Flosstube 370 GIVEAWAY & ONLINE WORKSHOP - Back, double back, stem, faggot, rice & four-sided stitch

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Nicola Parkman of Hands Across the Sea Samplers

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@elizzabethbouvier3387 4 ай бұрын

The royal school of needlework has a great bank of stitches on their website. Good source for inspiration

@carolreid9755 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much Nicola for your video and your wonderful tutorials. I have some catching up to do as my computer caught a cold and required to go away to recuperate just as your Academy sessions were starting. I was left with my Kindle which did not play nicely in obtaining the pdf. It will keep me out of mischief catching up over the following days. What a lovely scissor holder for a lucky stitcher. Happy stitching until the next time.

@marleenoceanbreeze6510 4 ай бұрын

Nicola, thank you for your generous spirit. Your workshop videos are wonderful, as are you. I'm really enjoying them. Take care, and happy stitching.

@susansmalheiser787 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for including the stem stitch, a stitch I learned a long time ago when I did crewel, but I did not know/ understand the importance of above and below my stitch line! Now I also know about s threads and z threads I'd never heard about either of those, so thank you very very much!! Sue

@ReneeThompson-fk2dg 4 ай бұрын

Managing the floss twist for the stem stitch is eye-opening! I always wondered why my stitches sometimes look so flat.

@ChristyLongmoore 4 ай бұрын

Truly enjoying each lesson! I especially appreciated your instructions for z-twist vs. s-twist thread while doing stem stitch. Your generosity in offering these tutorials is beyond measure. Once again a heartfelt Thank You, Nicola!

@Isadorvanerp1795 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this great tutorial!!! I'am learing so much🙏 thankful

@coloringisart4180 4 ай бұрын

Oh my goodness, double needles. Brilliant!

@fiberjazz 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for another great lesson. You are so generous to only provide this workshop free of charge, but to also offer a lovely give-away! I think that using two needles to start a new thread is simply genius!!! It would not have occurred to me to use two needles and work in different directions with them, and I'm so glad to now know about this and give it a try. Merci!

@carmieanderson3593 4 ай бұрын

When I quilt I sometimes use an extra long thread but don't use two needles. I rethread my needle with the other end when I'm ready to use it.

@LouisaSharp 4 ай бұрын

Evening Nicola. Thank you for sharing. I had not seen threading both needles before.... One stitch at a time, together we count.

@lisawhittaker5680 4 ай бұрын

Can't wait to try a rice stitch! Never seen it but have heard flosstubers talk of it. Looks lovely. Thanks for your demonstration of stem stitch and the explanation of the techniques for specific thread twists. I'm the type of person who wants that sort of information ie not just how but why that's the best way. Really appreciate your efforts ❤

@Cctexstitch 4 ай бұрын

What a gift you are giving the stitching community. Thank you for sharing your expertise and experience. The way you explained the s and z(ed) twists of thread was fascinating. My sampler will surely reflect my novice-status but I'm enjoying the process!! Thanks again.

@rose2fame1 4 ай бұрын

Hi Nicola, great photos of Bertie and Hugo and your landscape during your morning walk. It looks like it was a beautiful sun shinny day. Thank you for the instructions and tutorials of specialty stitches. You’re a great teacher. Have a great week.

@rosetree626 4 ай бұрын

wow~ the fourth way to start the thread for a running stitch, with a needle at both ends....Eureka! 😍 it's a revelation to me...just one of many. And I've stitched for a long time! Always learning...

@stitchingrunner 4 ай бұрын

Nicola, you are truly a very generous person. This tutorial was packed with learning for me. Using 2 needles is genius! Also, where your needle is when laying your stitches with the different threads is eye opening. Thank you so much for taking the time to make these tutorials. ❤

@tracyleecornish5398 4 ай бұрын

Hi Nicola, It never ocurred to me that stem stitch must be stitched in a certain way depending on the twist of your thread. The difference is amazing. Thank You so much for explaining this to us and for your generous giveaway. Also rice stitch is a very interesting stitch as well. I was lucky to pick up a Mary Thomas's second hand copy of her book which I adore and always refer back to when looking for stitches. I have used the book so many times before when looking for a particular stitch.

@LynnEllis2448 4 ай бұрын

Thank you, I’ve learned so much from this tutorial.

@marthadevelasco6943 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for anther wonderful lesson. I am a little behind, but I have been rewatching the lessons before attempting the stitches.

@patricialally9476 4 ай бұрын

Sensational way to learn

@judystarkey4286 4 ай бұрын

Wow, what a great presentation! Thank you so much, your lessons are wonderful! I love the idea of threading both ends, how brilliant that is. Love seeing the pups!!!

@georgiaobrien8393 4 ай бұрын

Oh my goodness! So much learning! Can’t wait to practice these stitches in the morning! Thank you so much!!!❤️

@angelasawyer6714 4 ай бұрын

I didn’t think my way of starting was important, which is why I didn’t add it previously. I learned the hard way that away knots with red thread can stain a piece if left alone for several years. I started just leaving a tail of thread on the top of my stitching, making sure to catch it in the stitches I was doing, then turning it over after enough stitches caught and covered the tail, to snip off the tail. I have used this method with letters and curves, always making sure to mo e the tail on the back before my next stitch. 😊

@athenabesa380 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for another wonderful class. I believe I got the first two just watching since I’ve done those before but I’ll have to think and try the third one.

