Fabulous first video,Cathy and Molly have recommended watching your video,so pleased I did,love Eliza Smyth👏 and all your stitching goodness,Thankyou for sharing ❤️👍🪡🇳🇿
How nice to meet you, Birgit! I am so amazed and a bit jealous that you got to learn cross stitch at such an early age - in school, no less! I've been stitching and sewing since I was 8 thanks to a grandmother who was a men's tailor. After making quilts and clothing, embroidering many things, I took up cross stitch at the ripe "old" age of 70 in 2020. Talk about falling down the rabbit hole! I have two of your patterns kitted up and hope to start them soon. Your floss tube is delightful, and I look forward to seeing more of you! Hugs, Candace
So nice to meet you Candace! I went through a quilting phase but never achieved success there - I could never master the machine. My first quilts were all hand-pieced.
Loved all your stitching. They are so beautiful. It shows that you’ve been stitching for years and your work is so lovely. Thank you for showing us up close to see the stitches. Too bad the 10 k views had 😊subscribed. That would’ve been great.
Thank you so much! Yea that would have been fantastic, but for me it's really about sharing and getting to talk to like minded people. Needle art folks are a special crowd. If we ruled the world it would be a happy place all over! 😁
Loved your flosstube video ad can't wait for Eliza Jane Smyth! She's a beauty. That flower border and the pale blue alphabet...wow! Looking forward to learning from you. I went right out and found the book, The Proper Stitch, and purchased it! Your stitching is amazing! Thank you for sharing.
Hi there! I really enjoyed your video! You have stitched some gorgeous pieces! I am envious that your school had needlework as a requirement! How wonderful that would have been!!! Thank you so much for sharing!
Great first video! Eliza Smith is gorgeous! I could just pre order her now too! ❤❤😂😂❤❤. Lol. Can’t wait until she s released. Looking forward to seeing more from you.
I am so glad I found your Flosstube. Kathy is one of your best "cheerleaders" and she was spot on. I look forward to following you on this stitching journey.
I am so happy I happened upon your first Flosstube, Birgit! I am currently on the last row of Elizabeth Hall 1809. I love her!! I’m a monogamous stitcher, so it takes me some time to finish a sampler, and I usually only buy a pattern when I’m ready to start a new project, but I’ve purchased a couple of your patterns ahead of schedule because I loved them so much! So glad to see you on Flosstube!
Hi Birgit! I loved seeing all of your beautiful work. I about fell out of my chair when you showed the Shepherd’s Bush round robin. I was in that round robin, too. Dilys stitched a band on mine, too! I only knew 3 of the people who stitched on mine. What a small world. Darlene O’Steen is my favorite designer, too. Thank you for making FTs-now I get to watch your #2. ❤
Thank you so much! OMG, that is something else! Stitchers have an invisible connection throughout the world. I am certain of it. Thank you so very much for being here and I do remember you from my FB! So9 glad to have you *hugs*
So enjoyed this your first video Birgit ! Nice to learn more about you, greetings from northern MN 👋. Please keep them coming fabulous stitching..love your designs ..enjoyed seeing your haul fabric choices are wonderful 🥰 Looking forward to release of new sampler such a beauty 🤩…take good care see you next time, 🤗♥️🪡
New subscriber and I LOVED your video. I learned how to stitch when I was 10 years old back in the late 80s/early 90s from my grandmother who was a master needleworker, so your video was quite the trip down memory lane with the pink and greens, Shepherd Bush, flower threads, and early internet cross stitch chatting. I remember back in high school being active on an AOL message board that had Deb from Stitches 'N Things and a designer from Heaven and Earth Designs. Wonderful days. :) Absolutely love all your patterns. Can't wait to watch your future videos.
Hallo Birgit. Schön, eine neue deutsche Stickerin zu finden. Habe erst eine Minute deines Videos gesehen, aber freue mich so sehr darüber, dass ich gleich schreiben muss 🥳. Deine Projekte hinten an der Wand sind ja der Wahnsinn. So, jetzt gucke ich das Video weiter. Viele Grüße aus Lüneburg Dana
Happy to find your channel! I'm a stitcher from the 80's before the explosion of the internet, so a lot of the stitching you showed was very familiar to me. I did a lot of the hardanger and pulled work. Also stitched lots of models through the 90's for Leisure Arts. So exciting to see you unwrap the antique samplers. Keep the videos coming!
Hello Birgit. I was so glad to find this channel since I love Wishing Thorn patterns. Your unidentified WIP sampler is called Mary Crisp and she was in SANQ magazine. I too have this one started but not much further along than yours. I recognized her straight away. I stitched Little Bunny Shepherd at the first part of the year, but still am not settled on the berry tip colors. I went more pink for contrast against my linen, but I don't know if I like it that way. Still mulling it over.
