Hello Mary Rose. I don’t know if you will get notice of a comment on here since this is three years old, but I’ve been watching some of your videos since I found you! You are a lovely person! Thank you for your testimony of your faith. You are so refreshing in todays political environment. I also thank you for your informational videos. Though I’ve stitched for a long time, I’ve certainly learned from you. And now on to your beautiful Scout picture! Sooo amazing. I fell in love with it! I showed it to my husband and since we are both residents of the state where Charlie Russell lived and we have seen many of his paintings, I purchased the pattern and the fabric and I’m now collecting the threads. Oh my, but all the colors and blends. Thank you very much for sharing your beauty and skill! Life does have so many blessings for us.
🦋 Thankyou so much for sharing, lisa. The stitching of Scout was a joy for me from start to finish. I always had trouble putting him down and could hardly wait to get back to stitching on him again! I stand and gaze at him sometimes ~ he’s a special kind of magic. Charles Russell strikes me as a man of much understanding, empathy and compassion for a group of people who in his day received very little. I’m thinking that your husband and yourself will very much enjoy that noble and quiet presence gracing your wall in the future. Be Blessed, both of you. xx:):)🌹
I am a little late to the party lol… seeing this about 3 years after it was posted… however, I must comment … My heart is full seeing your lovely stitching and hearing your beautiful words! God bless you!
🦋😁 Thankyou so much Cheryl, I hope you have a wonderful festive season with your friends and family and that 2020 will give you some quality stitching time xx:):)🌹
What a wonderful testimony of faith. You explained it beautifully. The ‘knowing’. And the staying with you. So true. So lovely. If you ever move to Florida, let’s be real life friends. Until then I will continue to enjoy your videos and your lovely stitching.
🦋💕 I was so touched by your words. Thankyou so much. Florida friends sounds very nice indeed! Have a wonderful Christmas with family and friends and a blessed New Year to follow with the happiest of quality stitching time. xx:):)🌹
Mary Rose your dimensions finish is so pretty and I also like it without the snow. I am starting my first one which is Scenic Farm so your advice was truly helpful. They are calling for 3 threads some times but I am just going to use 2 throughout with half stitches for the backgeound....thanks so much for the hints.
Thank you for sharing your tips with Dimensions floss storage. I will save the extra on bobbins. I just started setting up a kit and was wondering how to deal with the threads. Your stitching is beautiful.
have just started to watch your videos and i could listen to your wonderful stories all day thank you for your great tips on cross work have been stitching for70 years and still love to do it as i live on my own i have plenty of time.take care and carry on thank you
🦋😁Hi Margaret, Thankyou so much for your company and for your kind words. What a great stitching history you must have after all those years with the needle. Many amazing pieces I am sure. Stitching is such a learning curve and I find I am constantly finding out new things about it. Have a wonderful stitchy year xx:):)🌹
🦋 Thankyou very much for your company and welcome! Very timely actually because I have just completed ‘Fancy Boots’. I will be updating sometime in January when he gets back from the framers. I wish you and yours a magical Christmas. Happy Stitching! xx:):)🌹
Always fun watching and listening to you. I'm working hard today, and listening to you has made my day go by a little happier.....you can let me know what you received for that Christmas?....I received a big Big of Aida....all different sizes, I was so happy....
Hi Mary Rose! I came across your video tonight. I have my 1st Dimensions Gold chart I am working on, but when I started I really did not like the way the floss was hanging. I thought I I was going to continue working on it, I would need to come up with a different was to keep the floss. So, I took the time to bobbinate them all (42 colours). It was so worth the time spent doing that. I keep similar colours on rings and just grab a ring with the colour I need. This also made things easier and faster. So, I see that you had a similar idea as you also did not like the way they come. 👏🏻👍🏻🧑🏻🦰🇨🇦🍁 cheers!
🦋 You sound like a lateral thinker Marilyn, that is a gift you have, and it will serve you well throughout your life. I hope you really enjoy stitching your Dimensions Gold and Happy Stitching xx:):)🌹
I'm old. I purchased a cross stitch pattern over 20 years ago because my niece loved it and asked me to make it for her. I've had that project for over 20 years old because I was lost where I was at. Then I discovered gridding. I returned to the project and was able to continue. I just need the back stitching to complete the project. I grid every project now. Your projects are beautiful.
🦋😁 Thankyou so much for your company Jan. We are none of us getting any younger are we?! It sounds as though it will not be long before you complete that piece. What a great sense of accomplishment awaits you. Maybe it will inspire you for a new start. I wish you and your family every happiness in 2020. xx:):)🌹
Lovely finish! I totally agree with you that it's much more serene without the snow falling. Mary Rose, you have some of the most beautiful pieces. Truly. Thank you for sharing them with us. I thoroughly enjoyed them all. ❤ I especially loved the last one....of my Savior. I, like you, cannot imagine living a life without the knowing. Merry Christmas to you Mary Rose and to Harlequin as well. Blessings to your life....love......judy
🦋💕 Thankyou so much judy. I found this today by Barbara Cage : ‘Faith is peace in the midst of a storm, determination in the midst of adversity, and safety in the midst of trouble. For nothing can touch a soul protected by faith.’ I think you in particular can appreciate those words. Have a Blessed and wonderful Christmas with your friends and family. Best Wishes from Mary 🌹 and Harlequin xx:):)😘
i would put a photo of my work on line but i dont know how to do it the one you showed that you may stitch that you believe the designer took it from Gone With The Wind i stiched it many years ago and have it on my wall i loved every stitch of it and still admire it . thank you for your lovely talks.i am a young 83 and God willing still love to stitch I am working on 2 Xmas stockings one for my grandaughter and one for her husband. so feel time is against me lol any how take care and best wishes.
🦋 😁 Hi Margaret, I wouldn’t worry too much about the time factor for stitching if I were you. My sister’s mother in law is 93 and still stitching crosses as well as Hardanger work. I wish you all the best in life and I also wish you all the good things. xx:):)🌹
Hello again Mary Rose!! Loved seeing your finish, it is certainly a very peaceful scene. I think your concern for the foxes feelings is fantastic, and prefer it without the snow as well. Good to catch up with you again, happy stitching! -Cait
🦋😘💕 Hi lovely Cait, and thankyou very much for your company. I am reminded of Oscar Wilde’s description of fox hunting : “The pursuit of the inedible by the unspeakable.” I hope that you and your family have a wonderful Christmas and that the New Year to follow will be amazing for you. You are such a peach! xx:):)🌹
I really enjoy your calm way of showing us your beautys. I plan to try to do couching on my project that is now waiting to backstitch. I’m looking forward to that! Thank you!
🦋 Hi Annette, I am so glad that you are going to have a go at couching. The feedback I have got from those stitchers who have tried it is that it is a game changer, and the end result is a more natural look; and a good amount of time saved. I wish you much joy, both in life and in your stitching. xx :):)🌹
Mary Rose, Thank you for this video in particular. It was inspirational and today was an especially good day for me to be reminded of Jesus. Some days I don't take the time.... Your video was truly the gift I needed today. So, on to stitching, the small Dimensions absolutely looks better without the snow. The snow makes it look to busy. All of your pieces are lovely. Thank you for sharing. Merry Christmas!
