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[@MariaHlad]

I finally got a chance to catch up and watch this Flosstube. You look wonderful. So relaxed and happy. Fantastic news about your trip to France! And you are getting out just in time before the Olympics. Love that sampler with the willow tree!

[@karinmonnich3310]

Love your new designs. Safe travel and have fun. Happy stitching and designing!

[@HildeHPerry]

I love your videos. I always have thanks for sharing cause. I love all the stuff you do sorry I haven't been on here. I've been busy and pick. And I haven't really been crossed yet because can't afford it? So have fun have to be safe and And france have fun enjoyed life and life is too short not too

[@moosemom2010]

So fantastic to see you! Missed you a lot. I LOVE the “pink” sampler you got. Can’t wait to see your finish. France? Holy moly that’s is going to be epic! Give Mike and Nina a hug from me❤️

[@freedomofreligion3248]

JASPER, and France, the way you guys are doing it, is a DREAM of mine. Have so much fun, savor it, for all of us, hovering over your shoulder. Is Mike a photo-taker? Even if you do it with your iPhone, PLEASE snap lots of pics. (iPhone cameras are superb). Thx, Jan. I'm 71, you appear younger than I 🎉

[@JanHicksCreates]

Mike is a photo taker as well, though not usually as many as me. But he is a PRO at panoramic shots! And yes, the iPhones have amazing cameras! And also yes, I just turned 60 this year.

[@diannekosboth2700]

What incredible plans for your life! I am happy you share your work. We are able to others work many other places. Doors and windows are a favorite of mine so look forward to seeing your designs use inspiration from France. Happy times ahead!

[@richterstitcher7936]

So much fun seeing you on your travels to Texas back in April Jan! Such a treat for me. I know you’ll soak up your trip to France. A bucket list item for us as well! How exciting. Stay safe and well and look forward to hearing about it all on the flip side! Happy stitching.

[@pattikaplan7001]

You’re back !!!!!!!

[@mindymcmahon6482]

Wonderful catching up with you Jan and seeing your new beautiful designs! Love the colors and unique borders. Enjoy France! I visited Normandy with my father who was revisiting the sights he flew over in the war. They treat veterans wonderfully! How is Mike progressing on his books?

[@JanHicksCreates]

Thank you, Mindy! Mike is writing up a storm! He released a new book in mid-August and is already over 20,000 words into his next book! His muse is on fire!

[@patsyowens7365]

Beautiful designs! What an awesome opportunity to get to visit France, missed seeing you and hearing of your travels.

[@kathleenhensley5951]

If I ever had the chance - I'd definitely go to Provence... the incredible history of that region going all the way back to the Romans... and the beautiful fabrics!

[@JanHicksCreates]

Hopefully some day we’ll get to Provence! So much beauty and history to see throughout the entire country….not to mention the rest of Europe!

[@cathleensullivan7621]

So happy to see you. Your new charts are beautiful. Your trip to France sounds wonderful!! Two things I really enjoy seeing, was the Tapisserie De Bayeux,Bayeux Tapestry. Also a dinner cruise on the Seine River in Paris. The Light are amazing. Have a wonderful trip!!! 😊🪡

[@bethwoods887]

Six weeks in France! So happy for you to get such a long time to truly explore. Looking forward to seeing all the photos on IG. Love your new designs.

[@daisysew1417]

Thank you Jan and for the wonderful pictures, your lovely designs and your time. Have a lovely time in France. Kindest wishes 🎉🎉😊

[@lorettahenderson8979]

Hello Jan...your pictures during the introduction were so good I had to watch them twice...beautiful, beautiful releases...safe travels and best wishes...put me in your pocket as you travel and stitch❤❤

[@hilaryallan8838]

Lovely to see you Jan, and hear and see what you have been up to. Wow France! Look forward to following you on your trip too. We are hunkering down for winter in the southern hemisphere and it’s been very cold.

[@melbaburwell6264]

It's awesome that you're planting coffee trees. I've never seen it done. You said you wanted to plant 50 trees. You can do it a little at a time. To build the numbers up. Try it that way instead of doing it all at once.

