Flosstube #46: Playing Catch Up, Plans, and Book Chat!

[@karendavis-macon9658]

Always beautiful WIPS and color conversions!! HAPPY OCTOBER STITCHING!! HAPPY STITCHING TODAY AND EVERYDAY IN 2024!!

[@thecampinglibrarian]

☕️ I enjoy seeing your beautiful WIPS

[@karenpellien9360]

I love your rambling! Please continue. Your stitching is amazing. You stitch so fast. I’m so jealous!! Have a great 3 weeks.🍷

[@Thundergigglez]

☕️always enjoy watching and listening! I’m glad it’s autumn too. See you soon. 🪡🧵☮️❤️

[@debbieeardley8441]

☕️ thanks again for another great update.

[@barbristau8485]

Chilly here...about to make a nice warm cuppa ☕ I Neve cease to be amazed at home much stitching you get done, and all of it is beautiful!

[@brigettebell5814]

Good job on the dress! It is so cute. I look forward to your videos. You do such wonderful work. Keep up the great work! Thank you so much!

[@TheMuseumStitcher]

Thank you!

[@pattikaplan7001]

Awesome floss tube, great dress ❤

[@JoanneFry-hd7ni]

I love your dress!! Great job!

[@MichelleBendyStitchy]

For what it's worth, I love the tone on tone motifs in Sarah Moon. ☕

[@TheMuseumStitcher]

I love them on the model too, and normally I like faint colors, but there's something about the brights in this palette that are calling my name on this piece! I think it's also seeing Cam's bright colors 😂

[@DownAllisonRoad]

☕️ I love your Modern Folk piece!

[@rosemarycunningham8190]

Love your videos! Your stitching is beautiful! ☕️

[@TheMuseumStitcher]

Thank you so much!

[@RubysGardenDesigns]

Your stitches always look so immaculate! The dress is gorgeous - I am a brand new sewist (i.e. I have only sewn pillows) and haven't tackled a garment yet. It's so daunting. And the color is perfect for you. Have a fantastic week ☕

[@tamimorgan1487]

Hi! Love your flosstubes!☕️ Beautiful stitching and great progress on your wip stitching. Happy fall!

[@TheMuseumStitcher]

Happy fall to you too!

[@joannenaumann2435]

Love your dress. Well done🎉

[@TheMuseumStitcher]

Thank you! 🤗

[@SarahsStitchySpot]

Congratulations on your dress. I love it. Good progress on your WIPs. I am working on Reverend Gourdon Squashbottom today. Thank you for sharing. 🍷🍷

[@lisao8158]

I love the autumn mood and colors of your stitching and stitching stash. I am going to check into your book recommendations. They sound great!🍮☕🍁🍂

[@TheMuseumStitcher]

I hope you like them!

[@EmmyRose22a]

Your "craft ramblings" are some of my favorites. I really liked hearing how you pivoted on Sarah Moon. I'm struggling with the goals beginning of the year me set and kept up with so well for the first half of the year. ☕

[@TheMuseumStitcher]

I feel the exact same way! Beginning of the year me was really on top of things in a way end of year me is not 😂

[@gryphonstitcher]

Fun to see all your progress! I'm working on Barbie Yaga's Dream Hut from Sonovastitch, and I keep thinking of you because it's definitely pink!! ☕️

[@michaeljones4380]

Brijin!! Greetings from Dallas!! I really enjoy getting your videos. I love the girlies! LOL!! And love seeing what you’re stitching! Don’t you love how it’s getting a little cooler here in DFW?!! Finally! Although I am thankful that the summer wasn’t any more brutal than it was. Happy Stitching!!! ❤️ ☕️

[@TheMuseumStitcher]

Hi neighbor! I love the cooler weather, I'm so excited it's finally not suffocating! Happy stitching to you too!

[@debwinslow5888]

☕ Great video!

[@TheMuseumStitcher]

Thank you!

[@lindapearson3340]

I love the progress you have made on your projects. I do not stitch Halloween projects but I do Autumn ones and I am stitching on Autumn Sampler by Crocette a gogo and I am stitching it on 18-count Vintage Country Mocha and doing it 2 over 1. I will be stitching for the first time a house so that is exciting for me. The stitch count is 209 x 309 and for me that is huge. I loving stitching this piece. I look at it like do one stitch at a time and enjoy every stitch and that is my goal in life right now. Happy Stitching.

[@megastitches]

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[@9001012]

Hi ! Your Stich Along "Song of the Nightingale" MFE, is almost at a finish ! beautiful

[@TheMuseumStitcher]

Thank you! I'm excited for the finish!

[@cyndimartinez524]

You look so cute today. Congrats on your dress.