Wonderful! Mulling over it is always good. Sometimes walking away and looking at it the next day, or tape it briefly where you might want to hang it and see if it lends with it's surroundings. So glad you came! 🥰
That antique photo is amazing! The recent history of Germany and we immigrants breaks my heart. I try very hard to be proud of my German heritage, though. A couple of my grands earned a Purple Heart. I don’t really agree with their beliefs and the reason it was earned, however, I am encouraged to know that we all will learn from the history❤
You should be proud. My Grandfather was an officer and not by choice. He was always very protective of his soldiers and never was happy with the wars. He always said that he and his men would never have made it out of Russia and would have starved to death if it wasn't for kindness the Russian people. We can not let the politicians define who we are as humans - then and now. I mean look at what is going on in this country. If you look for ugliness you will find it everywhere in the world no matter the country. I chose goodness & kindness always.🥰 I have not watched ANY news since 2016. If something is important enough for me to know I'll hear about it, otherwise those publicity seeking news stations can do without me 🤣
@@thewishingthorn so true! I don’t remember the last time I watched “the news”. It’s always biased, depressing and inflammatory. We share the same outlook❤️
Congratulations on your first Flosstube, Birgit! You did a great job! It was like a walk down memory lane for me. I have several Emie Bishop pieces that I’ve done and I also have a Shepherd’s Bush round robin sampler. Those early days of connecting online with other stitchers were so exciting. I so wish you were staying in CT and starting the needlework shop you had planned. That would have been wonderful! I live in CT also, only about an hour from you. The new release you’re working on is so pretty. You choose lovely designs to reproduce. Thank you!
Thank you! 😍 While I adore the countryside of CT, I do not adore the cost of living/ taxes. Our kids are all out west so there is little to keep us here.
@@thewishingthorn Yes, CT is an expensive place to live. I grew up in Hartford. I’m in the suburbs now and all my kids and grandkids are local, so I’m staying put. I’m thankful for a wonderful online stitching community where I can stay in touch with other stitchers and fabulous designers. ❤️
Nice to meet you, Birgit! You have a lovely collection of things in this video and I’m looking forward to seeing more. I do videos also, and can I recommend you get a ring light or photography lamp for when you show your stitching? I’m by no means someone who knows what they’re doing, but I do think more light would make it easier for you to represent the colors in your work and in the antiques. Otherwise I enjoyed this first video very much and I like getting to see close-ups of the stitching! I have a Wishing Thorn design in my WIP pile that I will try to work on soon, now that you are making videos. Thanks for sharing your talents with us, and happy stitching! -Leah Noel
Thank you. I recently found you and am really enjoying all the history. You do beautiful work. My ancestors are from Germany so I am finding this fascinating. Margie/Tennessee
I’m thrilled to see your first floss tube. I have a few of your beautiful patterns and love stitching them. I enjoy reading your blogs. The story of The Wishing Thorn is fascinating. Thanks Birgit for sharing ❤
I absolutely LOVED your first Flosstube! You are so pleasing to listen to and I love how you showed your work up close. Makes me realize how we hardly ever, if at all, see others work in detail. Please continue to do this!
Oh wow! That is so cool 😍 Fiona is probably one of the most stitched reproductions. I just had a lady message me last night with her very unusual finish. I hope she will allow me to share!
This was a great video! I loved seeing your gorgeous samplers, wips, and fabric. I had the privilege of taking a class from Darlene O'Steen in the early 90's and I'm very proud of that completed sampler. I have her book too. I'm looking forward to your next video!
I enjoyed our visit today. Looking forward to your next video. I too have WIPs from the 80's and 90's. You have inspired me to look them up and maybe return to them. I was doing samplers during that time too.
Your stitching is absolutely beautiful. Those up-close shots just blew me away. You did a great job in you first video. It would be helpful just to slow down a little so we can get a really good look at whatever you are showing. The content was so interesting, and I am looking forward to your next video.
Hello Birgit.. What a joy to see your exquisite work.. It really is so good to see your stitching so close up! I love that and it's so useful to see your specialist stitches in such detail. Thank you so much! I really will look forward to your next episode! Happy Stitching in the meantime.
What a beautiful showcase of your work! Stunning! I am really interested in the upcoming chart… can’t wait for it! Sorry you lost sound at the end but dont lose heart. I will be watching for your next video
I feel so lucky to have come across your work! I had not heard of your designs. I’m in awe! I need to pick one to do! I love the new one you’re working on finishing designing now.
