Wow! That is taking a lovely pattern to a whole new level. What a wonderful box you have created. I have Jacob’s pattern and with wall space very much dwindling, I had been wondering where I could hang it. Search is over! I’ll make your exquisite box instead. What a fabulous idea. Immediately subscribed to your channel
Thank you so much - enjoy! A box finish is so unusual, really striking - and as you note, doesn't take up wall space! Perfect for the prolific stitcher
I am so happy that I heard about your Flosstube on Brenda and Serial Starter. Watching your videos made me feel like I will give this project a go, maybe I can succeed. I ordered the Russian Tea Cake linen and the cross stitch pattern tonight. I will watch your videos over and over, you are so inspirational.
Thank you so much, that's so kind and I am incredibly flattered! You definitely can succeed in making this box - it's all full crosses and you can even do the letters and numbers over 2 if you don't want to do the over 1, the pattern has alternate charts for over 2. So you definitely have the stitching, and you can certainly manage the finishing. The keys to finishing are patience and practice - this will be picked up in later videos, but make sure to do some practice with gluing to get comfortable with the glue and the application, and that will really help when you get to the real thing. The tutorials should guide you through every step of the process. Truly, the biggest thing is confidence and working yourself up to do it. Glad to have you on the SAL!!
Hi Katie, Watched all the tutorials to date this evening. Thank you for teaching us and sharing what not to do from your prior mistakes! Your tutorials are so thorough and watching you create filmed in real time is and will be so very helpful in the process of covering this box. I can’t wait to get started on the stitching and then finishing this beautiful box. You are very generous to share your knowledge and time in creating these videos. Thank you for this lovely gift 😊
Thank you for joining me on the journey! I hope you'll enjoy it as much as I have. And yes, I have learned a lot of lessons from many and varied mistakes so lots of hard earned wisdom to share on that front! Hopefully the tutorials can help everyone in the SAL avoid some of my past facepalm moments...
Katie, you are amazing with your beautiful embroidery and finishing and your willingness to share your knowledge. Your videos are very inspiring and have me seriously thinking about making a covered box. Thank you.
Thank you! I hope you will be inspired to make the leap - they're so fun and they're also a very unique and lovely way to show off your stitching. Hopefully the tutorials will empower you to try it - I would really love for you to try an embroidered box, whether it is Simple Harmony or another project.
Hi Katie - fabulous tutorial! I won’t be making the Forget-Me-Not box, but this is so useful if I decide to make a smaller trinket box as I’m thinking of doing. Thank you so much!
Enjoy! The series is geared towards the Simple Harmony box but the method applies to any kind of box you might want to make so it should be useful for you!
Katie, I am so excited to start. Going to start stitching soon. Thanks for the layouts. I’ve watched all the videos and am sure I will watch them numerous times.
Fabulous tutorial. I can’t wait to see more. Very helpful tips and a thorough explanation. Thank you for taking time to film and to share. BTW I made a sparkly snowflake yesterday with my Swarovski 2mm inspired by you. Now to finish into an ornament. 🌟
Hi Katie, I just discovered your channel recently and I am so happy I did. Your designs and stitching are just beautiful. I am going to do the Simple Harmony box and I am gathering my supplies. Can you give the measurements for a "fat half" of the cloth please.
Thank you and welcome to the SAL! A fat half is a cut that goes the full length of the yard - 36" - and half the width of the fabric selvedge to selvedge. So the exact dimensions vary based on the width of the fabric but on Russian Tea Cake I believe it is about 35"x36". Happy stitching!
I’m new to your UA-cam which I find very wonderful. Can you write down the thread assortment weight size and manufacture of the threads for the simple harmony second finish They are beautiful. Now II’ve found simple harmony tutorials. I see two, how many are there
Thank you and welcome! The thread is made by Au Ver a Soie and a full materials list is on my website - it's linked in the description for this episode as well as in all the tutorials. That should have all the information you need, and if you're in the US the Attic has been kitting thread and fabric for Simple Harmony. There are a total of 12 tutorials. From my main channel page scroll down, there's a dedicated playlist called Simple Harmony tutorials that has all of them. Welcome and happy stitching!
You may want to watch flosstube #7 as it introduces the project more generally, but it's adapted from Modern Folk Embroidery's Forget Me Not chart. There are detailed layouts linked on the main Simple Harmony page on my website, which you can find in the description for this episode. There are also two video tutorials as part of the Simple Harmony tutorials that cover the changes made to the chart. The SAL is informal - there's a hashtag on instagram, #simpleharmonySAL, but I'm not running zoom meetings or anything. I hope that helps.
