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14 күн бұрынFlossTube No. 1:Stitching with Your Besties. Join us discussing cross stitching, stitching, who we are watching, shopping haul, finishes and friendship!
WIPS:
Prairie Schooler Santa 2021: www.everythingcrossstitch.com...
Happy Birthday America: www.etsy.com/listing/12168558...
Judith Kirby Victorian #9 and #15: stitchersvillage.com/shops/in...
KC Chiefs Gnome: www.etsy.com/listing/13523199...
Welcome to the North Pole: www.etsy.com/listing/14198462...
Snowflake Bell Pulls: www.etsy.com/listing/1457158418/
Sweet Land of Liberty: www.fatquartershop.com/sweet-...
Primrose Cottage Honey Bee Quaker: www.etsy.com/listing/15303943...
Valentines Quaker: www.etsy.com/listing/16355433...
CCN Land That I Love: www.fatquartershop.com/land-t...
SWTH Winter: www.fatquartershop.com/winter...
SWTH Autumn: www.fatquartershop.com/autumn...
SWTH Pumpkin Pie: www.etsy.com/listing/10568917...
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Prairie Schooler Santa 2009: store.stoneycreek.com/mobile/...
Prairie Schooler Santa 2023: www.fatquartershop.com/2023-s...
Who Am I Watching:
Primrose Cottage: / @primrosecottagequilts...
SWTH: / @priscillas2000
The Sassy Southern Stitchers: / @thesassysouthernstitc...
Floss Bossin Cousins: / @flossbossincousins
Jane and Julie Running with Scissors: / @runningwithscissorsst...
Chris CrossStitch: / @chrisxrossstitch
Cutesy Crafts: / @cutesycrafts
The Garden Goose Stitcher: / @gardengoosestitcher
Cindy's Adventure in Stitching: / @cindysadventuresinsti...
Unfinished Stitches: / @unfinishedstitches
Vonna Pfeiffer: / @vonnapfeiffer
Lost Our Needles: / @lostourneedles
Sweetwater Stitcher: / @lostourneedles
Nicole Spohr: / @nicholspohrllc
Boogie Stitchers: / @bougiestitchers2225
Tiger Lily Designs: / @tigerlilydesigns
...just to name a few....
@pathansen4368 6 күн бұрын
Enjoyed!
@stitchingwithyourbesties 5 күн бұрын
Thank you so much!
@lisastover3235 5 күн бұрын
I loved your video. I can't wait to watch your second one.
@stitchingwithyourbesties 5 күн бұрын
Thank you Lisa! I appreciate the feedback!
@314stitcher 5 күн бұрын
Great video hope to see more soon. Welcome to floss tube.
@stitchingwithyourbesties 3 күн бұрын
Thank you so much!
@hannamansfield2894 4 күн бұрын
Hello from Canada, also looking forward to #2
@stitchingwithyourbesties 3 күн бұрын
Thank you! My Bestie is from Canada!
@susanhaywardault3514 5 күн бұрын
Hi from England. Looking forward to number 2 😊
@stitchingwithyourbesties 3 күн бұрын
Hello! Thank you so much!
@welcomehomewithfarmerdi 5 күн бұрын
Loved your first flosstube... Will be watching for your next one!!! 😊
@stitchingwithyourbesties 5 күн бұрын
Thank you so much! How kind of you! I appreciate it!
@mariannquintanilla8416 6 күн бұрын
Tracy, I enjoyed your video so much! Please do more! Can’t wait to meet your bestie!
@stitchingwithyourbesties 6 күн бұрын
Thank you Mariann! I'm working on video #2 now. I appreciate your kind words!
@deborahdelisle35 7 күн бұрын
Great job Tracy - look forward to meeting Karen! I also stitched as a young girl; my biggest issue returning was stitching in the summer. I would pull everything out in October & pack it away in April. Since 2020 I’ve stitched year round!! Love yr choice of designers! Happy Day!
@stitchingwithyourbesties 6 күн бұрын
Interesting! Was there a reason why you didn't like Summer stitching? I didn't stitch all of May this year and most of June. My BIO dad died June 1st and it was just too stressful. But most of the time, I'm a stitching fiend!
@deborahdelisle35 6 күн бұрын
Living in Michigan it was just a hobby I brought out for the winter months. Never even thought to stitch all year… duh!!