Birgit, so glad to see you have a flosstube. I have ordered several charts anf pdf's from you. Its so funny seeing your early WIPs. I had a needlwork shop for 2 yrs in the mid 80's but quit stitching in the early 90's. I started back stitching last year so have been digging old stuff from my attic. I was amazed at how many WIPs I had. Have Darlene's book and have had classes with Eileen Bennett at Rockhome Gardens in IL among others. Enjoyed memory lane and your great video. Scarlett
Loved your video. The sound went out at the end so we couldn’t hear about the Beautiful Sampler behind hanging behind you. I hope you do a close up of it soon!!! So I couldn’t hear what you said about it.
So happy you are on flosstube, great first show. I’m stitching The Wheel of the Year sampler and have Night Thistle Sampler kitted up. Your patterns are the best! Lovely to see your stitching and look forward to seeing more.
Thank you for sharing your early works - such beautiful stitching. I am looking forward to your next release. I think the faded colours from the front of the sampler are lovely and the mix of silk and wool gives a wonderful point of textural interest on the work.
Thank you Denise, I love the muted front too, the only thing that bothered me was how faded that upper alphabet was - barely noticeable. The find of that lovely pale blue really helped!
Beautiful Stitching. Welcome to the Flosstube Community! Do finish your early projects, they are so pretty and your stitches are really lovely. I subscribed and liked and am looking forward to more. Thank you for sharing!
So good to meet you Birgit. I wanted to tell you my Harriet Charlesworth is so much fun to work on, I just love it. Your collection of fabrics are amazing! I will definitely be on the lookout for Eliza Jane Smith, I think the colors are elegant. Thank you for sharing your work on UA-cam!
Your work is stunning!!! Thanks for sharing with us on Flosstube. Please let us know the name of that Rabbit sampler. I can't wait for Eliza Jane Smith, it's gorgeous! I'm looking forward to more flosstubes. Regards, Kathy
Thank you so much! I added the pattern info to the notes and I found the patterns finally! There is 5 total. I missed adding "V" is for viper #5 by Sheepish designs. I'll bring them to the next episode.
Glad to see you are on flosstube. I love all your designs!! Wish I could stitch faster. How long have you lived in your current home? I grew up in your area. Wish I had stitching classes in school. I would have loved it😊😊
What a wonderful first flosstube you did. Your projects and stitching are all beautiful and I especially loved the bell pull. I’m looking forward to your future videos and hope you will be able to get more time to stitch.
Congratulations on completing your first flosstube. After recently finding your stunning designs on Etsy it was a thrill to discover you’d dipped your toes into the flosstube world, and I was able to be there from the beginning. You did great and it will only get easier. Looking forward to what comes in the future.
At the time it was a nice relief from all the academic studies. I don't think they teach it any longer, kids these days would do things with the needles they shouldn't 😂
I was so excited to see your flosstube this morning. Congratulations on your first one I love it!!!! I really enjoyed seeing your past and new stitching. Your patterns are beautiful. I didn’t think you needed to Apologizes for anything. Thank you for sharing. ❤
Welcome to Flosstube. I love your sampler charts. I too learned needlework since first grade with the Belgian ICM nuns who ran our Catholic girls school. Eager for your next video.
Hi Birgit, so happy to see you joining flosstube, you did great for the first one. I already have five of your charts in my WIP pile and now I see there will soon be a sixth, Eliza Smith is just gorgeous, can’t wait.
Loved your first flosstube. I also love the cedar creek linen. The large rectangular sampler on the wall behind you is lovely. Will you show it in a future flosstube and will you be charting it?
So glad to see you doing a Flosstube! I love your reproduction samplers especially the smalls! They are perfect to stitch on 46 or 56 count. I like the look of small samplers mixed with larger samplers when hanging on a wall! The varying sizes are so pleasing to view. I am excited about Eliza´s sampler! I will definitely purchase it to stitch! Muted colors or soft pinks which are my particular favorite color are right on my check list when considering a sampler along with the design. When I found out that you did a sampler for Molly, I rushed right over to purchase it. These ladies are so fun to watch. Your bags are also amazing beautiful! I have purchased several of them and will continue to add to my stash. You did wonderful on your first video! Relax and make it your own! Enjoyed your stitching with is so beautiful and enjoyed seeing the fabrics. I have added to my list of to purchase several that you showed. I lean toward lighter colors for samplers which are my first love to stitch. Keep up the great work with The Wishing Thorn and look forward to new samplers as they come out. Desi Tea Time Stitcher
This was so kind of you to write! I am so glad to meet you 😍 You are amazing to stitch on such tiny count. I could but it wouldn't be as fun for me :) I thought I was fantastic at 40ct back in the day 🤣 I do agree with you a mix of large and small looks so pleasing.
PS Everyone It's Cedar River linen, not cedar Creek 🤣 Leave it to me to botch the name!
I adore your first piece shown. It is gorgeous. Please finish it so we can marvel over its’ beauty!!