Wow! That is taking a lovely pattern to a whole new level. What a wonderful box you have created. I have Jacob’s pattern and with wall space very much dwindling, I had been wondering where I could hang it. Search is over! I’ll make your exquisite box instead. What a fabulous idea. Immediately subscribed to your channel
Thank you so much - enjoy! A box finish is so unusual, really striking - and as you note, doesn't take up wall space! Perfect for the prolific stitcher
I am so happy that I heard about your Flosstube on Brenda and Serial Starter. Watching your videos made me feel like I will give this project a go, maybe I can succeed. I ordered the Russian Tea Cake linen and the cross stitch pattern tonight. I will watch your videos over and over, you are so inspirational.
Thank you so much, that's so kind and I am incredibly flattered! You definitely can succeed in making this box - it's all full crosses and you can even do the letters and numbers over 2 if you don't want to do the over 1, the pattern has alternate charts for over 2. So you definitely have the stitching, and you can certainly manage the finishing. The keys to finishing are patience and practice - this will be picked up in later videos, but make sure to do some practice with gluing to get comfortable with the glue and the application, and that will really help when you get to the real thing. The tutorials should guide you through every step of the process. Truly, the biggest thing is confidence and working yourself up to do it. Glad to have you on the SAL!!
Hi Katie,
Watched all the tutorials to date this evening. Thank you for teaching us and sharing what not to do from your prior mistakes! Your tutorials are so thorough and watching you create filmed in real time is and will be so very helpful in the process of covering this box.
I can’t wait to get started on the stitching and then finishing this beautiful box. You are very generous to share your knowledge and time in creating these videos. Thank you for this lovely gift 😊
Thank you for joining me on the journey! I hope you'll enjoy it as much as I have. And yes, I have learned a lot of lessons from many and varied mistakes so lots of hard earned wisdom to share on that front! Hopefully the tutorials can help everyone in the SAL avoid some of my past facepalm moments...
Katie, you are amazing with your beautiful embroidery and finishing and your willingness to share your knowledge. Your videos are very inspiring and have me seriously thinking about making a covered box. Thank you.
Thank you! I hope you will be inspired to make the leap - they're so fun and they're also a very unique and lovely way to show off your stitching. Hopefully the tutorials will empower you to try it - I would really love for you to try an embroidered box, whether it is Simple Harmony or another project.
Hi Katie - fabulous tutorial! I won’t be making the Forget-Me-Not box, but this is so useful if I decide to make a smaller trinket box as I’m thinking of doing. Thank you so much!
Enjoy! The series is geared towards the Simple Harmony box but the method applies to any kind of box you might want to make so it should be useful for you!
Katie, I am so excited to start. Going to start stitching soon. Thanks for the layouts. I’ve watched all the videos and am sure I will watch them numerous times.
Thank you! Please share your progress as you stitch, I would love to see everyone's work.
Fabulous tutorial. I can’t wait to see more. Very helpful tips and a thorough explanation. Thank you for taking time to film and to share. BTW I made a sparkly snowflake yesterday with my Swarovski 2mm inspired by you. Now to finish into an ornament. 🌟
Thank you! Can't wait to see your finish - love sparkles and love snowflakes. I have a crystal snowflakes on the to do list myself!
Hi Katie, I just discovered your channel recently and I am so happy I did. Your designs and stitching are just beautiful. I am going to do the Simple Harmony box and I am gathering my supplies. Can you give the measurements for a "fat half" of the cloth please.
Thank you and welcome to the SAL! A fat half is a cut that goes the full length of the yard - 36" - and half the width of the fabric selvedge to selvedge. So the exact dimensions vary based on the width of the fabric but on Russian Tea Cake I believe it is about 35"x36". Happy stitching!
I’m new to your UA-cam which I find very wonderful. Can you write down the thread assortment weight size and manufacture of the threads for the simple harmony second finish
They are beautiful. Now II’ve found simple harmony tutorials. I see two, how many are there
Thank you and welcome! The thread is made by Au Ver a Soie and a full materials list is on my website - it's linked in the description for this episode as well as in all the tutorials. That should have all the information you need, and if you're in the US the Attic has been kitting thread and fabric for Simple Harmony. There are a total of 12 tutorials. From my main channel page scroll down, there's a dedicated playlist called Simple Harmony tutorials that has all of them. Welcome and happy stitching!
@@katiestrachanembroidery Thank you!
So I’m looking at your box. Is there a pattern to follow for the stitching or do we make our own? where is the stitch along you mention?
You may want to watch flosstube #7 as it introduces the project more generally, but it's adapted from Modern Folk Embroidery's Forget Me Not chart. There are detailed layouts linked on the main Simple Harmony page on my website, which you can find in the description for this episode. There are also two video tutorials as part of the Simple Harmony tutorials that cover the changes made to the chart. The SAL is informal - there's a hashtag on instagram, #simpleharmonySAL, but I'm not running zoom meetings or anything. I hope that helps.
@@katiestrachanembroidery Yes helps a lot! By the way I really really like your UA-cam floss tube.
@@dollycatlin5077 Thank you so much! I hope you'll keep watching.