[@debbiestorjohann3532]

So good to see you! Excited for your trip to France. I love the pink sampler. It is unusual using a bright pink. Can't wait to see your version. take care and love Nina's sweet nose

[@cherylmarch9293]

So happy to see you Jan! Love carnival, spectacular colors! And love the tulips for florigraphica 2. How exciting you get to visit France!! Sounds wonderful! Have a wonderful time! ❤️❤️

[@robynknits]

So happy to see you! I just adore Carnival. Such a wonderful colour play! Your France trip sounds wonderful. I look forward to lots and lots of photographs!

[@Kdegn118]

Hope you have a wonderful vacation and can't wait to see pictures and treasures from your trip when you get back! Safe travels!

[@SpunkyGirl107]

I was so happy to see your video today. You have been missed. I was in England the middle of May and did a day trip on the Eurostar to Paris. Do a walk along the Seine it is lovely and walk to Norte Dame. There are some lovely bistros to enjoy a nice lunch nearby. Safe travels. Can’t wait to see your pictures of France.

[@montyhall6600]

That’s gorgeous Jan! I had a stroke September 2023 now back in Roseburg but no knitting and crochet,however I’m doing diamond painting and coloring. I do want to xs but everything is still packed!

[@katherinem7835]

I've missed you Jan. So nice to see you. Congratulations on your trip to France.

[@maryannjohnson5410]

Nice to see you again. Thank you for sharing pictures of your adventures. I just picked up Carnival from my new LNS. Travel safe!

[@kathyh7826]

Glad to see you ! Stay safe ,

[@sarettanelson8596]

Enjoy your trip to France. I love Carnival and will be ordering soon. I plan on participating in stitch along,also. Safe travels!

[@deborahfitzer6877]

Great to see you! France….wow! Can’t wait to see pictures! Love the new designs and I need more stitching time with all the beautiful new ones. Safe travels, have the best time and enjoy every minute! Happy stitching!

[@presbymom]

I’ve missed you! Have a wonderful time in France!

[@joycerestiano587]

Glad to see you. Hope you stay for a while. I loved seeing all the photos from my home state Tennessee. I'm from Chattanooga grew up there and know all the areas well. Moved to Florida when retired. Hope to see you soon.

[@sandrasthilaire853]

Hi Jan, So happy to see you back on You Tube. I have missed seeing you. Glad to hear things are going good. What a wonderful trip you are going to have in France. I look forward to seeing all of your posts. I love seeing all the stitching that you have been doing. Everything is so beautiful.

[@annroberson8890]

Glad to hear your soothing voice again and marvelous music ❤

[@joanwalker1884]

Missed you. So glad to see you!

[@suzannemoffitt137]

So very glad to see you and know all is well.

[@carmencharles3842]

Thank you for the video Glad to see you again for a catch up. Such wonderful releases and wow that pink sampler is great. Congratulations on your upcoming coming travels will be so fun. Europe as well is on my bucket list for someday. I have put a little note in my calendar for Sept 12 to see if I can make plans from work to get up to traditional stitches as well🤞maybe as the time gets closer you’ll be able to pin point a time frame you would be there as it’s a 3hr drive up just so I wouldn’t miss the opportunity.

[@JanHicksCreates]

Hi Carmen! I’ll be at Traditional Stitches the afternoon of the 12th. I think we have it scheduled for 2-4. Hope you can make it!

[@megastitches]

❤❤❤ your new designs are so beautiful have fun at France ❤❤ hey Jan in your next flosstube can you tell a little bit of your background, I’m curious like where the inspiration on picking these patterns or design them I just want to know you as a person 😊

[@kellykroger272]

So excited for you about your trip to France. Hopefully the crowds from the Olympics won't interfere.

[@JanHicksCreates]

We are getting there before the Olympics start and leaving a while after they are over. So there shouldn’t be a problem.

