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- Опубліковано 1 сер 2024
- FlossTube No. 1:Stitching with Your Besties. Join us discussing cross stitching, stitching, who we are watching, shopping haul, finishes and friendship!
WIPS:
Prairie Schooler Santa 2021: www.everythingcrossstitch.com...
Happy Birthday America: www.etsy.com/listing/12168558...
Judith Kirby Victorian #9 and #15: stitchersvillage.com/shops/in...
KC Chiefs Gnome: www.etsy.com/listing/13523199...
Welcome to the North Pole: www.etsy.com/listing/14198462...
Snowflake Bell Pulls: www.etsy.com/listing/1457158418/
Sweet Land of Liberty: www.fatquartershop.com/sweet-...
Primrose Cottage Honey Bee Quaker: www.etsy.com/listing/15303943...
Valentines Quaker: www.etsy.com/listing/16355433...
CCN Land That I Love: www.fatquartershop.com/land-t...
SWTH Winter: www.fatquartershop.com/winter...
SWTH Autumn: www.fatquartershop.com/autumn...
SWTH Pumpkin Pie: www.etsy.com/listing/10568917...
click_key=b2d72b2652e1669a5cb3419c95e35f608e77f913%3A1056891728&click_sum=e893b628&ga_search_query=pumpkin%2Bpie&ref=shop_items_search_1
Prairie Schooler Santa 2009: store.stoneycreek.com/mobile/...
Prairie Schooler Santa 2023: www.fatquartershop.com/2023-s...
Who Am I Watching:
Primrose Cottage: / @primrosecottagequilts...
SWTH: / @priscillas2000
The Sassy Southern Stitchers: / @thesassysouthernstitc...
Floss Bossin Cousins: / @flossbossincousins
Jane and Julie Running with Scissors: / @runningwithscissorsst...
Chris CrossStitch: / @chrisxrossstitch
Cutesy Crafts: / @cutesycrafts
The Garden Goose Stitcher: / @gardengoosestitcher
Cindy's Adventure in Stitching: / @cindysadventuresinsti...
Unfinished Stitches: / @unfinishedstitches
Vonna Pfeiffer: / @vonnapfeiffer
Lost Our Needles: / @lostourneedles
Sweetwater Stitcher: / @lostourneedles
Nicole Spohr: / @nicholspohrllc
Boogie Stitchers: / @bougiestitchers2225
Tiger Lily Designs: / @tigerlilydesigns
...just to name a few....
Just found your flosstube. Your introduction of yourself was so much like myself, your history of stitching to just picking it up again. I started back up in 2022 and just can’t put the needle down! I too get stressed at the thought of too many WIPs at one time. I lost my father in 2020 to Alzheimer’s/Covid. Stitching gives me peace and I stitch while the hubby watches TV. Looking forward to watching you and your bestie stitch along.
Hello! I just came across your Flosstube and really enjoyed it! I used to stitch in the cute and country 90's as well and moved on to other crafts... there's always something on the go! I started back at the end of 2022 and keep on stitching! I am learning to finish things as well and it's been a bit of trial and error. I really hope to see another video soon and to meet your bestie ☺️💖 Take care and happy stitching! Laurel 🇨🇦
I loved your video. I can't wait to watch your second one.
Thank you Lisa! I appreciate the feedback!
Enjoyed!
Thank you so much!
Great video hope to see more soon. Welcome to floss tube.
Thank you so much!
Tracy, I enjoyed your video so much! Please do more! Can’t wait to meet your bestie!
Thank you Mariann! I'm working on video #2 now. I appreciate your kind words!
Just joined you this morning. I’ve been stitching and quilting for over 40 years and sewing for over 60 years. Your question about what to do is first get a cross stitch key that has holes in it to lace at the edge of your fabric and put your needle up at either 1 1/2” or 2” or 2 1/2” that way the choice is yours and you won’t start to close to the edge. Second you can use from old floss 4 strands and do a back stitch all the way around your cloth. Even better if you can fold an edge under like a him this would stop the fraying all together. I use a zig zag or serger to do my edges and if my cloth is small then I sew cotton fabric around the stitch cloth to make it bigger to fit in my q-snap or what ever I’m using. Happy stitching
Thank you for the tips, Granny of 18! I’ll give those a try!
