Flosstube #85 - June 2021 Vlog- Lanarte! Mill Hill! Dimensions! And Hiking!

[@efbauer1264]

Everything looks so pretty in your Buttons and Beads project Water Pump - the kit , the stitching, the project bag, the marker. All of it is so coordinated and lovely.

[@Cindyscrossstitch]

So good to see you hiking. Nature is healing. Great projects. It was fun catching up with you 🌻

[@jacquestedcooper]

I loved how the Mill Hill Water Pump turned out! My plan is to start mine later on this summer. Your new patterns are beautiful. I like following your floss tube because you stitch designs that I’ve never seen before. I agree that it’s nice to see people stitching unique designs. I hope your little helper, June, makes another appearance in an upcoming video! Enjoy hiking in the beautiful outdoors!

[@therockingstitcher]

The Mill hill looks so cute! Congratulations on finishing it. Bird poste is even more pretty than I thought from the pic, love it! The Lanarte kit you bought has been on my radar for probably more than 15 years. Big surprise there😂

[@loriholmes8705]

June the giraffe is the cutest and a great pointer! I love all your June stitchy projects. So many beautiful flowers. I actually saw an Oriole in my yard today for the first time. Im hoping you’ll see one soon.

[@jamiemcdaniel8155]

Your projects are very pretty great job. And I just love 💕😍 June she is so cute. 😁👍

[@liztedlock7717]

Love the way the Water Pump Mill Hill piece turned out! Enjoy the rest of your summer!

[@Maria_Kazamias7788]

I look so forward to your videos. Your stitching is beautiful and all your kit selections are just stunning.

[@gigistitchin]

I was blessed with a pair of orioles this year at the feeder. They nested and brought their male and a female fledges to the feeder to enjoy the jelly and oranges. 🥰🥰🥰 I'm hoping they come back next year! I have the Dimensions Bird Poste kit and need to start it, so pretty!!

[@calico_whimsy]

So lucky!!! I'm sure they will return next year!!

[@inglesideimaginarium]

I love your new friend June! Have a wonderful summer. Hope you get lots of outdoor time on your hikes. You have a lot of time to make up for!

[@kittyt.4241]

Love all your projects and the new sunflower kit!

[@RhubarbPatchStudio]

June was a charming helper. 😄 This was an overdue visit but I enjoyed seeing your progress on these WIPs!

[@mariadusablonpacheco9725]

I just Love all your projects and I don't even stitch the same things! I have done mill hills since watching you,I have 3 of the Santa's done now! Now I've started a dimensions petite! The Santa face one!🤣Enjoyed your video! Happy Summer!

[@valeriedimilia6902]

I love seeing all of your beautiful projects

[@ContentedNeedleworkerKim]

Hi Christine! You always have such lovely projects! 🤗

[@shescraftin2126]

I was cracking up when you pulled out June, adorable! I have loved seeing your hiking photos. I knew your were going to finish that ecru background, lol

[@valeriedimilia6902]

I really enjoy seeing all of your beautiful projects and listening to you talk about them! They are new to me patterns and I can't wait to get my hands on some. Your hike looked fantastic too. Happy summer!! Hugs from Oregon, Valerie

[@willowinthemountains98]

Thank you so much for your sweet shout out and kind words! I appreciate it so much.I love your VLOG style videos. I'm thinking if I learn how I may copy. LOL! Love the projects you were working on. I have to have that Lan Arte wheelbarrow and sunflowers kit! Absolutely beautiful!

[@happyone444able]

Oh my goodness! Beautiful stitching on that Mill Hill piece! You are inspiring me to start working on my MH projects, they are all Christmas ones…I so enjoy your videos! Congrats to your son too!!

[@karenkelch648]

I always look forward to your "chatty" videos, Christine. I'm also feeling the pull of Halloween stitching so I will be pulling out a Halloween WIP or maybe a new start to work on this month. Congratulations to your son and also to you for rediscovering your love of hiking. Nature does sooth the soul. Take care and happy stitching this month and always!

[@rachelpeep1190]

Every time I watch your vlogs, it makes me want to stitch.

[@kellycrooks4061]

Your Mill Hill turned out beautifully! I’m almost finished my first ever Mill Hill, your beading tutorial a few videos back was really helpful to me. I hope June continues to make an appearance in your videos, she’s adorable 😊

[@calico_whimsy]

Thank you! I'm glad the tutorial helped! I'll be sure to have my friend June join me again 🦒😊💕

[@StitchinMommy]

June is so sweet! And you made great progress on your projects. I’m glad you’re enjoying hiking again! Our family loves to hike. 😁

[@calico_whimsy]

Thank you Sarah! Hiking has been great for my mental health!! 👍💕

[@rowiemurphy2429]

June is the cutest

[@sharonpetterson478]

ANice seeing what you,ve been up to. I always enjoy your videos. Enjoy your summer.