Thank you, I will
Fabulous first video,Cathy and Molly have recommended watching your video,so pleased I did,love Eliza Smyth👏 and all your stitching goodness,Thankyou for sharing ❤️👍🪡🇳🇿
Thank you so much!! Eliza is nearing her charting end ...yay!
What a lovely flosstube... can't wait for the new sampler....it will be a 'must buy immediately !' chart!
Thank you so much!🥰
❤ Good Morning 1:48AM so nice to meet you ❤️ Congratulations on your first Flosstube video. Beautiful 😍 samplers
InezArnetta 🌹
Good morning! Wow you are up early or late to bed 🤣 So nice to meet you too. Here I thought getting up at 6AM was early 😂
A very lovely Flosstube! Beautiful stitching ❤️ Thank you for sharing and I am looking forward to visiting with you again!
Thank you! 😊
Love all of them but I adore the Ann Scutt sampler.....it's exquisite.
Thank you so much! That is a really pretty sampler for sure!
Wow there is some exquisite stitching there. Thanks for sharing and I look forward to your next video. 🇦🇺
Thank you! 😊
The word is “Usefulness”. Enjoyed your first video.
Awesome! Thank you! 😍
Beautiful stitching you have done. Thank you for sharing. Looking forward to your next video.
Thank you so much!
The bud border on that sampler is the prettiest border I can remember seeing. Thank you for sharing.
You are so welcome!
I am loving your flosstubes. I like that you are keeping it short. I don't like the ones that are hours long.
Thanks, I try!! I'd rather have it even shorter!
Lovely first FlossTube, Birgit. Your stitching is exquisite. Thank you for sharing. Look forward to more.
Thank you so much! 🥰
You’re lovely, your work is wonderful! I look forward to seeing and spending more time with you.
Thank you so much!🥰
Congratulations to your first Flosstube. What a treat! I freue mich schon sehr auf Ihre naechsten Presentationen.
Perfektes Deutsch 😍 Thank you so very much!
@@thewishingthorn Ha, ich bin auch in Deutschland aufgewachsen. Und, ich lernte auch stricken, sticken, und häkeln in der Schule...😅
How nice to meet you, Birgit! I am so amazed and a bit jealous that you got to learn cross stitch at such an early age - in school, no less! I've been stitching and sewing since I was 8 thanks to a grandmother who was a men's tailor. After making quilts and clothing, embroidering many things, I took up cross stitch at the ripe "old" age of 70 in 2020. Talk about falling down the rabbit hole! I have two of your patterns kitted up and hope to start them soon. Your floss tube is delightful, and I look forward to seeing more of you! Hugs, Candace
So nice to meet you Candace! I went through a quilting phase but never achieved success there - I could never master the machine. My first quilts were all hand-pieced.
@@thewishingthorn What treasures to have, though, Birgit! You definitely have your niche in cross stitch!
Hello Birgit! I loved your flosstube, there so many beautiful samplers and things to learn. Thank you ❤❤
You are so welcome! I am so glad you were here. THANK YOU!! 😍
beautiful things, my favorite is Eliza Jane Smyth, cant wait to get my hands on it! lovely
thank you!! The" invisible" pale blue alphabet is something else...so pretty 😍
Loved your 1st flosstube. Your projects are so beautiful and your stories are so interesting. I’m hooked. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much! 😍
Loved all your stitching. They are so beautiful. It shows that you’ve been stitching for years and your work is so lovely. Thank you for showing us up close to see the stitches. Too bad the 10 k views had 😊subscribed. That would’ve been great.
Thank you so much! Yea that would have been fantastic, but for me it's really about sharing and getting to talk to like minded people. Needle art folks are a special crowd. If we ruled the world it would be a happy place all over! 😁
Loved your flosstube video ad can't wait for Eliza Jane Smyth! She's a beauty. That flower border and the pale blue alphabet...wow!
Looking forward to learning from you. I went right out and found the book, The Proper Stitch, and purchased it! Your stitching is amazing! Thank you for sharing.
Oh thank you! So glad you managed to get a copy of Darleen's book!
Can I just go ahead and preorder Eliza Smith? LOL😂 Dang she’s beautiful!
Hahaha you are funny Christine! She is so pretty, like a rose garden :)
How wonderful to “meet” you and see your beautiful work!!
Yes it was! I know from my email inbox 🤣 So good to see you here!! Thank you 😍
I loved your first floss tube. Very interesting and informative. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and samplers.
You are so welcome!🥰
Oh my what beautiful stitching! Please keep making more videos!
Thank you so much! 😍 I will, I just need to get into a rhythm.
