I love listening to your videos.. You might look for a quote from John Muir for your sampler. He was so influential in CA with Yosemite and the redwoods and a quote from him would fit right in with your travel theme. "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." - John Muir "Keep close to nature's heart ... and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean." "Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul."
The redwoods areas in California are associated with John Muir, so I'd suggest one of his quotes. Maybe "And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul."
I learn so much from you! Sometimes you reinforce something I already know. Sometimes I learn something totally new. You are excellent at explaining. Thank you!
Hi Jeanne, How about John Muir, an East Bay advocate of Nature in general, Yosemite and the Redwoods in praticular. A couple of his favorite quotes to me are: 1. “When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.” ― John Muir, 2.“In every walk with Nature one receives far more than he seeks.”
I have been stitching for 40 years always on linen. I watch all of your utubes and always learn something. Thanks for sharing your wealth of knowledge!
Love your videos. You always add supplemental information which is interesting, helpful and pertinent to what you are showing that day. Thank you so much.
Thank you , thank you, thank you for looking into Pattern Keeper! That program makes stitching so much easier and fun for my 60+ brain!!!! I can’t wait to finally do more of your designs!
Jean, have you ever looked at the “silk” app. I like it for samplers because you can highlight what you have stitched. Thank you again for everything you teach on your video. I learn so much.
As always, Jean, a delightful and informative video, the highlight of my Saturdays. My husband and I have received our confirmation from Ray on the rail trip. We will be joining you in Denver, so along with the Omaha stitcher I'm a stitcher who will be traveling with you, too. What a joyful trip this will be, start to finish! BTW, I'm loving stitching Roxie. Thank you for the wonderful pattern and excellent tutorials. Kathryn
Thank you for another informative session today. I, like you was very resistant to use my Kindle. My first one was given to me as a gift but have learned to love it. I have a group of ladies that I join once a week, some do cross stitch, some do crochet. One of the younger ladies was stitching from a chart on her phone. It was the first time I had ever seen such a thing. I cannot see me converting to this way but I do see it as the future for the younger stitcher so as I designer, it is good to keep up with the changes. I have to say, I never thought I would like to download a chart but have done so from your site a few times and now I am not adversed to ordering this way. Thank you for offering Secrets of the Sea at such a great price. I am currently working on it and am loving it. I was concerned about keeping the backstitching of the quote straight but it is coming out very nice. Please know, I appreciate your generosity of time and love of the craft.
Again, another wonderful podcast filled with so much information. Your teaching skills always comes through as you always explain everything from the very beginning & continue so as to make it very clear to everyone. Also thank you so much for not only replying to my question but also answering it on your podcast. I always hang on your every word & may I say that you have given me so much confidence in my cross stitch journey as I was almost going to give up on that craft & continue with the many others that I do well, but have persisted & now I love it so much even though I’m old & still very much a beginner, but it seems to be getting easier each day when I tackle it 😂. I can’t thank you enough for sharing your knowledge with us all, as so many people, when they excel at something, keep the knowledge to themselves. Just love , love love your podcasts!!! 🥰🥰. Cheers for now 😘🥰😍❤️💕😊
Teddy Roosevelt was a great proponent of the US national parks. I think a quote from him would be appropriate for your sampler. How about “Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.”
Kathy Gelb makes a good point on the hand dyed linen fabrics. I have heard many floss-tubers, or IG users, mention washing hand dyed linens and it not going well. I think people hear this and think then they can’t wash ANY linen or ANY floss. Anymore, almost all of my linen purchases are hand dyed and I’m a “bit” anxious about washing those? 🤷🏻♀️. Again, thanks for a lovely video and sharing your knowledge about stitching. I always learn something ….. 🤗
I'll talk about this more next week but basically, for me, it comes down to this: if the fabric is not washable because it's not colorfast or if I cannot treat it in a way to make it colorfast, I'm not going to stitch on it. There are so many great choices out there that are washable ... that's what I will use.