😁🦋 Hi Jaqueline and thankyou so much for joining me. It is easy in a busy life to drift away a little from the things that nourish the spirit ~ that’s just the way of the world. That you stopped, paused and thought about Him is to honour Him greatly. He is so gentle and kind that His love for you is always there. Every moment, even when you feel overwhelmed. ‘O still, small voice of calm’ as that beautiful hymn has it. Have a wonderful Christmas and a joyous New Year. Blessings from Mary 🌹xx:):)
Yessss! A great visit with you & a great sharing explaining of our faith. 💞 Thank you for your videos and sharing your heart. Lost No More is all lined up for my new year, new start. I love that we're both stitching it, though you'll be done way before me. 😀 Best to you. Glad to see you. Merry, merry Christmas. 💞
🦋😁 Hi Patti, Thankyou so much for taking the time to visit with me. It is so nice to know that you are going to be starting Lost No More, I am loving every stitch, just as you probably will. If you are using the Aida provided, don’t worry about the initial stiffness of the fabric ~ it soon wears off. Have a wonderful Christmas with family and friends. I will think of you on New Year’s Day with your start on this precious piece. Blessings from Mary🌹xx:):)
I finally had time to watch flosstube and. Catch up on videos. You are a Christmas blessing. Your dimension finish is beautiful and you amaze me at how much you get done. I am blessed to have my card near you. I hope you and Harlequin have a blessed Christmas and a joyful and happy new year. Much love to you both. 🌻🌻🌻
🌻🦋😘💕 Thankyou so very much Cindy. May I wish you peace and serenity at this bless - ed time of the year. Much love sent as always from myself and Harlequin. xx:):)🌹
Thank you Mary Rose for your explanation of stitching a Gold Petit. I was gifted one and really do need to grid it. God bless you and your family during this most blessed time of year.
😁🦋 Thanks Cindy! It is amazing how complex petites can be for even the most experienced stitcher. Many find gridding to be tedious, but at least in the case of petites the fabric size is small, so gridding is pretty quick and saves a whole lot of frogging angst later. lol Wishing you a joyous Christmas and a great New Year to follow. xx:):)🌹
You are a wealth of knowledge and experience. Thank you for the awesome ideas. The Oriental Crewel/ Embroidery kit looks magnificent! I am definitely changing out the white flowers on mine.
🦋😁 Thankyou so much for joining me. I think the piece that you mention particularly lends itself to changing to your own tastes. I am sure yours will be as lovely as it will be unique. xx:):)🌹
Hello Mary Rose, thank you very much for your video. I love how you have shared your Knowing. It is much the same for me. I enjoy your stitching. So expressive. Take care and God bless.
🦋💕 Thankyou so very much, Kathr. The knowing is more precious than diamonds, as you have found also. How blessed we are. Have a wonderful Christmas. xx:):)🌹
Thank you for sharing your experiences in stitching and for sharing your faith. Wishing you a blessed time as you work on that piece. I am still in search of just the right piece to mediate on my faith as I stitch it.
🦋😁Hello to you Kitty, I hope you are enjoying your stitching. It is quite a journey to find that special piece that encompasses one’s faith and comforts them whenever they look at it. But that is all part of the journey really isn’t it? I am sure the piece will come to you in God’s perfect timing ~ just as it did for me. I am so grateful. May you have a Blessed Christmas and a joyous New year. xx:):)🌹
Hi Mary Rose. Lovely to see you again. I hope 2020 is treating you well so far. I can’t believe you have finished “Quiet Night” already! It looks beautiful. I like your idea of leaving the snow off it and you were very kind to save the fox from potential frost-bite! I like your idea about bobbinating the leftover threads. After I saw Luda’s video where she suggested saving them I also decided I would bobbinate any leftovers I have when I finally get round to stitching some of them! Your Thomas Kinkade piece is beautiful and it is one I would love to stitch one day. I love his pictures and I have two HAED patterns of his. I love your idea of the changes you would make to the second one. The weeks certainly do fly by. I can’t believe we are almost at the end of January already!! I love the changes you have made to “Oriental Splendour”. “Rocky Point” looks fantastic and you are so close to finishing it. I stitched a Gold Petit for a friend very similar to “Lost No More”. I enjoyed listening to you talk about your faith. Many people (including me!) are often afraid to speak of their faith these days. I look forward to seeing more of your “carrying on” soon! Much love Kerry 💜
🦋😘💕 Hello 🌸, I hope things are going well for you in this fresh new year. My words about my faith just seemed to come out and were just as much of a surprise to me as they may have been to anyone else. God uses the foolish to confound the wise I guess! I am not surprised at your reluctance to speak about such things, indeed I have been the same way in the past at least. I suppose the lovely piece Lost No More loosened my tongue a little. ‘His will be done’ as they say. I have been surprised at the positive responses I have received, which I did not expect to be frank. I am not generally a fan of being preached at myself about a stitcher’s religion, politics or anything else; when I come to a channel for the stitching. Nevertheless my thoughts do tend to slip out from time to time, which is why I edit some of it out. People don’t want to hear me banging on about my views! lol. I will have to do a progress video soon on Lost No More, or it will be finished. I cannot put it down. Lots of love sent until next time my dear Kerry xx:):)🌹
This was a lovely video. I am grateful for the tips on the Dimensions kits. I am about to start my first one in a SAL with Christine, Calico on UA-cam. I thought about punching holes in the floss organizer and was glad to see yours done that way. Your tips are always so helpful, especially the one about couching. I am actually using your method on a project right now; it has made such a difference. Your work is always beautiful, but most beautiful is your spirit. It was so nice to hear you share your faith. Merry Christmas!
🦋😘💕 How lovely you are! Thankyou for your kind comments. I hope you have a blessed and joyous Christmas, and that you thoroughly enjoy your SAL. I wish you much happiness in 2020 as well. xx:):)🌹
Mary Rose, I totally agree with you, the winter scene looks much better without the French knots. They distracted from the scene lovely stitching as always. Merry Christmas and happy new year.
🌹😁 Has anyone ever told you what a topping person you are Melanie?! I hope your Christmas has been full of joy and that the New Year brings you and your family all the good things xx:):(🌹
Hi Mary Rose. I hope you had a joyful and blessed Christmas. Your finished piece is stunning the way it is - I also prefer it without the snow. I also really liked seeing your floral piece - the vase is lovely. Enjoy Lost No More - it’s a beautiful design. See you in 2020. Happy stitching xx
🦋😘💕 Hello you gorgeous girl! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas, and that 2020 brings you and your family all the good things. Blessings from Mary 🌹xx:):)
I love your peaceful scene fo and agree that it is more calming without all the snow. What a genius idea for making the holes on the pre sorted cards, I make my own cards but using the supplied ones is better. I have never tried gridding or couching so will give it a try for the next kit I start in the new year. Have a blessed Christmas. Xxx
😁🦋 Hi Caroline, streamlining our stitching so that we can stitch all the things much more quickly is always welcome. I know I have got many stitching tips from Flosstubers, bless their hearts! I intend on doing a requested video to show my couching and the way I grid in early January, (just to let you know!) All the best with your new start, and have a wonderful Christmas and the New Year to follow xx:):)🌹
Thank you for the terrific ideas to handle Dimensions kits! I just finished my first kit, the Quiet Night that you stitched. I’m very pleased with the results. Thank you for the couching lessons! I had dreaded the back stitch but the couching made it so fast and pretty!