[@JennsCraftyWorld]

Lovely summer stitching! Have fun with your July projects. I picked up Finery of Nature as well: hopefully I can start it next year. We shall see -I have quite a few other kits shouting for my attention🙂. Enjoy your summer!

[@annetteduggan7]

I love the waterpump mill hill. I am still on the cross stitch but I might stitch all the background like you did it looks great.

[@jessiexstitch8983]

always love your videos! So happy to meet June 😂 🦒

[@calico_whimsy]

Thank you!! June says 'Hi' 😊🦒

[@ashleysstitchingcorner]

Lovely work as always! You really are someone to inspire me. Your stitching is always of such beautiful and calming things, it just seems to go right with your personality! I had put out a hummingbird feeder last year and never saw a single bird, and this year no luck either. We move in less than a month so I won't get to see if there's any luck in the second half of summer or not.

[@fiberartsyreads]

Lovely stitching as always Christine. 💜

[@calico_whimsy]

Thank you!! I see you have a new stitchy video! Yay!

[@justchellebee2425]

Hi, Christine. As usual, love all your projects, & the water pump piece is so pretty! I love that new pumpkins design, so pretty & my favorite season! It does look a lot like an MB design. Maybe the tanagers/orioles just haven't come through your area yet. We finally have been seeing a few goldfinches coming back this year, not many, just a few, but it's nice to see them making an appearance at my nyjer sock again. Unfortunately, the starlings have started becoming a nuisance again this week, so I'm looking into getting a caged tube feeder to keep them away. They're such a pain to get rid of! Enjoy your 4th of July holiday! 😊🇺🇲🧨🎆 Oh, & it cracked me up when you introduced June! 😂🦒

[@Shycat996]

So good to see you again!! I have a stand similar to that and does look like the Edmond one. I got mine at a cross st store, sadly no longer around, in the late 80s early 90s and was called, "Grip It". I really prefer to do 2 handed stitching so it is handy and also use lap or table stand. I am also in CO...N Denver/Thornton area. I used to hike a lot too but am no longer able to.So good to see the stitching and also hearing about your family and life, birdies too. Hope to see more of your progress on the stitching! Beautiful projects!

[@calico_whimsy]

Hi Sharon! I did some research and I think you're right about my floor stand being a 'Grip it' It sure looks like it :) Have you ever been down to the Stitching group at A Stitching Shop? It's always fun to meet up with local stitchers. I hope they start it up again post-covid!

[@wendysstitching4849]

You progress is beautiful! You know I always love your videos. I can’t wait to start my water pump.after seeing yours I will stitch them ecru as well. I didn’t know your husband has MS. My husband does as well. My husband sleeps through the MRIs! Lol

[@sammonicuslux]

I just discovered your channel and I love your work and tutorials (Mill Hill bead kits!). I am going through an episode of depression which has been pretty rough and knowing that you actually missed 3 stitches in your BEAUTIFUL water pump piece has given me hope that I can actually not be a perfect stitcher and not have to get so down about mess ups if such an experienced stitcher occasionally makes a snafu. THANK YOU! -Rhonda

[@calico_whimsy]

Welcome!! Thank you so much for letting me know how my missed stitches inspired you 😊 We are so focused on perfection these days which can be so harmful to our psyche ( I'm guilty of it!). I say Embrace Imperfection!! Thank you for taking the time to say HI. Depression sucks, for sure 💕

[@JemmaDreaminginAida]

June or Gune? She's super cute! Excellent find...

[@xstitchinglibrarian]

Omg, I love that giraffe. Please include her in your next video.

[@calico_whimsy]

💕💕 I'll try to remember to have June make an appearance! I think she appeared in another one back in Oct//Nov sometime 😊

[@Manyanababy]

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[@xstitchinglibrarian]

Christine, you are enabling me with all your beautiful work. I just purchased my first Marjolein Bastin four seasons kit. It's the first one you stitched. I cannot wait to stitch it. The fabric is huge. How are you managing all that fabric?

[@calico_whimsy]

Yay!!! You will Love that pattern!! 💕💕 I have a hard time managing the extra fabric. I try to roll it up and use either large binder clips or hair clips to keep it from unrolling. I've always wanted to try 'grime guards' but never have

[@annetteduggan7]

Did you finish all the background on the waterpump mill hill before you attached the beads or did you add the beads first

[@calico_whimsy]

I did all the stitching first if it was near where the beads go. Then after doing the beading, I went back and did all the background above the flower area. I don't think it really matters, though, because you can still do it after attaching the beads, it gets kind of annoying when your floss catches on the beads. 😀

[@mohamedhoudaifa8488]

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