@ginacates6110 6 күн бұрын
Hello from Tennessee. Great first video, I enjoyed seeing your beautiful stitching. I came back to stitching in 2018 after a 20 plus year hiatus because of Priscilla & Chelsea, love them. I stitched the same piece for my MIL in the mid eighties as well, she is 89 & it still hangs in her house. The piece I stitched for my Mom hangs in my house after I lost her. I'm probably 90% monogamous, I have 5 WIPS. I started a Prairie Schooler Santa tree last year & love it, hoping to add 12 new Santa's this year. I look forward to your next video & meeting Karen.
@stitchingwithyourbesties 6 күн бұрын
Thank you Gina! We have so many similarities and I cannot wait to get to know you better and we call all be "Besties".
@KayeTaylorE 10 күн бұрын
Hi Tracy, its nice to see someone who doesnt have many many Wips. I've always been a monogamous stitcher, then I started watching floss tube. I now have 3 but having a lot would make me anxious. Just watching someone with 50, 100 even 300 wips makes me anxious. The best thing for your edges is to zig-zag around but since you don't sew maybe do a whip stitch to stop the fraying. If you're going to make it into a pillow you only need a 1/2" margin. Since you're worried about your uneven margins you could start in the middle but usually 2" margin is fine for framing. I hope you'll make more videos and Karen can join you.
@stitchingwithyourbesties 6 күн бұрын
Thank you Kaye! Yeah... I'm not the girl who likes to have "unfinished projects". Makes me sooooo stressed! I'm already forced to have to deal with "unfinished" when I work in my garden. I pull weeds in one area, and the next day, they've grown up in another area. Never ending! God is trying to teach me something..... hmmmm...... Thank you for the tips! I need all the wisdom I can get. And thank you for taking the time to write a comment. I am so tickled by the responses. Nice surprise this evening. Now... how do I turn on notifications that I have comments...? Hi-ho, hi-ho, it's off to work I go!
@sarahwilkes8638 2 күн бұрын
Hi Tracy, I live in England and love all your stitching, they are all beautiful. I use a corner gauge to make sure I’m 3inches away from the starting edges. To stop the fraying I have used pinking shears which creates a zig zag edge, doesn’t stop it completely but certainly cuts the fraying down, a lot!! Hope that helps you, lovely ❤
@tracyshrode9047 5 күн бұрын
Welcome to floss tube. Love your name😂. And love your stitching can't wait to see more
@stitchingwithyourbesties 5 күн бұрын
Ironic! I LOVE your name!!!! Hahahahaha. Thank you for watching!
@peterbrown2305 7 күн бұрын
Tracy, you are a ball! Wow am I impressed at all you have stitched, one piece at a time! Your pieces are precious! I must recommend that you watch Hollis Hands Creates since you are a KC Chiefs fan. She lives in Kansas City and they have season tickets! We love that team because Patrick Mahomes was in the Big 12, playing for Texas Tech. We are big Longhorn fans in college ball, but we love the Chiefs. I’ve been a fan of Andy Reid for years and I was so happy when he went to KC and drafted Patrick. I knew that young man would get the best preparation possible, and he has proven that. I have been a follower of Jane and Julie from their first video and I am so sad that they’ve had to stop. We all need to keep them in our prayers. I will look forward to your next flosstube and I look forward to meeting Karen. I LOVED your first visit! Carol in Texas
@stitchingwithyourbesties 6 күн бұрын
Carol, do you know how much I LOVE this post??? "HOW 'BOUT THOSE CHIEFS!" YES, I LOVE our team! Andy, Patrick, Isaiah, Travis, etc, etc, etc! It just feels good, doesn't it? I'm not trying to brag, just feel really joyful that we finally have a winning team. I will look up Hollis Hands Creates. Thank you for the suggestion! And yes, Jane and Julie are in my prayers. I LOVE those two and they were my favorite Flosstubers. Thank you for your kind words!
@d.r.schellhaas3679 8 күн бұрын
Hello from Pittsburgh. Enjoyed your 1st floss tube and looking forward to meeting your bestie and your next video.
@stitchingwithyourbesties 6 күн бұрын
Hello Pittsburgh! I love your town and visited it once, 32 years ago. I've always wanted to go back as we have great friends there, but life gets in the way. Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment. I was tickled to see these!
@sidewalkpirate23 8 күн бұрын
Hello! I am so glad I found your channel! I just recently picked up cross stitch again as well. (Actually working on my first two projects in about 20 years just this month) and did my very first floss tube video the other day! ❤ looooove your projects. That gnome had me giggling so much. I may have to find it. My friend loves gnomes. ❤️ wishing you the best for your flosstube channel! All the success!
