Hello from California! Thanks so much for sharing your stitchy knowledge. Though I learned needlework 50 years ago (I’m 57), there’s still so much to know, and many of your tips & tricks were really helpful. Looking forward to your other videos! ❤ ~Elizabeth

I liked your first video. So many ideas for all stitchers. I store my patterns in binders also. I group them in holiday, season, floral etc. I find it easier. I also store my magazines in binders. Annies has holders just for magazines - with holes to fit the binders. I use all of your tips except the tubes to put on the end of scissors. I have some and don't know why I never thought of that. I'm sure everyone takes at least 1 idea from you. Thank you so much.

Enjoyed your video.. Especially the Man & Wife stitch that you have framed to your right behind you. I have had that chart since 1989 - 90 and have not stitch it yet. Seeing it made me go dig it out started planning. Thanks.

My stitch spot shows a lot of “ creative flow” and I love your hydration vessel 🍷🪡. Happy stitching.

I went immediately and found that Durene Jones bat!!! Thank you for being such a great enabler! I also found that OH Whale pattern at the Fat Quarter Shop. It, too, is on my "Get it!" List!! Lol!! Love your stitching and your craft room!!!

These are great ideas! Unique and wonderful flosstube!

You are quite handy and love your suggestions! I too make my own needlemimders. Once I bought one, I felt totally ripped off so made my own. Stealing your idea about the tubing for scissors. A friend gave me a handful of things that are meant to go on knitting needles. Your idea is better. Cheaper and you aren’t heartbroken if you lose it! 💜

I have that Abe Lincoln stitched and he proudly hangs on my wall with several other Lincoln memorabilia. Just love that pattern. And then you pulled out your melon green fabric for a spooky pattern from the cross stitch magazine, that pattern was designed by the owners of my LNS, Amy and Memory Baker here in Myrtle Beach, SC! Great first video, happy stitching💚

I don’t have any organizational tips for you! I live in chaos, too. I do purge whenever I’m going to a retreat where there’s a free table. I went on a major bender this past weekend and have a stack of patterns 6 to 8 inches high (or maybe 10-12 inches high) to take to an upcoming event. Years and years of stuff that I can now say, with certainty, I’m never going to stitch. I see, behind you, a piece that I stitched and framed years ago…27 to be exact…. It’s the one with the husband and wife walking in the leaves. I love seeing that one on the wall. Pam

Great 1st. video. You are a natural. Sounded like you have done this before. Nice voice, pleasant to listen to. Refreshing to have someone new. There are so many out there, and several I follow from Maine, but it’s always great to have someone new, with great ideas.

You are sure relaxed for a first Flosstube! Way to go! Great finishing ideas and storage ideas. I kept looking at the long stitch on the floor leaned up against a larger piece. I stitched that wedding chart of the man and woman walking together for my daughter and her husband…Sadly the marriage did not last. The finished piece was professionally framed and cost a pretty penny so I got the piece back from my daughter thinking I might at least reuse the frame, but that never happened, sonit ended up at a thrift store in Northern New Brunswick where I lived. Tell me you didnt buy that a Thrift store… that would just be too bizarre!

I thoroughly enjoyed your video! We are practically neighbors- I live in Boston 😀. Loved the “0h whale” and “cape cod girls” 👍💕

Hi Sarah Just found your channel. Awesome! Nice to meet a New England girl😂. Your finishes are real an awesome! You are a real stitcher. You fit in my world. From CT myself looking forward to seeing more. Your wine glass is a fantastic idea. All your work is fabulous! We New Englanders are FRUGAL😅

Belted welcome to FlossTube. I loved your ideas - and your HUMOR. I will put a few of these ideas n place, and I love it that you re-purpose things. For me its both for environmental issues more than financial issues. I hate waste. Looking forward to your other ideas.

Love the "wine" glass and needle minder hoop!

Enjoyed your first floss tube!🎉

I too have an abundance of frames, love buying them at thrift shops. Really enjoyed your video.

Love that I found you! Great first video! I just uploaded my 2nd floss tube. BTW, love Maine!! I have travelled to Cape Elizabeth three times over the past 5 years to visit a friend. Beautiful state.

Wonderful video can’t wait for the next one. If you learn how to organize. I’m gonna watch that too because I sure can’t get organist. Thanks have a great week.

Enjoyed your floss tube.

You have kust solved my mystery of why can't I see my stitching!!! I thought bi focals would work.... But no. Now I am ordering magni-clips. THANK YOU!

