Flosstube #15 (2024) PART 1 Together again - Cabin time, Mirabilia & crafting

Thank you so much for spending time with us today! Samantha and I are fortunate to spend our summers together with our families, and for this we are so very grateful. Today, we have set aside some time to share with you, updating you on our stitching and what we have been up to while on vacation together. Being able to share our stitching journey together, and with you, means the world to us - so thank you for choosing to share your time in connecting with us.

If you are a returning viewer, thank you for tuning back in. If you are new here, please accept a very warm welcome and I hope you enjoy stitching with me.

Let us connect!
Instagram: @fibersandfloss
Ravelry: Fibersandfloss

Flosstubers Mentioned:
@cardamenpins (Lammegien Pot 1852)
@ladyluganasarahvanwey3499 (Symphony Bouquet/round robin)
@TheStitchingOwl (Canada Swaps)
@TheTwoBayStitchers (Canada Swaps)

Projects/Patterns:
1) Bumblebee by Mirabilia (free pattern on Mirabilia Designs)
Stitched on raw linen, 32 ct, with called for dmc, whisper, kreinik and beads.
Beading thread: Sundance Design Company

2) English Paper Piecing (EPP) Quilt using Kaffe Fassett fabric from Chitter Chatter

4) Ice Fairie by Joan Elliott for Design Works

5) Lammegien Pot 1852 by Modern Folk Embroidery exclusive through De Handwerk Boetiek in the Netherlands using 40 ct vintage country mocha using Soie d'Alger silk conversion.

6) Night Terrarium by Tiny Modernist (stitched for Canada Swaps)
Stitched on 32 ct black linen using called for DMC floss

7) Canadian Tier by Erin Elizabeth Designs (stitched for Canada Swaps)
Stitched 1 over 1 on 32 ct vintage country mocha using called for DMC floss

8) ROUND ROBIN Symphony Bouquet by Igor Levashov for Design Works
Stitched on 14 count kitted aida and embroidery floss

9) Village Inn from the Christmas Village Series by Button and Beads

Stitched on Nora (exclusive fabric made for the Queen City retreat 2023) 36 ct using called for colors with 2 substitutions: blending filament instead of #4 braid, and pecan by weeks dye works instead of Copper waterlilies.

**This video was so long we have split it into 2 episodes - look for part 2!**

Thank you so much for sharing your valued time with us today,
Love Samantha & Arica

[grammarwitter]

Check out the Stitch People!!! It's a book that teaches you how to cross stitch portraits, and there are many beautiful customizations! They also have a book to teach you how to embroider an image of your own house!

[dawnbouquot]

Great video! I loved the fire screen - it reminds me so much of my grandmother's stitching! I have started watching some of the 'slow stitch' videos - some of that work is extraordinary! I think sometimes fire screens were also used from spring to fall - once the fireplace was not in use - used to cover the 'hole' of the fire place.

[karinmonnich]

Love your finishes and your progress on your wips. Happy stitching!

[tamimorgan]

Fun! It’s so nice to have a close friend to share and spend time with! Thank you for sharing! All the stitchy fun and goodness!

[forestcitystitching]

Maximum Cross Stitch has the Friendship Sampler. The large version gives you different people and motifs you can add. Sam, I love your finishing of your smalls exchange. I am thinking for finishing my small for Stitch North October in a similar fashion.

[rachaelclack]

A book that might be useful in charting your own sampler is Picture it in Cross Stitch by Jo Verso. I have seen it in loads of Charity Shops here in the UK. It was printed in the late 80’s.

[lisawhittaker]

I store my silks in floss away bags. All of it, even my spools, but especially Soie D'Alger.
I wonder how bad you have to play thread chicken to be using the very tip of thread that you've licked?

[anneshaheen]

Hex project reminds me of yo-yo Christmas tree skirt I hand stitched, took forever, but wonderful when finished.

[pattyrifkin]

So I just found you and you ladies are so fabulous. Usually I won’t watch a video for an hour or I’ll fast forward through it but I watched every single second of this. You just provide so much excitement and different information! I will be processing this stitchy goodness for a while. Have subscribed and can’t wait to watch part 2.

[BeckStitchesEverything]

So glad to see you both together! The bees are amazing - can’t wait to see the reveal of your finished projects. That chart didn’t interest me until I saw how beautiful they look when you stitched them!

[dianamyery]

Flush storage for the silk I cut it all to my short lengths. I take two links of each color, put them on their own individual floss tag. So I can keep that with me when I’m stitching, and I can get at the thread I need easily. Then the rest I put in plus away bags you can put them on a ring. I have a little box that they fit in. . We have to keep in mind that I am a monogamous teacher, so if I had multiple projects, I’d probably just use the floss away bags.

[SK-stitch]

So much fun, watching you two together❤❤❤😊😊😊

[TheStitchingOwl]

Yes indeed Arica…I had to purchase a stand for straight wound thread because my Jenome machine has the thread on the side that works perfectly for Aurafil thread but other threads have a jerky motion in the feed. You will love Joan Elliot patterns Sarah…my sister-in-laws is on her 4th lady and they are outstanding. Lots of fun ladies…get healthy. So…I have envisioned charting a willow tree by a stream and on each of the willows would be a name of each person in the family with higher darker names the older generation and working down to lighter younger generations. Sam, we need to figure out a family sampler for sure. I can’t wait to get the pictures of your swaps…they are fabulous. 🦉🧵🪡🔆🇨🇦

[rowiemurphy]

I just started Ice Fairy…….love it…enjoy

[KristineSearle]

Very nice to see you both together. I ‘d love to know more about the guild you belong to Samantha. I live near Winnipeg and I would be interested in joining.

[hannamansfield]

Wonderful beginning...all those family pics and what a wonderful beach. Love the beach. Thank you for the lovely episode. Tula is also one of my favourite designers and yes, her tutorials are great. Thank you ladies...see you in episode two <3 <3

[KelleysQuiltsandCruises]

Thanks for showing us your projects ladies. Arica I have not tried EPP because it doesn't really appeal to me. Very interesting information about the thread though.

[StitchingDowntheRabbitHole]

I think you want the Ultimate Sampler Motifs Sourcebook by Brenda Keyes.

[denisejeffries]

I run my thread across a brick of beeswax = no knots ever.

[heatherstitcher]

The beading thread looks very similar to nymo size D beading thread.