Hi there! I really enjoyed your video! You have stitched some gorgeous pieces! I am envious that your school had needlework as a requirement! How wonderful that would have been!!! Thank you so much for sharing!
Oh thank you! 😍
Great first video! Eliza Smith is gorgeous! I could just pre order her now too! ❤❤😂😂❤❤. Lol. Can’t wait until she s released. Looking forward to seeing more from you.
Thank you so much!! There are many more beauties where this one came from all waiting for their turn. 😍
I am so glad I found your Flosstube. Kathy is one of your best "cheerleaders" and she was spot on. I look forward to following you on this stitching journey.
Thank you so much! Kathy and Molly are amazing...I am tempted to buy Oreos and put them to the test 🤣
Thanks for taking the journey onto floss tube.
Thank you!! It will be an adventure 🤣
I am so happy I happened upon your first Flosstube, Birgit! I am currently on the last row of Elizabeth Hall 1809. I love her!! I’m a monogamous stitcher, so it takes me some time to finish a sampler, and I usually only buy a pattern when I’m ready to start a new project, but I’ve purchased a couple of your patterns ahead of schedule because I loved them so much! So glad to see you on Flosstube!
Wonderful! That is sooo fun! Thank you!
Hi Birgit! I loved seeing all of your beautiful work. I about fell out of my chair when you showed the Shepherd’s Bush round robin. I was in that round robin, too. Dilys stitched a band on mine, too! I only knew 3 of the people who stitched on mine. What a small world. Darlene O’Steen is my favorite designer, too. Thank you for making FTs-now I get to watch your #2. ❤
Thank you so much! OMG, that is something else! Stitchers have an invisible connection throughout the world. I am certain of it. Thank you so very much for being here and I do remember you from my FB! So9 glad to have you *hugs*
@@thewishingthorn so very true, Birgit. We are all kindred spirits. Hugs back to you. 😘
Welcome to Flosstube. I'm a subscriber. Your designs and colors are right up my alley. I will now have to catch up on your other videos! ❤ Roberta
Thank you so much! I've been subscribed to you for a long time :) love your videos!!
So enjoyed this your first video Birgit ! Nice to learn more about you, greetings from northern MN 👋. Please keep them coming fabulous stitching..love your designs ..enjoyed seeing your haul fabric choices are wonderful 🥰 Looking forward to release of new sampler such a beauty 🤩…take good care see you next time, 🤗♥️🪡
Thank you so much! I really appreciate your kind words 😍
My gosh your stitching is so beautiful ❣️loved your video. 😊
Thank you so much! I really appreciate it 😍
New subscriber and I LOVED your video. I learned how to stitch when I was 10 years old back in the late 80s/early 90s from my grandmother who was a master needleworker, so your video was quite the trip down memory lane with the pink and greens, Shepherd Bush, flower threads, and early internet cross stitch chatting. I remember back in high school being active on an AOL message board that had Deb from Stitches 'N Things and a designer from Heaven and Earth Designs. Wonderful days. :) Absolutely love all your patterns. Can't wait to watch your future videos.
Thank you so much! The good ol' internet days 🤣 It was a lot of fun.
Hallo Birgit. Schön, eine neue deutsche Stickerin zu finden. Habe erst eine Minute deines Videos gesehen, aber freue mich so sehr darüber, dass ich gleich schreiben muss 🥳. Deine Projekte hinten an der Wand sind ja der Wahnsinn. So, jetzt gucke ich das Video weiter. Viele Grüße aus Lüneburg Dana
Hallo Dana, freut mich daß Du hier bist. Ach von der schönen Lüneburger Heide. Ich hab Verwandschaft im Norden 😍
Happy to find your channel! I'm a stitcher from the 80's before the explosion of the internet, so a lot of the stitching you showed was very familiar to me. I did a lot of the hardanger and pulled work. Also stitched lots of models through the 90's for Leisure Arts. So exciting to see you unwrap the antique samplers. Keep the videos coming!
thank you so much 🥰
Hello Birgit. I was so glad to find this channel since I love Wishing Thorn patterns. Your unidentified WIP sampler is called Mary Crisp and she was in SANQ magazine. I too have this one started but not much further along than yours. I recognized her straight away. I stitched Little Bunny Shepherd at the first part of the year, but still am not settled on the berry tip colors. I went more pink for contrast against my linen, but I don't know if I like it that way. Still mulling it over.
