FlossTube 2 - A little bit of stitching done!

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Patterns mentioned:
• Never underestimate... by Emma Congdon for Stitchrovia
• Circus by Innocent Bones
• Poisonous Plants by The Witchy Stitcher
• Bird Nerd by Boomerang Stitches
• Garden of Dreams by Barbara Ana Designs
• Olga's Autumn Stocking by Plum Street Samplers
• The Pumpkin House by Hello from Liz Matthews
• Santa's Revisited II by The Prairie Schooler
Threads mentioned:
• Weeks Dye Works
• The Gentle Art
• Paint-box Threads
Fabric mentioned:
• Coffe Craft Fabrics
Thanks to Sally ‪@flossysewsandgrows‬ for introducing me to InShot!
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[@sewmesarah]

Oh yes, you absolutely need to be trying out those new fabrics and threads. All in the name of business Research and Development 😉 That fabric is absolutely perfect for Deadly Aquarium - you’ll have to get the pattern now! It’s so nice to watch your journey exploring new things Claire. Thanks for sharing your lovely stitching with us.

[@lovepoppetcrossstitch]

Thank you @sewmesarah - for all your support. 🙏 I can't wait to try all of these things out, the hope is that it'll make me a much better designer in the long run 😉 I've decided to do the Deadly Aquarium after the SAL is over, I feel I wont keep up and then it'll become a 'chore' for me - I want to enjoy it in my own time. But at least I have the fabric ready 😃

[@miekeligtenberg6858]

Tom and Lily Creations has an advent Calendar. Also a small bussiness! Great Flosstube 2!

[@lovepoppetcrossstitch]

Great, thanks - I’ll look them up 😘

[@suedavies8565]

A really enjoyable video, thank you, looking forward to seeing how your alternative colourway for your SAL comes along. Great to spread your wings and try out different fabrics and treads.

[@angelajury7205]

Halloween/ autumn is my favourite season to stitch 😊

[@lovepoppetcrossstitch]

Same here, I really need to create more designs for that time of year - but I get busy stitching everyone else's 😃

[@solstitches]

I had only discovered your first video this morning and now I’ve just watched and enjoyed #2. Always happy to find another UK flosstuber. I’m surprised that you don’t already have hundreds of subscribers as you have sone lovely projects to share. Love the Emma Congden and the Barbara Ana too. Happy stitching!😊

[@lovepoppetcrossstitch]

Thank you, I'm just posting by stealth - I've not even told my hubby yet that I've done a Flosstube 😂😂 I so hate my own voice 😁

[@xstitch_sarah]

I've just found your Flosstube and I'm really enjoying them. I'm a Love Poppet fan, having stitched a few of your bird patterns. It's great to see that you're an Innocent Bones fan....me too! I've even visited her shop and met her as I live in the NE. 😀

[@lovepoppetcrossstitch]

Ooh, you lucky thing! Not only for visiting Innocent Bones shop, but for living in the NE too! 😂 My big plan is to be able to move back up North 🤞

[@madgrandma]

Watched your first video yesterday and very happy to see you back so quickly! Lakeside Needlecraft does a threads of the month club where they send you a bundle each month, working in alphabetical order.

[@lovepoppetcrossstitch]

Thanks, I’ll defo look into that 😘

[@jennywilson5909]

If only we had more LNS in this country!! I live in Essex and I don’t know of any that are in London or Kent! I always say my nearest LNS is Brick City which is in Florida - I go there when I’m on holiday! They have a whole wall full of bolts of different fabrics - in loads of different counts!! Plus all the threads and tonnes and tonnes of charts - and not to mention the model stitching on the walls!! Just a shame it’s 4,000 miles away and I only get to go once every other year!!

[@lovepoppetcrossstitch]

Wow, that's quite a way to go! I'd have to take an extra suitcase just for that store 😄

[@mrsmiggins6435]

Hi Claire found you by watching Judy a Aussie in a kiwi world Have ordered a chart from you already and now you have enabled me to innocent bones subscription lol. You are a natural. I like that you support UK designers and that you stitch on designs new to me. It can be 'boring' hearing about patterns relatively, it seems like Americans seem to stitch the same things, (just me I guess).I also like that you say threads, it's one of my peeves that majority of flosstubers call threads floss(I know it's called flosstube lol) . My favourite fabric count is 25 evenweave because I can use just one thread, my two thread stitches are so untidy. When I first started in the '80's there was only Aida and I started on 14ct, since I found flosstube everything has changed🤪. Sorry this has been so long. Enjoy your new threads. Take care🤗

