Flosstube #22 it's ALL about the Samplers!!

[@crossmystitches5823]

What a great book to have in a stitchers collection! Thanks for sharing your gifts and talents to the SX world.

[@deniserowsegoddard5625]

A resource book is always something to add to your library. Enjoyed your post. I am new to KZbin and finding it fun but so many to choose from to find the ones to fit your own style. Too much of a good thing! We celebrate Veterans day in our family so happy day to you as well!

[@kathykerr7837]

Enjoy your flosstubes very rmuch. The colours in those Scarlett Letter samplers are divine. And a book to refer to, is always a pleasure. Keep stitching. Cheers.

[@margosummerslopezjones235]

The architecture book would be right up my alley! Love old houses and samplers - and samplers with old houses in old houses. 😂

[@nancysumma6560]

Great to see you again, Rachel. I know what you mean about having the house to yourself. Precious moments!!! Enjoyed your parade of samplers and love the book on architectural houses!

[@sandradurkee2859]

Glad to see you back doing a video...not from the corner. Thanks for the reminder of the quote about comparison. And who doesn't love a good book!

[@susanstandleystitchintime]

I Want to start Mary Hill NOW and you are the BEST!!!!! So glad you Like your folio 😮

[@needleandflaxflosstube3647]

I LOVE the folio! Bravo on a wonderful new business!! 😘

[@robinkuechle7345]

Working on Red Bird Sampler on your Petosky Stone, 28 count. This is my first time stitching on yours and I am loving it. Will definitely be purchasing more. And for anyone wondering… I am using all the called for colors and they look great! Book

[@countrygal854]

Great to see another flosstube up. Thank you for showing all those beautiful patterns. I would love to have another book to join the one I have. Beautiful new hutch.

[@joannelavallee2921]

Love the pewter in the green hutch ❤ I'm so happy that the supply of linen has finally allowed you to get caught up. I was thrilled to get the rest of my order last week. Thank you for persevering, I think I'll need some of the new colors. I love the architecture book you showed, who doesn't love big houses in samplers?

[@loisdorrell2208]

I have two Joanne Harvey kits…both with silk. I got 40 count linen in mine…very nice…not the thin, see-through linen. Each color of silk is in a loop of paper with the color on it. I have the Ann Holewll Sampler. This is a sampler that The Dewitt Wallace Museum in Colonial Williamsburg, VA. I purchased this sampler after seeing the original sampler a storage drawer at the museum. My husband and I got a personal tour of the drawers where all their samplers are stored. An amazing experience! My most impressive experience was stitching under Joanne Harvey at Plymouth, MA…the second class where she taught The Loara Standish Sampler…I have this VERY large sampler all stitched and framed so you can also see the back, as this was stitched totally reversible in 17th century stitching style. It is my most prized possession…what I would save in a fire!

[@carolhensley5504]

Happy Veterans Day to you Rachel. We have Rememberance Day here, same thing, lots of red poppies on display out the front of war memorials and Returned Servicemen Clubs. Love so many of the Scarlet Letter charts so a book written by Madame Scarlet Letter herself is bound to be a wonderful resource.

[@neatandknotbythesea9204]

I love flosstubes that recommend a good craft book. I hope you are now enjoying being alone in the house, Catherine

[@allisoneland8555]

I always look forward to your videos, love them on the floor or in your kitchen, its all good to me. The architecture from early samplers is a lovely book.

[@Roberta.SABLEStitchers]

Good to catch up with you and appreciate you filming when able. Love learning more about the history of samplers. Wouldn't it be fabulous to discover one stitched by an ancestor? I don't think I had any ancestors who had the education or leisure time to do this kind of work unfortunately but appreciate the opportunity to add a book to my collection that helps me appreciate the motifs that were commonly used.

[@williamlarson50]

I am so glad to have you back in your kitchen. You seem so much more comfortable. The book looks very useful and I would love to add it to my collection. Thank you. Faith L.