Wonderful! Mulling over it is always good. Sometimes walking away and looking at it the next day, or tape it briefly where you might want to hang it and see if it lends with it's surroundings. So glad you came! 🥰
That antique photo is amazing! The recent history of Germany and we immigrants breaks my heart. I try very hard to be proud of my German heritage, though. A couple of my grands earned a Purple Heart. I don’t really agree with their beliefs and the reason it was earned, however, I am encouraged to know that we all will learn from the history❤
You should be proud. My Grandfather was an officer and not by choice. He was always very protective of his soldiers and never was happy with the wars. He always said that he and his men would never have made it out of Russia and would have starved to death if it wasn't for kindness the Russian people. We can not let the politicians define who we are as humans - then and now. I mean look at what is going on in this country. If you look for ugliness you will find it everywhere in the world no matter the country. I chose goodness & kindness always.🥰 I have not watched ANY news since 2016. If something is important enough for me to know I'll hear about it, otherwise those publicity seeking news stations can do without me 🤣
@@thewishingthorn so true! I don’t remember the last time I watched “the news”. It’s always biased, depressing and inflammatory. We share the same outlook❤️
Congratulations on your first Flosstube, Birgit! You did a great job! It was like a walk down memory lane for me. I have several Emie Bishop pieces that I’ve done and I also have a Shepherd’s Bush round robin sampler. Those early days of connecting online with other stitchers were so exciting. I so wish you were staying in CT and starting the needlework shop you had planned. That would have been wonderful! I live in CT also, only about an hour from you. The new release you’re working on is so pretty. You choose lovely designs to reproduce. Thank you!
Thank you! 😍 While I adore the countryside of CT, I do not adore the cost of living/ taxes. Our kids are all out west so there is little to keep us here.
@@thewishingthorn Yes, CT is an expensive place to live. I grew up in Hartford. I’m in the suburbs now and all my kids and grandkids are local, so I’m staying put. I’m thankful for a wonderful online stitching community where I can stay in touch with other stitchers and fabulous designers. ❤️
Beautiful stitcher, my preference would be the “brighter” fabric for the sky.
Good choice! thank you!😍
Great to see you have a new floss tube show.
Thank you! 😊
Nice to meet you, Birgit! You have a lovely collection of things in this video and I’m looking forward to seeing more. I do videos also, and can I recommend you get a ring light or photography lamp for when you show your stitching? I’m by no means someone who knows what they’re doing, but I do think more light would make it easier for you to represent the colors in your work and in the antiques. Otherwise I enjoyed this first video very much and I like getting to see close-ups of the stitching! I have a Wishing Thorn design in my WIP pile that I will try to work on soon, now that you are making videos. Thanks for sharing your talents with us, and happy stitching! -Leah Noel
Oh, thank you so much for your help Leah and for watching the first video. I will check out the lights ASAP!!
Thank you. I recently found you and am really enjoying all the history. You do beautiful work. My ancestors are from Germany so I am finding this fascinating. Margie/Tennessee
Welcome Margie, I am so glad you are enjoying the videos!! 🥰
I’m thrilled to see your first floss tube. I have a few of your beautiful patterns and love stitching them. I enjoy reading your blogs. The story of The Wishing Thorn is fascinating. Thanks Birgit for sharing ❤
Thank you so much! I so glad you had a good time! 😍
Your pieces are unique - not the usual stitchery fare - and your work is exquisite. I’ll surely be sharing this shop with my friends.
thank you so much! I really appreciate this!
Love the way you do the over head shots for WIP's! Glad I came across your You-Tube. Beautiful work!!
Thank you so much 😀
Your work is amazing. Stitch on Girl.
Thank you! 😊
I absolutely LOVED your first Flosstube! You are so pleasing to listen to and I love how you showed your work up close. Makes me realize how we hardly ever, if at all, see others work in detail. Please continue to do this!
Thank you so much! It is so appreciated.
I agree!
Lovely to watch your first flosstube!! Your projects are gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous! I am also a big fan of your designs, Birgit! ❤❤
Thank you so much! I really appreciate this 😍
Love your shop and your stitching! I can't wait to stitch the kit I purchased from you last year.
Thank you so much! Get started on that kit! 😍
Enjoyed your flosstube very much!
Thank you! 😊
Very nice presentation, love what you are doing!❤
Thank you so much!
Congratulations on your first floss tube. Your stitching is stunning. I watched while stitching my first ever sampler, Fiona Rutherford.
Oh wow! That is so cool 😍 Fiona is probably one of the most stitched reproductions. I just had a lady message me last night with her very unusual finish. I hope she will allow me to share!
Lovely stitching!
Thank you! 😊
This was a great video! I loved seeing your gorgeous samplers, wips, and fabric. I had the privilege of taking a class from Darlene O'Steen in the early 90's and I'm very proud of that completed sampler. I have her book too. I'm looking forward to your next video!
Oh wow! Your lucky girl! A class with Darleen I'm so jealous 😍
Beautiful stitches. Thanks so much for sharing. Loved seeing your older pieces. Now, please finish them, they are great
Yes!! I will do my best to take some time for them.
