Thank you for all you do!! It's ALWAYS inspiring to see your progress on your WIPS! Will be watching to see the crochet progress!! HAPPY STITCHING TODAY AND EVERYDAY IN 2023!!
I always love seeing you and what you are up too. Your projects are coming along beautifully. Your new little dove design is gorgeous. I liked your summer one so much I purchased it. It’s lovely seeing your crocheting adventure, what a wonderful memory of your Grandma. Thanks for sharing with us Brenda, love and blessings xx
I just watched a floss-tube of yours from 2017. It was the one regarding the Elan lap stand and various other tools to make stitching easier. I love your videos. You are the most organized of any floss-tuber that I have watched. I enjoy learning and seeing others completed projects and WIPS. I do not enjoy seeing/ hearing people talk to their animals or just being disorganized. One thing you mentioned in your floss-tube video is that a magnifier can cause a fire. This happened to me a few years ago. I left my Carson head lamp with light/magnifier lenses on an ottoman. I had a pattern of paper, some gold filament and a few other things on the ottoman. The light was not on ,however, the sun was brightly shining. I went to make some toast and smelled smoke. I originally thought the toaster must be on fire. Checked that - nothing. Looked to the family room and saw swirls of smoke. I dashed and saw a 4 inch flame rising from the paper. My magnifier lenses must have been sitting at a perfect angle. I’m guessing the gold filament ignited my paper chart. I quickly smothered the flame. The fire actually burned a nickel size hole in our brown leather ottoman. I could barely believe it happened. Had I not been home I could/would have burnt the house down. I’m sure it was just a freaky coincidence. Please let others know those magnifiers really can start a fire as my magnifiers were just the size of a glass lense.😮
Thanks Brenda for sharing your beautiful projects…love that you work with your brother and his wife to your children and daughter in love…the project’s bags were lovely…looking forward to more progress on your projects…best wishes and happy stitching ❤❤
Hi Brenda! I always enjoy seeing the variety of projects you’re working on! It’s so nice that your daughter and daughter-in-law also stitch. Have a wonderful couple of weeks.
Blooming Tiny Town - and your friend Sharon wants to stitch it so let me know when you start! Thanks for the enabling on the project bags 😁. Your finishes are just so cute. Thanks for sharing your stitching and talk soon!
Love all of your projects. You touched my heart when you said you are crocheting afghans for your grandmothers grand children. So special! She would be so proud!
Thank you for your video. I just got around to watching this, because I was busy reviewing some of your older videos. Your WIPS are coming along great. Love your finishes, I really have to get some finishing done. My under the bed box of completed projects is getting too big! Take care and happy stitching!
Good to catch up with you today. Enjoyed seeing your beautiful progress. A thought on your chicken pecking quote, you could add it to your WIP with the two chickens and literally kill 2 birds with one stone. I loved the unconventional frame your dad made for you. So talented.
That’s so neat that cross stitch is something you can share with your daughters and daughter-in-law. The project bag with the removable handle is genius! Always so heartening to see your progress, especially the big pieces 💕
Just re-watching this episode. I couldn't remember where you went in SL to get supplies. I knew you told us. Thanks for sharing! Love your chicken coop with saying . But I learned it as being pecked to death by ducks - much crazier!! Now I just need to find a picture with ducks . 😄
I wish I had time to do all the beautiful projects you show. You're my chief enabler. I had to stop video, and order everything for the Bluebird Sampler. I just love the colors in it. Happy Stitching!
Beautiful projects. Little Dove Designs is just about to start a new SAL.The Sewing Room. Have done her last 2 SALs. Have a great week. So cool to have such a stitchy crafty family.
So much fun watching your video. I have a stamped cross stitched kit of the Lords Prayer. Not sure if we make the x’s touch each other or just make the x on the blue stamped part. Not sure if you understand what I am asking. I always have a crochet blanket to work on. It’s keeps me warm in the winter while I am watching a movie or tv show!