[@lindaficetola607]

Hi Jan❤ What a treat to see you tonight 🎉 love rose sampler. Enjoy you wonderful trip. Love ya❤

[@freedomofreligion3248]

Your hair is so pretty! Were you a dark-haired girl? I've a theory about who gets lovely, white hair. I'm still salt + pepper. Jan, your stuff is SCRUMPTIOUS. Thank you.

[@JanHicksCreates]

I was a dark-haired girl, yes! Basically the color of my eyebrows. But also, both my maternal grandmother and my father turned grey early, as did I, and I have a theory that that usually gives a pretty white hair rather than the more yellow tones. Thank you!

[@tanyasimerly7674]

All cotton fabric is wanted. Dress A Girl would love to have it to make dresses and skirts to help stop child sex-trafficking. There are many locations in the US. I’m in Arizona. Keep up the good work, you’re doing great, and it will all be worth it!!😊

[@Ngarascrafts]

Love your video! Please take care and safe travels

[@rose2fame1]

Hi Jan, if I were going to France, I would like to see two things, the Louvre and inside the vase that Eleanore of Aquitaine gave to King Louis VII. Also visit the grave of Jim Morrison. Third, the Sajou house. France is not high on my bucket list but those places I mentioned would be nice to visit.

[@hello-qp1ge]

France!!! Have an awesome time!!! 💙💙💙💙 your new releases

[@kima9181]

That second sampler ---wow!!!!

[@gillfinlayson8306]

Lovely to see you ❤ Do you,or any viewers know of good cross stitch shops in New York City? I’m heading there next week from Scotland so would love to get any recommendations ❤

[@JanHicksCreates]

Do you happen to be on Facebook? If so, there is a group called Stitching Road Trip. They have a file that lists all of the stores in each state, listed alphabetically by state. I highly recommend checking that out.

[@sallywicks8724]

Hellooooooooo! It's great to see you 🤩

[@j.a.devanney7523]

Great to hear of your trip to France. Will the Olympics throw any travel hiccups your way? I don’t know when the Olympics start and stop so hopefully it won’t impede any site seeing. BTW, just finished your pattern called Winter from the Punch Needle and Primitive Cross Stitch or whatever the appropriate name of the magazine is called. You rank as one of my favorite designers❤🪡🪡

[@JanHicksCreates]

What a wonderful thing to say! Thank you so much! No, luckily we were in Paris for a few days after the Olympics ended and before the ParaOlympics started, so no problem there.

[@sherryzimmerman9220]

A GENTLE OPENING……And Catchup Time was delightful…..BON Voyage….

[@katherineboles3368]

We have missed you❤❤

[@jalight]

Lovely to see you! You will have a fabulous time in France I am sure, just be aware most of the French will also be on their holidays! I adore Brittany, it is beautiful. A few places to look at: Île de Brehat, Plougrescant (Le Gouffre in particular is stunning), Pointe du Raz, Quimper. You MUST go to Carnac for the alignements, and while you’re there pop to Quiberon for an hour or so too. I may think of more! Food is wonderful - all the things that come to mind at first are sweet (kouign-amann, crepes, far breton, palet breton) but I recall we also had savoury galettes, and lots of good seafood, plus cider. In Paris, if you only do one museum my recommendation would be the Musée d’Orsay.

[@JanHicksCreates]

Thank you so much for all of these tips! I’ll look up the places you mentioned and make a list! I love the thought of lots of good seafood! And I’ve heard the galettes are wonderful! And because they are made of buckwheat, I can eat them! (I’m gluten intolerant.) We do realize that August especially is when most of the French are on vacation. We’ll make the best of whatever comes our way!

[@DianaRose344]

So excited for you been to France several times can't wait to see your pics and hear about your adventures the trains are so wonderful. Do you have time to get a Entail pass or the French equivalent? Bon Voyage.

[@JanHicksCreates]

Not sure what an Entail pass is, but Mike got us both the senior discount passes.