[@reneesmith8958]

The architecture book is very neat. Love samplers and it would be a great reference with the charts as a special bonus. I do love Susan's videos with all the historical information.

[@Sue_RedThread]

Rachel- your hair was totally on fleek today! 😁 On another note great vlog as usual. Marsha/Scarlet Letter is one of my favorites, her book must be amazing eye candy. Thanks for all you do!

[@lyndarenfrow751]

I always love watching your videos. I really enjoy seeing all the patterns you show & what your stitching on. 🪡

[@zimmerman6565]

I love the new green cabinet behind you - so pretty. The pewter looks awesome in it. Would love to peruse the architect book and, once again, you are enabling me with must have samplers. I must remind myself that Comparison is the thief of joy. Of course, I don’t think that counts for cross stitch collecting! Have a nice, relaxing weekend!

[@judiknits]

Your stitching is lovely and very inspiring. Thanks for showing the sampler books that are available to purchase. The sampler book on architecture looks very interesting.

[@marachristian8726]

I recently got back into cross-stitching after a 30-year hiatus after stumbling across the Shepherd's Bush store during a work trip to Ogden (it was right across the street from my hotel!) I love making patchwork houses, and I was thrilled to find a book for counted cross-stitch houses! I would love to design my own sampler someday, and I have a few sampler charts with houses on them for practice!

[@red_river_stitcher]

Hi Rachel ! So happy that you’re back! First off please thank your dad and brother for their service to our country! Your dad sounds like a truly amazing man! My son is a Marine. He’s out now but he’s very much still a Marine. I’m all over the place with my stitching projects. I’m kinda over fall stitching. Love seeing your touches of Christmas. I’m getting the itch! I purchased the Loara Standish Sampler from The Examplery quite awhile back. Have I started it? No. But I wanted it because it’s the first American sampler. Also she did reverse stitching and I’ve not done that before. Well enough. I could ramble on and on! Glad your back!

[@shugsstitches2967]

Great floss tube Rachel! Love your new hutch! Thanks for sharing all the beautiful samplers. 😍😁

[@kristinemccurdy1661]

I just got my Mary Hill 1854 in the mail and had to rush to open it up when I heard it had your fabric included! Steinbeck is beautiful! The architecture book looks so interesting!

[@jessicagerig3718]

Book! I love learning about the history behind stitching, it makes it a million times more fun to sew something with a story, and feeling connected to the past❤

[@skayhahn]

Book… I love stitching houses and that book looks awesome! Love your videos and enabling! ❤️

[@susanbertrand7158]

Always enjoy your flosstubes!!! Love your new green hutch! Although I love your pewter collection in it, a book might fit in nicely also.

[@marilynferlitsch2003]

The Sampler books look very interesting. Great showing of Samplers. Marilyn

[@jennyglover3267]

Would love to have the book on houses in samplers! LOVE your floss tubes!!

[@sandrafromsydney8192]

I love learning about architecture and the book is a great resource. It must be wonderful to have time to yourself finally. During Covid I was only ever alone when my husband was doing the shopping so I can relate to your situation to a certain extent 😊. I love doing samplers especially when there is some history recoded about the stitcher. Happy stitching!

[@ElleSnapsAndStitch]

Glad you’re back in your regular spot, you sound more comfortable. Love the plum street you’re working on. I would love the book, I have several books I flip through often, this would be fun to add to the collection. Hope you get to do some things for yourself this weekend. Stitch a little or a lot! Have a good week! Happy stitching!!

[@vtreadw]

Book - glad to see you are back. Love listening to you sharing all the samplers.

[@andrea7986]

Glad to see you back and not on the floor! 😂😂. That book of sampler houses looks amazing.

[@rosalorenzo485]

Delighted to see you again in your usual space, that book of samplers as it would look in my library!

[@robinmcconkey3530]

Love a Scarlet Letter book! )And of course your flosstubes and linen!)