I enjoyed our visit today. Looking forward to your next video. I too have WIPs from the 80's and 90's. You have inspired me to look them up and maybe return to them. I was doing samplers during that time too.
Wonderful! That is so good! Some of my wips I am looking at maybe turning into other things. not sure yet.
Your stitching is absolutely beautiful. Those up-close shots just blew me away. You did a great job in you first video. It would be helpful just to slow down a little so we can get a really good look at whatever you are showing. The content was so interesting, and I am looking forward to your next video.
Thank you so much! Yes I plan on slowing it all down. I am just always on the go, I even walk fast lol 🤣
I really enjoyed your first video. You have alot of lovely samplers going.
Thank you so much!😍
Hello Birgit.. What a joy to see your exquisite work.. It really is so good to see your stitching so close up! I love that and it's so useful to see your specialist stitches in such detail. Thank you so much! I really will look forward to your next episode! Happy Stitching in the meantime.
You are so welcome! And thank you for your kind words! 🥰
I just found your Flosstube and am loving them. I also just placed an order from your website. 😊
Yay! Thank you so much! So glad you enjoy the Flosstubes 🥰
Love your work
Thank you so much 😀
Wow your work is next level gorgeous
Thank you so much 😀
Enjoyed watching your first video ..your samplers are just beautiful! Thanks for sharing!
thank you so much!
What a beautiful showcase of your work! Stunning! I am really interested in the upcoming chart… can’t wait for it! Sorry you lost sound at the end but dont lose heart. I will be watching for your next video
Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it! 😍
I feel so lucky to have come across your work! I had not heard of your designs. I’m in awe! I need to pick one to do! I love the new one you’re working on finishing designing now.
I just ordered some of that Aztec linen too. I need to be brave and try something great in that
Thank you so much! 😍
Birgit, so glad to see you have a flosstube. I have ordered several charts anf pdf's from you.
Its so funny seeing your early WIPs. I had a needlwork shop for 2 yrs in the mid 80's but quit stitching in the early 90's. I started back stitching last year so have been digging old stuff from my attic. I was amazed at how many WIPs I had.
Have Darlene's book and have had classes with Eileen Bennett at Rockhome Gardens in IL among others.
Enjoyed memory lane and your great video.
Scarlett
Yay! Thank you Scarlett (awesome name) I am so jealous you had classes with Eileen!!!
Wonderful video. Thank you. I need to learn the specialty stitches
thank you! 😍
Happy to meet you and so glad you started your channel!! Beautiful stitching ♥️
Thank you so much! Glad to meet you too Brenda 😍
Loved your video. The sound went out at the end so we couldn’t hear about the Beautiful Sampler behind hanging behind you. I hope you do a close up of it soon!!! So I couldn’t hear what you said about it.
Thank you so much! I saw that that sound went out...ahhh the tech. I was mentioning that next time I wanted to show that sampler :)
I order from you all the time and love your designs! So glad to see you on Flosstube!
Thank you so much! I really appreciate it! 😍
Your work is above and beyond. I love your work. You need to finish all you showed today. People need to see what a true artist you are.
Thank you so very much, Linda! 🥰
Enjoyed your video and look forward to more. Lost audio when the pic returned to your face.
Sorry about that, let's hope the next one will go better 😁
Happy to see your first venture into Floss tube. Wonderful
thank you! Still learning 😍
So happy you are on flosstube, great first show. I’m stitching The Wheel of the Year sampler and have Night Thistle Sampler kitted up. Your patterns are the best! Lovely to see your stitching and look forward to seeing more.
Wonderful! Thank you so much Stacey! I love that you like them :)
Great to see you starting a flosstube channel, Birgit! Look forward to seeing you again soon. :) Susan
Thank you, Susan!!! I appreciate it 🤩
Thank you for sharing your early works - such beautiful stitching. I am looking forward to your next release. I think the faded colours from the front of the sampler are lovely and the mix of silk and wool gives a wonderful point of textural interest on the work.
Thank you Denise, I love the muted front too, the only thing that bothered me was how faded that upper alphabet was - barely noticeable. The find of that lovely pale blue really helped!
Congratulations on your 1st Floss Tube. I love antique samplers and yours are wonderful. Looking forward to seeing you more.
thank you! I need to pace myself and not have sampler overdose in one episode lol 🤣
Welcome. 🎉 beautiful projects.
Thank you! 😊
The word is “usefulness”. On the Ross ‘N Patch sampler.
thank you!
Great job on your first floss tube!! Your designing and stitching are beautiful. For me, shorter is much appreciated. So many I want to watch!!!
Thanks for the tips! That is helpful - shorter works for me too. I just have to get into a rhythm.