@stitchingwithyourbesties 6 күн бұрын
Thank you "Sidewalkpirate23"! I will go and find your channel and just think, we can always say we started together! Thank you for your kind words. I look forward to our friendship.
@sidewalkpirate23 5 күн бұрын
@@stitchingwithyourbesties high five for new adventures! ❤️
@karlarowland-woods7446 7 күн бұрын
Hi and welcome to the world of cross stitch and flosstube! A corner gauge will help your stitching too close to the edges issue. A lot of people also choose to center start, but your kind of obviously used to a side/top or bottom start. Loved all your haul/stash!
@stitchingwithyourbesties 6 күн бұрын
Thank you! I've thought about starting in the center, but if it's a big piece, I have to count the stitches over to the left and then... well, ya know... probably a lot of frogging in my future. hahahaha. I will look up a corner gauge. Haven't heard of that! Thank You!
@cherylschehr199 7 күн бұрын
Hello from Illinois. I also struggled with finishing, but I found that hot glue is not my friend. I now lace the back of my cross stitch works like a dream for me. Hope to see more videos and your bestie Karen.
@stitchingwithyourbesties 6 күн бұрын
I think I'm headed that way as well. I hate how crooked my finishes are and I cannot get the hot glue off to reposition with potentially damaging the piece. Thanks for the suggestion!
@stitchreadlife5012 7 күн бұрын
Hi, loved your floss tube! I also got back into cross-stitch after a long hiatus! I took a break from both cross stitch and quilting for about 20-25 years to raise my family , go back to school and start a teaching career! But I am so happy to have time to stitch again! Don’t give up on your Autumn piece! The same thing happened to me. What I did was sew about a 3” strip of cotton fabric to the side of the cross stitch fabric that was too close to the stitching. It worked like a charm! If you don’t sew, ask a friend that sews or quilts - most have tons of scrap fabric!
@stitchingwithyourbesties 6 күн бұрын
Great tip! I'll do that! Thank you!
@lisasharbono7181 7 күн бұрын
Great first flosstube. My bestie lives in Texas and I live in Montana. We both like quilting and cross stitching. I have jumped on too many bandwagons and have too many wips. My goal was to get some of those finished this year. My progress came to a halt when I had carpal tunnel and trigger thumb surgery on both hands. Hopefully I’ll be back at it soon. I do like to have a Christmas project going and a 4th of July (I want to do land of liberty so bad!) 😂project. I like to have something easy to work on in my car when I’m waiting or have a few minutes to kill. I like to have a Sunday stitch. I find stitching on black easiest in natural light so I’m okay with a day project and an evening project (tv or bedroom stitching with a light). Still, I’d like to get my wip number down. There’s soooo many beautiful things I want to stitch. I have a serger so that usually how I finish my edges. Sometimes I use fraycheck… I just use a tiny bit along the edge
@stitchingwithyourbesties 6 күн бұрын
Whew... all those WIPS makes my heart flutter with anxiety! You go girl! Thanks for the tips!
@Blueridgestitcher 6 күн бұрын
Hi. Enjoyed your first flosstube. I use pinking shears on my edges. It works good to help the edges from not raveling
@stitchingwithyourbesties 6 күн бұрын
That's a great idea! Thank You!
@suzanelemay5021 7 күн бұрын
Welcome to the world of flosstube and stitchy friends. Thanks for taking time out of your day to share your stitching. Looking forward to the next video.
@stitchingwithyourbesties 5 күн бұрын
Thank you so much!
@shanebrookcottage 6 күн бұрын
Hi Tracy! Welcome 💕🧵
@stitchingwithyourbesties 5 күн бұрын
Thank you for the welcome!
@whitneylue 5 күн бұрын
Hello! I think your video was great! I find finishing difficult too. When starting a new project I use the fabric calculator either on fatquater shop or lindystitches, from that info I measure my fabric and so far I have been able to center things alright. I’m not a center starter so I always try to measure literally with a ruler. It’s not perfect because the “tightness” varies with brands and whatnot, but that’s how I get close enough to not mess things up too badly 🤞😂. You are very natural on camera. I’m excited to meet your friend someday when it works out. I hope you continue to make videos. I don’t have many projects ever going either. I have one in timeout, a new small I’m almost done with and one large full coverage. My brain can’t handle having much more than that undone either! I enjoy watching whatever people have to show, all the things or just a few of them. They are all special things to us as individuals 😊. I’m sorry to hear about your mother, that is a tough situation, also I’m sorry for the loss of your dad. Prayers for you 🙏. I hope you keep making videos it was great getting to know you and your stitching!