Loved your first flosstube... Will be watching for your next one!!! 😊
Thank you so much! How kind of you! I appreciate it!
Hello from Tennessee. Great first video, I enjoyed seeing your beautiful stitching. I came back to stitching in 2018 after a 20 plus year hiatus because of Priscilla & Chelsea, love them. I stitched the same piece for my MIL in the mid eighties as well, she is 89 & it still hangs in her house. The piece I stitched for my Mom hangs in my house after I lost her. I'm probably 90% monogamous, I have 5 WIPS. I started a Prairie Schooler Santa tree last year & love it, hoping to add 12 new Santa's this year. I look forward to your next video & meeting Karen.
Thank you Gina! We have so many similarities and I cannot wait to get to know you better and we call all be "Besties".
Great job Tracy - look forward to meeting Karen! I also stitched as a young girl; my biggest issue returning was stitching in the summer. I would pull everything out in October & pack it away in April. Since 2020 I’ve stitched year round!! Love yr choice of designers! Happy Day!
Interesting! Was there a reason why you didn't like Summer stitching? I didn't stitch all of May this year and most of June. My BIO dad died June 1st and it was just too stressful. But most of the time, I'm a stitching fiend!
Living in Michigan it was just a hobby I brought out for the winter months. Never even thought to stitch all year… duh!!
Hi from England. Looking forward to number 2 😊
Hello! Thank you so much!
Hello from Canada, also looking forward to #2
Thank you! My Bestie is from Canada!
Welcome to floss tube. Love your name😂. And love your stitching can't wait to see more
Ironic! I LOVE your name!!!! Hahahahaha. Thank you for watching!
Hi and welcome to the world of cross stitch and flosstube! A corner gauge will help your stitching too close to the edges issue. A lot of people also choose to center start, but your kind of obviously used to a side/top or bottom start.
Loved all your haul/stash!
Thank you! I've thought about starting in the center, but if it's a big piece, I have to count the stitches over to the left and then... well, ya know... probably a lot of frogging in my future. hahahaha. I will look up a corner gauge. Haven't heard of that! Thank You!
Hi Tracy, its nice to see someone who doesnt have many many Wips. I've always been a monogamous stitcher, then I started watching floss tube. I now have 3 but having a lot would make me anxious. Just watching someone with 50, 100 even 300 wips makes me anxious.
The best thing for your edges is to zig-zag around but since you don't sew maybe do a whip stitch to stop the fraying. If you're going to make it into a pillow you only need a 1/2" margin. Since you're worried about your uneven margins you could start in the middle but usually 2" margin is fine for framing. I hope you'll make more videos and Karen can join you.
Thank you Kaye! Yeah... I'm not the girl who likes to have "unfinished projects". Makes me sooooo stressed! I'm already forced to have to deal with "unfinished" when I work in my garden. I pull weeds in one area, and the next day, they've grown up in another area. Never ending! God is trying to teach me something..... hmmmm...... Thank you for the tips! I need all the wisdom I can get. And thank you for taking the time to write a comment. I am so tickled by the responses. Nice surprise this evening. Now... how do I turn on notifications that I have comments...? Hi-ho, hi-ho, it's off to work I go!
Hello from Illinois. I also struggled with finishing, but I found that hot glue is not my friend. I now lace the back of my cross stitch works like a dream for me. Hope to see more videos and your bestie Karen.
I think I'm headed that way as well. I hate how crooked my finishes are and I cannot get the hot glue off to reposition with potentially damaging the piece. Thanks for the suggestion!
Hi, loved your floss tube! I also got back into cross-stitch after a long hiatus! I took a break from both cross stitch and quilting for about 20-25 years to raise my family , go back to school and start a teaching career! But I am so happy to have time to stitch again!
Don’t give up on your Autumn piece! The same thing happened to me. What I did was sew about a 3” strip of cotton fabric to the side of the cross stitch fabric that was too close to the stitching. It worked like a charm! If you don’t sew, ask a friend that sews or quilts - most have tons of scrap fabric!
Great tip! I'll do that! Thank you!