🌹😁 That is so great to hear about your ease and speed with the couching, Nora. Congratulations on your finish! I adore that picture, and I am sure yours is lovely. All the best with whatever you decide to stitch on next. Blessings sent xx:):)🌹
Thank You for the tips on the Petites I want to try one. I have Thomas Kinkade Morning Glory Cottage. It will be beautiful when I get back to it. Love the color change on the flowers. I always enjoy your videos. Hope you and your family have a Merry Christmas & Happy New Years! Happy Stitching!!!!
🦋😁 Thankyou so much nancy, and I hope you have a Merry Christmas and. Great Stitchy New Year to follow. I had a look at Morning Glory Cottage ~ it looks enchanting, and will stitch up very nicely I’m sure. Enjoy your stitching! xx:):)🌹
🦋😁💕 Hi lovely Jo ~ thankyou so much for joining me in my little corner of the world and may I also wish you all the joys of Christmas and a great stitchy New Year to follow xx:):)🌹
Thank you, Mary Rose, for sharing your faith and the Lost No More!!! I loved seeing all your finished pieces, as always!💕 Have a blessed 2020! I will look forward to seeing your updates!🤗
🦋😘💕 Thankyou so very much. I wasn’t intending to say anything, but it just came out. The Lord and gentle shepherd works in mysterious ways I guess! I hope you also have a blessed 2020, and wish you and your family all the good things xx:):)🌹
Yes, our Lord works through us in HIS way!!! I needed your gentle reminder yesterday that He is in control of this world and of our lives!💕 Sending love and hugs from Texas 🤗
Hello dearest friend! I would have left the snow off as well. It really does look more peaceful and serene without all those french knots. I enjoyed hearing your perspective at the end of the video. I know for a certainty that my life would have no meaning without my faith. Hugs!
🦋💕😘 Hello lovely Andrea, I have framed that piece now and will show it in my next video. I can’t tell you the joy I am getting from stitching Lost No More. I couldn’t put it down even if I wanted to. Faith does not insulate you from the misfortunes in life as we both know, but it does wrap itself around us and sustain us in our darker moments. I would not give up the comfort of the Knowing for anything. We who have it are particularly blessed in my view. Love sent to you and yours on eagles’ wings. (inspiration from the Psalms) xx:):)🌹
Thank you for your Christian testimony. I accepted Jesus when I was a girl and it was the most important important decision of my life. Your stitching is beautiful. I like Aida and DMC. I don’t want my stitching to look old and faded. I have done a couple of pieces that had the background printed and they turned out very nice. Have a merry Christmas.
😁🦋 How wonderful for you at such a young age Linda. It took me a whole lot longer than that! I didn’t show the other printed cross stitch that I had as I realised I didn’t have the rest of the kit with me~ just the printed Aida, soz I decided to show it in my next video. Have a wonderful and joyous Christmas and a great New Year to follow xx:):)🌹
😁🦋 Thankyou so very much Lesley. I must say, I have never been described as amazing before ~ you’ve got me blushing! lol. Merry Christmas and have a Stitchy New Year xx:):)🌹
I love Lost No More, and I believe (recently) I started watching you with your FO of it- just beautiful! I completely agree with your thoughts on faith, once you have it- and it IS a gift I think- you always have it. It's a wonderful thing, and it leads to so many other wonderous things. On to more of your episodes- you are a joy to watch and listen to regarding your thoughts and cross stitching 'wisdom'! :)
🦋😁 Thankyou so very much, Lost No More is such a comforting piece I think. The serenity and reassurance just shines out of it. You are right, those who know and believe are truly blessed. xx:):)🌹
🦋 How true. We are all learning aren’t we? That’s what life is all about, a very big learning curve to attain wisdom and enlightenment beyond the physical. Bless you xx:):)🌹
Great video as always, love the Dimensions kits you have worked on / completed. I really must give couching a go ( need to watch the video where you showed it again ) as I have been back stitching for many many evenings trying to finish my Spring Sampler. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and I look forward to seeing your videos in 2020 😊
🦋😁 Many thanks Lisa, I don’t think I have heard you complain about doing back stitching. I think I was more referring to those who carp on endlessly about having to do it. It can be very frustrating! lol. I can’t remember which video I did to show my gridding. I didn’t put it in the title which was a bit silly. Never mind. You have had such a good year with your beautiful stitching Lisa, I hope you have a wonderful time with your friends and family at Christmas time, with a great 2020 to follow xx:):)🌹
No I don’t think I have moaned too much about back stitching but do know from now on I will do it as I go and not leave to the end of the project and I would like to try couching as one it looks quicker and also makes the outlines less boxy looking. I think I may try a Dimensions kit just using regular 2 strands for the cross stitch and 1 for back stitching as most projects are as I abandoned one of my Dimensions kits as it required 6 strands and it left me with sore fingers every time I worked on it and my love for the design waned rapidly to the point I knew I would not return to it.
🦋 I might have a go at showing my gridding again on my next video as well as my couching, just for fun lol. I think the Dimensions are fine using the 2 threads, unless you want to really emphasise a particular area by using 3 threads max, either as a half or full cross and I think you are experienced enough as a master stitcher to make your own decisions about that! xx:):(🌹
I would like to thank you for sharing that you don't always use amount of threads called for it never crossed my mind to not use five strands of thread and save my wrist and fingers the pain it caused. Went with four strands and it saved my hands and it still looks great. Thanks so much for videos. Keep up good work
🦋😁 That is great to hear. We stitchers need to think outside the box a bit more don’t we? Especially when it helps to make our stitching easier! Happy Stitching xx:):)🌹
Hi cousin somehow I missed your video a month ago. I’ve had the flu for the past couple of weeks - not fun but I think I’m starting to feel better finally. I really enjoyed your clip about dimensions gold petites very interesting. I’m not sure how I feel about them I’ve done a couple. Editing the chart down is probably a really good idea. I’ve been doing a little bit of stitching and a whole lot of coughing, so it’s been an interesting start to 2020. The fires in Australia are very sad and I don’t know what’s happening with indigenous people, I see a lot about animals and the bush but it’s all very sad. Take care dear cousin know that you and your countrymen are in my thoughts and prayers and until the next video, which I see I’ve missed another one, happy stitching. ❤️ 🌹 🧵
🦋💕Hello to you my precious cousin. It’s awful to think of you battling through the flu, and coughs are so frustrating when they hang on. I know I had the dreaded lurgy about 5 years ago (we both did). It was a bad one that year. The first settlers to this country were baffled by the local Aborigines setting fire to the bush with their fire sticks as they went along. This ensured that the fuel load on the forest floor was always low, and that would make any bushfire less severe. They knew what they were doing. I am sending you healing thoughts xx:):)🌹
Your creche is lovely. I used to collect them, but they haven't been out of the box for years - not enough space. Your Dimensions piece is just beautiful, Mary Rose. I like it without the snow and all the branches as well. Perhaps the little fox will go curl up at the side of the house and soak in some of that beautiful warmth. I love stitching french knots, although I don't do them often enough to keep the knot sizes quite as consistent as I want. Your Garden Gate piece has to be one of my favorite of your projects, Mary Rose. The depth that those french knots create is stunning. That green vase on the right side of the Oriental Splendor piece is stunning. I'd have to stitch that with the little flower basket separately just to have that delicate green. Is that a satin stitch you did in the flower petals or a long and short stitch? Kimono Pagoda View is stunning. That soft purple caught my eye immediately. I may have to find that advent calendar for my Erik for next year's Christmas. I enjoy hearing about Harlequin. :)
🦋😁 Hi Rae, think that little fox would have found a nice warm little spot to curl up in. How sweet of you to think of that. In answer to your question, I used satin stitch. Please do get that beer advent calendar next year for your Erik. There are so few gifts for men that you know will be a winner. I wish you and yours a wonderful and joyous Christmas and a New Year full of blessings. xx:):)🌹
@@stitchblisscorner I've always loved those sly little foxes. They're clever enough to stay warm. I hope you and Harlequin have a wonderful Christmas and New Year as well!
