Love your flosstube. I can't wait for the next one. You showed some beautiful stitching. 😊

Happy belated birthday.

Just happened upon your video tonight. You are so pleasant to listen to. I will definitely be watching you often. I live in Alabama staying inside stitching because of the heat.

HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY Tracy!!! I JUST SUBSCRIBED to your channel and am sooooo excited! When you were showing pictures of places not far from us in GEORGIA I told my hubby that I had to get in touch with you. Because I thought I was the only stitcher in the state. This is soooo exciting!!!! We live in Ellijay, GA.

Hi Tracy just found you. I live in North GA. Curious where you are. I subscribed and look forward to watching you again

Happy birthday!!! I LOVE everything about your flosstube! Please keep the videos coming!!!❤

Happy Belated birthday!

Happy Birthday! Looks like you had a great day. I tend to be a monogamous stitcher also, the most I have at one time is 2. Thanks for your question, I have always wanted to know how they keep up with all their floss when they have so many kits going at one time.

To keep track of where your floss is in different charts/kits. There’s an app called notions. It works well.

Glad your not a Detroit Lions fan, lol

Here for the first time. So enjoyed it all. Beautiful stitching and finishes. I was born in 1951, and do the math 😂 You are still young. My Mom died at 43, way too young, so I enjoy every birthday I have as many don't get that privilege. Health before wrinkles here with me.😊Happy birthday and celebrate heading into your 60s. Clicked the notification button,so will see you again. Thanks you.

Hello Tracy.. I am so glad I found your flosstube.. I loved all of your projects they were beautiful! And wow are you a fast stitcher. I’m also a monogamous stitcher for the most part😂. I think if I had more than 2 going at the same time I would be to stressed! I’m 66 years old and have been married 46 years. I have cross stitched for ever but really picked it back up in 2019 when my husband had to have a quadruple heart bypass. And now I can’t get enough. I have 2 daughters and 1 son, from my son 1 granddaughter that is 17 and from my youngest daughter I have 1 granddaughter that is 7 and 1 grandson that is 4.. all of them are the joy of my life! I can’t wait to see your next flosstube❤

Tracy!! I know you have a bestie but I need to be number 2!! 10 minutes in to this first video I thought wow we would definitely be friends. I am in TN, have 3 kids (boys) , my dad is in the early stages of dementia, I LOVE the Chiefs!!! I jumped on the proverbial bandwagon last year and I was hooked. Didn’t miss a game last year and I’m excited for this year. You know they play in Atlanta this year?? I mean I could go for a road trip 😂. But the best part is you showed the stitch you did for your son and I screamed.. my husband’s name is Michael Gerald 😮, my granddaughter was born on Jan 22 🤯🤯. It is destiny for us to be friends!!!! 🤣🤣 I’m so happy I ran across you on KZfaq and I can’t wait for Karen to join you. I know I’ll love her too!! Happy stitching ❤

Hello Tracy, I am also a monogamous stitcher. I learned to stitch & quilt in 1990, quilting took over until FQS Cross Stitch University... I have stitched many patterns but not FFO'd them yet. I have been working on Prairie Schooler Santa's as well for Christmas in July right into August. To save your edges maybe try a back stitch around in a cheap thread. I zig zag mine. A Stitch Guide has helped me start with 1,2 or 3" margins. My 1st PS Santa has no border, oops 😬 . Look forward meeting your BF. Happy Stitchin' from Canada 🇨🇦

Just found your floss tube welcome great job. I hope you make more. I may one in Dun stitcher myself. Have been for 57 years course I do other crafts so I can’t say I’m monogamous to one craft but two one stitch. See you in the next one.

Did you say boob sweat??? 😅 😂. I laughed so hard! Sorry for your loss, love your attitude. Grandbabies and gardens, ❤.

Welcome to FlossTube and no worries about all the technical stuff. So enjoyed your video and your spirit. Appreciate you being "real". Understand and can relate to your thoughts about aging. I'm trying to learn to age gracefully and what that means exactly and how to apply it. Yes, prayers always! Kristy

Hello! I just came across your Flosstube and really enjoyed it! I used to stitch in the cute and country 90's as well and moved on to other crafts... there's always something on the go! I started back at the end of 2022 and keep on stitching! I am learning to finish things as well and it's been a bit of trial and error. I really hope to see another video soon and to meet your bestie ☺️💖 Take care and happy stitching! Laurel 🇨🇦

Great video. Your stitching is fabulous. I hope you have a very Happy Birthday. Enjoy the moment.

Loved your video and seeing all your projects and finishes. Thanks for sharing your finishing ideas using your Hobby lobby haul. Keep them coming! Deepest sympathy for the loss of your Dad.