[@TheMuseumStitcher]

Thank you so much!

[@kima9181]

Love the dress!

[@TheMuseumStitcher]

Thank you!!

[@janetgood-xs5kg]

☕️ love the dress! I’m finishing And God Saw by Theresa Kogut, I’m at the point where you have to spread it out on a table and put in missed stitches and give the goats (bears? Dogs?🤷🏻‍♀️) their eyeballs and other bitty bits. 😂💜

[@cathycoates1506]

☕️ your dress is beautiful, and I love the color in you. I’m working on Primrose Cottage Autumn Quaker, just started. I finished Stitchy Princess Bunnies and Pumpkin this afternoon

[@TheMuseumStitcher]

Congrats on your finish! That's awesome!

[@kankerdoodleb9149]

Oh, now I have to start my Olga alphabet, good thing I'm all about fall and Halloween right now! Bravo on the dress! I've been stitching on Blackwater Hollow by Stacy Nash and hooking primitive rugs.

[@TheMuseumStitcher]

It's such an addictive stitch, you're gonna love it when you start it!

[@loribowen5160]

🫖my first time to watch your channel. Loved all your stitching!! More than that, another Texas stitcher. I’m in Rowlett. Always interested in where your LNS is and any stitch groups. I get most of my stuff online. But also creative stitches in Dallas. Retired so lots of time to stitch!!

[@TheMuseumStitcher]

Welcome! My LNS is The Stitch Niche in Arlington! I think they have a group, I've been pretty unsuccessful in finding any stitching groups because they all happen when I'm at work! But I'd love to eventually, they sound like a blast!

[@CrossStitchtheGlobe]

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[@kathikolodoski8730]

Happy Autumn! I always enjoy your Floss Tubes and stitching. I’m also a Liz Matthew’s fan, although I haven’t stitched any of her patterns yet, although I have several. I especially enjoy seeing your progress on the 12 Days of Christmas. When you eventually finish it, you should enter it in the Texas State Fair. We (hubby & I) have lived in Texas for almost 26 years and have never been to the State Fair. Planned to go last year & we both got COVID. Timing doesn’t work out this year, but maybe next year? ☕️

[@TheMuseumStitcher]

I'd love to enter it in the fair! I grew up going every year, but I don't think I paid much attention to the crafts as a kid 😂 It's definitely an experience! When you do go make sure you get one of the smoked turkey legs, they were always my favorite!

[@JillPoteat-fd5xi]

You have done a great job on your dress! I could never have sewn clothing. It's pretty. I enjoyed seeing the progress on your stitching. I love the 12 days of Christmas. Are all of the patterns available to purchase? It will be beautiful! Have a great week. ❤

[@michelleholland8823]

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[@TheSeattleStitcher]

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[@debng3210]

☕Great to see you and all your progress! I had good stitching early in September, then went to stay with my brother to keep him from doing too much after a medical procedure and didn't put in a single stitch for almost 2 weeks 😞 Back home, I finally got back to stitching and am working on Mathilde from the Hands Across the Sea red box "Letters from Europe." Will start working on the October releases of 2 SALs tomorrow!

[@TheMuseumStitcher]

I'm glad your brother is doing better and you're back to stitching! That Hands Across the Sea is gorgeous!

[@debng3210]

@@TheMuseumStitcher Thank you!

[@mm-qm9zh]

Hi, Brijin! Just had to pause the video to say how precious your new dress is! And that color is so pretty on you. Great job!! Man, I just can’t believe how much goal stitching you accomplished in that amount of time…it’s truly amazing! You should be so proud of yourself ☺️. I’m still working on Turkey Day by Cottage Garden Samplings, and was almost done but I had gotten stuck on a leaf color that just did not look right, so I put it away until I could find a better color, and started on a new project called Magic Of Autumn, by Heartsong Stitchery on Etsy. Moody Autumn vibes, and gorgeous colors, called for flosses on 32 count Nantucket Eve fabric by Seraphim Fabrics. I am loving it so much. Oh by the way, I love your idea of a lunchtime stitch at work…it’s going so quickly, and it’s so cute! Thank you for another great visit. Until next time, happy stitching! Meline

[@TheMuseumStitcher]

Thank you Meline! I hope you find the right leaf color, I put my projects in pause to find colors too! I just looked up Magic of Autumn, the border on that piece is killer!