[@juliehorne4269]

Book ❤ l love learning about the history behind the stitcher and the samplers thanks for your time 😊

[@maryellenmcinnis7693]

Love the cabinet and your pewter! The book looks interesting. I saw Susan talk about it. I love old houses and how so many people are saving them. I know I won’t have the patience for that but I can stitch the houses!

[@pamcollins7355]

Great to see you again. I love your new hutch, the colour is perfect. Enjoyed listening to you talk about the sampler book and seeing the corresponding charts. Looking forward to seeing you again in two weeks or so.

[@1884Stitchery]

Hey friend! Samplers... I'm listening. I would have been the lady carrying all the samplers LOL And I appreciate you being a walking advertisement for 1884!

[@needleandflaxflosstube3647]

Anytime!! I promote quality stuff.. lol

[@disorderlystitcher]

The best book is the one that not only entertain but teach as well. So glad you are in a happier place with your dying and that the 40 count came in. Were the coverlets you snagged Pennsylvania coverlets? Would love to see pictures. It was great seeing you again. Tropical storm Nicole has left the building, so it is just cloudy now. Take care!

[@judyd7206]

So good to hear you blabber on 😂😂😂. I love listening to your history chats, and a good book never hurts to go along with it!! The new hutch background looks great for the holidays 👍❤️💚 How interesting about your Dad, mine was a WWII Navy Vet

[@marla_a]

Love your taste in samplers and always enjoy seeing your collection. The book looks fabulous.

[@nicolec2523]

That book about samplers would be really interesting to read. I love to stitch, but I also love to read about stitching so I have borrowed books from other stitchers in my Guild to read. Glad to see that you are now "back on track".

[@adrianmaddox2833]

Just had to check out my copy of Sampled Lives, just lovely. A stitchy book is a glorious thing!

[@louiselaforest6545]

Thank you so much for the shout out.!

[@needleandflaxflosstube3647]

Louise, your Folios are beautiful!! Sorry I totally spaced and couldn't remember your name, you kick on that camera and your brain turns to mush! You girls will be very successful with your new endeavor! 😘

[@frederikaunterberger6695]

It’s just lovely to listen to you, like many I love reading a book. kind regards 🎉

[@lourdestrieu2569]

I enjoyed watching your videos and your sampler WIPs are beautiful. The Architecture Samplers Book looks awesome. More power to your flosstubes and happy stitching!

[@blueridgestitcher3424]

So glad you're getting back to "normal" in your routine, though I know the help must have been wonderful. I loved seeing and hearing all about more of the samplers in your stash. I've missed that part of your videos. I saw the sampler architecture book in Susan's floss tube and wanted to purchase, but the money is just not in my budget for extras right now. Imagine my surprise that you were planning to let someone else add it to their stash so I at least have a shot at owning it. I've always loved stitching houses in samplers and am very interested in the history of the buildings we stitch. And I loved seeing the pewter and Christmas touches in your hutch. A beautiful backdrop and it got me in the Christmas mood! So thanks!

[@linettew3898]

I love architecture, I love samplers, and I have many Scarlet Letter patterns- but I’ve never seen that book 😍

[@angelasawyer6714]

And here we are in Nor Cal with temps no higher than 60, wearing sweatshirts while you’re experiencing our missing heat LOL

[@donnaroof3887]

The Architecture book looks very interesting.

[@calicostiches1705]

Nice to see you are getting in some stitching time!! Love the book 📚.

[@karenmotsinger3304]

Great to see you in your usual spot. That looks like a wonderful book.

[@njheise]

Always love a good book… Glad you are caught up and feeling better

[@kristyrohm1500]

Yay!! Glad you're up off the floor!!! Love the color on your hutch and that pewter is perfect in there. I love looking at samplers but have yet to stitch one. The book does show some beautiful ones.

[@karenreese1872]

Always love a new book! Love your stitching.

