FlossTube 2: October 2022 | an FFO, and is it too late to start a Halloween stitch?

Hello #FlossTube Wow! Thank you so much for your support, comments, and warm welcome into the FlossTube community! This really is a special place and I feel like Alice falling down the rabbit hole. So here I am, for my 2nd FlossTube video all about #crossstich and chill. I have a beautiful FFO, and despite having so many other project, I've obviously found a few more. Is it too late to start Halloween stitching? And a few updates on sewing, and all my TV adventures are here too! Enjoy!

Patterns mentioned:

Harry Potter Landscape by 2x2StitchArt
Chonk Fat Cat by Cross Stitch Kick
Behold My Stuff by Circus Stitches
Sugar Skull by SamXStitch
Floral Skull by Velvet Pony Designs

[FrenchyStitchy]

Love the video footage with the dramatic music! Next level Flosstube. LOL

[genstitchr]

I think you saw the end of a design finish on waste canvas. You put it over some fabric you want to stitch on. I have done T-shirts, pillowcases, sweatshirt. Lots of gifts for family and friends.

[JackieOnyon]

Wonderful Harry Potter hoop finish! Excited to see your skull sips as you work on them.

I too am making a switch from bobbins to Annie Keepers. I hated bobbinating and it would keep me from starting projects because I would be the same as you, thinking I was wasting so much stitching time. I store mine on rings, grouped in numerical order. They hang on a wall mounted magazine rack with rods that I installed behind my office door so it is mostly out of sight unless the door is closed. I also store all my "fancy floss" there too. It's not as 'tidy' as bobbins in a box, however I found it takes up way less space, is much less time consuming, and much more mobile than bobbins.

[shani_stitches]

Great Episode! I’m in the process of switching over from bobbins (spools) to floss drops. I decided on Annie’s Keepers mainly because the system does have a storage option. Most of the floss drops systems I have seen do not. It’s not cheap if you are switching over a full set, but you could easily switch over a few at a time by project. There are instructional videos on YouTube.

[worldonastringbydara]

Congrats on your FFO! So cute :D I love Harry Potter. I use flossaway bags and those clip rings. I'm not a fan of bobbins, and I haven't tried floss drops but I got one in a kit and haven't been a fan so far. Love the stitching idea you're going to do on the bag, I can't wait to see it!

[acstitches]

Love your Harry Potter hoop finish! And my husband pokes fun at Paul Hollywood's comments all the time, too! But I enjoy his commentary just as much as the show so it's all good 😀

[genstitchr]

Also I like your patterns a lot. Samplers leave me pretty cold. Been stitching since 1998, but new to the jargon because I have only been watching Flosstube less than a year.