😁🦋 Hi Mary, Thankyou so very much for your caring and concern. We are very fortunate as we live in a city, so the bush fires are not a threat to us. We do have some smoke around from time to time and of course our hearts go out to those who have lost their homes and especially those who have lost loved ones. May you have a blessed New Year xx:):)🌹
🦋😁 Hi Yanet, the flowers were embroidered in a way, because they were all French Knots! I really enjoyed doing them. Happy Stitching and thankyou for your company xx:):)🌹
As you use an embroidery hoop for stitching, how do you prevent hoop marks or flattening previously stitched areas. Since a lot of your projects are large, how do you fold fabric that is not being stitched on at the time. Thanks.
😁 Hi Shirley. Thankyou for your company. My threads do flatten where the hoop has been, but they don’t seem to stay that way....at least I can’t see any evidence of it when the piece is framed. I usually wash my stitching to set the stitches, so that may well be a factor. If there are any hoop marks they usually disappear when the piece is ironed. If it is bothering me, I usually roll the extra fabric and clip each end of the roll with something. If I remember I will show what I do on my next video. xx:):)🌹
I know this is an older video and I hope you will be able to see this question: What about using smyrna stitches in place of french knots? What are your thoughts on this?
🦋 I think that if I were stitching masses of flowers in a garden for example, I would use French knots, because it would produce a more natural effect. But if I were to be stitching an area where I wanted a kind of density to it, like the foliage of a tree, I might stitch some areas with Smyrna stitches and some areas of cross stitches to give an added texture. Samplers are a bit more stylised and so Smyrnas go pretty well on the flowers in those I would say and give that neat and clean look that stitchers seem to prefer when stitching samplers. I hope this helps! xx:):)🌹
🦋😁 Hi Sheri, the birds you mention are printed on a cushion my sister sent me. Unfortunately I have no information about the artist, or where the design came from. Sorry xx:):)🌹
I am just starting a full crossstitch that Luda is doing ,and l don’t know how to grid ,could you please explain it to me ? Do l have to grid on my Aida ? And what do l use please ?
😁 Hi Beverley, I did show how I grid on one of my previous videos, but I didn’t put it in the title and I don’t know which one it was! (Doh!). However I will show it again on my next video, as well as how I couch. In the meantime there are some videos that show gridding by various stitchers if you google it. Each stitcher works out their own method of gridding that suits them. If you watch some videos and decide to try it, just use a small piece of aida at first to count and mark on. Aida is excellent to grid on by the way; so why not give it a go. I hope this helps and thankyou for your company. xx:):)🌹
🦋😁 Oh No! THAT wasn’t a good start was it? Especially in the festive season. I hope the threads were all accounted for. They are the most important feature of any kit in my view. Hope you have a great New Year. xx:):)🌹
@@stitchblisscorner i am and lucky my boyfriend who got me the kit got me some needles to. He knows I've been wanting to try the parking method so he got me a fue packs of dmc cross stitch needles.
@@stitchblisscorner Thank you so much. I will check it out right now. Your work is beautiful and you’ve inspired me to start a new project. “Lost No More” is beautiful. I’ll have to find it. Jesus is real and is within each and every one of us. May God bless you and keep you in his light. ❤️
I have a very deep faith and I believe that the theory of evolution Glorifies God. I see God's hand in everything, guiding that rose petal gently through the millennia to become what it is today and what will be tomorrow. I do not believe God is an old man with a long beard passing judgment. I believe God is something more that cannot be described. I do believe in the power of prayer and every stitch I make is a prayer. I give many of my completed projects away, If I have decided that a project is going to a certain person, my prayers are for that person. More often than not I donate my FO's to my local parish for them to raffle off during the annual fund raising craft fair.
🦋💕 Thankyou so much for sharing, Heidrun. You clearly live your faith every day, and I am sure it shows in your stitching. God is beyond all human understanding, which in my opinion is just as it should be. His mercies are new every day ~ lamentations 3 ~ which is a great comfort. I wish you continuing joy of your stitching xx:):)🌹
Hello Mary Rose. I don’t know if you will get notice of a comment on here since this is three years old, but I’ve been watching some of your videos since I found you! You are a lovely person! Thank you for your testimony of your faith. You are so refreshing in todays political environment. I also thank you for your informational videos. Though I’ve stitched for a long time, I’ve certainly learned from you.
And now on to your beautiful Scout picture! Sooo amazing. I fell in love with it! I showed it to my husband and since we are both residents of the state where Charlie Russell lived and we have seen many of his paintings, I purchased the pattern and the fabric and I’m now collecting the threads. Oh my, but all the colors and blends. Thank you very much for sharing your beauty and skill!
Life does have so many blessings for us.
🦋 Thankyou so much for sharing, lisa. The stitching of Scout was a joy for me from start to finish. I always had trouble putting him down and could hardly wait to get back to stitching on him again! I stand and gaze at him sometimes ~ he’s a special kind of magic. Charles Russell strikes me as a man of much understanding, empathy and compassion for a group of people who in his day received very little. I’m thinking that your husband and yourself will very much enjoy that noble and quiet presence gracing your wall in the future. Be Blessed, both of you. xx:):)🌹
I am a little late to the party lol… seeing this about 3 years after it was posted… however, I must comment … My heart is full seeing your lovely stitching and hearing your beautiful words! God bless you!
🦋 Carole, Thankyou so much for your company and for your kind words. May your days be filled with joy. xx:):)🌹
Your “ Oriental Splendour “ stitched piece is beautiful ! Lots of various stitches.
