Flosstube #38: Hello Spooky Stitching!

[@BlueBoX_Stitcher]

Hi Laura - Thanks for showing us your In the Library stitch. I have this one kitted up and ready to go so I'm really pumped now to start it. I'm doing my Halloween Quaker in Cottage Garden Threads and totally agree with you that these threads are amazing to stich with. - Denise

[@brightanddusty]

Hi Laura, for two handed stitching I use John James twin pointed needles size 26. If you want your hand motions to be incredibly efficient these needles make a big difference because you don't have to rotate your wrist at all. I started using them last winter and now I pretty much only use them exclusively with a lap stand and I think it makes my stitching faster, but it also just makes my hands/arms less tired in general. I tried the size 28 but I had issues with them snapping. The size 26 seems pretty durable and I've only used two so far because I lost the first one (none have snapped as of yet). It's worth looking into if you are concerned about hand motion. And yes, I know I sound like a commercial but I just really like them, haha 🤣

[@jenniferflick4290]

Hello Laura! I’m behind on watching all of my KZbin friends. I have never worked on a stand personally but if I got one I think I would start a new pattern to get use to it and keep the stitches similar. I hope you’re doing well! Happy Stitching!!

[@janetconnor9993]

Congrats on your Lowry stand. I got mine about a year ago and what a difference it makes!! I can now stitch two handed and my arms do not hurt as much and I can go much quicker!! It works great with the Qsnaps that I like to use. A few months ago I bought the adaptor for large scrolls - I am doing a full coverage 36x24 piece from HAED -game changer!! I hope you enjoy yours as much as I do mine. Next on my list is the one that can attach to my side table! Love seeing your projects - I added a few more to my wish list. Happy stitching!!

[@jaynebarrell1606]

Hi! Just paused to come and comment about the lowery. Due to retina problems I had to swap the other way to in hand stitching. I’d definitely start a new project and a smaller one. You’ll probably get even tension pretty quickly but it might be a different tension. My in hand stitching is looser than my in hoop/frame stitching. It’s an excellent idea to use more than one method. Excellent foresight! 😊❤

[@karinmonnich3310]

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

[@CrossStitchtheGlobe]

Love a good mystery in the middle of a Flosstube! ❤🎉

[@michelleperez2474]

Hi Laura. Enjoyed your video as always. You are one of my absolute favorite floss tubers. Excited for your quilt bee video. Thank you for sharing your beautiful stitching and quilting with us!! You brighten my days ❤

[@PatterC]

I always love seeing your work. Everything is so beautiful. And I had to switch to a stand after 40+ years of in-hand stitching. I did ruin my hands. I have two lapstands that I absolutely LOVE--an Elan and a Potoky. I take the Potoky when I travel because I can't be without a stand now. Anyway, when I made the switch from in-hand to Qsnap and my stands, I didn't start anything new. I just went on as usual, and I was able to pick up two-handed stitching quickly and easily. I love it, and I can't imagine going back. Every person is different though so just see what works best for you. Have fun!

[@jenniferspence9867]

New subscriber here and I am loving your stitching:) I also watched where you talked about dying fabric so I pulled the trigger and finally ordered some rit dye. Bonus points for your shire intro music. Thanks for the inspo!

[@LaladeeStitches]

How fun! Enjoy the process, it is always a bit of an adventure!

[@joyceclowser3371]

To answer your question, yes, my tension is different when I stitch in hand versus a hoop. My stitches are more uniform and snugger in a hoop versus looser in hand. I recommend starting a new project. Enjoy your Lowry! Happy stitching!

[@KaylaGraystitches]

I definitely think you should start a new project for your new stand, bc I’m sure there will be tension differences, but also, who doesn’t love a new start? 😂 loved seeing your stitching as always

[@HeatherKelly]

Today’s stitching was knitting 🧶 I’m currently knitting myself a V neck sweater. Today (Sunday) I’m devoting today to working on this. Great to catch up, loved the finishes and looking forward to the soft finish tutorial 😊😊

[@praymond12]

I would LOVE to see a video on how you do your soft finishes!!

[@LaladeeStitches]

I will get on it! :)

[@j.a.devanney7523]

Good to hear your giggling, your finish and framing is great. I hope you find a good spot for it. I’m excited you plan to record your soft finish technique. Hopefully after watching your technique I will pluck up enough courage to try it. Thx!🪡🪡

[@bethliotta267]

I think its awesome you finally may have figured out that Stargazer was/may have been stitched on Tuscan Sky. I have a piece I am still trying to figure out what it was. And you finished Halloween Fairy!!!! SO cute. Another great video.

