends' decluttering, including a tiny tudor rose pincushion. Great video, love seeing a stash! X
Would it be possible to gently wash the Cats xstitch and if necessary dye the fabric to complement the staining? I was a late starter of x stitch because I knitted, by hand and machine. I was about 40 when I taught myself to x stitch. Still do both aged 77. Well done on your first podcast. 🌻
@@karengardner3311 sorry for taking so long to get back to you. There isn’t a title on the chart I was given but it is from a company called T J Morris which is based in Australia. I did a quick google search but couldn’t find anything. However, I think you might find some free charts on line. If you are in the UK, the cross stitch magazines often have nice charts in, I hope that helps 🤗
What a delightful treat to run across your channel today 😊
I am 55 & enjoyed your vintage patterns very much. You have some lovely stitching. Your Fully Finished Parade was amazing!!! 🤩
Thank you for sharing 🙋♀️🇨🇦
I was 21 when I finished my first cross stitch, stitching helped me get through nursing school . I am a wannabe Knitter & struggle with the craft. I’d like to go back & watch some of your knitting 🧶 content
@@themirrorimagestitcher thank you so much for your kind comments 🤗🤓🙏 I have much more to show 🤣🤣🤣 I’d love it if you watched some of my knitting content too. Do you have a friend who could teach you? Or a yarn store near by that run classes? TH-cam is a helpful source of tutorials too 🤓
Loved watching your long forgotten wips and beautiful pictures and look forward to seeing more xx
@@penelopeschinwag thank you very much for your kind words 🤗🙏🤓 I’m hoping to actually work on the swan panel of the English Cottage sampler today
Well I am 62 and was gifted my first cross stitch this year. It is a small van Gogh, the sunflower one. Slow going so I'm thinking I may be finishing it when I retire at 65! It is not a beginner project but I have always loved that picture. Great video!
@@heatherwood756 lovely to see you here, and good luck with the stitching 🧵🤗🤓🙏
Who charted the Van Gogh Sunflowers pattern? Would love to see that pattern.
@@barbaraburdett9594 I think Glorafilia did a tapestry version
@@OneStitchAfterAnother-kx1qy Thank you!
@@barbaraburdett9594 not a problem 🤗🤓🙏
This is just the kind of flosstube I like 😊 I'm 61, and have been sewing and stitching in one form another since I was a child. An aunt taught me to cross stitch in 1976 when I was 13, and it was a Holly Hobbie, which was very popular then.
I have some of the same charts and have stitched in the same styles as you. I have the Shepherd's Bush Potting Shed framed on my wall that I stitched in the 90s. I have done so many samplers with pulled and drawn work, and also hardanger.
I stopped doing cross stitch around 1999 and picked it back up in 2019. I'm happy to say I have completed several of those old projects that were put away partially done, and haven't really bought too many new things. I have so many pretty things I've had for years and years I want to finish, I just can't see adding too much more to the pile, I'm not getting any younger! I mostly prefer the older charts anyway. And that Lavender and Lace Santa of the Forest isn't going to stitch himself!
@@melaniew4354 thank you so much for taking the time to comment 🤗 I don’t think I will be adding anything new to my collection either, I need to sort through what I have and decide what I’m going to realistically keep 🤣🤣🤣 Hope you finish your Santa piece 🤗🤓🙏
I really enjoyed seeing all your framed finishes and long term w.i.p.s.I have always been a fan of Shepherds Bush and collected their charts in the 90's.I think a lot of the framed pieces you have look timeless and they seem really well framed.Looking forward to your next flosstube.
@@montybacon thank you so much for your kind words 🤓 I do have a soft spot for Shepherds Bush, just love the muted colour palette and American Primitive designs 🤓🤗🙏
You have an absolute gallery of lovely projects around you. What a great amount of stitching you have done! I made a blanket for my niece 33 years ago. Nobody thought me, I found the patterns in a craft magazine and stitched on polycotton, managing to count the threads😅. I would love to see it but it was literally loved to bits. I recently began stitching again and am just loving it.