Thank you Jean for a very informative video....as always. I'm stitching (a new project) for the first time on linen. I wasn't brave enough to start Roxie on linen....oh how I wish I would have been. I have so much to learn about linen. Maybe I'm making it more difficult than it is....all of the various "types/names" of linen throw me for a loop. I need to try doing a pattern on my iPad!
I love your discussion of e-readers. I prefer print books. I do own both a nook tablet and a Kindle Fire. The nook tablet has the nook app, my library’s apps as well as the Kindle app. (The nook app is not available on the Kindle.) And I have all these apps plus Apple books on my iPad mini! These serve as backup to my print books especially when traveling. Your discussion of washing over-dyed threads and linen was interesting and I look forward to hearing more about it. I have washed a piece that was done with some over-dyed threads and had one run badly. Thanks again for a great video. I always learn so much.
I agree about the benefit of e-books when traveling ... so much less weight and space ... especially for someone who is reading one book, has a second one just in case I finish the first one, and a third one as a backup in case I don't like the second one!
Jean - will you be teaching at all while you are in Denver? I would love to meet you when you are here. You always have such sage advice. Your podcast is a little place of sanity for those of us that get a little overwhelmed with the conflicting information we get from other FlossTubers. Thank you for everything you do.
I like that you will be adding a single sheet of the patterns. While the large design sheets of Roxie and Jane are great a single sheet of the whole design will be helpful in the future.
Hello Jean - I don't wash my work despite working in hand. Those that work on mottled/over-dyed linens would hardly notice any marks made during stitching. If our projects were just linen fine but they have floss or silk stitched on them. I wet my linen for ironing (according to your guidelines) when I'm getting ready to frame. We all know that a new piece of clothing never looks the same after that first wash and I just don't think it's normally necessary. I have pillowcases which are 100% linen and agree linen washes well and it gets softer over time but so does handling our linen ground cloth. I should say, I only stitch on Raw Zweigart or a straw colour - never cream or white so perhaps that's part why I don't feel the need to wash.
@@allyelly1519 I am not going to argue with you though I will point out that on my channel, and in my episodes, I am going to talk about what I believe to be best practices which includes washing and ironing finished cross stitch projects. In response to your first comment, I acknowledged that I respect your need to do what you think is the best way to proceed. Now that you have made a second comment saying that you wouldn't want people to feel it *is* best practice and given that this is my channel/episode, I will have to say that I disagree with you.
@@JeanFarishNeedleworks Thank you Jean. I hear what you say. At least we've raised the topic so people will see there are alternatives. I really appreciate your knowledge.
I do have Pattern Keeper and I am starting to use it. However it is on my phone and the screen is so small it doesn't work as well as if it were on a tablet. I like to read on my Kindle, but if I am looking at a craft book, magazine, cook book, etc... I prefer a regular old fashioned paper book. I have recently used Adobe to mark off my stitches on my laptop and that worked great. And it was FREE! There is an app called Silk that is for Apple products. However, as a consumer you cannot download patterns you purchase onto it. Instead you need to purchase the pattern from the makers of Silk. So, as a designer, I guess you would have to somehow sell your pattern to them to make your patterns available to purchase from Silk. I'm not even sure if that makes any sense how I wrote it. LOL Looking forward to next weeks video.
This is where I will respectfully disagree ... to be certain that the fabric I stitch on IS colorfast, I would absolutely wash it before stitching. I am simply not going to stitch on a fabric that cannot be washed.
Thanks for another great video! As someone who used to live in Wine Country, I highly suggest checking out Jack London for possible quotes. He lived in Sonoma County and is widely associated with the area. In fact, Sonoma State University's (my alma mater) mascot is the a seawolf, which is the title of one of his books.
Great information on using PDFs and tablets to stitch from. I have been looking for information on this and your video was good! As for a quote, wondering if you could find something from John Muir?