[@LaladeeStitches]

Haha- yeah! It was an unexpected discovery, but I am happy to have the mystery solved! ❤️

[@bettyechristain9711]

I have a Lowry and l would start something new and on the small side. It would allow you to work out your tension while learning two handed stitching. Loved your video today!

[@therunnerstitcher]

Nice to see your update! Loved the halloween and autumn quaker progress. Happy spooky stitching!

[@LaladeeStitches]

Thanks, Andrew! I am excited to watch your video (it is in my queue)- you finished your lighthouse?! Congrats!! Can't wait to see in more detail. :) And to say hi to Winston. ;)

[@michellehenriott9704]

Hello! Welcome to the wonderful world of Formula 1. We have watched F1 since 1999 and have enjoyed seeing so many new fans of the sport! I have been watching the current races ob the f1 app. Thank you for sharing your WIPS!

[@deborahwalton9689]

Hi Laura. I'm loving all the things and the finishes are gorgeous. I'm a hoop stitcher. And I was working on a WIP and did a few stitches in hand and there was clearly a difference in the stitches, like you said, due to the tension that is put on the fabric in the hoop. So I picked out those stitches. My opinion, I would definitely start a new project for the hoop. Can't wait for your next video!!! ❤

[@kayinthecave]

New project for the hoop/scroll rods/q-snap/nurge on the lowery. There will be differences in tension.

[@anurseandherneedle]

“Portobello road, portobello road!Street where the riches of ages are sold!” Great movie :) We always sing “Bobbin along” but instead “bumbling along” as our bulldogs take walks 😂

[@LaladeeStitches]

Awe! 😂 I love bulldogs. Aaaand now that song is stuck in my head. lol

[@RhubarbPatchStudio]

Hi Laura, lovely finishes and WIPS! 😊 Congrats on your new floor stand! I actually made a video about two-hand stitching, it’s my FT #3. I made it to help people think about how to do it without a floor stand, but I have since acquired a stand and the technique still works (and allows for better posture, lol). The take-away is to use your non-dominant hand on the top where your eyes and brain can help guide your fingers. Takes some practice but don’t give up. As for tension, I use a variety of techniques, using frames or sewing method in-hand, and I think there is a difference in how your stitches lay when you use 2 strands. So my advice is use a non-full-coverage project that you have already started that only uses a single strand, a project you care more about finishing than about how your stitches are laying (though for me I stitch those in-hand because it’s faster 😅), or a smaller new project without a ton of color changes. If you have a project with lots of block stitching, I find frames great for making your block stitching look nice and even and smooth. Happy stitching! -Leah Noel

[@LaladeeStitches]

I will check it out, thanks!

[@StitchingDowntheRabbitHole]

If you’re very particular lol I think YOU will be able to see a difference in stitches between in-hand and hooping. Perhaps just avoid a block of stitches being split between the two. I change often between in hand and two hand hooping and have never noticed any problems. But then again I might not be particular. 😂 I recommend when using a stand to perhaps set a timer to change position every 30 minutes. Good luck! Hope you enjoy your stand.

[@Stitchykiwigirl]

You made my day finding the fabric for Stargazer… I’m off to go buy some. I have loved your one ever since I first saw her… I love that you’ve put her on the wall behind you so we can all admire her. You should definitely start a new project for your lowery… I got one for my birthday too… love it, I found it really quick to get used to two handed stitching. Was working on my Laladee Stitches birthday start while I was listening to your FlossTube… it’s Bright Summer Flowers by A Little Room In The Attic… I’m sure you’d like it ❤

[@xstitchinglibrarian]

Hello Laura, thank you for another great video! I'm so glad you liked the patterns ❤. I'm looking forward to your quilting video 🤗. No pressure, of course.

[@LaladeeStitches]

Oh, it's coming! 🤗

[@maryjoobrienmoulding6298]

Love your stitches so pretty. This Heat 🥵 we are having here is very unusual. It always cools off just after school starts. This year we are having A 🎵 "Heat Wave"😅 Soon it will 🌨❄️🌨. I have Halloween quaker all kitted up and sitting on it trying to decide if I want to actually do it. so seeing you doing it I'm going to Start it! I have a purple fabric.

[@LaladeeStitches]

"having a heat wave" 🎵 is the new song stuck in my head 🤣❤️

[@maryjoobrienmoulding6298]

@@LaladeeStitches 🤣

[@sarahwebb1450]

Lovely finishes. I'm so tempted to get that library pattern and start it. Happy Spooky Stitching 👻

[@LaladeeStitches]

It is such a delightful stitch, should you choose to get it, I know you will enjoy. Happy stitching!