@stitchingwithyourbesties 5 күн бұрын
Thank you Whitney for your kind words! And thank you so much for the tips. I will give that a try.
@teresathompson393 7 күн бұрын
Welcome to flossetube! 🧵🪡 I enjoyed seeing what you are stitching and what you will stitch in the future. Can't wait to see you and your bestie on the next video. Oh, I use medical paper tape on the edges of my cloth to keep it from fraying. I haven't had an issue yet! 😊
@stitchingwithyourbesties 6 күн бұрын
Interesting... what is "medical paper tape"? I need to google that! Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment. I love reading them and making new friends!
@teresathompson393 6 күн бұрын
@@stitchingwithyourbesties it is paper tape that you can buy at dollar tree or a pharmacy or Walmart. It does not stick to skin as much. A gentle tape. I buy mine at the Dollar Tree, and have no issues.
@mm-qm9zh 7 күн бұрын
Hi, Tracy! I really enjoyed watching your video, and I loved seeing all of your projects…they look great! I also love that you are a monogamous stitcher. ☺️ The way i deal with my fabrics is to do a zig-zag stitch all around the edge of my fabric with my sewing machine. I find it is quick and simple, even for a beginner to sewing. I sure hope that helps. ❤ Meline
@stitchingwithyourbesties 6 күн бұрын
Thank you Meline! Now... how to figure out how to use a sewing machine... lol
@mm-qm9zh 6 күн бұрын
@@stitchingwithyourbesties LOL! I can sympathize, for sure! My late husband used to tease me, when we’d go to Barnes and Noble and say that I needed to find a book called “Sewing For Simpletons”! 😂 Do you own a sewing machine? I have a very basic one I got many years ago at Sears. I bet if you Google sewing tutorials, or sewing for beginners, many videos would pop up that may be helpful. I look forward to seeing more of your videos! 💙
@stitchingwithyourbesties 5 күн бұрын
I do. My stitches are crooked when I sew. I need a machine that won’t let me go more than 2 mph…. Because I have a lead foot…. Just ask my hubby….
@BusyMagnaBee 7 күн бұрын
Nice job, Tracy. I zig zag the edge of my fabric and that works just great. Doesn’t have to be a tight zig zag. If you like taping the edge of your fabric, perhaps try the Frog tape. It’s a painter’s tape that has better adhesion than the blue stuff. It’s a bit more pricey, but might be worth it.
@stitchingwithyourbesties 6 күн бұрын
Great idea!!
@kentuckysassstitches8729 8 күн бұрын
Try adding a piece of seasonal fabric to your pieces where you are close. You are an Amazing stitcher and I love your video
@stitchingwithyourbesties 6 күн бұрын
WOW! Such kind words! I think my stitches are crooked! hahahaha. Seriously, thank you so much. How fun is this??? I will add fabric (if I can learn to sew.. shhhhhh... don't tell anyone I cannot sew...)
@ReneLewis64 9 күн бұрын
It was fun to watch your video. Like you, I have just picked up cross stitch after a 30+ year hiatus. I am also a monogamous stitcher and I am currently working on something for my daughter in law for Christmas. I am trying not to fall down the same path that I did with scrapbooking where I bought ALL THE THINGS and now they sit. I promised myself that I wouldn't buy anything more until this first cross stitch is done.
@stitchingwithyourbesties 6 күн бұрын
Girl... I think I just walked into your church where you are preaching to the choir... hahahaha. I sit here now in my "studio" with ALL THE THINGS mocking me for the THOUSANDS of dollars I've spent on my crafting habit. Scrapbooking, digital scrapbooking, card making, rug hooking, cross-stitching, acrylic tumblers, tole-painting, stained glass... I could go on and on and on..... No one wants to buy what I've quit using. But that's okay... I'm a creator and it makes me happy. Amen.
@bethbariffi7979 8 күн бұрын
Hi and welcome! Loved watching your video and hope you will do more. I am not a monogamous stitcher (have about 20 projects but am trying to be better and finish some) but identify with so much of the rest of what you are hesitating and questioning. I hope we get to meet your bestie. I took a 30-ish year break and started back in 2022 with a full coverage (don’t make that mistake! 😊). Looking forward to seeing more of your projects and hope one day to meet up at a retreat.