@@kstahl9281 it’s so relaxing isn’t it? Thank you for stopping by and taking the time to comment 🤗🤓🙏
We all seem to have all the wips and fos, that just languish until we fully finish them. I started to embroider at the age of 9, and then went into cross stitch at the age of 19.
I have had the opportunity to shop at the shepherds bush store. If you get the opportunity, it is worth the shopping time. So much to take in while you’re there.
@@Annekarrcrafts oh my 😱 What an amazing experience! If I did visit there, I fear it would bankrupt me 🤣 Thank you so much for commenting 🤗🙏🤓
Loved seeing all your old treasures! Even if a pattern is now what you might call "out of date", I think it is nice to see your stitching progress in the pieces done over the years. A suggestion for projects you have partially done but do not want to finish, maybe you could pick a part you have well along and finish just that. For example the Lanarte kit with the ladies at the beach, you could finish just the lady you have almost completed. The cut work piece you could use just a small portion already completed to decorate a box top or put in a small frame. And the cushion you started on your honeymoon you could finish enough to make a square and keep it for memories sake. Hope my ideas get you thinking! Happy stitching.
@@angelabates1489 oh what wonderful suggestions, thank you so much 🤗🤓🙏
I still have my copy of the English Garden Sampler by T. Wentzler. I actually finished it and gifted to a family member. However, I did simplify the twining flowers because they were more than I could deal with. I still want to do the cottage for myself (and possibly the swan panel).
Thank you for bringing back so many memories of the early days of my counted cross stitch!!!! And for reminding me to look inside MY box of What the Heck Do I Have in HERE????
@@gaylecunningham3614 🤣🤣🤣 The swan panel is so beautiful, that with the back stitch lower case alphabet would be cute 🤓 Thank you so much for watching 🤗🤓🙏
Loved watching this look into your early work - beautiful. For knitting the green yarn - I suggest a sleeveless turtleneck sweater! Arms free, warm neck! Not everyone could wear this design but I think you could do it beautifully, its my fave. I started cross stitch much later than you - I will say probably age 37 - many many years ago now..........
@@marialicemorales4186 thank you so much for your suggestion, I think I have decided on a pattern, I’ll be sharing it soon 😆 I really appreciate you stopping by 🤗🤓🙏
Your framed pieces are beautiful! I like your NYC top. I live in NY State!
@@celinebowman6309 oh, lucky you! I’ve been to New York twice, I bought the top on a visit February 2020 just before the pandemic really hit 😱 Thanks so much for commenting 🤗🤓🙏
Oh my gosh! All of your finished projects are outstanding! We have very similar tastes in patterns and themes. I have also spent a fortune on professional framing. It does make all the difference though. I’m so glad you’ve started a Floss Tube. I can’t wait to see some of the other projects that you’ve made and will be working on in the future! 🥰
@@cynthia8022 oh, thank you so much for your kind words, I really appreciate it 🤗🤓🙏
That was fun. I learned to crossstitch/ sewing and quilting in high school. So it's been a while.
Some of the patterns you don't want to finish... you could adopt them out!
Be careful showing the actual patterns😃
Take care
@@dianemckoon7808 yes, I must be more careful 😱 Thank you so much for taking the time to comment 🤗🙏🤓
So glad to have come across your cross stitch podcast today! So enjoyed seeing your unfinished projects 😅 I’m in the same place in life - I’m a bit older though. Hope to see you do more cross stitch.
@@beckyjohnson9917 thank you so much, I’m so happy you stopped by 🤓🤗🙏
Some of those wips have to be finished lovely lady! Please do and come back with another cross stitch video. Oh yes, i like that cat alphabet very much. It is a lit to swith back and forth between aida and linen. I do the same.
Peace and blessings
💓💝💖🪡🕊
@@kristinaciminillo9908 oh thank you so much for your very kind comments 🤗🙏🤓 Which WiPs would you recommend I finish?
