Flosstube #4-Surprise I’m back!

[@keciasiegel4407]

Good job Beth!! Love the new background. I think the first Flosstube that I watched was Lost in Floss in 2020.

[@bethmonse_creates]

Thank you! I will check out that flosstuber.

[@deannrauzi-vy1kq]

You know I'm gonna have to borrow that Oct 31 chart! Love the mighty oaks so much! Enjoyed seeing all the things. So glad you had time to stop at Acorns and Threads. You told me about flosstube, but I don't remember who I would have watched first. Thanks for all the inspiration.

[@bethmonse_creates]

@@deannrauzi-vy1kq trust me I thought of you when I bought that chart!

[@Joanne_TheStoryStitcher]

Beth, It's lovely to hear how your Flosstube journey began. It's meaningful, isn't it, to look back and to see what got you started. The first videos, and that first spark, etc. How lovely to have found a channel that helped you branch out into new fabrics and try something you hadn't before, but that gave you the encouragement to do so. The person who got me started watching flosstube was Michelle of My Romantic Tangle. I enjoyed how peaceful her voice was as I was learning how to embroider and then cross stitch. Then I too, fell down the rabbit hole!

[@bethmonse_creates]

@@Joanne_TheStoryStitcher this community is so encouraging and that is needed today.

[@lisasilver8054]

What a great video! Your thumbnail of the Mighty Acorns totally drew me in. I have that kitted and ready to go and I'm totally rethinking the color of my house now. Lovely! The flosstuber that convinced me to get back into cross stitching was Nichol Spohr. I love her style and have enjoyed the non-1980's take on the hobby. Thank you for sharing!

[@bethmonse_creates]

@@lisasilver8054 thank you for watching

[@darlenewiebe7577]

I loved your video! Your September finishes are beautiful and what great finishing pieces, especially the windmill! Oh and the mighty oak! Wow gorgeous! I could comment on each one but just a wonderful and inspiring video. Now to go binge watch your others.

[@bethmonse_creates]

@@darlenewiebe7577 thank you so much

[@BSRonly]

Hi Beth. You don't know me, but I was with my daughter at the last meet-up in Hayden, Idaho. We traveled about as far as you did from Moses Lake, Washington. I'm a little immobile so I didn't introduce myself. I admired your work from afar. My daughter, Julirae suggested I watch your Flosstube. I watched it for the first time today and really enjoyed it. I admire your tenacity. I'm a fairly monogamous stitcher. I'm old and not in a hurry and I stitch slowly. My floss tube adventure began about three months before the confinement of Covid. My dear husband was very ill so I needed a distraction from both of those things. His distraction was old movies, especially Westerns, and mine was cross stitch. I had done a little cross stitching and Julirae had gotten into it at the time. When Garth passed three years ago, I came to live with her and we've been happily stitching since. We're going to attend the Queen City Retreat in Charlotte in about three weeks so I'm getting ready for that. My big difficulty is my eyesight. I have to have magnifiers, frames, etc. and I pretty much stick to 14 ct. Anyway, thank you for a fun video. Keep up the good work. I'm planning to attend the next meeting because as you said: stitching with other people is good for the soul. Joan Gunter

[@bethmonse_creates]

@@BSRonly I look forward to seeing you there! Thank you for the encouraging words. This is truly a wonderful community.

[@tannytalesstitcher]

Love all your awesome projects

[@bethmonse_creates]

Thank you so much.

[@joanna9620]

Your Mighty Acorn is so pretty. It’s on my stitch soon list.

[@bethmonse_creates]

@@joanna9620 thank you so much. I really enjoyed stitching it.

[@lauraleehawes5266]

The Black Sampler I have had on my too do list since seeing Laura-Stitching by the Shore on Flosstube, I kept thinking of other colors and the Purple is awesome. The first flosstube was Stitcherista she also does diamond painting. Oct 31st I am dyeing fabric 14ct and just got all of the threads,

[@bethmonse_creates]

@@lauraleehawes5266 oh what color are you dyeing your fabric for Oct 31?

[@lauraleehawes5266]

@@bethmonse_creates I have set out black and purple and tan just want a little modeling of each, and I will let you know if I succeed.....haha!

[@bethmonse_creates]

@@lauraleehawes5266 sounds beautiful

[@kayinthecave]

There was a small retreat put on by Joyful Stitches (facebook group and etsy store) back in August in Coeur d'Alene. There was talk about another one in CdA in the up coming year. Join the group to keep tabs on when/if they do another one. I mention this since you said you're (sorta) in that area. I'll be at Stitch West this coming October, mayhaps I'll run into you there! ETA: and you were there! How am I missing this! (I really am terrible with facial recognition.)

[@bethmonse_creates]

@@kayinthecave lol,understandable we will see you in October!

[@evergreenstitcher6785]

Hi Beth - Your stitching is beautiful. I really like the one you did for your grandma. I came across just keeping stitching (pam & steph) in 2017 when I was trying to find cross stitch retreats and this was before stitchcon was created. I didn't know flosstube was a thing back then. Unfortunately I wasn't able to make the retreat in August due to life circumstances. I would be interested in coming to coeur d'alene sometime to stitch with the group and meet stitchers. I don't know of any stitching groups around Yakima or Tri-cities and am looking for a group to get plugged into. Hope you're stitching is going well and can't wait to see your next video! Happy Stitching!

[@bethmonse_creates]

@@evergreenstitcher6785 Have you joined the Joyful Stitching group? The sit and stitch days are in there. We are only meeting up once a month but the dates are listed for the rest of the year. Where are you located? We have talked about trying to meet you in the Tri-cities.

[@RhubarbPatchStudio]

Hi Beth! KZbin suggested your video to me and I enjoyed seeing all your projects. The Small Acorns chart has been stitched so many times, but I truly love your version the best of all I’ve seen. The fabric and your house color really make the design sing, and I love when stitching has a special meaning. I am very familiar with eastern ND, as I used to work in the emergency health industry, and formed relationships with hospital and EMS staff generally within the NE quarter of the state. Is that the region you are from originally? Looking forward to your future updates! -Leah Noel

[@bethmonse_creates]

Thank you so much. I grew up on a farm between Devils Lake and Grand Forks.

[@RhubarbPatchStudio]

@@bethmonse_creates ​​⁠Nice! I drove back and forth between those two cities quite frequently, and I always enjoyed the landscape. I don’t live there anymore but I appreciate that I got to spend time in those more rural parts.