[@lovepoppetcrossstitch]

Thanks @mrsmiggins6435 I've never stitched on 25ct, but it's on my wish list - I just need to find a colour that I like (or need 😆). I don't feel like a natural, that's very kind of you - but I am definitely smitten. Just love the inspiration that comes from all these flosstubers, what a great way to get tempted into trying something outside of your comfort zone. I'm hoping it'll just make me a better designer in the long run 🤞

[@lorettahenderson8979]

Claire...your new patterns and fabrics are just lovely...you might watch Mama Loves you GB...Michelle...she is from Wales and can answer your questions from this floss tube...life for stitchers has really changed and you will love it...one word of caution...hand dyed fabrics and floss cannot be washed...really enjoyed your video...especially the Ema Condon book...best wishes❤❤

[@lovepoppetcrossstitch]

Thanks @lorettahenderson8979 Emma Congdon's typographic skills are just amazing, she is so talented. I think I'll work through all the patterns eventually - and Michelle is like a stitching guru, isn't she? I'm gradually working my way through her back catalogue of flosstubes 😂

[@fionamacartney7012]

On 36 I still do 2 over 2. It’s the last one you can do 2 but I love it thicker

[@cross_stitch_sarah]

I recently found your Flosstube and have watched both videos over the last couple of days! I am stitching your Dreaming of Summer SAL and am really enjoying it. I also can't wait for the love birds pattern to come out to go with Rockin Robin and Wren & Snowdrops that I already completed! It's nice to see your personal stitching as well as hearing any shop news. Happy stitching!

[@lovepoppetcrossstitch]

Thank you Sarah, I watch your flosstubes too! It's so lovely seeing what everyone else is stitching. It's all so inspiring 😍

[@cross_stitch_sarah]

@@lovepoppetcrossstitch It really is!! Happy stitching to you!

[@carrotcakestitcher]

Thanks for sharing your lovely projects and haul. Love The Pumpkin House pattern - what a cool idea to sew together 2 different pieces of fabric. Love Megan at Coffee Craft fabrics, her fabrics are lovely. Really like your version of Dreaming of Summer sal, I've got some rustico aida, sort of a flecked oatmeal colour and I'm wondering if that might be a good option. Happy stitching 🪡🧵✂️

[@WeediflowerCreations]

Just discovered and commented on your first episode and then so chuffed to discover your second one ….. so I’m bingeing and stitching. I’m absolutely desperate to stitch Halloween too so you’re not alone. I’m also tempted by deadly aquarium but not sure if it’s closed. I’m a DMC and plain fabric girl so speciality dyed threads and fabrics are an unexplored area for me. Will stop yakking and carry on stitching 🤣. Have a fab bank holiday weekend. Karen x

[@lovepoppetcrossstitch]

Glad to hear I’m not the only one, Karen. Let’s explore these new fabrics and threads together! 😄 I just hope I create something nice 😉

[@flossysewsandgrows]

Wonderful Flosstube number 2! I have that Liz Matthews chart and can't wait to start it but need to find the perfect fabric first! Flossy floss is so lovely and I loooovveee the variegation in them. Roxy Floss Co are another one to check out, they work with Evertotes in Canada and do some beautiful colours. Looking forward to your next video already - enjoying seeing you expand your horizons and try new things! Happy Stitching!

[@lovepoppetcrossstitch]

🥰 thanks Sally, I can’t wait to try Roxy Floss out, think I may swerve the silks for now 😄

[@susanhaywardault3514]

Nope sadly I haven’t found any stitchy stores here in the UK. It’s hard to order things online without actually seeing them 😕 it can turn out a very expensive mistake. Love Megan’s fabric. You’ve picked some lovely pieces 😊

[@lovepoppetcrossstitch]

Thank you for the kind words. It's so sad that there isn't any stitchy stores here (apart from Wales it seems) - I so love to see things IRL asa it were.

[@pattyrifkin2920]

Will your lovebirds subscription pattern be released as a pdf in the future?

[@lovepoppetcrossstitch]

Hi @pattyrifkin2920 - Yes! When the subscription box gets sent out, I'll release the Lovebirds as both a pdf and a printed pattern - that should be around the 15th of July x