🦋 I very much enjoyed that piece. My daughter has it at her house as she really likes it too! xx:):)🌹
Love your stitching you shared, beautiful ❤️
🦋 Thankyou so very much! xx:):)🌹
I agree, no more snow, it looks much more peaceful. Have a great holiday how ever you celebrate Mary Rose.
🦋😁 Thankyou so much Cheryl, I hope you have a wonderful festive season with your friends and family and that 2020 will give you some quality stitching time xx:):)🌹
What a wonderful testimony of faith. You explained it beautifully. The ‘knowing’. And the staying with you. So true. So lovely. If you ever move to Florida, let’s be real life friends. Until then I will continue to enjoy your videos and your lovely stitching.
🦋💕 I was so touched by your words. Thankyou so much. Florida friends sounds very nice indeed! Have a wonderful Christmas with family and friends and a blessed New Year to follow with the happiest of quality stitching time. xx:):)🌹
Mary Rose your dimensions finish is so pretty and I also like it without the snow. I am starting my first one which is Scenic Farm so your advice was truly helpful. They are calling for 3 threads some times but I am just going to use 2 throughout with half stitches for the backgeound....thanks so much for the hints.
🦋 Thankyoufor sharing. All the very best with your stitching Lorrine. I am sure it will be beautiful! xx:):)🌹
Mary Rose I adore your faith!
🦋 He is the Truth and the Light. 🌹
Thank you for sharing your tips with Dimensions floss storage. I will save the extra on bobbins. I just started setting up a kit and was wondering how to deal with the threads. Your stitching is beautiful.
🦋 Thankyou very much for joining me, Patricia. Happy (Dimensions) Stitching! xx:):)🌹
have just started to watch your videos and i could listen to your wonderful stories all day thank you for your great tips on cross work have been stitching for70 years and still love to do it as i live on my own i have plenty of time.take care and carry on thank you
🦋😁Hi Margaret, Thankyou so much for your company and for your kind words. What a great stitching history you must have after all those years with the needle. Many amazing pieces I am sure. Stitching is such a learning curve and I find I am constantly finding out new things about it. Have a wonderful stitchy year xx:):)🌹
Such lovely projects!!
🦋 Thankyou so much for joining me and Happy Stitchy New Year! xx:):)🌹
@@stitchblisscorner glad I found your channel…..
So glad your video popped up in my video suggestions feed! I loved your shares and tips. I’m a new follower ❣️
🦋 Thankyou very much for your company and welcome! Very timely actually because I have just completed ‘Fancy Boots’. I will be updating sometime in January when he gets back from the framers. I wish you and yours a magical Christmas. Happy Stitching! xx:):)🌹
@@stitchblisscorner Merry Christmas and Happy New Year❣️
Always fun watching and listening to you. I'm working hard today, and listening to you has made my day go by a little happier.....you can let me know what you received for that Christmas?....I received a big Big of Aida....all different sizes, I was so happy....
🦋 I usually get cross stitch supplies at Christmas from Harlequin. The children usually give me gift cards, so I am very lucky!xx:):)🌹
Hi Mary Rose! I came across your video tonight. I have my 1st Dimensions Gold chart I am working on, but when I started I really did not like the way the floss was hanging. I thought I I was going to continue working on it, I would need to come up with a different was to keep the floss. So, I took the time to bobbinate them all (42 colours). It was so worth the time spent doing that. I keep similar colours on rings
and just grab a ring with the colour I need. This also made things easier and faster.
So, I see that you had a similar idea as you also did not like the way they come. 👏🏻👍🏻🧑🏻🦰🇨🇦🍁 cheers!
🦋 You sound like a lateral thinker Marilyn, that is a gift you have, and it will serve you well throughout your life. I hope you really enjoy stitching your Dimensions Gold and Happy Stitching xx:):)🌹
I'm old. I purchased a cross stitch pattern over 20 years ago because my niece loved it and asked me to make it for her. I've had that project for over 20 years old because I was lost where I was at. Then I discovered gridding. I returned to the project and was able to continue. I just need the back stitching to complete the project. I grid every project now. Your projects are beautiful.
🦋😁 Thankyou so much for your company Jan. We are none of us getting any younger are we?! It sounds as though it will not be long before you complete that piece. What a great sense of accomplishment awaits you. Maybe it will inspire you for a new start. I wish you and your family every happiness in 2020. xx:):)🌹
I know that this is 2 years old, but thank you for sharing your faith. And your cross stitch!
Lovely finish! I totally agree with you that it's much more serene without the snow falling. Mary Rose, you have some of the most beautiful pieces. Truly. Thank you for sharing them with us. I thoroughly enjoyed them all. ❤ I especially loved the last one....of my Savior. I, like you, cannot imagine living a life without the knowing. Merry Christmas to you Mary Rose and to Harlequin as well. Blessings to your life....love......judy
🦋💕 Thankyou so much judy. I found this today by Barbara Cage : ‘Faith is peace in the midst of a storm, determination in the midst of adversity, and safety in the midst of trouble. For nothing can touch a soul protected by faith.’ I think you in particular can appreciate those words. Have a Blessed and wonderful Christmas with your friends and family. Best Wishes from Mary 🌹 and Harlequin xx:):)😘
i would put a photo of my work on line but i dont know how to do it the one you showed that you may stitch that you believe the designer took it from Gone With The Wind i stiched it many years ago and have it on my wall i loved every stitch of it and still admire it . thank you for your lovely talks.i am a young 83 and God willing still love to stitch I am working on 2 Xmas stockings one for my grandaughter and one for her husband. so feel time is against me lol any how take care and best wishes.
🦋 😁 Hi Margaret, I wouldn’t worry too much about the time factor for stitching if I were you. My sister’s mother in law is 93 and still stitching crosses as well as Hardanger work. I wish you all the best in life and I also wish you all the good things. xx:):)🌹
Hello again Mary Rose!! Loved seeing your finish, it is certainly a very peaceful scene. I think your concern for the foxes feelings is fantastic, and prefer it without the snow as well. Good to catch up with you again, happy stitching! -Cait
🦋😘💕 Hi lovely Cait, and thankyou very much for your company. I am reminded of Oscar Wilde’s description of fox hunting : “The pursuit of the inedible by the unspeakable.” I hope that you and your family have a wonderful Christmas and that the New Year to follow will be amazing for you. You are such a peach! xx:):)🌹
I really enjoy your calm way of showing us your beautys. I plan to try to do couching on my project that is now waiting to backstitch. I’m looking forward to that! Thank you!
🦋 Hi Annette, I am so glad that you are going to have a go at couching. The feedback I have got from those stitchers who have tried it is that it is a game changer, and the end result is a more natural look; and a good amount of time saved. I wish you much joy, both in life and in your stitching. xx :):)🌹
Mary Rose, Thank you for this video in particular. It was inspirational and today was an especially good day for me to be reminded of Jesus. Some days I don't take the time....
Your video was truly the gift I needed today. So, on to stitching, the small Dimensions absolutely looks better without the snow. The snow makes it look to busy. All of your pieces are lovely. Thank you for sharing. Merry Christmas!