Just found your flosstube. Your introduction of yourself was so much like myself, your history of stitching to just picking it up again. I started back up in 2022 and just can’t put the needle down! I too get stressed at the thought of too many WIPs at one time. I lost my father in 2020 to Alzheimer’s/Covid. Stitching gives me peace and I stitch while the hubby watches TV. Looking forward to watching you and your bestie stitch along.

I use Curel for super dry skin 👍

Awesome video 🙂

Hello! Tracy! Love your video. I love how honest you are about your life. I am 72 and I just try to take one day at a time. To live in the moment and try not to borrow on tomorrow. I love my country and prayers are definitely needed. I use Cetaphil, it has a light scent and doesn’t make you feel greasy and with our heat and humidity in PGH it works out well. Take care and can’t wait for your next video.

Hi Tracy, great video! Loved seeing what you have been working on and your FFO. I love the Liberty by Brenda Gervais. I look at every time I go in my LNS lol. I definitely need to buy it. So sorry about the loss of your dad. When you talk about your mom, it so reminds me of my mom. In her final stages of dementia she had stopped communicating too but would smile at everyone ,except at the hospice CNA when she would bath her lol but when she finished she was all smiles again. Like you, I would wonder about if she knew I was her daughter even though she seemed to recognize my face. I had a nurse tell me that it didn’t matter if she knew me, I knew her and she was my mom and that was what mattered. That has always stuck with me. Great Hobby Lobby haul and I love the idea of using the smaller pieces on the larger ones.

Tracy...watching you is a delight...I am 77...life does change...taking life one day at a time really helps...sending prayers for our nation...having a bestie really helps... best wishes and happy stitching ❤

Prayers are so needed. Love your hair.

I'm definitely in prayer for our Nation & God's hand to be upon us. The Bible has prepared us for this. Like your last commenter I use Olive Oil quite a bit, Castro Oil & La Roche-Posay. I'll be 68 in September & thankful to be alive, not crazy about the changes & the woman staring at me from the mirror, not sure what she did with me 😂 Love all of your finishes, PS Santa's are adorable! Happy Stitching!

Sit back and enjoy everyday at a slower pace. Olive oil is the best just a drop or two night and morning. You won’t believe the difference. I just turned 67 in May. Also I’m having to use 50% castor oil and olive oil for my brows , my hair dresser told me it really works to bring them back out, mine have been fading out for years. Seems to be working. You will love the feel and look of your skin using olive oil. Just keep rubbing it in until it’s not oily. A little goes a long way.

I am not complaining just didn’t know if you’re aware that the screen is so small it’s hard to see what you are showing. God Bless

Just joined you this morning. I’ve been stitching and quilting for over 40 years and sewing for over 60 years. Your question about what to do is first get a cross stitch key that has holes in it to lace at the edge of your fabric and put your needle up at either 1 1/2” or 2” or 2 1/2” that way the choice is yours and you won’t start to close to the edge. Second you can use from old floss 4 strands and do a back stitch all the way around your cloth. Even better if you can fold an edge under like a him this would stop the fraying all together. I use a zig zag or serger to do my edges and if my cloth is small then I sew cotton fabric around the stitch cloth to make it bigger to fit in my q-snap or what ever I’m using. Happy stitching

When I am finishing a single floss thread I do run it under stitches on the back but then change direction to run it under several more. That change of direction seems to secure things a bit better. 🦉🧵🪡

I am sorry for your loss. Sending hugs.

So happy to see you return for your second flosstube! I loved your Erin Elizabeth finish! Stay cool and stitch on!

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 ❤

Your family’s right you’re a Genius…loved your finishes. I have a sewing machine that never gets used because I have no clue. We probably need a support group. So sorry about the passing of your Father. Stay in and stay cool.

Great video! I'm so sorry about the loss of your Dad! Your Liberty finish is really cute, I love the red check trim around it. Mine is in a red frame, such a pretty pattern. The SWTH retreat will lot's of fun I'm sure. See you next video.

Awesome video. Sorry for your loss of your dad

Enjoy your retreat in 2025, Anabellas hosts a great retreat. My first cross stitch retreat was by Anabellas held in West Palm Beach, FL.

So glad you're back for nbr 2 😊

Good morning, I just finished watching your video and loved it all. I’ll be back for the next one! Stay cool😅

Hello from Canada, also looking forward to #2

Great video hope to see more soon. Welcome to floss tube.

Hi from England. Looking forward to number 2 😊

Welcome to floss tube. Love your name😂. And love your stitching can't wait to see more

Loved your first flosstube... Will be watching for your next one!!! 😊

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!

I loved your video. I can't wait to watch your second one.

Hi Tracy! Welcome 💕🧵

Hi. Enjoyed your first flosstube. I use pinking shears on my edges. It works good to help the edges from not raveling