Thank You Barbara! Hmmm, I have not worked on that kind of a stamped piece since I was a young girl. I would think on a stamped kit with the blue x's you would want the x's to be touching each other so you would have more complete coverage. But I am sure it would be beautiful either way :)
I would 100% stitch the chicken coop with your raising kids saying (second chicken coop you showed). I feel the same way. Love my kids more than anything in the universe, but it does/did sometimes feel like being pecked to death by birds. Ha ha.
It amazes me that your stitching is so diverse! You stitch 1/1 to 2/2 and you stitch so many different counts! I’m presently in the 1/1 on 25 count track but found I can stitch 1/1 in 56 count with my readers so am thinking about trying something in 56 count😊
Thank You Angela! I do seem to enjoy stitching on all kinds of different counts and techniques. There are just so many things I am intrigued with! Wow, 1 over 1 on 56 count is tiny!!!! But you should definitely try it. You never know until you try! :)
Thanks for the organizing tips for those projects with blends. When I did my Teresa Wentzler "Millennium", which had dozens of blends, I made a floss away bag for each blend Lower DMC number/Higher DMC number in order. I pull one strand of each color and tuck them into the bag. That lets me make up to six lengths of each blend before I need to replenish the bag. Like you, I prefer Floss Away baggies. I don't like floss cards or floss drops. The tangled ends make me crazy. I love seeing your progress on everything. "Lost No More' has really advanced! I'm seriously thinking about collecting those Liz Mathews pieces - they are wonderful. I hope that one of these years I'll be able to make it to Stitch West, I'd love to meet you and Collette - the two of you are my favorite enablers LOL.
Thank You Karla!!! Such kind words :) Yes, I hope you make it to StitchWest, it would be lovely to meet you. That is a great idea for blended threads!!! Thank you for sharing :)
Really enjoyed your video, as always! Your projects are all lovely. And yes, it is hard to fit all of the stitching into our schedules, but you do a great job of it!
Your father is an amazing woodworker…the finish is stunning. I have always wondered if all sawdust is equal…you mentioned it was hardwood sawdust. Does the kind of wood make a difference or does any sawdust work?
You've got such a fun variety of wips❤️. I just recently discovered Crocette a gogo from Stitching by the Shore and we're going to start Winter Sampler for Sampler September. I was wondering if you'd be working on Spring Montage when spring begins. I'm starting Spring Montage on the 1st day of spring . Excited about that piece. Have a great stitchy week!
Hi Beth!! Ohhhh, I love that Winter Sampler!! I bet it will be so fun to stitch. And Yes! On March 20 I will switch to working on the Spring Montage :) So glad you will be joining me!!!
Hi Brenda! Another really good video! I still get goosebumps when you show “ Lost No More “ 🙏🏼 The Bluebird sampler by Shannon is really Elegant! Love those colours too. I love that Owl Forest pattern too. The carriage and horse,the hot air balloons. Everything about it. Did you just order it from your LNS? Have a great week ahead! Cheers , Marilyn 🧑🏻🦰🇨🇦
Hi Brenda, I have so enjoyed all of your videos. Thank you for them and please keep them coming. The variety of your projects is inspiring. In one of your older videos you mentioned where to get the round screw type rings you use for your floss away bags, and also what you use for the clips on your scroll frames. However, I can't recall where that info is. Can you let me know what number the video is or what those tools are? Thank you so much!!
Thank You Vicky!! I get the cable screw type key rings on Amazon.com. If you do a search for "cable key ring" you will find them. I bought the clips on the side of my scroll rods at my local needlework shop years ago but they don't have them anymore. I think you can find something similar on Etsy if you search for "scroll rod side clips" or "scroll rod side tensioners". I have also made my own out of velcro strips and suspender clips I bought at JoAnns.