Yes!! I love Muir! I use one of his on the Bear & Moose sampler: "I'll acquaint myself with the glaciers & wild gardens, and get as near the heart of the world as I can"
Regarding the washing of linen. On a recent Country Stitchers floss tube Deb showed a piece of linen that she had “spot washed “. Apparently a rather large bug had relieved itself on her stitching while it stood unattended in her floor stand. When she tried to remove the poopy with a damp cloth it also removed the dye from the linen and left a very unsightly white spot on her tan linen! This may be the source of some of the “do not wash linen “ conversations in our community at present.
I rewatched that portion of their floss tube and Deb just says that it was overdyed fabric. She blotted it with a barely damp paper towel. It was from 3 weeks ago
Jean, perhaps the reason some say that linen can’t be washed is because of over-dyed linen fabrics, which probably run into the same issues as you mentioned with over-dyed threads? Also, in case you haven’t researched it yet: the Silk app is strictly Apple-based for now. It has many similarities to Pattern Keeper, with (in my opinion) one or two small pluses and several minuses. App is free but only works with patterns bought through the app , which to me is a big minus! (To me it was worth buying an Android tablet whose sole use would be for PK - I now wish I’d bought the next size up, like my iPad). YMMV🙂
It's certainly possible that the statement was made about a printed or overdyed process but I have encountered a similar statement myself that blatantly and falsely said, "linen cannot be washed" so who knows? Re: "Silk" ... I am aware of it's existence but it seems (to me) less of a way to view a PDF than a platform from which to make a purchase.
I love Apple Products and find Adobe Acrobat reader really easy to use when it comes to marking off sections of a pattern. It’s free as well. I am still not a fan of electronic books, give me paper any day 😄
These days there are linens that perhaps shouldn’t be washed...overdyed linens...I have heard that the dyes may come out/bleed if washed...like overdyed floss. I am a long time stitcher who has just been introduced to overdyed linen so haven’t given a test to washing overdyed linen...yet...still in midst of stitching sampler on overdyed linen...not sure I want to take risk of losing overdyed effect and/or ruining all the work I have put into stitching this! About mordants...learned recently that cream of tartar is a mordant...Perhaps reason cream of tartar is used in homemade play dough? Thinking about trying cream of tartar on overdyed floss...what do you think?!?
Yes, cream of tartar is a mordant but mordants are used during the dye process, not in an after-dye process. On the topic of over-dyed linens that cannot be washed ... I'll wait and address this in the next episode. But I will say this: people who make statements about linen not being washable are being irresponsible when they do not make it clear that they are labeling an over-dyed or after-market-processed linen as not being washable ... it's the PROCESS, not the fabric that is not washable.
I am not sure, but I think there is an app for apple other than goodnotes. I think the name is Silk. You might want to ask Jan Hicks. She even has her designs on it.
@@JeanFarishNeedleworks not an expert myself (especially ipads or iphones) and you are right it is for purchase of designs but I think Jan said it was also an option for reading /highlighting pdfs on apple devices. So it might be worth checking it a bit more closely. I use Foxit or PDF reader because it is simple and does what I need (I hardly highlight anything, only if the design is too complex) but I do enjoy usingthe tablet for the patterns because I can make them bigger to see properly. I have pattern keeper but I find it too confusing and since I do not do full coverage cross stitch I did not bother with it.
I need details, also what program are you using to download your pattern to work off. That’s wonderful. I am an IPad user, but working my way around. Thanks.
I’m really looking forward to your pointers on washing over dyed floss and fabrics. I’m branching out and trying silks. I bought some Dinky Dyes silks that are a dream to stitch but then it bled quite badly when I washed it. Luckily, it was a small so it wasn’t a major calamity but definitely disappointing. I’d love it if you talked about buying patterns on Etsy. I’ve noticed yours coming up in other folk’s shops and am wondering if you get a commission from them or are they essentially pirating your work. When I first started looking for your patterns on Etsy, your shop wasn’t the first hit when I searched your name and I had to dig around for it. I’ve since been hesitant to buy patterns unless it’s in the actual designers shop but I wonder if there is a difference. Some clarification from an actual designer would be helpful. Thanks! Lastly, for showing how to use an app on an iPad, you can make a Screen Recording. You can access it under the Settings app then Control Center.