😁🦋 Hi Jaqueline and thankyou so much for joining me. It is easy in a busy life to drift away a little from the things that nourish the spirit ~ that’s just the way of the world. That you stopped, paused and thought about Him is to honour Him greatly. He is so gentle and kind that His love for you is always there. Every moment, even when you feel overwhelmed. ‘O still, small voice of calm’ as that beautiful hymn has it. Have a wonderful Christmas and a joyous New Year. Blessings from Mary 🌹xx:):)
Yessss! A great visit with you & a great sharing explaining of our faith. 💞 Thank you for your videos and sharing your heart. Lost No More is all lined up for my new year, new start. I love that we're both stitching it, though you'll be done way before me. 😀
Best to you. Glad to see you. Merry, merry Christmas. 💞
🦋😁 Hi Patti, Thankyou so much for taking the time to visit with me. It is so nice to know that you are going to be starting Lost No More, I am loving every stitch, just as you probably will. If you are using the Aida provided, don’t worry about the initial stiffness of the fabric ~ it soon wears off. Have a wonderful Christmas with family and friends. I will think of you on New Year’s Day with your start on this precious piece. Blessings from Mary🌹xx:):)
Mary Rose, have a wonderful and peaceful Christmas. Your floss tube episodes are always thought provoking. Thank you!!!
😁🦋 Thankyou so much Connie. I hope you have a joyous Christmas followed by a great stitchy NewYear xx:):)🌹
I finally had time to watch flosstube and. Catch up on videos. You are a Christmas blessing. Your dimension finish is beautiful and you amaze me at how much you get done. I am blessed to have my card near you. I hope you and Harlequin have a blessed Christmas and a joyful and happy new year. Much love to you both. 🌻🌻🌻
🌻🦋😘💕 Thankyou so very much Cindy. May I wish you peace and serenity at this bless - ed time of the year. Much love sent as always from myself and Harlequin. xx:):)🌹
Thank you Mary Rose for your explanation of stitching a Gold Petit. I was gifted one and really do need to grid it. God bless you and your family during this most blessed time of year.
😁🦋 Thanks Cindy! It is amazing how complex petites can be for even the most experienced stitcher. Many find gridding to be tedious, but at least in the case of petites the fabric size is small, so gridding is pretty quick and saves a whole lot of frogging angst later. lol Wishing you a joyous Christmas and a great New Year to follow. xx:):)🌹
You are a wealth of knowledge and experience. Thank you for the awesome ideas. The Oriental Crewel/ Embroidery kit looks magnificent! I am definitely changing out the white flowers on mine.
🦋😁 Thankyou so much for joining me. I think the piece that you mention particularly lends itself to changing to your own tastes. I am sure yours will be as lovely as it will be unique. xx:):)🌹
Hello Mary Rose, thank you very much for your video. I love how you have shared your Knowing. It is much the same for me. I enjoy your stitching. So expressive. Take care and God bless.
🦋💕 Thankyou so very much, Kathr. The knowing is more precious than diamonds, as you have found also. How blessed we are. Have a wonderful Christmas. xx:):)🌹
Thank you for sharing your experiences in stitching and for sharing your faith. Wishing you a blessed time as you work on that piece. I am still in search of just the right piece to mediate on my faith as I stitch it.
🦋😁Hello to you Kitty, I hope you are enjoying your stitching. It is quite a journey to find that special piece that encompasses one’s faith and comforts them whenever they look at it. But that is all part of the journey really isn’t it? I am sure the piece will come to you in God’s perfect timing ~ just as it did for me. I am so grateful. May you have a Blessed Christmas and a joyous New year. xx:):)🌹
Hi Mary Rose. Lovely to see you again. I hope 2020 is treating you well so far. I can’t believe you have finished “Quiet Night” already! It looks beautiful. I like your idea of leaving the snow off it and you were very kind to save the fox from potential frost-bite! I like your idea about bobbinating the leftover threads. After I saw Luda’s video where she suggested saving them I also decided I would bobbinate any leftovers I have when I finally get round to stitching some of them! Your Thomas Kinkade piece is beautiful and it is one I would love to stitch one day. I love his pictures and I have two HAED patterns of his. I love your idea of the changes you would make to the second one. The weeks certainly do fly by. I can’t believe we are almost at the end of January already!! I love the changes you have made to “Oriental Splendour”. “Rocky Point” looks fantastic and you are so close to finishing it. I stitched a Gold Petit for a friend very similar to “Lost No More”. I enjoyed listening to you talk about your faith. Many people (including me!) are often afraid to speak of their faith these days.
I look forward to seeing more of your “carrying on” soon!
Much love
Kerry 💜
🦋😘💕 Hello 🌸, I hope things are going well for you in this fresh new year. My words about my faith just seemed to come out and were just as much of a surprise to me as they may have been to anyone else. God uses the foolish to confound the wise I guess! I am not surprised at your reluctance to speak about such things, indeed I have been the same way in the past at least. I suppose the lovely piece Lost No More loosened my tongue a little. ‘His will be done’ as they say. I have been surprised at the positive responses I have received, which I did not expect to be frank. I am not generally a fan of being preached at myself about a stitcher’s religion, politics or anything else; when I come to a channel for the stitching. Nevertheless my thoughts do tend to slip out from time to time, which is why I edit some of it out. People don’t want to hear me banging on about my views! lol. I will have to do a progress video soon on Lost No More, or it will be finished. I cannot put it down. Lots of love sent until next time my dear Kerry xx:):)🌹
This was a lovely video. I am grateful for the tips on the Dimensions kits. I am about to start my first one in a SAL with Christine, Calico on UA-cam. I thought about punching holes in the floss organizer and was glad to see yours done that way. Your tips are always so helpful, especially the one about couching. I am actually using your method on a project right now; it has made such a difference.
Your work is always beautiful, but most beautiful is your spirit. It was so nice to hear you share your faith. Merry Christmas!
🦋😘💕 How lovely you are! Thankyou for your kind comments. I hope you have a blessed and joyous Christmas, and that you thoroughly enjoy your SAL. I wish you much happiness in 2020 as well. xx:):)🌹
I love your dimensions piece. Aaand, it is your hobby. You can even make a purple fox if you want to. One of the advantages of making it yourself.
😁🦋 A purple fox!!!! What a great idea, thankyou so much for your company. xx:):)🌹
thank you for your kind words you have cheered me up x
Mary Rose, I totally agree with you, the winter scene looks much better without the French knots. They distracted from the scene lovely stitching as always. Merry Christmas and happy new year.