Hi Sherri! I know you messaged me and said you have already found some shelving. But in case anyone else wants to know (lol) it is half of a baker's shelf from Costco. And the bins came from Amazon :)
Hello I just recently watched your video on your Stitching set up With the type of frames that you use. I am currently looking for a better set up for myself and was wondering if your thoughts have changed or are you still using the same tools and techniques. I currently use a hoop and would like to try a frame. I’m getting ready to do a big project that is going to be about 18 inches wide and I’m wondering if a frame would work better for that let me know what you think thank you
Hi!! I am still using all the same tools and set up, still loving them :) I always use an 11 x 11 q-snap whenever possible, even on large projects over 18 inches wide. I just make sure I always have felt or fabric between the clip and the already stitched part. However, if it has beads or specialty stitches with long threads I can't use q-snaps, so I would use a scroll rod :)
Hi Jodi! No, my hands don't bother me, but sometimes my shoulder or elbow will start to ache after I have stitched for hours on end, lol. Icing your hands sounds like a great solution :)
@@Handworkmaniac The ice makes a huge difference in how they feel especially the next day. No stiffness at all. Maybe try some on your shoulder elbow! :)
Hi LouAnn!! The designer is "Gigi R". I noticed that 123stitch.com has quite a few of the letters. The actual name of the chart is "Les Belles Lettres de Gigi __" And then put the letter you are interested in the end blank. So my chart was called "Les Belles Lettres de Gigi B"
Hi Brenda! I love all of your projects....so many beautiful pieces! Can you tell me how you ordered the Black Vintage Sampler? I'm not sure who carries Owl Forest Embroidery patterns? I would love to purchase that one. Thanks!
I found the PDF of Black Vintage Sampler on Etsy from ChouetteDesForets. Owl Forest Embroidery also has a website. Hope that's helpful; I can't post the links or my comment will be flagged for spam :)
Another lovely video, thank you. I think I’m going to have to unsubscribe though because every time I watch a flosstube from you I add at least 3 more projects to my to stitch list!! 😂
Thank you for all you do!! It's ALWAYS inspiring to see your progress on your WIPS! Will be watching to see the crochet progress!! HAPPY STITCHING TODAY AND EVERYDAY IN 2023!!
Hello Karen!!! Happy March!
I always love seeing you and what you are up too. Your projects are coming along beautifully. Your new little dove design is gorgeous. I liked your summer one so much I purchased it. It’s lovely seeing your crocheting adventure, what a wonderful memory of your Grandma. Thanks for sharing with us Brenda, love and blessings xx
Thank You Julie! So glad to enable, lol!
I just watched a floss-tube of yours from 2017. It was the one regarding the Elan lap stand and various other tools to make stitching easier.
I love your videos. You are the most organized of any floss-tuber that I have watched. I enjoy learning and seeing others completed projects and WIPS.
I do not enjoy seeing/ hearing people talk to their animals or just being disorganized.
One thing you mentioned in your floss-tube video is that a magnifier can cause a fire. This happened to me a few years ago. I left my Carson head lamp with light/magnifier lenses on an ottoman. I had a pattern of paper, some gold filament and a few other things on the ottoman. The light was not on ,however, the sun was brightly shining. I went to make some toast and smelled smoke. I originally thought the toaster must be on fire. Checked that - nothing. Looked to the family room and saw swirls of smoke. I dashed and saw a 4 inch flame rising from the paper. My magnifier lenses must have been sitting at a perfect angle. I’m guessing the gold filament ignited my paper chart. I quickly smothered the flame. The fire actually burned a nickel size hole in our brown leather ottoman. I could barely believe it happened. Had I not been home I could/would have burnt the house down. I’m sure it was just a freaky coincidence. Please let others know those magnifiers really can start a fire as my magnifiers were just the size of a glass lense.😮
Thank You Pamela!! Wow! I am so glad you were home and it didn't cause a large fire!!! Yes, we definitely need to be cautious with magnifiers.
Thanks Brenda for sharing your beautiful projects…love that you work with your brother and his wife to your children and daughter in love…the project’s bags were lovely…looking forward to more progress on your projects…best wishes and happy stitching ❤❤
Thank You Loretta!!
Hi Brenda! I always enjoy seeing the variety of projects you’re working on! It’s so nice that your daughter and daughter-in-law also stitch. Have a wonderful couple of weeks.
Thank You Jackie!!