I enjoyed your video. Thanks for all the great tips. I went to Amazon and ordered those clip on magnifiers!

Really enjoyed your first video. Hope there are many more to come!

Absolutely loved your first flosstube! Many great ideas, pleasant voice, spot on about the night brace and hardly any “ummms”….lol. Can’t wait for number 2!

LOVED THIS FLOSSTUBE!! Enjoyed it very much, no tips as I’m not to organized myself, do use binders! I lived in Topshum, Maine for 18 years, miss it a lot! Now in Tucson,AZ, don’t like it. Thanks for a fun time

You should have posted a WARNING title saying “Grab a pen and paper to take notes” 📝….ABSOLUTELY a great first video…I seriously think you could be a great stitch buddy🤩😎….Hi from Arkansas! 🤗

Awesome Flosstube, looking forward to seeing more, we will have to find a way to connect!

Wonderful first flosstube!

Didnt get to meet you at Stitch Maine, but I hope to see you at another retreat soon!! Gonna have to binge watch you, now!! 😊

Just love, love your video and style!

Really enjoyed you floss tube.

Welcome to flosstube! I love all of your tips. I'm a bargain gal too, and always looking for ways to save money. I bought some thrift store frames, but I don't have much storage area, so I need to hold back from the temptation. :)

Just found your channel. So lucky to be from Maine. I’m from Ohio.

Oh, Whale looks like a HOD pattern. Your FlossTube showed up in my feed. I’m enjoying your tips. 🪡🪡🪡

I'm so excited you are on FlossTube🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂

I really enjoyed your video! Thanks for all of the tips and suggestions. Love that craft room. Looks like happy chaos to me! I have subscribed and am looking forward to future videos from you.

I have the cross stitch pattern too. I was going to start it last August and I got overwhelmed with kits and WIPs. Now 8 have to go rethink

Loved your first Flosstube. Isn’t it something how dry your hands get when stitching. I use hand lotion made from goats milk. It is fantastic!!!!!! Thank you for the info on hand braces. I will be looking in to those.

Loved you video, subscribed! Thank you for your information! oh my gosh! People are always saying they get their works framed, I did not realize how expensive it was!

Thank you for all the tips. Great first video. Looking forward to future ones.

You were amazing subscribed. You sound so pleasant and have so many good ideas

What a great first floss tube. I need rewatch it love all great tips and ways display cross stitch. I’m a newbie just finished fist one from FQs. I also quilt and going up to Wells , Maine end month for my 3 rd quilt retreat , I’m from MA. I found one cross stitch place near me 45” away in Littleton.Are there any near Wells ME? I will be purchasing the star thing. And magnifiers.I wear bifocals too. Love your room so much space.

You are great. Enjoyed your tips....so much.

Your first flosstube was wonderful! I enjoyed listening to your mellow voice and I loved your pattern choices. I'm jealous of all of your space in your craft room. 🙂I don't have any suggestions for storage, but like you, I do use multiple binders for my patterns and they are sorted by subject. Thanks for the tips. I now have one of the apps on my phone. And I found the whale pattern on 123Stitch. We're not neighbors - I live in SE PA, but one of our children has a house in Scarborough ME. Does that count?

Thanks for your video! You framed my rabbits - so beautiful!!!

Wonderful first video!

This was such a great video, all of your ideas will definitely come in handy. It's relaxing to listen to and I certainly hope you make more. Beautiful stitching and finishing. Thank you for taking time to share.

When you say “prep” the fabric, what is your process? I love your videos - so informative - so many great tools I didn’t know about!😊

Wonderful and unique floss tube! I love the way you did hints, tips, and finishes sprinkled throughout. I started doing embroidery and stamped cross stitch when I was about 7, started doing counted when I was about 20 and have been stitching ever since. I have a tip for you that is in a round-about way related to stitching...don't fall after you reach the age of 65. I tripped over my then nearly 2-year-old grandson in August and fractured L1, then fell while pushing the same grandson on the swing 3 weeks ago and fractured 2 of the long bones in my dominant hand so am now in a cast with my 4th and 5th fingers casted up to midarm and it has affected my stitching more than I had anticipated since I have to do most of my stitching with my opposite hand, which is really slow going. I love your crafting area and hope you find your Q snap tubes soon! Thank you so much for your fresh perspective on a floss tube.

Boxes and baskets are my favorite way to finish a project without framing it! Your first FlossTube was amazing! Please please please keep going!