[@loribowen5160]

Love your finishes. I am getting a lowery stand for Christmas and my plan is to do a mirabilia! I have heard from other stitchers that beading is so much easier with 2 hands free. I rotate from in hand to hoops and q-snaps. Just whatever I’m feeling. I tried sewing method. I like it for out lines but I’m not practiced enough yet to do it on all projects. Don’t like my tension and have to “think” and count. 😮recipe for disaster and lots of frogging 😅

[@LaladeeStitches]

I have heard that too (about the beading) here is hoping. I may need to get a q-snap. I have just about every other hoop, but it seems like everyone goes the q-snap route? :)

[@kimskipworth1246]

Random question, Its that time of year where I’m looking for a new planner and I vaguely remember you showing yours way back and my liking it but can’t remember what kind it was!! Beautiful stitching and love your Flosstube as always!!

[@LaladeeStitches]

Hi there! I am using a Hobonichi Weeks planner right now to track all of my crafts. It has been a good fit for me, and I think I will go the same route next year. I bought mine on Amazon. :) You have two options with that style, a basic weeks and a mega, the only difference between the two is extra blank pages at the back in the mega. I used the basic this year and it was enough. I still have some blank pages for lists and such. 💕

[@towmater1231]

Love all your projects Laura! And I would love to see how you do a soft finish. I have stitched the Halloween Quaker and Adia. She’s gorgeous with all her treasures! Happy stitching!

[@LaladeeStitches]

Thank you! I will work on that over the next week or so and hopefully a tutorial will be up soon. :)

[@elizabethvizcarra7168]

Laura, great job on the color conversation on adventure sampler. I really loved it.

[@LaladeeStitches]

Thank you so much!

[@angelabates1489]

In regard to your question about starting a new project in a hoop vs placing a current wip you've been in-hand stitching on in a hoop, I think the answers varies per stitcher. Are you a tight stitcher in hand? If so your stitches in a hoop may look very similar. I personally would try a new project in a hoop that is on a similar fabric/count as something you currently are stitching in-hand on. Then compare how the stitches look. For me, I do 99% of my stitching with a floor stand in a hoop/qsnap/scroll frame etc vs in hand. I also have a Lowry that attaches to a table and it is awesome. The rare occasions I do any in-hand stitching I just try to be aware of how my stitches are forming compared to the stitches that were places while in whatever frame I was using. Hope that helps. Your stitches are lovely and I am sure you will adjust easily to two handed stitching, which is soooo nice! After reading other comments, I might be the only one that switches between dominant and non-dominant on top? It gives my hands a change from routine.

[@tracydaly6980]

Great movies!!!!!😂. Start a new project because you are right that you will need to adjust your stitching posture and tension. After a few weeks of stitching you will be in the groove and a small project would be perfect to attune your stitching. 💛🌹💛

[@LaladeeStitches]

That is kind of the way I was leaning too, thank you for the tips! 😊

[@lindaskinner5887]

Thank you for sharing your beautiful stitching. Wonderful video. Thanks again.

[@LaladeeStitches]

Thanks for watching!

[@kellibishop]

I switched to 2 handed stitching when I started a full coverage piece and going back to in hand for smalls was difficult for me along with very noticeable change in how my stitches looked. Now I prefer hoops or q snaps.

[@nicolec2523]

Hi Laura - You should start a new project and you can put it in a hoop or Q-snaps in your Lowery stand. I have one, among several different stands I own, and I place it in front of my picture window in the living room on the west or facing east in front of the patio door. The sun from the south streaks across the doors - not directly in it, but across - even in winter so on a light fabric, you can also see almost through the fabric. 2-handed stitching is fast once you get the hang of it and your dominant hand should be on top with the other under. Hope this helps.

[@the_outlander_stitcher]

Ford Vs Ferrari was such an excellent movie! I confess that I watched it mostly to see Catriona Balfe's performance, but I actually learned a little bit about auto racing LOL. In the Library is so cute finished with those Cottage Garden Threads. I kitted up a project recently that calls for CG threads (Hedgehog &Hyacinth by The Blue Flower), but the LNS didn't carry CG threads. So I had fun trying to find other threads that would come close to the same effect 😉. I am vicariously admiring your spooky stitches, as I don't have any currently. Instead my focus in October is of a man standing on a historical battlefield (which is said to be haunted - the spooky element).