Thank you for sharing your beautiful projects ❤ the frame your dad made is gorgeous 🤩
Thank You! I think so too :)
I just love your videos!! The colors on the Russian books are so vibrant!! I do love that design!! Happy stitching!!
Thank You Joyce! I so agree, that piece has fabulous colors.
Love your finishes and your progress on your wips. Happy stitching!
Thank You Karin!!!
Blooming Tiny Town - and your friend Sharon wants to stitch it so let me know when you start! Thanks for the enabling on the project bags 😁. Your finishes are just so cute. Thanks for sharing your stitching and talk soon!
Yay!!! Sounds like a start-a-long is forming, lol!!! I love that piece!
Love all your wips and all your bags haul!!!
Thank You!!! It was a bit much, lol!
Brenda thanks for sharing! I appreciate you showing your fabric on your q-snap that helps.Have a great week!
Thank You Barbara! I'm glad it was helpful :)
Hi Brenda! Thank you so much for showing my bags and for your order! So kind of you! Gigi from LakeHouseStitchCo
Hi Gigi!!!!! Your bags are fab-u-lous!! I will definitely order more in the future :)
Beautiful stitching! Thank you for sharing your lovely stitching with us.
Thank You Robin!!
Wonderful video, love everything you stitch! And you!💞
Thank You Pam!!! Back at you!!!
Love all of your projects. You touched my heart when you said you are crocheting afghans for your grandmothers grand children. So special! She would be so proud!
Thank You Tanya! Such kind words :)
Always love watching you! Such beautiful stitching!
Thank You Katie!!
Love your program. Thank you for the explanation on wrangling the cloth. It was very helpful.
Thank You! I'm so glad it was helpful :)
Just lovely project Brenda!
Thank You!!!
Love every project Brenda
Thank You!!!
Thank you for your video. I just got around to watching this, because I was busy reviewing some of your older videos. Your WIPS are coming along great. Love your finishes, I really have to get some finishing done. My under the bed box of completed projects is getting too big! Take care and happy stitching!
Thank You Christine! So hard to get everything fully finished isn't it!!! :)
Love everything you do! 😃
Thank You Angela!
Beautiful projects 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thank You Irina!
Good to catch up with you today. Enjoyed seeing your beautiful progress. A thought on your chicken pecking quote, you could add it to your WIP with the two chickens and literally kill 2 birds with one stone. I loved the unconventional frame your dad made for you. So talented.
Hi Jennifer! That is such a great idea!!!!
That’s so neat that cross stitch is something you can share with your daughters and daughter-in-law. The project bag with the removable handle is genius! Always so heartening to see your progress, especially the big pieces 💕
Thank You!!!
I love the chicken coop pattern for the raising children saying.
Thank You Judith! I like that one too :)
Love that wooden frame you dad made 🎉👏🥰
Thank You Linda! I do too :)
I seriously laughed out load when you said “raising children feels like being pecked to death by chickens!”
hilarious 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
LOL, still makes me laugh :)
Just re-watching this episode. I couldn't remember where you went in SL to get supplies. I knew you told us. Thanks for sharing! Love your chicken coop with saying . But I learned it as being pecked to death by ducks - much crazier!! Now I just need to find a picture with ducks . 😄
Hi Ginny!! LOL DUCKS? That would be pretty funny, lol.
Beautiful stitching!
Thank You Bethany!!
I wish I had time to do all the beautiful projects you show. You're my chief enabler. I had to stop video, and order everything for the Bluebird Sampler. I just love the colors in it. Happy Stitching!
Thank You Kathy!!! I still love that piece as well, it is calling to me from the "kitted" bin, lol!
Hi Brenda. Thank you for the update. A lot of my favourites were here today.
What a kind person you are! Lucky cousin Jeffrey.
Hello Walter!😄
Thank You Margaret! Isn't it funny how you get attached to the projects that Flosstubers you watch are working on? LOL The same thing happens to me :)
Beautiful projects. Little Dove Designs is just about to start a new SAL.The Sewing Room. Have done her last 2 SALs. Have a great week. So cool to have such a stitchy crafty family.