Fantastic tips-thank you! I am now a subscriber-keep going!!

Hi from VA👋 Your first floss tube was fantastic & I cannot wait to see what’s coming next! I learned so much in this video & definitely going to copycat some of your ideas 😉 My oldest daughter bought her first home last fall & I decided to make her room a guest/craft room. It’s sill a work in progress, so I love to hear/see how others organize. I think yours looks like such a fun crafting play room & a place to be inspired. I’ve been using crates & baskets to organize everything in there on built in book cases. The Virginia Stitcher (Vicki) uses a dresser for fabric stash & I am considering doing the same with Emma’s old dresser. Thanks for sharing & happy Stitching ❤️🧵🪡

Just found your flosstube. You are very informative. I had no idea I could by stain in the acrylic paint section. I’ll be doing that. Loved all your finishes. Looking forward to watching more.

Hi Sarah..enjoyed your 1st flosstube ..you're a natural! I'm glad to see I'm not the only person out there constructing needle minders from everything!...I even have a couple from some 80s music pins that I've kept all these years..for a while I was proud to say I'd never bought a single one..but I've broken down and purchased a few now ..there's just too many cute ones! Love your framing choices!😀

Boogie stitchers recommended you. I agree!!!

Your Christmas project may would be beautiful in blacksmith blue

whenever you feel like it.... I would love a tour of your craft room. 🥰

I put larger cross stitch projects - on Q snaps or scroll rolls - in pillowcases. I started doing this in the 90’s way before the explosion of project bags. Thx for sharing all your hints and knowledge.

Enjoying your floss tube #1. Love your room. I have a "birthing room" off my kitchen for a sewing room so can never keep it organized. I live in Maine also, half way between Augusta and Belfast. Love to stitch and watch what everyone is doing.

Enjoyed your video. ❤

Welcome to floss tube. So enjoyed your video . Beautiful stitching and finishing!

Welcome to FlossTube! Loved all your great ideas and seeing your “Wanna do” projects 👍🏻. I was able to get some sewing done while listening and it was just lovely, your voice is so soothing. Looking forward to the next one…hope to see you soon. Cheers, Micki 😊

What a great first floss tube video. I really enjoyed it. One of the ways I store my charts is in a 3- ring binder in protector sleeves, like you do. Others are in clear storage boxes. I'm starting to try to frame my finished pieces, because it is just too expensive to have it done. I try to finish things not in frames for that reason.Your craft room is so nice! Love the basket lids you cross stitched. Very creative. I'm looking forward to watching you again!

I loved your scissor fobs. I found the box with my Mom's jewelry & plan on making both to Be & needle minders. I also have a thing for needle minders. I used aids cloth in hoops to hang my earrings. Loved your flosstube!

Great Flosstube. Love your soft voice and humor. I laughed and Oh Whale and went looking for it where I usually look and shop because I don’t have a LNS😟. 123Stitch has the chart. It’s now on my wishlist.

Great first flosstube! I like your delivery and the many hints and tips. I’ve been stitching since the 70s so I know a lot of them too, but we can always learn something from others! Great job!

What a great space you have for your craft room! Welcome to FlossTube! I stitched the prairie fairy too and have it in my craft room. 😊

Welcome to flosstube!!! I love your finishes! Brilliant! Looks like you have a huge craft room and that's wonderful regardless if you want to organize or not!

Loved your first flosstube! You gave us several good ideas. I will try that hand lotion because you are so right,it is hard to find a lotion that is ok for a stitcher. Thanks for all the food suggestions! I will be there for number 2!

GREAT video! I learned so many clever ideas from you - thank you for sharing. I started taking notes because I want to remember what you’ve said. Hubby and I have already ordered the hand splints. Now we can sit back and wait for some sweet relief! Also, I fell in love with your scissor fobs - soooo cute! Can’t wait for our next “visit”. 😀

Hi! I am a returning cross stitcher after doing more scrapbooking & paper crafts for the last 20 years. Thank goodness I did not get rid of my collection! I’m loving how fun this craft is now, with Flosstube & retreats. So many beautiful patterns, fabric & floss. I just discovered your FT & I love it! So many good tips & tricks. Love your craft room! It looks a lot like mine used to in the house. We live on a farm in Iowa & my husband repurposed my dad’s old 1945 machine shed into an 800 sq.ft. craft heaven complete with a kitchen, bathroom & an upstairs sleeping loft for grandkids. He just wanted all my stuff out of the house & now I’m filling it up again with cross stitch! It’s just as addictive as scrapbooking! I think you & I would get along great, I enjoy your laid back personality & your room speaks to me. Where in the north woods are you located? I live in northern Iowa & my fave stitch shop is in Blue Earth, MN. Looking forward to watching more of your FT. Take care!