Hi Tracy, I live in England and love all your stitching, they are all beautiful. I use a corner gauge to make sure I’m 3inches away from the starting edges. To stop the fraying I have used pinking shears which creates a zig zag edge, doesn’t stop it completely but certainly cuts the fraying down, a lot!! Hope that helps you, lovely ❤
@@sarahwilkes8638 Thank you so much Sarah! I appreciate the kind words! I will give the pinking shears a try!
Hello! I am so glad I found your channel! I just recently picked up cross stitch again as well. (Actually working on my first two projects in about 20 years just this month) and did my very first floss tube video the other day! ❤ looooove your projects. That gnome had me giggling so much. I may have to find it. My friend loves gnomes. ❤️ wishing you the best for your flosstube channel! All the success!
Thank you "Sidewalkpirate23"! I will go and find your channel and just think, we can always say we started together! Thank you for your kind words. I look forward to our friendship.
@@stitchingwithyourbesties high five for new adventures! ❤️
Great first flosstube. My bestie lives in Texas and I live in Montana. We both like quilting and cross stitching.
I have jumped on too many bandwagons and have too many wips. My goal was to get some of those finished this year. My progress came to a halt when I had carpal tunnel and trigger thumb surgery on both hands. Hopefully I’ll be back at it soon. I do like to have a Christmas project going and a 4th of July (I want to do land of liberty so bad!) 😂project. I like to have something easy to work on in my car when I’m waiting or have a few minutes to kill. I like to have a Sunday stitch. I find stitching on black easiest in natural light so I’m okay with a day project and an evening project (tv or bedroom stitching with a light). Still, I’d like to get my wip number down. There’s soooo many beautiful things I want to stitch. I have a serger so that usually how I finish my edges. Sometimes I use fraycheck… I just use a tiny bit along the edge
Whew... all those WIPS makes my heart flutter with anxiety! You go girl! Thanks for the tips!
Hi. Enjoyed your first flosstube. I use pinking shears on my edges. It works good to help the edges from not raveling
That's a great idea! Thank You!
Tracy, you are a ball! Wow am I impressed at all you have stitched, one piece at a time! Your pieces are precious! I must recommend that you watch Hollis Hands Creates since you are a KC Chiefs fan. She lives in Kansas City and they have season tickets! We love that team because Patrick Mahomes was in the Big 12, playing for Texas Tech. We are big Longhorn fans in college ball, but we love the Chiefs. I’ve been a fan of Andy Reid for years and I was so happy when he went to KC and drafted Patrick. I knew that young man would get the best preparation possible, and he has proven that. I have been a follower of Jane and Julie from their first video and I am so sad that they’ve had to stop. We all need to keep them in our prayers. I will look forward to your next flosstube and I look forward to meeting Karen. I LOVED your first visit! Carol in Texas
Carol, do you know how much I LOVE this post??? "HOW 'BOUT THOSE CHIEFS!" YES, I LOVE our team! Andy, Patrick, Isaiah, Travis, etc, etc, etc! It just feels good, doesn't it? I'm not trying to brag, just feel really joyful that we finally have a winning team. I will look up Hollis Hands Creates. Thank you for the suggestion! And yes, Jane and Julie are in my prayers. I LOVE those two and they were my favorite Flosstubers. Thank you for your kind words!
Hello! I think your video was great! I find finishing difficult too. When starting a new project I use the fabric calculator either on fatquater shop or lindystitches, from that info I measure my fabric and so far I have been able to center things alright. I’m not a center starter so I always try to measure literally with a ruler. It’s not perfect because the “tightness” varies with brands and whatnot, but that’s how I get close enough to not mess things up too badly 🤞😂. You are very natural on camera. I’m excited to meet your friend someday when it works out. I hope you continue to make videos. I don’t have many projects ever going either. I have one in timeout, a new small I’m almost done with and one large full coverage. My brain can’t handle having much more than that undone either! I enjoy watching whatever people have to show, all the things or just a few of them. They are all special things to us as individuals 😊. I’m sorry to hear about your mother, that is a tough situation, also I’m sorry for the loss of your dad. Prayers for you 🙏. I hope you keep making videos it was great getting to know you and your stitching!
Thank you Whitney for your kind words! And thank you so much for the tips. I will give that a try.
Welcome to the world of flosstube and stitchy friends. Thanks for taking time out of your day to share your stitching. Looking forward to the next video.