[@maryf461]

Great you-tube! BOOK, love the house sampler ! Eye candy, and educational.

[@texonica_stitches]

Thank you for the great flosstube, Rachel! It’s so fun to see what you have in your extensive stash of charts, kits, and books. I have to head over to that museum and see if I can purchase that Sampled Lives book. I also have to check out the Exemplary on Etsy. The samplers you showed from them are beautiful.

[@leahhawkins5650]

The book is lovely. Thanks so much. Love your videos and fabrics.❤

[@JenniferJohnson-cs2qe]

What a lovely book! I would love to learn more about the architecture of houses in samplers.

[@prairiestitcher515]

Rachel! Oh my goodness the samplers you showed and talked about!! I’m fairly new to sampler stitching even tho I have stitched forever and I did not know about prob 2/3 of these. It’s just eye candy galore and now my shopping list is HUGE !! Yikes! But boy I loved this Flosstube like CRAZY! Also so nice to see you relaxed and feeling like you have some breathing room w your shop! It had to have been daunting at times so this is nice and I’m happy for you! I have several pieces of your so pretty linen and I was hoarding them because would be so hard to replace…. now I’m going to stitch on it and go nuts hahahaha 😂😂😂 seriously I get them out unfold them sigh over them and safely tuck Them away. Now I will start something lovely on a nice piece of Needle and Flax linen ❤

[@mandysmith1646]

Really enjoyed this video. Some lovely samplers. The architecture book looks superb.

[@kim-thestay-at-homequilter877]

Enjoy your alone time! I am a bit jealous. ;) And thank you so much for the good book and chart recommendations. Lots of inspiration!

[@debng3210]

Happy to see you and love the new hutch! Enjoyed as always seeing all of the projects and your patterns in your stash. I'm going to have to add more books on samplers to me collection.

[@periwinklestitcher]

Great review of band samplers - and what a wonderful book! Great to see you back and I am loving your linen :)

[@brendahayden2832]

Love your new hutch! Good to hear your life has settled down and you have some time to yourself. I would love that sampler book!

[@charj57]

I like to stitch more Spring and Autumn samplers. I have a book or two on samplers but none that you’ve shown. I enjoy reading them.

[@carolynmeadows4538]

I would love to see your house. The space behind you always looks great. I’m always looking for a book to read.

[@sallydiehm9327]

Good to see you in your old spot. That book looks really interesting!

[@WillowtreesandChickadees]

Gotta love a good book. Love your hutch the colour is lovely.

[@sallymariewebb3228]

Marsha is my favorite designer. I would love this book!

[@flossgal]

Love your sampler video! That book about sampler architecture looks fascinating; so does the one from the Fitzwilliam. Karen D

[@athomewithglenda]

Book .... It's always great to watch your videos, keep up the great work!!

[@ritagallagher4416]

Glad you are better. Been with Covid myself .

[@kaycline1454]

Enjoyed your video. The Scarlet Letter charts you own are gorgeous. I would love to have that architectural book you are offering.Look forward to your next video.

[@karenbradley263]

Rachel, your videos are so informative and fun. I look forward to them ! The book is great 🙂

[@cbs8404]

Book,book, I Need another book!!! Love,love to have the sampler book!!!! ❤❤

[@gerryfix1009]

A great video. I just watched the Susan Standley video you mentioned seeing. Spelling? Love watching her too. I liked when you said something about living in Paul Revere kitchen. I love the dishes in your cupboard. Glad you have some alone time again. I realize I like having some alone time! 🍁🍁🍁🌲🌲

[@kimmurdock6308]

I hear ya about not being alone in the house for two years. I finally had the house to myself for a few days a month ago and it was heaven! I love being alone in the house, is that wrong lol? Our Christmas stuff is up too. We get it out early so we can enjoy it longer and to have time for holiday festivities. Thanks for the video, it was great!