@stitchingwithyourbesties 6 күн бұрын
Oh Beth, wouldn't that be wonderful to meet up? I do have a retreat that I signed up for for 2025! I'll mention that in my next video. My Bestie is excited to join me so I hope that she will be available soon. Love to you!
@ruthannadams6196 11 күн бұрын
Welcome to flosstube! Happy to meet you!
@stitchingwithyourbesties 5 күн бұрын
Thank you so much! I appreciate the comment!
@hollyarnold2910 7 күн бұрын
Such a fun first video and can’t wait to meet your bestie. I’m back to cross stitch after a 30 year break too and am 95% monogamous, I prefer smaller count linen and stitch on one project at a time and keep a prairie schooler on the called for fabric as my car project. I’m not a finisher and use the services of a framer and have sent a few projects to a finisher so I can actually have the finished project in my house and not in a drawer! As far as how to keep your fabric from fraying, I’ve heard you can use pinking shears around the edges? However, I’ve decided to try to purchase my fabric from places that surge the edges, it’s just so much easer to stitch on.
@stitchingwithyourbesties 6 күн бұрын
Thank you for your kind words! We sound VERY similar. Great tips and I love the idea of keeping a Prairie Schooler in the car. How does one go about finding a "finisher"? Do people advertise that service, by chance? If I cannot figure out my sewing machine (which is old), I may have to throw in the towel and get someone. Can you tell me where you purchase your fabric from with the surged edges? Thank you in advance and I look forward to getting to know each other through FlossTube!
@annroberson8890 9 күн бұрын
I have the same door basket and fyi it was from Southern Living when I received it as a card club prize. Wish you had recorded before I ordered the called for fabric Prairie Schooler Santas that I haven’t started yet. 😊
@stitchingwithyourbesties 6 күн бұрын
Oh... dang.... Yeah... about that... Wait for my FlossTube #2 which I'm filming this week (I have to visit my Mom tomorrow which takes a whole day and then I need to pick out another day that I want to be forced to put on makeup again... twice in one week?? Who does that??) because I'm gonna show the difference between 18 count Davos Putty and 18 count Vintage Country Mocha. I like the second one better. But that's just me. Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment. I'm just tickled!
@sarasstitches 9 күн бұрын
Hi Tracy, I loved your first flosstube and seeing what you are working on. I understand the struggle of finishing and it being straight. When you stated talking about I was like same here lol . No matter how hard I try, one side is always crooked lol. I am a newbie to the sewing world and I got so frustrated today trying to sew a pillow that I just threw it away😂. I have about 20 wips and I have been working to get some finished. I don’t want many more wips. I am stitching Every Opening Flower. I love pretty much everything Brenda Gervais designs. I live in Arkansas and have a Flosstube too. I hope you film again soon and I can’t wait to meet Karen. Happy Stitching 🧵🪡
@stitchingwithyourbesties 6 күн бұрын
Sara, I THINK (?) I might have seen your channel? I'm definitely going to look it up now! We will figure out this finishing, right? Vonna and Priscilla make it look so easy! I cannot wait to get to know you better and we can be "Besties". Thank you for your kind words.
@shontelmorrison831 11 күн бұрын
HI from Ontario Canada! Nice to meet you, cant wait to meet your BFF, I just use regular painters tape and tape all around the outside, works great for me, as I cant leave the threads alone when they frey and I pull them :(
@stitchingwithyourbesties 5 күн бұрын
Hahahahaha…. I understand that! Thank you for the tip!
@teacherlovesbeauty 8 күн бұрын
Hoping to see more of you!❤
@stitchingwithyourbesties 6 күн бұрын
Definitely! Thank You!
@nerdystitcher 11 күн бұрын
Nice stitching!
@stitchingwithyourbesties 5 күн бұрын
Thank you! 😊
@barbaraburdett9594 8 күн бұрын
A very fun first video. What count fabric did you use for your prairie school Santa’s?
@stitchingwithyourbesties 6 күн бұрын
The first two were on 18 count Davos Putty. I'm going to record my second FlossTube this week and I've actually planned on showing what I'm stitching them on now, which is 18 count Vintage Country Mocha. I like it better. I'll show you the two side-by-side. Stay tuned and thank you for your kind words.
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