Thank you so much!
Hi Tracy! Welcome 💕🧵
Thank you for the welcome!
Welcome to flossetube! 🧵🪡 I enjoyed seeing what you are stitching and what you will stitch in the future. Can't wait to see you and your bestie on the next video. Oh, I use medical paper tape on the edges of my cloth to keep it from fraying. I haven't had an issue yet! 😊
Interesting... what is "medical paper tape"? I need to google that! Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment. I love reading them and making new friends!
@@stitchingwithyourbesties it is paper tape that you can buy at dollar tree or a pharmacy or Walmart. It does not stick to skin as much. A gentle tape. I buy mine at the Dollar Tree, and have no issues.
Nice job, Tracy. I zig zag the edge of my fabric and that works just great. Doesn’t have to be a tight zig zag. If you like taping the edge of your fabric, perhaps try the Frog tape. It’s a painter’s tape that has better adhesion than the blue stuff. It’s a bit more pricey, but might be worth it.
Great idea!!
Hi, Tracy! I really enjoyed watching your video, and I loved seeing all of your projects…they look great! I also love that you are a monogamous stitcher. ☺️ The way i deal with my fabrics is to do a zig-zag stitch all around the edge of my fabric with my sewing machine. I find it is quick and simple, even for a beginner to sewing. I sure hope that helps. ❤
Meline
Thank you Meline! Now... how to figure out how to use a sewing machine... lol
@@stitchingwithyourbesties LOL! I can sympathize, for sure! My late husband used to tease me, when we’d go to Barnes and Noble and say that I needed to find a book called “Sewing For Simpletons”! 😂 Do you own a sewing machine? I have a very basic one I got many years ago at Sears. I bet if you Google sewing tutorials, or sewing for beginners, many videos would pop up that may be helpful. I look forward to seeing more of your videos! 💙
I do. My stitches are crooked when I sew. I need a machine that won’t let me go more than 2 mph…. Because I have a lead foot…. Just ask my hubby….
It was fun to watch your video. Like you, I have just picked up cross stitch after a 30+ year hiatus. I am also a monogamous stitcher and I am currently working on something for my daughter in law for Christmas. I am trying not to fall down the same path that I did with scrapbooking where I bought ALL THE THINGS and now they sit. I promised myself that I wouldn't buy anything more until this first cross stitch is done.
Girl... I think I just walked into your church where you are preaching to the choir... hahahaha. I sit here now in my "studio" with ALL THE THINGS mocking me for the THOUSANDS of dollars I've spent on my crafting habit. Scrapbooking, digital scrapbooking, card making, rug hooking, cross-stitching, acrylic tumblers, tole-painting, stained glass... I could go on and on and on..... No one wants to buy what I've quit using. But that's okay... I'm a creator and it makes me happy. Amen.
Hi and welcome! Loved watching your video and hope you will do more. I am not a monogamous stitcher (have about 20 projects but am trying to be better and finish some) but identify with so much of the rest of what you are hesitating and questioning. I hope we get to meet your bestie. I took a 30-ish year break and started back in 2022 with a full coverage (don’t make that mistake! 😊). Looking forward to seeing more of your projects and hope one day to meet up at a retreat.
Oh Beth, wouldn't that be wonderful to meet up? I do have a retreat that I signed up for for 2025! I'll mention that in my next video. My Bestie is excited to join me so I hope that she will be available soon. Love to you!
Try adding a piece of seasonal fabric to your pieces where you are close. You are an Amazing stitcher and I love your video
WOW! Such kind words! I think my stitches are crooked! hahahaha. Seriously, thank you so much. How fun is this??? I will add fabric (if I can learn to sew.. shhhhhh... don't tell anyone I cannot sew...)
Such a fun first video and can’t wait to meet your bestie. I’m back to cross stitch after a 30 year break too and am 95% monogamous, I prefer smaller count linen and stitch on one project at a time and keep a prairie schooler on the called for fabric as my car project. I’m not a finisher and use the services of a framer and have sent a few projects to a finisher so I can actually have the finished project in my house and not in a drawer! As far as how to keep your fabric from fraying, I’ve heard you can use pinking shears around the edges? However, I’ve decided to try to purchase my fabric from places that surge the edges, it’s just so much easer to stitch on.