🌹😁 Has anyone ever told you what a topping person you are Melanie?! I hope your Christmas has been full of joy and that the New Year brings you and your family all the good things xx:):(🌹
Hi Mary Rose. I hope you had a joyful and blessed Christmas. Your finished piece is stunning the way it is - I also prefer it without the snow. I also really liked seeing your floral piece - the vase is lovely. Enjoy Lost No More - it’s a beautiful design. See you in 2020. Happy stitching xx
🦋😘💕 Hello you gorgeous girl! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas, and that 2020 brings you and your family all the good things. Blessings from Mary 🌹xx:):)
I love your peaceful scene fo and agree that it is more calming without all the snow. What a genius idea for making the holes on the pre sorted cards, I make my own cards but using the supplied ones is better. I have never tried gridding or couching so will give it a try for the next kit I start in the new year. Have a blessed Christmas. Xxx
😁🦋 Hi Caroline, streamlining our stitching so that we can stitch all the things much more quickly is always welcome. I know I have got many stitching tips from Flosstubers, bless their hearts! I intend on doing a requested video to show my couching and the way I grid in early January, (just to let you know!) All the best with your new start, and have a wonderful Christmas and the New Year to follow xx:):)🌹
Thank you for the terrific ideas to handle Dimensions kits! I just finished my first kit, the Quiet Night that you stitched. I’m very pleased with the results. Thank you for the couching lessons! I had dreaded the back stitch but the couching made it so fast and pretty!
🌹😁 That is so great to hear about your ease and speed with the couching, Nora. Congratulations on your finish! I adore that picture, and I am sure yours is lovely. All the best with whatever you decide to stitch on next. Blessings sent xx:):)🌹
Thank You for the tips on the Petites I want to try one. I have Thomas Kinkade Morning Glory Cottage. It will be beautiful when I get back to it. Love the color change on the flowers. I always enjoy your videos. Hope you and your family have a Merry Christmas & Happy New Years! Happy Stitching!!!!
🦋😁 Thankyou so much nancy, and I hope you have a Merry Christmas and. Great Stitchy New Year to follow. I had a look at Morning Glory Cottage ~ it looks enchanting, and will stitch up very nicely I’m sure. Enjoy your stitching! xx:):)🌹
great video as always mary rose , i love them :) i wish you a very merry christmas and a happy new stitching year x
🦋😁💕 Hi lovely Jo ~ thankyou so much for joining me in my little corner of the world and may I also wish you all the joys of Christmas and a great stitchy New Year to follow xx:):)🌹
Thank you, Mary Rose, for sharing your faith and the Lost No More!!! I loved seeing all your finished pieces, as always!💕 Have a blessed 2020! I will look forward to seeing your updates!🤗
🦋😘💕 Thankyou so very much. I wasn’t intending to say anything, but it just came out. The Lord and gentle shepherd works in mysterious ways I guess! I hope you also have a blessed 2020, and wish you and your family all the good things xx:):)🌹
Yes, our Lord works through us in HIS way!!! I needed your gentle reminder yesterday that He is in control of this world and of our lives!💕 Sending love and hugs from Texas 🤗
🦋 ‘The still small voice of calm.’ May the reassuring presence of Holy Spirit surround you and give you peace. xx:):)🌹
And to you, Mary Rose!
Hello dearest friend! I would have left the snow off as well. It really does look more peaceful and serene without all those french knots. I enjoyed hearing your perspective at the end of the video. I know for a certainty that my life would have no meaning without my faith. Hugs!
🦋💕😘 Hello lovely Andrea, I have framed that piece now and will show it in my next video. I can’t tell you the joy I am getting from stitching Lost No More. I couldn’t put it down even if I wanted to. Faith does not insulate you from the misfortunes in life as we both know, but it does wrap itself around us and sustain us in our darker moments. I would not give up the comfort of the Knowing for anything. We who have it are particularly blessed in my view. Love sent to you and yours on eagles’ wings. (inspiration from the Psalms) xx:):)🌹
Thank you for your Christian testimony. I accepted Jesus when I was a girl and it was the most important important decision of my life. Your stitching is beautiful. I like Aida and DMC. I don’t want my stitching to look old and faded. I have done a couple of pieces that had the background printed and they turned out very nice. Have a merry Christmas.
😁🦋 How wonderful for you at such a young age Linda. It took me a whole lot longer than that! I didn’t show the other printed cross stitch that I had as I realised I didn’t have the rest of the kit with me~ just the printed Aida, soz I decided to show it in my next video. Have a wonderful and joyous Christmas and a great New Year to follow xx:):)🌹
Just found you and subscribed before end of this video. You are amazing.
😁🦋 Thankyou so very much Lesley. I must say, I have never been described as amazing before ~ you’ve got me blushing! lol. Merry Christmas and have a Stitchy New Year xx:):)🌹
I love Lost No More, and I believe (recently) I started watching you with your FO of it- just beautiful! I completely agree with your thoughts on faith, once you have it- and it IS a gift I think- you always have it. It's a wonderful thing, and it leads to so many other wonderous things. On to more of your episodes- you are a joy to watch and listen to regarding your thoughts and cross stitching 'wisdom'! :)
🦋😁 Thankyou so very much, Lost No More is such a comforting piece I think. The serenity and reassurance just shines out of it. You are right, those who know and believe are truly blessed. xx:):)🌹
@@stitchblisscorner It is my pleasure to see and learn from your stitching and life experiences. At 60, I feel like I am just beginning.
🦋 How true. We are all learning aren’t we? That’s what life is all about, a very big learning curve to attain wisdom and enlightenment beyond the physical. Bless you xx:):)🌹
Great video as always, love the Dimensions kits you have worked on / completed. I really must give couching a go ( need to watch the video where you showed it again ) as I have been back stitching for many many evenings trying to finish my Spring Sampler. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and I look forward to seeing your videos in 2020 😊
🦋😁 Many thanks Lisa, I don’t think I have heard you complain about doing back stitching. I think I was more referring to those who carp on endlessly about having to do it. It can be very frustrating! lol. I can’t remember which video I did to show my gridding. I didn’t put it in the title which was a bit silly. Never mind. You have had such a good year with your beautiful stitching Lisa, I hope you have a wonderful time with your friends and family at Christmas time, with a great 2020 to follow xx:):)🌹
No I don’t think I have moaned too much about back stitching but do know from now on I will do it as I go and not leave to the end of the project and I would like to try couching as one it looks quicker and also makes the outlines less boxy looking. I think I may try a Dimensions kit just using regular 2 strands for the cross stitch and 1 for back stitching as most projects are as I abandoned one of my Dimensions kits as it required 6 strands and it left me with sore fingers every time I worked on it and my love for the design waned rapidly to the point I knew I would not return to it.
🦋 I might have a go at showing my gridding again on my next video as well as my couching, just for fun lol. I think the Dimensions are fine using the 2 threads, unless you want to really emphasise a particular area by using 3 threads max, either as a half or full cross and I think you are experienced enough as a master stitcher to make your own decisions about that! xx:):(🌹
I would like to thank you for sharing that you don't always use amount of threads called for it never crossed my mind to not use five strands of thread and save my wrist and fingers the pain it caused. Went with four strands and it saved my hands and it still looks great. Thanks so much for videos. Keep up good work
🦋😁 That is great to hear. We stitchers need to think outside the box a bit more don’t we? Especially when it helps to make our stitching easier! Happy Stitching xx:):)🌹
Bless you for fish and chips and pudding! LOL. Yes, the weeks go far too fast now.