Thanks for the heads up about screen recording ... I love learning new things! About Etsy ... I do not get a commission from sales made by other Etsy sellers. In one case (Farmer's Attic) the shop owner buys new printed chart packs from me to re-sell them. In other cases, I am assuming that the shop owner is selling the owner's stash of original charts in booklet form. If they are selling copies, that would be illegal.
Thank you for your informative video. I have a question. I purchased some linen to stitch on. My question is how do I remove the smell from it? I had a project bag that had a fragrant smell and it took many washings to remove it. I'm not sure if I should attempt it with the linen. I had two pieces of fabric one piece seems to have lost the smell, but the other is still very strong. ( the dye?) I had both of the pieces hanging outside in the wind. I'm not sure on what I should do. Any ideas on how to safely remove the smell?
I would just wash and iron it but if there is some reason that won't work, I have used those charcoal-filled bags made as odor-eaters for closets and shoes and such to remove mustiness from threads and fabrics. I just put them in a closed container with the charcoal-filled bags and gave it a few days.
I just bought my first iPad at the beginning of the year for the purpose of using it for cross stitch. I am currently using it for the Roxy SAL and it works great. The only thing is that unlike the Silk app that stays open while you are stitching when I down load your pattern to files the screen will timeout frequently. How do you keep it open while you stitch?
Go to settings and click on "display & brightness" and then on "auto-lock" you'll see a down arrow that may be set to 2 minutes. You have other options ... 5, 10, 15 minutes or "never" ... I usually pick 15 minutes. Be aware that the battery will run down sooner with a longer time segment so if I am planning a long stitching session, I plug my iPad in to a power source.
@@JeanFarishNeedleworks Thank you so much! This info will definitely make a huge difference. I am really enjoying the Roxy SAL. This is the first chart I have used on my iPad and I love how you can zoom right in on the pattern. I am almost finished part 3 and am looking forward to part 4.
Jean, I looked up some quotes about 🦌. If I have time I will look up some for 🍇. “My feet will tread soft as a deer in the forest…My heart will be strong as great oak.” - Juliet Marillier “Swift as a deer. Quiet as a shadow…calm as still water.” - George R.R. Martin “Live bold,without fear. This is life amongst the deer.” -Katelyn S. Bolds “ It is the lion, not the deer, that hides in the grass!” -Vincent Raj Kapoor The following are from Holy Writings. Psalm 18:33 “He makes my feet like those of a deer; He makes me stand on high places.” Psalm 42:1 “As a deer that longs for streams of water, So I long for you, O God.” I am not hopeful you can use any of these. Quotes are hard to find that fit the exact theme.
I love listening to your videos..
You might look for a quote from John Muir for your sampler. He was so influential in CA with Yosemite and the redwoods and a quote from him would fit right in with your travel theme.
"In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." - John Muir
"Keep close to nature's heart ... and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean."
"Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul."
The redwoods areas in California are associated with John Muir, so I'd suggest one of his quotes. Maybe "And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul."
That's a lovely quote.
I learn so much from you! Sometimes you reinforce something I already know. Sometimes I learn something totally new. You are excellent at explaining. Thank you!
Hi Jeanne, How about John Muir, an East Bay advocate of Nature in general, Yosemite and the Redwoods in praticular. A couple of his favorite quotes to me are: 1. “When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.” ― John Muir, 2.“In every walk with Nature one receives far more than he seeks.”
Saturday morning happiness: Jean farish, tea and stitching. Dust bunnies be damned.
Thanks for being here!
I have been stitching for 40 years always on linen. I watch all of your utubes and always learn something. Thanks for sharing your wealth of knowledge!
Thanks 😊 I am almost caught up on viewing all your floss tubes
Love your videos. You always add supplemental information which is interesting, helpful and pertinent to what you are showing that day. Thank you so much.
I appreciate that!
I have learned so much from you. I am so thrilled I found your flosstube.
Thank you , thank you, thank you for looking into Pattern Keeper! That program makes stitching so much easier and fun for my 60+ brain!!!! I can’t wait to finally do more of your designs!