Thank You Lynette! I keep seeing that one online and it looks so amazing!!!!! I love it!
I enjoyed your video. Thank you
Thank You Char!
So much fun watching your video. I have a stamped cross stitched kit of the Lords Prayer. Not sure if we make the x’s touch each other or just make the x on the blue stamped part. Not sure if you understand what I am asking.
I always have a crochet blanket to work on. It’s keeps me warm in the winter while I am watching a movie or tv show!
Thank You Barbara! Hmmm, I have not worked on that kind of a stamped piece since I was a young girl. I would think on a stamped kit with the blue x's you would want the x's to be touching each other so you would have more complete coverage. But I am sure it would be beautiful either way :)
I would 100% stitch the chicken coop with your raising kids saying (second chicken coop you showed). I feel the same way. Love my kids more than anything in the universe, but it does/did sometimes feel like being pecked to death by birds. Ha ha.
LOL, Hi Julie!!!!!!! You said it!
It amazes me that your stitching is so diverse! You stitch 1/1 to 2/2 and you stitch so many different counts! I’m presently in the 1/1 on 25 count track but found I can stitch 1/1 in 56 count with my readers so am thinking about trying something in 56 count😊
Thank You Angela! I do seem to enjoy stitching on all kinds of different counts and techniques. There are just so many things I am intrigued with! Wow, 1 over 1 on 56 count is tiny!!!! But you should definitely try it. You never know until you try! :)
I love the Summer School House project. Very nice.
Thank You!!! It is a beautiful pattern.
Thanks for the organizing tips for those projects with blends. When I did my Teresa Wentzler "Millennium", which had dozens of blends, I made a floss away bag for each blend Lower DMC number/Higher DMC number in order. I pull one strand of each color and tuck them into the bag. That lets me make up to six lengths of each blend before I need to replenish the bag. Like you, I prefer Floss Away baggies. I don't like floss cards or floss drops. The tangled ends make me crazy.
I love seeing your progress on everything. "Lost No More' has really advanced! I'm seriously thinking about collecting those Liz Mathews pieces - they are wonderful.
I hope that one of these years I'll be able to make it to Stitch West, I'd love to meet you and Collette - the two of you are my favorite enablers LOL.
Thank You Karla!!! Such kind words :) Yes, I hope you make it to StitchWest, it would be lovely to meet you. That is a great idea for blended threads!!! Thank you for sharing :)
Really enjoyed your video, as always! Your projects are all lovely. And yes, it is hard to fit all of the stitching into our schedules, but you do a great job of it!
Thank You Lisa! I so agree, there is just never enough time :)
Enjoy your time at Market and the beach. 1 2 3 4
Hi Linda! I am thinking maybe you commented on the wrong channel :) I am not going to market or the beach, but wish I was!!
Your father is an amazing woodworker…the finish is stunning. I have always wondered if all sawdust is equal…you mentioned it was hardwood sawdust. Does the kind of wood make a difference or does any sawdust work?
Hi Karen! I think any sawdust will work. I just love the way the hardwoods smell :)
You've got such a fun variety of wips❤️. I just recently discovered Crocette a gogo from Stitching by the Shore and we're going to start Winter Sampler for Sampler September. I was wondering if you'd be working on Spring Montage when spring begins. I'm starting Spring Montage on the 1st day of spring . Excited about that piece. Have a great stitchy week!
Hi Beth!! Ohhhh, I love that Winter Sampler!! I bet it will be so fun to stitch. And Yes! On March 20 I will switch to working on the Spring Montage :) So glad you will be joining me!!!
@@Handworkmaniac me too! The spring and fall Montages are my favorites
Hi Brenda! Another really good video! I still get goosebumps when you show “ Lost No More “ 🙏🏼 The Bluebird sampler by Shannon is really Elegant! Love those colours too. I love that Owl Forest pattern too. The carriage and horse,the hot air balloons. Everything about it. Did you just order it from your LNS? Have a great week ahead! Cheers , Marilyn 🧑🏻🦰🇨🇦
Thank You Marilyn! I got the .pdf version of the Owl Forest piece (Black Vintage Sampler) from Etsy.com, from the ChouetteDesForets Shop.