Hi cousin somehow I missed your video a month ago. I’ve had the flu for the past couple of weeks - not fun but I think I’m starting to feel better finally. I really enjoyed your clip about dimensions gold petites very interesting. I’m not sure how I feel about them I’ve done a couple. Editing the chart down is probably a really good idea. I’ve been doing a little bit of stitching and a whole lot of coughing, so it’s been an interesting start to 2020. The fires in Australia are very sad and I don’t know what’s happening with indigenous people, I see a lot about animals and the bush but it’s all very sad. Take care dear cousin know that you and your countrymen are in my thoughts and prayers and until the next video, which I see I’ve missed another one, happy stitching. ❤️ 🌹 🧵
🦋💕Hello to you my precious cousin. It’s awful to think of you battling through the flu, and coughs are so frustrating when they hang on. I know I had the dreaded lurgy about 5 years ago (we both did). It was a bad one that year. The first settlers to this country were baffled by the local Aborigines setting fire to the bush with their fire sticks as they went along. This ensured that the fuel load on the forest floor was always low, and that would make any bushfire less severe. They knew what they were doing. I am sending you healing thoughts xx:):)🌹
Your creche is lovely. I used to collect them, but they haven't been out of the box for years - not enough space.
Your Dimensions piece is just beautiful, Mary Rose. I like it without the snow and all the branches as well. Perhaps the little fox will go curl up at the side of the house and soak in some of that beautiful warmth.
I love stitching french knots, although I don't do them often enough to keep the knot sizes quite as consistent as I want.
Your Garden Gate piece has to be one of my favorite of your projects, Mary Rose. The depth that those french knots create is stunning.
That green vase on the right side of the Oriental Splendor piece is stunning. I'd have to stitch that with the little flower basket separately just to have that delicate green. Is that a satin stitch you did in the flower petals or a long and short stitch?
Kimono Pagoda View is stunning. That soft purple caught my eye immediately.
I may have to find that advent calendar for my Erik for next year's Christmas. I enjoy hearing about Harlequin. :)
🦋😁 Hi Rae, think that little fox would have found a nice warm little spot to curl up in. How sweet of you to think of that. In answer to your question, I used satin stitch. Please do get that beer advent calendar next year for your Erik. There are so few gifts for men that you know will be a winner. I wish you and yours a wonderful and joyous Christmas and a New Year full of blessings. xx:):)🌹
@@stitchblisscorner I've always loved those sly little foxes. They're clever enough to stay warm. I hope you and Harlequin have a wonderful Christmas and New Year as well!
Seeing the fire reports on the news I hope you are safe.
😁🦋 Hi Mary, Thankyou so very much for your caring and concern. We are very fortunate as we live in a city, so the bush fires are not a threat to us. We do have some smoke around from time to time and of course our hearts go out to those who have lost their homes and especially those who have lost loved ones. May you have a blessed New Year xx:):)🌹
Thats a gorgeous j9b u did with the flowers, it looks like u enbroidered it?
🦋😁 Hi Yanet, the flowers were embroidered in a way, because they were all French Knots! I really enjoyed doing them. Happy Stitching and thankyou for your company xx:):)🌹
As you use an embroidery hoop for stitching, how do you prevent hoop marks or flattening previously stitched areas. Since a lot of your projects are large, how do you fold fabric that is not being stitched on at the time. Thanks.
😁 Hi Shirley. Thankyou for your company. My threads do flatten where the hoop has been, but they don’t seem to stay that way....at least I can’t see any evidence of it when the piece is framed. I usually wash my stitching to set the stitches, so that may well be a factor. If there are any hoop marks they usually disappear when the piece is ironed. If it is bothering me, I usually roll the extra fabric and clip each end of the roll with something. If I remember I will show what I do on my next video. xx:):)🌹
I know this is an older video and I hope you will be able to see this question: What about using smyrna stitches in place of french knots? What are your thoughts on this?
🦋 I think that if I were stitching masses of flowers in a garden for example, I would use French knots, because it would produce a more natural effect. But if I were to be stitching an area where I wanted a kind of density to it, like the foliage of a tree, I might stitch some areas with Smyrna stitches and some areas of cross stitches to give an added texture. Samplers are a bit more stylised and so Smyrnas go pretty well on the flowers in those I would say and give that neat and clean look that stitchers seem to prefer when stitching samplers. I hope this helps! xx:):)🌹
Is the birds off the the side of you a cross stitch. If so could you please let me know the pattern name and where you got it.
🦋😁 Hi Sheri, the birds you mention are printed on a cushion my sister sent me. Unfortunately I have no information about the artist, or where the design came from. Sorry xx:):)🌹
I am just starting a full crossstitch that Luda is doing ,and l don’t know how to grid ,could you please explain it to me ? Do l have to grid on my Aida ? And what do l use please ?
😁 Hi Beverley, I did show how I grid on one of my previous videos, but I didn’t put it in the title and I don’t know which one it was! (Doh!). However I will show it again on my next video, as well as how I couch. In the meantime there are some videos that show gridding by various stitchers if you google it. Each stitcher works out their own method of gridding that suits them. If you watch some videos and decide to try it, just use a small piece of aida at first to count and mark on. Aida is excellent to grid on by the way; so why not give it a go. I hope this helps and thankyou for your company. xx:):)🌹
stitchblisscorner thankyou l will wait to watch you ,and in the meantime l will look around .
😀💕 No worries. See you early in the New Year then xx :):)🌹
I opened up my first dementions brand kit today and it didn't have a needle in it
🦋😁 Oh No! THAT wasn’t a good start was it? Especially in the festive season. I hope the threads were all accounted for. They are the most important feature of any kit in my view. Hope you have a great New Year. xx:):)🌹
@@stitchblisscorner i am and lucky my boyfriend who got me the kit got me some needles to. He knows I've been wanting to try the parking method so he got me a fue packs of dmc cross stitch needles.
😁🦋 That boyfriend or yours sounds like a keeper. Hold on to him! xx:):)🌹
Do you have a tutorial on your couching?
🦋 I have 2 videos on couching ~ number #7 and number # 92. Happy Stitching! xx:):)🌹
@@stitchblisscorner Thank you very much!
What is “couching”?
😁🦋 Couching is an alternative to backstitch. If you look at my video #92, you will see it. Happy stitching! xx :):)🌹
@@stitchblisscorner Thank you so much. I will check it out right now. Your work is beautiful and you’ve inspired me to start a new project. “Lost No More” is beautiful. I’ll have to find it. Jesus is real and is within each and every one of us. May God bless you and keep you in his light. ❤️
I have a very deep faith and I believe that the theory of evolution Glorifies God. I see God's hand in everything, guiding that rose petal gently through the millennia to become what it is today and what will be tomorrow. I do not believe God is an old man with a long beard passing judgment. I believe God is something more that cannot be described. I do believe in the power of prayer and every stitch I make is a prayer. I give many of my completed projects away, If I have decided that a project is going to a certain person, my prayers are for that person. More often than not I donate my FO's to my local parish for them to raffle off during the annual fund raising craft fair.
🦋💕 Thankyou so much for sharing, Heidrun. You clearly live your faith every day, and I am sure it shows in your stitching. God is beyond all human understanding, which in my opinion is just as it should be. His mercies are new every day ~ lamentations 3 ~ which is a great comfort. I wish you continuing joy of your stitching xx:):)🌹