I'm optimistic!
Jean, have you ever looked at the “silk” app. I like it for samplers because you can highlight what you have stitched. Thank you again for everything you teach on your video. I learn so much.
As always, Jean, a delightful and informative video, the highlight of my Saturdays. My husband and I have received our confirmation from Ray on the rail trip. We will be joining you in Denver, so along with the Omaha stitcher I'm a stitcher who will be traveling with you, too. What a joyful trip this will be, start to finish! BTW, I'm loving stitching Roxie. Thank you for the wonderful pattern and excellent tutorials. Kathryn
Thank you SO much for showing how to highlight a pdf! Super helpful!
Thank you for another informative session today. I, like you was very resistant to use my Kindle. My first one was given to me as a gift but have learned to love it. I have a group of ladies that I join once a week, some do cross stitch, some do crochet. One of the younger ladies was stitching from a chart on her phone. It was the first time I had ever seen such a thing. I cannot see me converting to this way but I do see it as the future for the younger stitcher so as I designer, it is good to keep up with the changes. I have to say, I never thought I would like to download a chart but have done so from your site a few times and now I am not adversed to ordering this way. Thank you for offering Secrets of the Sea at such a great price. I am currently working on it and am loving it. I was concerned about keeping the backstitching of the quote straight but it is coming out very nice. Please know, I appreciate your generosity of time and love of the craft.
Those colors are beautiful on my droid
Again, another wonderful podcast filled with so much information. Your teaching skills always comes through as you always explain everything from the very beginning & continue so as to make it very clear to everyone. Also thank you so much for not only replying to my question but also answering it on your podcast. I always hang on your every word & may I say that you have given me so much confidence in my cross stitch journey as I was almost going to give up on that craft & continue with the many others that I do well, but have persisted & now I love it so much even though I’m old & still very much a beginner, but it seems to be getting easier each day when I tackle it 😂. I can’t thank you enough for sharing your knowledge with us all, as so many people, when they excel at something, keep the knowledge to themselves. Just love , love love your podcasts!!! 🥰🥰. Cheers for now 😘🥰😍❤️💕😊
Thank you! Learning new things keeps us young!
Always so much great information. Thank you!
You can look up a quote of Teddy Roosevelt that refers to the National Parks.
Thankyou for sharing Jean
Learned a lot about linen today, thank you for the information.
Teddy Roosevelt was a great proponent of the US national parks. I think a quote from him would be appropriate for your sampler. How about “Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.”
I love it ... and am using it in the sampler for the Great Parks (The Bison & the Elk) ... great minds think alike!
Kathy Gelb makes a good point on the hand dyed linen fabrics. I have heard many floss-tubers, or IG users, mention washing hand dyed linens and it not going well. I think people hear this and think then they can’t wash ANY linen or ANY floss. Anymore, almost all of my linen purchases are hand dyed and I’m a “bit” anxious about washing those? 🤷🏻♀️. Again, thanks for a lovely video and sharing your knowledge about stitching. I always learn something ….. 🤗
I'll talk about this more next week but basically, for me, it comes down to this: if the fabric is not washable because it's not colorfast or if I cannot treat it in a way to make it colorfast, I'm not going to stitch on it. There are so many great choices out there that are washable ... that's what I will use.
Thank you Jean for a very informative video....as always. I'm stitching (a new project) for the first time on linen. I wasn't brave enough to start Roxie on linen....oh how I wish I would have been. I have so much to learn about linen. Maybe I'm making it more difficult than it is....all of the various "types/names" of linen throw me for a loop. I need to try doing a pattern on my iPad!
I love your discussion of e-readers. I prefer print books. I do own both a nook tablet and a Kindle Fire. The nook tablet has the nook app, my library’s apps as well as the Kindle app. (The nook app is not available on the Kindle.) And I have all these apps plus Apple books on my iPad mini! These serve as backup to my print books especially when traveling. Your discussion of washing over-dyed threads and linen was interesting and I look forward to hearing more about it. I have washed a piece that was done with some over-dyed threads and had one run badly. Thanks again for a great video. I always learn so much.