[@sunrise49738]

Hi Jan, Mike and Nina! So lovely to see you today and catch up. Beautiful new designs and stitching as always. Ugh...doctor's appointments. I am past due for my 6-month colonoscopy follow up of a removed precancerous large mass that they removed last year so need to get a referral for that pretty soon. In the meantime, I have been sick since February, have been on 3 rounds of 10 days each of 3 different antibiotics. Finally got a referral to an ENT doctor who took one look with only the otoscope and said oh, I think you need sinus surgery. Apparently I have a deviated septum which is obstructing flow of the sinus. Not sure when the deviated septum occurred; could be when I fell and broke my eye socket back in 2003 or could have done it when I broke my back a couple of years ago since I did hit my head a couple of times my mom said when I kept passing out from the pain. Right now the ENT is trying a course of steroids and a compounded antibiotic nasal rinse solution (of course not covered by insurance) so will hope these measures clear things up. If not, will have surgery probably fairly soon. During all of this, we are trying to find a house to rent closer to the kids (nearly an impossibility with Samsung building in Taylor where the kids live) so we are now looking at the Temple area, trying to avoid the whole Killeen area, as the kids want to move north of the Georgetown area eventually. My stitching has been very minimal this whole time. Just am so tired from being sick for so long. Walter is growing like a weed and going through the horrible 3s. My goodness, girls are so much easier to raise than boys. What exciting news that you are going to France! I have wanted to go there since I was in high school many moons ago and had to miss out on going with my class due to the fact that I knew my parents could not afford over $3000 at the time. I loved what I was able to see of Banff, Glacier and Jasper Parks although much of either Banff or Glacier was closed due to a wildlife. I know you and Mike will love these areas. Enjoy your time in Arizona as much as possible as you will soon be on the road again. Take care my friend. Dawn in Texasss

[@JanHicksCreates]

Oh goodness, Dawn! You really have been having a rough time of it. I’m so sorry you are having to go through all of this! And then dealing with a move on top of it all! You are one tough lady! Hopefully you are seeing the light at the end of the tunnel for some of this! You will be in my thoughts!

[@christinegerzanich2828]

The introduction was so long I forgot what this was about. I thought I accidentally started a travel video.

[@freedomofreligion3248]

That's dangerous funny. And true.😮😅

[@JanHicksCreates]

Welcome to my world!

[@stitch_in_woodstock]

Welcome back. I was just thinking about you the other day. I am watching from my hospital bed and "don't cry for me Argentina," if I can quote a lovely song. The diagnosis change from pulmonary fibrosis in one lung, to IPF in both lungs. The poor doctor was so serious about what he was going to tell me that I felt sorry for him. Internet tells one everything one wants to know about any disease. Yeah, not curable and all downhill; however, I am assured that this can be managed. Cross stitch-wise, I have over 100 WIPs ready to go, but not being able to breathe makes it hard to concentrate. I am full of antibiotics and steroids now, and getting Pt, so I am determined to pick up needle and thread. Thanks for all the beautiful patterns. I want to acquire a few more, especially the ongoing sampler. But, first to get better, then tackle the WIPs. France - I was in Paris with my granddaughter in 2003. We only had a day there, but the one thing I recommend is the boat cruise on the River Seine. They play French music, talk about the history of Paris, and pass right in front of the Notre Dame Cathredral. So very romantic. France is beautiful, and I hope you have a wonderful time. I am Kate Brettschneider, and my name is recognizable all over the place because it's long and unusual. Take care.

[@JanHicksCreates]

Glad to hear you have a plan to help manage your illness. And having a bunch of WIPs is never a bad thing! Lots of fun stitching to look forward to! Take care and thanks for visiting!

[@patchy_pony_stitcher]

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[@dianenormand9450]

The summer Olympic in July in France hopefully your not near it ..

[@JanHicksCreates]

Yes, we’ll be out exploring the other parts I mentioned first and won’t come back to Paris until later in August, well after the Olympics are over.

[@heden1460]

I don't think the children these days would have4 the patience to sit and stitch something. I know my children didn't. The second sampler y ou got is more my style. I like the colors on it.

[@daliafruchtnis6239]

התגעגעתי לריקמות שלך נעים לראות אותך שוב

[@patriciatreslove4449]

It would be better if you were to show the right side