[@nevadastitcher]

I guess I missed commenting on this when I watched originally. book, please! I’m stitching on the Stacy Nash drum too. I’m with you on seasonal stitching and sampler stitching in the spring and summer! 🧵🪡✂️😊

[@erin.stitches]

I love your new hutch. So festive. How nice that your BIL could stay for so long to help. Thank you for sharing all of these samplers. I am not much of a sampler stitcher but I do appreciate them. That book would be very educational!

[@maryleelaird8708]

I could use that book in my collection. Glad to hear you have received linen.

[@stitchingbythenumbers]

Oh I love your ramblings!! Thanks for sharing your honest thoughts. 😉 I love houses in samplers and the book looks awesome!!

[@primsongreenway7762]

RACHEL!!!!! I’ve finally caught one of your videos!!!! Love love love all you stitch!!!! I cannot wait for the history videos you told me about!!!!! You are the bomb girl!!!! That book looks amazing!!!!!!!!! Happy happy thanksgiving!!!!!💚…Lisa ( prims on greenway)

[@tarafell6301]

I saw the architecture book earlier today on Susan S and was fascinated. My very favorites are the salt box houses which she loves, too. I grew up in New England and love them all there and in cross stitch. My sister lived most of her live in a gambrel-roofed colonial house built in the 1600’s, where we had Thanksgiving every year while our children grew up. I agree, that second Ann Smith sampler needs to be charted! What a beautiful piece.

[@patriciabarb9503]

I enjoyed your video and look forward to seeing more! I love the green color of your hutch.

[@carlenekeller292]

Great book. Great floss tube. Thank you.

[@lorettarojas1592]

As always enjoyed all the great information you give us ❤, glad you’re getting thing back to some normality 😊 The book you showed has been on my wish list for a while.. enjoy your fabrics also .. dirty tea cup is my favorite 😍 Have a terrific holiday 🎄🦃🍾🎉

[@sharonedmondson2923]

Your knowledge of sampler history is amazing. Book

[@margaretbramlett1645]

I would love to have the Architectural book. Enjoyed your post today.

[@ericahill5001]

Did not know about this book and would love a copy. Also thanks for showing the Mary Hill sampler. Mary and I share a last name and I’ll be buying this chart once it’s released.

[@jenniferparr5959]

I was looking at that book online! I love stitching samplers and learning more about the history of samplers is so interesting!

[@tealelder6475]

I love a good sampler book. Love the Needlework Press sampler. Can’t wait to get mine.

[@monicagoodreau734]

I’m with you about Sampler stitching season. Spring sounds like a good time to do it. I really don’t stitch that much spring pieces. I’m on board! Thanks for the book recommendations. Something to put on my Christmas list. Great quote from Teddy Roosevelt. Happy Thanksgiving!

[@barbarabell6527]

Rachel love that book what great info! So happy to have you back! Have a great week!

[@needleandflaxflosstube3647]

You too Barbara!! 😘

[@dorothy9276]

Such a wonderful episode! Love all the historical info you impart, it’s so interesting. I’d love to find an American sampler from Indiana as I live in a small historical home from 1900 and would love to stitch something reflective of the 1800s Indiana. Book

[@triciabenich]

Hi Rachel, Thanks for the reminder about Paulette’s Ann Rayner conversion. A friend passed on her chart this year and I havent kitted her up yet but did like Paulette’s colors, and silks. I just printed the conversion while watching you. I loved your commentary on The Examplarery kits. I bought Polly Coffin after being in Nantucket last fall. The linen is an ugh and the lack of real labeling of the threads is frustrating. But, as you say, accept and move on. And lastly, I’ve been to the Fitzwilliam and bought the book. So many wonderful samplers. A really enjoyable video. Thanks for sharing. xx, Tricia (preb409)

[@lesaglines6181]

Love your green hutch! I have The Embroideress kit and now that you’ve shown it, I may have to get it out and start it.

[@mymble6498]

Wonderful video - thank you! - so much inspiration and beautiful book !