Love your first flosstube. I think you'll need to have some kind of microphone because the volume of the video is weak. I had to turn my volume up high to hear you.

Welcome to Flosstube! I adore Maine. I used to work at a summer camp around Waterville. Just recently booked a July trip to Bar Harbor. Been trying to convince my husband for years that no, really, I bet he'd love Maine winters.

I'd like to search for the pockets your husband found on Amazon. Do you happen to still have the information. I want to label some totes for storage and those are great!! I'm enjoying your first flosstube. Your voice is pleasing and you have lots of great ideas!! I'll recommend to others who have flosstube!! Love the winter prairie schooler!! Just bought my first prairie schooler sampler on stash unload! Thank you and when you are ready I'd love a tour of your craft room!! Congrats on your first and hopefully many more!!!

Great video. Loved listening to you. I look forward to your next video. Thank you for sharing your stitching ideas. Take care ❤

I love your floss tube. So glad I found it. You had so many good ideas and tips that I will certainly try. One was the hand braces I have arthritis in my fingers and will give this a try.

Good job, keep going! I’m in very snowy Durango, Colorado watching my snow too. Love your tips and I use binders too (for my quilting and wool patterns too)

Really enjoyed your first FlossTube. I also love the Gold Bond Diabetic lotion Have it all over my house. Like most of us lots of charts to stitch. Look forward to more videos.

Enjoyed your first flosstube. You have a great craft room! We are New England neighbors. I’m in MA. Thanks for some good tips and ideas.

Wonderful first flosstube! I thoroughly enjoyed it and am waiting for more.

how fun! but I'm disappointed there wasn't booze in the pretty glass lol. I'll be watching your process in organize. I need help there too

Get some Old English Scratch Cover to stain over nicks and scratches; works great!

Your craft room is fantastic.Loved your video

Hi Sarah from Maine! I loved Your first flosstube! The only thing that I could possibly ask for is more!!!! I just found You and I am very glad! Great tips and ideas. I use the hand splints as well. They really make a difference. Take care and stay warm! Linda in The Piney Woods of East Texas.

I bought from Amazon the fabric covered boxes- large- and store my charts in them by designer. I lay them on their side in a I add expandable file. I then stand up a comic book card from Amazon and print a label for the top. When I take off the box top I can immediately see what's in the box. I also printed out a list for contents and storage in a top loading sheet protector. Each fabric covered box comes with a label area in the front, which I number. The box number is on the contents sheet. For me it helped store my hundreds of charts

Great flosstube! Love all your creative finishes! Looking forward to #2.

Great video ! i keep all of my patterns in sleeves in a notebook too. I think its the best way to protect your patterns. Love the baskets ! Looking forward to more video's. Pam

Great floss tube. So interesting, and great ideas for organizing! Have a great day 🤗🧵🪡

Loved your floss tube podcast. Loved your ideas. Your season’s magnetic board awesome As I’m traveling in my seventies and wanting to decorate without storing a lot of boxes this was such a great idea. Thank you I saw you were from Maine ,I’m from Pennsylvania. Looking forward to your next podcast. 😊

Great first floss tube. I’m very disorganized, too. I’ve been told it’s a sign of creativity. This years plan is to finish my WIPs, that I have accumulated. Can’t wait for the next video.

Hello from Michigan- great first video. You are easy to listen to with lots of good ideas. Can’t wait to see future videos. 🍀

Great flosstube!! so many good ideas. I live in Dexter, Me. so we are not to far away from each other! beautiful stitching

I'm so glad your video popped up as a suggestion; I'm looking forward to seeing more!

great first floss tube you were very upbeat and interesting. cannot wait for number two!

Great first video. I actually bought the binders to put my patterns in. Thank you for the suggestion. Enjoyed your video and I hope you do more🎉

Your first flosstube was wonderful.

Loved your first video. Looking forward to #2.

Glad to see you but with my volume up to 100% I can barely hear you.

I subscribed and watched your first three videos today. Loved your pleasant nature and great ideas. I went to etsy and purchased the Matter in Hand pattern you showed as well as some other Jeanette Douglas patterns.

Hey loved your video. Lots of great ideas will be trying many of them. Looking forward to your #2.