Great video, I'm so bad at stitching... I used to at school but wasn't very good at it so never really gave it another go! Thank you for sharing, take care x
@@annlane1358 aww, you are very welcome 🤗🤓
Hi Ashley..thanks so much for showing us your past works...I know I'll be looking forward to seeing more!
I think we probably started stitching right around the same..I started in 87 and never looked back, I've never gotten bored with it and have just added more types and styles 'to do` over the years..right now im doing a Paula Vaughan from 94 and it's gorgeous!
I hope some how you will finish your T Wentzler Cottage sampler...how awesome it already looks..you can do it!!!❤
@@cindys4722 I’m determined to do it! Thank you very much for the encouragement. I haven’t heard of Paula Vaughn, I’ll have to check her out 🤗🙏🤓
So lovely going through your stash of beautiful patterns. Your finishes are beautiful! Some I have never seen before. So lovely. Thank you for sharing! Your Lanarte that you started but haven’t finished was really very lovely. When you held it up it actually matched the coloring on your walls and would be lovely sitting framed on the corner of your desk behind you! It really matched color wise when you held it up. There was a little soft green in it! I think you should finish it.
@@jtwilliams3615 was that the beach one? Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to comment 🤗🤓🙏
Yes, it was Victorian looking ladies on beach
@@jtwilliams3615 it is a huge picture when complete, I don’t have the wall space for it. It was the pastel colours that drew me to the kit originally though 🤗🙏🤓
I loved seeing all your cross stitch, you’ve completed some really lovely projects, you should definitely finish that English cottage sampler. My first creative hobby was cross stitching, it would have been around 1990 too, I still do occasionally cross stitch in fact I found a half finished keyring design recently and finished it off and it must have dated back to the 90’s.
@@gailsutherland9676 wow, that’s amazing 🤗🤓🙏 I think I will definitely try to finish the cottage sampler 🤗🤓🙏
My first venture was needlepoint at 13 or 14 yo. Over the years I too fell in love with Shepherd’s Bush (actually went to a retreat put on by SB in Utah). Still love SB but also enjoy Blackbird Designs, Drawn Thread and so many more. Just recently I’ve tried hand embroidery. Loving Niki Franklin’s style & colors. Take care & stitch. Jan Miller
@@robertmiller4676 oh, I shall google Niki Franklin. How wonderful to go on an SB retreat, it must have been very special 🤗🤓🙏
I so enjoyed your first floss tube video. You were so pleasant to listen to as I stitched myself. I was about 19 when I finished my first embroidery kit but needless to say it was many many years later when I returned to cross stitch. I raised five children and homeschooled them all, so time was limited. I did jump into the world of quilting and English paper piecing (all self taught by watching you tube) before I found cross stitch again. I do love all the crafts but cross stitch is one of my favorites. I look forward to your second video!!💝
@@susannichols1258 wow,you must have been busy home schooling! Thank you so much for taking the time to comment 🤗🙏🤓
I must have been 18 when I did my first cross stitch. I was admiring a friend's project. She made me a little kit from a scrap of fabric, put in a chart, and floss that may or may not have corresponded to the charted colors. She neglected to tell me all of the cross stitches started in the same direction and crossed in the other direction, so it looked like a raccoon had made it. But I was hooked and knew better with the next project. 🤣
On another channel, a youtuber had a Mirabilia (I think) angel that was her first purchase as a teenager and she had never finished it. It was discolored much more than what I can see of your project. She soaked it in laundry detergent and Oxiclean (a bleach) and almost all of the staining came out. The floss colors became slightly more intense, oddly enough. It was a triumph. I would give this a go for your beautiful alphabet.
@@sleepycalico thank you so much for the suggestion and I really appreciate you stopping by 🤗🤓🙏
The Teresa W. Cottage would look lovely finished in your room as well. The coloring was perfect!!! I was 6 yrs old when I finished my first cross stitch. It was for my mother. She taught me how to stitch. Lovely memory! Happy memories for you as well with your video today!