@CorineMH 4 ай бұрын

Thank you Nicola for a perfect sunday morning🪡🧵❤️

@sherrimurdock1212 4 ай бұрын

Oh. My. Goodness. So excited about these tutorials! I need to go gather supplies and start from your beginning video of learning the stitches! This is going to be a lot fun! Thank you so much!!😊

@neilstephen6761 4 ай бұрын

Hello Nicola I was out walking first thing this morning it’s a beautiful day in London and my walk in Greenwich park was looking wonderful. Thank you for the video.

@tamipugh3377 4 ай бұрын

I was on vacation for 6 weeks when I got home I got sick immediately. I am so much better. So thought while taking a break from housework I would catch one of your Flosstube's. Oh my I am so excited for your teaching. Now I have to go back and catch up on all your classes before I can do anything else. So AWESOME!!!

@nicolaparkman 4 ай бұрын

I am sorry that you have been unwell

@tamipugh3377 4 ай бұрын

@@nicolaparkman oh it's okay I am healthy again now. I was more or less explaining why I am so far behind in your wonderful teaching. I used to live where there was a wonderful guild and an awesome LNS. I so miss great instructors. Btw on my journey I got to go Hobby House Landing. Oh my is it ever something. I spent nearly 4 hours getting supplies. Dave is the best. My husband got to meet him and get a tour including the chauffeur's room they are working on. It was the best day. Then my sweet husband made sure I got to go to Keepsakes Stitching as well. I spent a day stitching and collecting items I needed with Pam & Stephanie from Flosstube Just Keep Stitchin' My sister in law is a trained needlework judge and was a needlework instructor for years she taught me a lot over the years. I got to spend 5 days with her as well. I made it from the Atlantic to the Pacific in those 6 weeks, and back to N Dakota what a great time I had.

@Vicki_stitcher 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@justinedowell4023 4 ай бұрын

😊thank you again for these lovely tutorial I'm learning so much and I love the idea of the double needle 😊

@donnabennett5106 4 ай бұрын

Hi Nicola enjoyed this video,as you get older like myself you forget that you have used them in your past,always good to refresh,enjoy your day,Thankyou so much for sharing with us all,🇳🇿❤️🪡

@katemahjoubian2650 4 ай бұрын

Omg. The position of the thread ! S twist threads. 🤯

@KathyY1948 4 ай бұрын

In all my stitching I never knew that about stem stitch. I suppose I saw a diagram at one time but it never talked about the twist. I will remember this.

@Scherazade007 2 ай бұрын

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@yvonnevigil7489 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for this video. I have some old needlepoint books with stitches in them , I use. Take care ❤

@maureenlopez9266 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for another fabulous tutorial session! And thank you also for showing the difference in appearance between a backstitch and a running stitch. Very informative and helpful! The stem stitch is so lovely and you demonstrated it so clearly! When I make a cross stitch, I start at bottom left to top right, and then bottom right to top left. Would this pattern of stitching be a suitable base stitch for the rice stitch? I noticed you started your legs for the base stitch at different corners than mine and that your top leg is different from mine. I was just wondering if that made a difference for building this stitch. Thank you so much for kindly answering my questions!

@beckyacosta2090 4 ай бұрын

I have the same question. I make my crosses like you Maureen. ☺️

@nicolaparkman 4 ай бұрын

I am not able to stitch out some test stitches tonight but visualising the stitch I would lay your corner legs centre left to centre top, centre bottom to centre left, centre right to centre bottom , centre top to centre right. Bring your needle back up at the bottom right of the completed rice stitch which will be the bottom left of the first leg of the cross stitch element of the next rice stitch you will work. Hope that makes sense.

@emilywilliams3237 4 ай бұрын

Oh my goodness. This is fascinating. Thanks so much, Nicola!!

@shawnduray6297 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this great tutorial! I learned so much!

@jenni4508 4 ай бұрын

Thanks again Mrs P for another great lesson. I definitely did not enjoy lessons at school this much, and homework was not fun then either, but I love both now 😂 I'd not done an away knot before, and I learnt from my practice last week to leave a good amount of tail. The first few times my tail was too short and I did not have enough to secure at the back :) PS I was also pleased to hear you are not a fan of the pin stitch to end your work. I had used it occasionally and it most always came undone.

@nicolaparkman 4 ай бұрын

The waste knot thread always contracts!!

@jenni4508 4 ай бұрын

@@nicolaparkman 😅 yes it did

@athenabesa380 4 ай бұрын

I was thinking about the two needle approach. When I use either silk or perle cotton I run my fingers over the strand to determine the “smooth” feel and I stitch in the direction of the smooth direction (I’m sure this is not a technical description). I find stitching in this direction gives my stitches a smooth look and the stitching is better. So I’m not sure how the two needle approach would work on these threads. Thank you again.

@nicolaparkman 4 ай бұрын

Athena - try it and see if it works for you. It’s not my go to method but it is something that you can use when required. It’s especially useful when working reversibly.