[@LaladeeStitches]

She was pretty brilliant, but then when isn't she. :) Were you able to find similar threads? I lucked into mine by chance when I bought the Library pattern, but they have been tough to find outside of an order to Australia. I am subbing some CGT and other overdyeds for Owl forest threads on a project right now. Some of those unique dyes and be tricky to sub! But I suppose the challenge is part of the fun. :) Your spooky stitch sounds really neat. I love a touch of history.

[@stavroulak.503]

Hello Laura 😀 Four FFOs, that's impressive and they are all beautiful and perfect for the season, of course 🍂🎃👻🦇 Your WIPs are also very pretty, I wouldn't be able to pick just one 🎃 I also got a Lawry stand in August, as a birthday gift from my husband. I love it. It takes some getting used to, a couple of days but it's really nice. I don't have any accessories yet either but I love it. I am not stitching in hand, I used to do that when I started stitching many, many years ago but I like more stitching in a hoop or q-snap or something, even though I don't stitch with the two hand method either. I do believe that there will be a tension difference that will show if you'll mix hand stitching with frame stitching so I'd definitely start a new project if I were you 🧵 I am looking forward to hear how you find using Lawry and to your next video oh and to your "tutorial" video for the soft finish technique 😁🧵🪡

[@allycat5820]

Great video! I miss seeing Gracie. Hope she is well and likes her new place.

[@LaladeeStitches]

She is doing great. 💕 I will see if she will say hello in the next video. :)

[@karenmorrone7103]

There is definitely a difference between hand stitching and hoop stitching. Hoops or scroll frames pull the threads apart and in-hand is at neutral. Really suggest starting a new project. I only stitch with scroll frames since I have been stitching for over 55 years and actually have problems with my hands. Good luck. ❤😊

[@LaladeeStitches]

I figured as much, thank you! I am so sorry for your hands, I hope they don't trouble you too much. 😊

[@joanneseeger5271]

I love my floor stand! Start a new stitch for sure as I think it will be different look than hand stitching. I use one hand on top, one on bottom. Good luck!! Hope you will share your word change for fall stitch from lela studio.

[@LaladeeStitches]

I will get that charted out and then am happy to share. 😊

[@HyggeStitcher]

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[@gladysiezza4756]

Wow I feel in love with Victorians house number 9. I can’t find it. Where did you purchase it it’s absolutely amazing

[@LaladeeStitches]

My sister gifted it to me for my birthday last year. I think she found it on Ebay, as it is out of print. Someone messaged me a couple of weeks ago, saying they found one, so they are still out there. 😊

[@angiefittro8372]

Just watch your posture while using the Lowery stand. Do not lean over the hoop to do your two-handed stitching. Those who do end up with neck/shoulder/back issues.

[@LaladeeStitches]

Ah, good tip! Thank you. I found a chair at a thrift store that is a bit more formal to try out- hopefully it will help as it is less slouchy/casual- but I will keep posture in mind! 👍🏼

[@loribowen5160]

Get a real q-snap. I bought a knock off at hobby lobby and finally pitched it! It really just depends on my mood and what I’m stitching. I’m always a work in progress ( my family calls it controlled chaos) 👍🏻

[@louisenordendale9056]

Hi Laura. What is the name of the chart that is behind you on the desk? It is so cute

[@LaladeeStitches]

Which one were you seeing?

[@maryjoobrienmoulding6298]

I Love my lowery.I would think there'd not be a difference using a hoop or in hand.I guess you could try it and see if it looks different to you. I use my lowery and also just q snaps not in my lowery. on different projects My husband made me a longer arm thing out of a piece he just ordered and bent it is perfect and Way Way cheaper than they sale them for!

[@LaladeeStitches]

How nice to have a resourceful hubby! I am glad to hear you love yours. I am looking forward to experimenting with mine. :)

[@anonygrits]

Hey Laura - do you think your mom would mind if I ask her (via you!) where she gets all of the foreign kits that she gives you? Also, I think you're on the right track with starting something new and small for your two handed stitching on the stand. Good luck & have fun learning something new!

[@LaladeeStitches]

I will ask her, and we will see what she reports! Not a problem. :)

[@themirrorimagestitcher]

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[@terricaldwell3037]

FRAME 6 INCH PLATE FRAME

[@trudihuffman]

Okay you were already one of my favorites to watch, then you said Josh Gates was your boyfriend and you moved up my favorites list a little more (I've been on countdown for his new season) and then this video you say you are an F1 fan. Oh my can we best friends? 😂 in case you are interested in watching actual races Pluto TV app has an F1 channel. Also love all your projects..sewing and quilting.

[@LaladeeStitches]

Haha- we sure can be! 😂💕 We will look into Pluto! Thanks for the tip, that would be fun to track the current season!

[@JanetJabber]

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