@@jtwilliams3615 oh,that is amazing! What wonderful memories for you. I think I am definitely going to keep the cottage, it is so detailed. Thanks so much for taking the time to comment 🤗🤓🙏
Wow! Loved seeing all your work, really inspiring. The part finished ones that you don’t want to complete could always be sold on EBay. Especially the TW ones. People often buy WIPs to complete. I think I was about 11 or 12 when I completed my first cross stitch project.
@@amandarenshaw2940 great advice, thank you 🤗 I really appreciate you stopping by 🤗🤓🙏
I would knit a cozy vest!
@@cynthia8022 I think I have found the pattern I’m going to use 🤗🙏🤓
I think I have had a needle and thread or knitting in my hands since I was a little girl. My English grandma taught me to knit when I was maybe 10. I taught myself to cross stitch using stamped cross pillow cases and moved on to counted cross stitch. My first real counted cross stitch pieced was completely finished in my late 20's.
@@sherrygary626 wow, what an amazing achievement, thank you so much for sharing 🤗🤓🙏
I just stumbled upon your video - and quite enjoyed going down your memory lane. I used to have many Teresa Wentzer charts but they somehow disappeared over the years. I also did one of those sheep charts from Thomas Joseph and gave it to my SIL who visited me in Scotland and fell in love with my sheep meadow across the road. (It's not mine really but I like to think of them as my sheep lol). I learned how to cross stitch when I was about 17 in 4H (back home in Canada) way back in 1977. 4H is like the Women's Institute (you kinda of graduate into that).
@@tammyspruce9212 I’m so glad you found a little value in my video. If I had a sheep meadow across the road from me, I’d look upon it as mine too 🤣🐑🐏
Wow beautiful stitches from years past
@@MultipleLanesCreativeBrain well done you 🤗 I always found pleasure in starting a brand new project which is why I have so many unfinished projects 🤣🤣🤣 Thank you for watching 🤗🤓🙏
I've really enjoyed watching your first video! ❤ I was....48 when I started cross stitching ( just turned 50).😅
@@whichstitchps so quite a newbie still then🤗 What kinds of things do you like to stitch? Thanks so much for stopping by 🤗🤓🙏
@@OneStitchAfterAnother-kx1qy I love it all at the moment, but I really enjoy full coverage the most. I'm thinking of trying a Dimensions kit soon (I've done a tiny one). 🤣
@@whichstitchps well I’m wishing you the very best of luck 🤗🙏🤓
It was so lovely to see all of your sewing projects at your Dad’s house! Thank you for sharing them - and your thoughts on the contents of your basket of WIPs!
@@mousiemakespod oh, Helen, thank you so much for watching and taking the time to comment, it is very much appreciated 🤗🤓🙏
Welcome. Glad to see your projects. I have an old chart of Ms. Bastin’s design and you have inspired me to get busy with it. Your finished one is beautiful!
@@kathleenegan-bw2gx oh I am glad 🤗 Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a comment 🤗🙏🤓
I loved seeing all those beautiful works of stitching in your Dad's house. You are certainly very talented with the needle. My mum used to do a lot of embroidery which I also enjoy but I was late coming to cross stitch. I was probably about 50 before I completed a project.
@@cmcarpenter123cardsandthings aww, thank you 🤗 What kinds of things do you like to stitch?
Beautiful stitching! I really like the embroidery I embroider to. A great video!
@@arlenadmith thank you so much 🤗🙏🤓
Hi Ashley have you seen the new Boyland Knit works/Caitlin Hunter's new top design? It's called Stromboli & it's got a lot of beautiful cables & a bit of lace . I think that your green wool would be lovely for it I've yet to buy the pattern as I've already got 2 tees on my needles and I have to cast on a shawl to 😮z
@@audreymcdevitt9611 funnily enough I have just seen it today. I’ve put it in my faves, but not quite sure I’ve got enough yarn for my size. I’m going to look again tomorrow when my brain is less frazzled 🤣🤣🤣
If you don't want to finish the Lanarte Ladies on the beach, I would happily buy it from you - either what you have completed so far or just the pattern. I am in the UK.