Thank you for your kind words! We sound VERY similar. Great tips and I love the idea of keeping a Prairie Schooler in the car. How does one go about finding a "finisher"? Do people advertise that service, by chance? If I cannot figure out my sewing machine (which is old), I may have to throw in the towel and get someone. Can you tell me where you purchase your fabric from with the surged edges? Thank you in advance and I look forward to getting to know each other through FlossTube!
Welcome to flosstube! Happy to meet you!
Thank you so much! I appreciate the comment!
I have the same door basket and fyi it was from Southern Living when I received it as a card club prize.
Wish you had recorded before I ordered the called for fabric Prairie Schooler Santas that I haven’t started yet. 😊
Oh... dang.... Yeah... about that... Wait for my FlossTube #2 which I'm filming this week (I have to visit my Mom tomorrow which takes a whole day and then I need to pick out another day that I want to be forced to put on makeup again... twice in one week?? Who does that??) because I'm gonna show the difference between 18 count Davos Putty and 18 count Vintage Country Mocha. I like the second one better. But that's just me. Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment. I'm just tickled!
Hello from Pittsburgh. Enjoyed your 1st floss tube and looking forward to meeting your bestie and your next video.
Hello Pittsburgh! I love your town and visited it once, 32 years ago. I've always wanted to go back as we have great friends there, but life gets in the way. Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment. I was tickled to see these!
Hi Tracy, I loved your first flosstube and seeing what you are working on. I understand the struggle of finishing and it being straight. When you stated talking about I was like same here lol . No matter how hard I try, one side is always crooked lol. I am a newbie to the sewing world and I got so frustrated today trying to sew a pillow that I just threw it away😂. I have about 20 wips and I have been working to get some finished. I don’t want many more wips. I am stitching Every Opening Flower. I love pretty much everything Brenda Gervais designs. I live in Arkansas and have a Flosstube too. I hope you film again soon and I can’t wait to meet Karen. Happy Stitching 🧵🪡
Sara, I THINK (?) I might have seen your channel? I'm definitely going to look it up now! We will figure out this finishing, right? Vonna and Priscilla make it look so easy! I cannot wait to get to know you better and we can be "Besties". Thank you for your kind words.
HI from Ontario Canada! Nice to meet you, cant wait to meet your BFF, I just use regular painters tape and tape all around the outside, works great for me, as I cant leave the threads alone when they frey and I pull them :(
Hahahahaha…. I understand that! Thank you for the tip!
Nice stitching!
Thank you! 😊
Hoping to see more of you!❤
Definitely! Thank You!
A very fun first video. What count fabric did you use for your prairie school Santa’s?
The first two were on 18 count Davos Putty. I'm going to record my second FlossTube this week and I've actually planned on showing what I'm stitching them on now, which is 18 count Vintage Country Mocha. I like it better. I'll show you the two side-by-side. Stay tuned and thank you for your kind words.
I am not complaining just didn’t know if you’re aware that the screen is so small it’s hard to see what you are showing. God Bless
Thank you for your comment! I’m not sure what you mean but would love to fix it. Do you mean that I need to get closer to the camera when showing my stitching?
@@stitchingwithyourbesties it’s a small frame. Usually when people video with a phone and upright it’s a narrow picture. I learned to use mine landscape phone side to side long ways to fill a tv screen. I used to do videos but made all mine private. Just enjoy retired life now. It kind of looks like you are filming from a camera? I’m not sure . When you play back your video by going straight to your play list you will see that it’s a large black frame around. I watch on tv so I can see better but it was still small. . It will take time. It’s a learning process. Thanks for sharing your videos
@@stitchinggrannyof18 Thank you for all the tips. I always film in landscape but what I think is happening is that my intro has some portrait pictures and that determines the layout of the video. I didn’t realize. I hope you watch my new one and give me a shout if it’s still the same. Thank you again!
@@stitchingwithyourbesties that’s what I didn’t understand cause my intros were always on portrait and it never did that. I’m sure you’ll figure it out. Happy stitching
@@stitchinggrannyof18 oh gosh! Even weirder then! I definitely need to do a deep dive. Does video #3 also appear small for you?