Beautiful Stitching. Welcome to the Flosstube Community! Do finish your early projects, they are so pretty and your stitches are really lovely. I subscribed and liked and am looking forward to more. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you so much Virginia 😍
So good to meet you Birgit. I wanted to tell you my Harriet Charlesworth is so much fun to work on, I just love it. Your collection of fabrics are amazing! I will definitely be on the lookout for Eliza Jane Smith, I think the colors are elegant. Thank you for sharing your work on UA-cam!
thank you! I really appreciate this. Eliza Jane is a very elegant lady.
Your work is stunning!!! Thanks for sharing with us on Flosstube. Please let us know the name of that Rabbit sampler. I can't wait for Eliza Jane Smith, it's gorgeous! I'm looking forward to more flosstubes.
Regards,
Kathy
Thank you so much! I added the pattern info to the notes and I found the patterns finally! There is 5 total. I missed adding "V" is for viper #5 by Sheepish designs. I'll bring them to the next episode.
Birgit, great first Flosstube video. I just found your site this week and was happy and surprised to see you on Flosstube.
Glad to meet you. Colleen
Thank you, Colleen! Nice to meet you too 😍
WOW! Absolutely stunning work! Happy to see you are now on Floss tube.
Thank you, Miss Diana 🥰
Enjoyed your first vid ;)
Yay, thank you!
Glad to see you are on flosstube. I love all your designs!! Wish I could stitch faster. How long have you lived in your current home? I grew up in your area. Wish I had stitching classes in school. I would have loved it😊😊
Thank you so much! I lived in CT since 1998, but this is our last year here.
What a wonderful first flosstube you did. Your projects and stitching are all beautiful and I especially loved the bell pull. I’m looking forward to your future videos and hope you will be able to get more time to stitch.
Thank you so much! 🥰
Congratulations on completing your first flosstube. After recently finding your stunning designs on Etsy it was a thrill to discover you’d dipped your toes into the flosstube world, and I was able to be there from the beginning. You did great and it will only get easier. Looking forward to what comes in the future.
Thank you so much!😍
Wow, how I would have loved to learn needlework in school! I hope Germany still offers it…
At the time it was a nice relief from all the academic studies. I don't think they teach it any longer, kids these days would do things with the needles they shouldn't 😂
Thanks for your video loved seeing your work and prior projects - looking forward to more in the future
thank you very much, I really appreciate this
I was so excited to see your flosstube this morning. Congratulations on your first one I love it!!!! I really enjoyed seeing your past and new stitching. Your patterns are beautiful. I didn’t think you needed to Apologizes for anything. Thank you for sharing. ❤
Thank you!!!!
Welcome to Flosstube. I love your sampler charts. I too learned needlework since first grade with the Belgian ICM nuns who ran our Catholic girls school. Eager for your next video.
I am so glad you joined us on the Tube! That bunny sampler is adorable.
Awe thank you!! It took me a long time to get up the nerve 🤣
@@thewishingthorn It’s harder than it looks, right!
@@mountaincraftsstudio totally, it's not just walk in and chat for sure 😆
Hi Birgit, so happy to see you joining flosstube, you did great for the first one. I already have five of your charts in my WIP pile and now I see there will soon be a sixth, Eliza Smith is just gorgeous, can’t wait.
Oh thank you! I'm so happy you like the patterns!! 🥰
Loved your first flosstube. I also love the cedar creek linen. The large rectangular sampler on the wall behind you is lovely. Will you show it in a future flosstube and will you be charting it?
Thank you so much! We will talk about that sampler next time 😍
Beautiful projects! 🦋🌻
Thank you! 😊
So glad to see you doing a Flosstube! I love your reproduction samplers especially the smalls! They are perfect to stitch on 46 or 56 count. I like the look of small samplers mixed with larger samplers when hanging on a wall! The varying sizes are so pleasing to view. I am excited about Eliza´s sampler! I will definitely purchase it to stitch! Muted colors or soft pinks which are my particular favorite color are right on my check list when considering a sampler along with the design. When I found out that you did a sampler for Molly, I rushed right over to purchase it. These ladies are so fun to watch. Your bags are also amazing beautiful! I have purchased several of them and will continue to add to my stash. You did wonderful on your first video! Relax and make it your own! Enjoyed your stitching with is so beautiful and enjoyed seeing the fabrics. I have added to my list of to purchase several that you showed. I lean toward lighter colors for samplers which are my first love to stitch. Keep up the great work with The Wishing Thorn and look forward to new samplers as they come out. Desi Tea Time Stitcher
This was so kind of you to write! I am so glad to meet you 😍 You are amazing to stitch on such tiny count. I could but it wouldn't be as fun for me :) I thought I was fantastic at 40ct back in the day 🤣 I do agree with you a mix of large and small looks so pleasing.