@@angelaplatts I will give it some thought 🤗🤓🙏
@@OneStitchAfterAnother-kx1qy Thanks. I've been looking for the pattern and can't find it anywhere.
Loved seeing all of your work, both finished and not. I was 18 when I finished my first cross stitch, it was a natural progression for me from the liquid embroidery my stepmother got me into years prior. Now I’m 63 and still stitching. Admittedly, I have a few that are still WIPs that may never get done, a few that I’m active on and a substantial ‘collection’ of patterns, floss, fabric and kits. Good thing I’m retired and can indulge in stitching! 🇨🇦
@@JL-lz4xu wow, what a lovely comment you have shared with me 🤗🙏🤓 what is liquid embroidery? Thanks so much for watching 🤗🤓🙏
@@OneStitchAfterAnother-kx1qy Liquid embroidery is using fabric paints to basically ‘color’ in a design (usually outlined) on fabric
I have so many wisps (works in slow progress) over 200... but I love them all.I have many Teresa Wentzlers as well. It was a joy seeing your basket items!
I was 18 when I finished my first cross stitch piece. I am now 64.
I look forward to seeing your next video!!! Hello from Canada 🇨🇦
@@crzysttchr hello back 🇬🇧🤗 I love the acronym “wisps” 🤣🤣🤣 Thanks so much for stopping by 🤗🤓🙏
The first thing I ever cross stitched were some very simple Christmas ornaments that my cousin showed me how to do. I’d never done any kind of needlework before that. I think I might’ve been thirty or a few years older. We didn’t have a lot of money back then and those ornaments became Christmas presents for a lot of the family and friends. I was hooked. I made so many things for family and friends, but except for those original ornaments I kept nothing for myself. I made lots of things for my mama, pillows, napkin rings, wall plaques with sayings that mama wanted. Lots of baby gifts had cross stitch on them. I did candlewicking for a while too. But it has been probably 25 years or more since I’ve done either. I didn’t do many things as elaborate as you showed. You did some beautiful work.
@@margueritepeaden3445 thank you for sharing your story and thank you so much for your kind words 🤗🤓🙏
I will buy the Mira Christal Christmas from you.
@@paulashattuck5983 aww, thank you, but that is one I definitely want to finish 🤗🙏🤓
Oh wow Ashley, I'm so surprised I won! Now I can see how the card should have been made, thank you! You won't be surprised to hear I have a few needlecraft wips too, but not as many or as beautiful as yours! You have reminded me I need to frame one of mine and finish two projects I was given due to friends' decluttering, including a tiny tudor rose pincushion. Great video, love seeing a stash! X
@@sophiar4196 aww, thank you 🤗🤓🙏 Prize was posted 2nd class this morning 😘
@@OneStitchAfterAnother-kx1qy thank you, I will look out for it! X
Teresa Wentzlers can go for well over the original price. They are getting harder and harder to find at a reasonable price. I love her projects 😊
@@cynthia8022 they are so intricate, aren’t they? Thanks so much for stopping by 🤗🙏🤓
Would it be possible to gently wash the Cats xstitch and if necessary dye the fabric to complement the staining? I was a late starter of x stitch because I knitted, by hand and machine. I was about 40 when I taught myself to x stitch. Still do both aged 77. Well done on your first podcast. 🌻
@@berylwalker79 thank you for the suggestion 🤗🤓🙏 I’ve never machine knitted (well I did a tiny bit once)
There are several UTubers that do destash videos.
@@paulashattuck5983 thank you, I might do a search 🤗🤓🙏
do you know the name of the alphabet cross stitch pattern _ i have a new grandchild due shorty and this would be ideal pressie. Thanks Karen
@@karengardner3311 I’ll have a look in the morning for you 🤗🤓🙏
@@karengardner3311 sorry for taking so long to get back to you. There isn’t a title on the chart I was given but it is from a company called T J Morris which is based in Australia. I did a quick google search but couldn’t find anything. However, I think you might find some free charts on line. If you are in the UK, the cross stitch magazines often have nice charts in, I hope that helps 🤗