I agree about the benefit of e-books when traveling ... so much less weight and space ... especially for someone who is reading one book, has a second one just in case I finish the first one, and a third one as a backup in case I don't like the second one!
Jean - will you be teaching at all while you are in Denver? I would love to meet you when you are here. You always have such sage advice. Your podcast is a little place of sanity for those of us that get a little overwhelmed with the conflicting information we get from other FlossTubers. Thank you for everything you do.
Yes ... the plan is to teach at A Stitching Shop on Morrison Rd in Denver!
I like that you will be adding a single sheet of the patterns. While the large design sheets of Roxie and Jane are great a single sheet of the whole design will be helpful in the future.
The PDF version of Jane does include a single sheet chart. When I release the full Roxie, I will do the same ... I'll consider adding it with part 4.
Hello Jean - I don't wash my work despite working in hand. Those that work on mottled/over-dyed linens would hardly notice any marks made during stitching. If our projects were just linen fine but they have floss or silk stitched on them. I wet my linen for ironing (according to your guidelines) when I'm getting ready to frame. We all know that a new piece of clothing never looks the same after that first wash and I just don't think it's normally necessary. I have pillowcases which are 100% linen and agree linen washes well and it gets softer over time but so does handling our linen ground cloth. I should say, I only stitch on Raw Zweigart or a straw colour - never cream or white so perhaps that's part why I don't feel the need to wash.
I respect the choices that you make about your own work.
@@JeanFarishNeedleworks I just wouldn't want people to feel they have to wash their completed projects.
@@allyelly1519 I am not going to argue with you though I will point out that on my channel, and in my episodes, I am going to talk about what I believe to be best practices which includes washing and ironing finished cross stitch projects. In response to your first comment, I acknowledged that I respect your need to do what you think is the best way to proceed. Now that you have made a second comment saying that you wouldn't want people to feel it *is* best practice and given that this is my channel/episode, I will have to say that I disagree with you.
@@JeanFarishNeedleworks Thank you Jean. I hear what you say. At least we've raised the topic so people will see there are alternatives. I really appreciate your knowledge.
I do have Pattern Keeper and I am starting to use it. However it is on my phone and the screen is so small it doesn't work as well as if it were on a tablet. I like to read on my Kindle, but if I am looking at a craft book, magazine, cook book, etc... I prefer a regular old fashioned paper book. I have recently used Adobe to mark off my stitches on my laptop and that worked great. And it was FREE! There is an app called Silk that is for Apple products. However, as a consumer you cannot download patterns you purchase onto it. Instead you need to purchase the pattern from the makers of Silk. So, as a designer, I guess you would have to somehow sell your pattern to them to make your patterns available to purchase from Silk. I'm not even sure if that makes any sense how I wrote it. LOL Looking forward to next weeks video.
It bears further investigation ...
One caveat on washing linen used for cross stitch. If the linen is hand dyed, make sure the dye used is colorfast before you wash, or steam.
This is where I will respectfully disagree ... to be certain that the fabric I stitch on IS colorfast, I would absolutely wash it before stitching. I am simply not going to stitch on a fabric that cannot be washed.
Thanks for another great video! As someone who used to live in Wine Country, I highly suggest checking out Jack London for possible quotes. He lived in Sonoma County and is widely associated with the area. In fact, Sonoma State University's (my alma mater) mascot is the a seawolf, which is the title of one of his books.
Great suggestion! I'll look into it.
Great information on using PDFs and tablets to stitch from. I have been looking for information on this and your video was good! As for a quote, wondering if you could find something from John Muir?
Yes!! I love Muir! I use one of his on the Bear & Moose sampler: "I'll acquaint myself with the glaciers & wild gardens, and get as near the heart of the world as I can"
Thank you for another informative video. Do you know why cross stitch linen is so much more expensive than dressmaking linen?