@@Handworkmaniac thanks Brenda! 🥰
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Thank You Denise!
Hi Brenda, I have so enjoyed all of your videos. Thank you for them and please keep them coming. The variety of your projects is inspiring. In one of your older videos you mentioned where to get the round screw type rings you use for your floss away bags, and also what you use for the clips on your scroll frames. However, I can't recall where that info is. Can you let me know what number the video is or what those tools are? Thank you so much!!
Thank You Vicky!! I get the cable screw type key rings on Amazon.com. If you do a search for "cable key ring" you will find them. I bought the clips on the side of my scroll rods at my local needlework shop years ago but they don't have them anymore. I think you can find something similar on Etsy if you search for "scroll rod side clips" or "scroll rod side tensioners". I have also made my own out of velcro strips and suspender clips I bought at JoAnns.
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Thank You Daniela!
Hi Brenda,Love your floss tube. Can you tell me where you purchased your shelving unit with your totes ? Thank you,Sherri
Hi Sherri! I know you messaged me and said you have already found some shelving. But in case anyone else wants to know (lol) it is half of a baker's shelf from Costco. And the bins came from Amazon :)
@@Handworkmaniac Thank you. Might have to buy another! I need to go to Costco anyway! One more item added to my list 😂 Thank you again,Sherri
Hello I just recently watched your video on your Stitching set up With the type of frames that you use. I am currently looking for a better set up for myself and was wondering if your thoughts have changed or are you still using the same tools and techniques. I currently use a hoop and would like to try a frame. I’m getting ready to do a big project that is going to be about 18 inches wide and I’m wondering if a frame would work better for that let me know what you think thank you
Hi!! I am still using all the same tools and set up, still loving them :) I always use an 11 x 11 q-snap whenever possible, even on large projects over 18 inches wide. I just make sure I always have felt or fabric between the clip and the already stitched part. However, if it has beads or specialty stitches with long threads I can't use q-snaps, so I would use a scroll rod :)
Do your hands get tired from stitching? I have to take a break after a few hours! Then I ice them. lol!
Hi Jodi! No, my hands don't bother me, but sometimes my shoulder or elbow will start to ache after I have stitched for hours on end, lol. Icing your hands sounds like a great solution :)
@@Handworkmaniac The ice makes a huge difference in how they feel especially the next day. No stiffness at all. Maybe try some on your shoulder elbow! :)
Hi Brenda. I would love to stitch a letter like yours-the “B”. I can’t locate the Belle Lettres patterns anywhere. Where did you find it?
Hi LouAnn!! The designer is "Gigi R". I noticed that 123stitch.com has quite a few of the letters. The actual name of the chart is "Les Belles Lettres de Gigi __" And then put the letter you are interested in the end blank. So my chart was called "Les Belles Lettres de Gigi B"
You are the best! It’s ordered!
@@louannanderson3844 Yay!!
Hi Brenda! I love all of your projects....so many beautiful pieces! Can you tell me how you ordered the Black Vintage Sampler? I'm not sure who carries Owl Forest Embroidery patterns? I would love to purchase that one. Thanks!
I found the PDF of Black Vintage Sampler on Etsy from ChouetteDesForets. Owl Forest Embroidery also has a website.
Hope that's helpful; I can't post the links or my comment will be flagged for spam :)
Thank You Jodi!! And THANK YOU safare!! That is where I bought my .pdf pattern as well, on Etsy from the store ChouetteDesForets.
@@Cluzygirl13 Thanks Safare! I will go there now!
@@Handworkmaniac Thanks Brenda! Going there now!
@@jodibedard4306 Yay!
Another lovely video, thank you. I think I’m going to have to unsubscribe though because every time I watch a flosstube from you I add at least 3 more projects to my to stitch list!! 😂
Thank You!! LOL!!! I know exactly how you feel! I wrote down 5 more projects while I was watching Flosstube last night!!!!! LOL