[@mm-qm9zh]

@@TheMuseumStitcher Isn’t it, though?!? I I love borders that are not the same all the way around. ☺️🩷

[@Christine-ho6ff]

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[@michellekaping-johnson4564]

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[@tracydaly6980]

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[@JoanneFry-hd7ni]

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[@darylevangelista4758]

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[@AllisonNorris13]

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[@JustOnlyKristi]

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[@joyfullyjustine]

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[@MsKarenMR]

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[@virpir2453]

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[@yvonnevigil7489]

Enjoy your videos. Projects look great. Wondering how you store your fabric's? ❤

[@TheMuseumStitcher]

Thank you! I have some clear bins, and I fold all my fabrics the same way and stack them vertically in the bins by count! I'm working on filming a little flosstube extra showing how I fold them and store them, so keep an eye out for that in the next few months!

[@mm-qm9zh]

@@TheMuseumStitcher yay!

[@teresaalber4273]

Lovely projects and you are making such good progress. I’m looking forward to December to see your finishes. Congrats on your dress finish. Adorable. The earrings are perfect. Did you make them? I’m a crocheter as well as stitcher and need a pair of these.

[@TheMuseumStitcher]

Thank you! Aren't they amazing? I just bought them at a boutique, but I also crochet and I've been thinking about trying to make some! It seems like maybe using a lace needle and some DMC as the thread with a bit of wire for the outside structure might do the trick!

[@teresaalber4273]

@@TheMuseumStitcher yes, they are very unique!! Great find. Maybe even Sulky 12 wt. would work as well. Definitely options. Might have to give it a try. I was looking on Etsy and saw some that looked like granny squares but they were wood and another pair was polymer clay. Thanks for sharing.

[@suzeca-22]

Some of the linen fabrics your stitching on is so beautiful and the drape is gorgeous. I am new to cross stitch and have been watching a lot of videos but haven’t stitched anything yet. I really only want to stitch on linen but so many have said that linen isnt the best thing to start with. Do you have any probs seeing those 40 count holes? Did u start on linen straight away? You’ve got a knack for choosing things with nice color combinations and also, you have a finished sewing project you must stand up and show us! No waving around the pattern pic that’s cheating 😂 I had really wanted to see it on you. Have you watched any videos on Fat Squirrel channel? I watched her first years and she has gotten so excellent at sewing and understanding how to make her clothes fit her so perfectly that they look way better now then anything she could have bought at the store.

[@TheMuseumStitcher]

Hi! Honestly I probably wouldn't recommend starting on linen, I'd do a small piece on an aida first just to get the hang of making all your x's cross the same way, practice starting and ending threads, and practice counting! But if you feel confident in starting and stitching over 2 threads, I think you could do a linen or an evenweave, but probably a 28 count! I struggled at the beginning seeing the holes on 40ct, and that was after months of stitching on 28 and 32. I used to have to use magnifying glasses at the beginning until I got the hang of it and I don't need them anymore! I started off on aida, but I switched to linen by my third project.

[@suzeca-22]

@@TheMuseumStitcher Oh ok.. I hate Aida 😂 but I could start on evenweave that would be ok. I’ve been hearing people say that 25 or 28 count is good place to start. I don’t think I see many working on 40 ct. it sure is beautiful tho. That’s what I want to work on 40 ct linen.

[@emptynestcrafting6562]

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[@EffervescentElaine]

☕️ Love your dress, it is just adorable - would you please tell me how I can find the pattern. ☕️

[@TheMuseumStitcher]

Thank you! It's the ZW Gather Dress, if you google that the pattern listing should pop up! It's a PDF!

[@delnorastitches6612]

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[@sharonwurm4382]

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[@kathycary4798]

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[@victoriabougie4412]

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[@abbystone5738]

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[@Chwl78]

Impressive stitching. Can I ask how many hours you stitch every day?

[@TheMuseumStitcher]

Thank you! Honestly, I don't know since it varies day by day with some stitching a lot and others stitching none. But average I'd probably say at least a couple hours?

[@Chwl78]

❤ great work

[@HouseMuseumStitcher]

Great video! I don't use PK so I never know how far I am in my projects lolol How do you keep track of your goals? I just got a cross stitch planner but always looking for ideas! I get what you mean about certain fibers not showing up on linen. I am currently stitching "Sarah Rinder" from HATS using the called-for silks and fabric, which is 40 ct Vintage Maple Sugar. I am struggling b/c while the linen has a bit of a purply vibe, the light pink and one of the lighter yellows is not showing up as well as I'd like. I've taken the silks to my LNS to try to select new fabric and other neutrals are even worse! I'll just recommit to it, finish it, and see how it goes. I am currently stitching "Hallows' Manor" by the Proper Stitcher and all of these cute little ghosts from shops on Etsy that I am flat finishing and then putting in a haunted house shelf I got from Michaels. I have stitched quite a few of these little guys and should probably stop to ensure they all fit.... they only have one house to haunt, currently 😄