Regarding the washing of linen. On a recent Country Stitchers floss tube Deb showed a piece of linen that she had “spot washed “. Apparently a rather large bug had relieved itself on her stitching while it stood unattended in her floor stand. When she tried to remove the poopy with a damp cloth it also removed the dye from the linen and left a very unsightly white spot on her tan linen! This may be the source of some of the “do not wash linen “ conversations in our community at present.
It would be helpful to know if the linen was over-dyed or in some way color treated in an after-market process.
I rewatched that portion of their floss tube and Deb just says that it was overdyed fabric. She blotted it with a barely damp paper towel. It was from 3 weeks ago
Jean, perhaps the reason some say that linen can’t be washed is because of over-dyed linen fabrics, which probably run into the same issues as you mentioned with over-dyed threads?
Also, in case you haven’t researched it yet: the Silk app is strictly Apple-based for now. It has many similarities to Pattern Keeper, with (in my opinion) one or two small pluses and several minuses. App is free but only works with patterns bought through the app , which to me is a big minus! (To me it was worth buying an Android tablet whose sole use would be for PK - I now wish I’d bought the next size up, like my iPad).
YMMV🙂
It's certainly possible that the statement was made about a printed or overdyed process but I have encountered a similar statement myself that blatantly and falsely said, "linen cannot be washed" so who knows? Re: "Silk" ... I am aware of it's existence but it seems (to me) less of a way to view a PDF than a platform from which to make a purchase.
I love Apple Products and find Adobe Acrobat reader really easy to use when it comes to marking off sections of a pattern. It’s free as well. I am still not a fan of electronic books, give me paper any day 😄
Good point ... I have Adobe Acrobat Reader downloaded so that may be a step that needs to be taken that I did not consider.
Jean, which is the retreat that goes to the Attic Shop in Mesa Arizona? I’m interested. Thank you. You are so informative, I’m learning a lot.
The Great Parks trip. We begin in Scottsdale and will go over to Mesa for our "pilgrimage" to The Attic! I hope you come!
Will you be selling the Great Parks sampler after some time has past, like a year after the trip.
These days there are linens that perhaps shouldn’t be washed...overdyed linens...I have heard that the dyes may come out/bleed if washed...like overdyed floss. I am a long time stitcher who has just been introduced to overdyed linen so haven’t given a test to washing overdyed linen...yet...still in midst of stitching sampler on overdyed linen...not sure I want to take risk of losing overdyed effect and/or ruining all the work I have put into stitching this!
About mordants...learned recently that cream of tartar is a mordant...Perhaps reason cream of tartar is used in homemade play dough? Thinking about trying cream of tartar on overdyed floss...what do you think?!?
Yes, cream of tartar is a mordant but mordants are used during the dye process, not in an after-dye process. On the topic of over-dyed linens that cannot be washed ... I'll wait and address this in the next episode. But I will say this: people who make statements about linen not being washable are being irresponsible when they do not make it clear that they are labeling an over-dyed or after-market-processed linen as not being washable ... it's the PROCESS, not the fabric that is not washable.
I have a quote, : In the American Southwest, I began a life long love affair with a pile of rock. by Edward Abbey
You should check out the Silk app for your IPad.
Silk only works if the chart is purchased through Silk ... it does not have a universal application.
I am not sure, but I think there is an app for apple other than goodnotes. I think the name is Silk. You might want to ask Jan Hicks. She even has her designs on it.
I'm no IT expert but Silk seems more like a platform from which to make a purchase than an app that can be used for PDF's in general.
@@JeanFarishNeedleworks not an expert myself (especially ipads or iphones) and you are right it is for purchase of designs but I think Jan said it was also an option for reading /highlighting pdfs on apple devices. So it might be worth checking it a bit more closely. I use Foxit or PDF reader because it is simple and does what I need (I hardly highlight anything, only if the design is too complex) but I do enjoy usingthe tablet for the patterns because I can make them bigger to see properly. I have pattern keeper but I find it too confusing and since I do not do full coverage cross stitch I did not bother with it.
I need details, also what program are you using to download your pattern to work off. That’s wonderful. I am an IPad user, but working my way around. Thanks.
I just have Adobe Acrobat which is free. I didn't even think of that since I have had it for so long.
I’m really looking forward to your pointers on washing over dyed floss and fabrics. I’m branching out and trying silks. I bought some Dinky Dyes silks that are a dream to stitch but then it bled quite badly when I washed it. Luckily, it was a small so it wasn’t a major calamity but definitely disappointing.
I’d love it if you talked about buying patterns on Etsy. I’ve noticed yours coming up in other folk’s shops and am wondering if you get a commission from them or are they essentially pirating your work. When I first started looking for your patterns on Etsy, your shop wasn’t the first hit when I searched your name and I had to dig around for it. I’ve since been hesitant to buy patterns unless it’s in the actual designers shop but I wonder if there is a difference. Some clarification from an actual designer would be helpful. Thanks!
Lastly, for showing how to use an app on an iPad, you can make a Screen Recording. You can access it under the Settings app then Control Center.
Thanks for the heads up about screen recording ... I love learning new things! About Etsy ... I do not get a commission from sales made by other Etsy sellers. In one case (Farmer's Attic) the shop owner buys new printed chart packs from me to re-sell them. In other cases, I am assuming that the shop owner is selling the owner's stash of original charts in booklet form. If they are selling copies, that would be illegal.
Jean, I have wondered about washing over-dyed linens too...... any thoughts?
I would pre-wash and if it seems that it's not going to be colorfast, I would never take a stitch on it.
@@JeanFarishNeedleworks Thanks!
Thank you for your great video Jean. Do you use distilled water or tap water to dampen your thread?
Tap water.
Thank you for your informative video. I have a question. I purchased some linen to stitch on. My question is how do I remove the smell from it? I had a project bag that had a fragrant smell and it took many washings to remove it. I'm not sure if I should attempt it with the linen. I had two pieces of fabric one piece seems to have lost the smell, but the other is still very strong. ( the dye?) I had both of the pieces hanging outside in the wind. I'm not sure on what I should do. Any ideas on how to safely remove the smell?
I would just wash and iron it but if there is some reason that won't work, I have used those charcoal-filled bags made as odor-eaters for closets and shoes and such to remove mustiness from threads and fabrics. I just put them in a closed container with the charcoal-filled bags and gave it a few days.
@@JeanFarishNeedleworksThank you
I just bought my first iPad at the beginning of the year for the purpose of using it for cross stitch. I am currently using it for the Roxy SAL and it works great. The only thing is that unlike the Silk app that stays open while you are stitching when I down load your pattern to files the screen will timeout frequently. How do you keep it open while you stitch?
Go to settings and click on "display & brightness" and then on "auto-lock" you'll see a down arrow that may be set to 2 minutes. You have other options ... 5, 10, 15 minutes or "never" ... I usually pick 15 minutes. Be aware that the battery will run down sooner with a longer time segment so if I am planning a long stitching session, I plug my iPad in to a power source.
@@JeanFarishNeedleworks Thank you so much! This info will definitely make a huge difference. I am really enjoying the Roxy SAL. This is the first chart I have used on my iPad and I love how you can zoom right in on the pattern. I am almost finished part 3 and am looking forward to part 4.
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Jean, I looked up some quotes about 🦌. If I have time I will look up some for 🍇.
“My feet will tread soft as a deer in the forest…My heart will be strong as great oak.” - Juliet Marillier
“Swift as a deer. Quiet as a shadow…calm as still water.” - George R.R. Martin
“Live bold,without fear. This is life amongst the deer.” -Katelyn S. Bolds
“ It is the lion, not the deer, that hides in the grass!” -Vincent Raj Kapoor
The following are from Holy Writings.
Psalm 18:33 “He makes my feet like those of a deer; He makes me stand on high places.”
Psalm 42:1 “As a deer that longs for streams of water, So I long for you, O God.”
I am not hopeful you can use any of these. Quotes are hard to find that fit the exact theme.
I use Acrobat
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