Flosstube #9: July 23 Update and all the Magpie's Haul!

Hi stitchy friends! Thank you for joining me while I update you on my last 2 weeks of stitching, and a brief update on the amazing retreat I attended this past weekend.
Mentions:
Shirley ​⁠‪@crazycatladystitches‬
Jenny​⁠‪@SilverbunniStitches‬
Michelle ​⁠‪@mommalovesyougb‬
Lauren & Mamma Lyn ​⁠‪@flossabilities‬
Danielle ​⁠‪@cardiffstitcherdanielle‬
Jess & Ry ​⁠‪@CrossStitchingSmiles‬
Kayla & Loran ​⁠‪@stitchingwithmylittlie‬
Retreat Organiser Extraordinaire Sam ​⁠‪@LittleLoopsStitching‬
Vendors and Stitchy Shopping:
Project Bags - Turtle Bay Stitches: www.etsy.com/u...
Fabric - Coffee Craft Fabric: / 2664682563750014
Pins, Tail Tucker & Ort Pot - Stitchmania Stash: www.stitchmani...
Grime Guard (also BEAUTIFUL floss drops) - Jess Gets Stitching: www.etsy.com/u...
MommaLovesYouGB - Sampler Patterns (and birthday sale on now!): www.etsy.com/u...
For future retreats:
Floss Friends UK Facebook Group - / flossfriendsuk
The Big Stitch - www.bigstitche...

[@elizabethaston4434]

Congratulations on reaching a well deserved 1,000 subscribers. You have done an amazing job with the bag, love the fabric 😊❤

[@woollykim]

Congratulations on reaching 1000 subscribers - and on making such a lovely bag! Sounds like you had a fabulous time at the retreat and have some gorgeous haul and memories from it. Looking forward to more flosstube updates! ❤

[@stefanieklumpp4558]

Congratulation on reaching your next milestone. I absolutely love your background with all of the project bag (s). 🤗

[@cross_stitch_sarah]

Great video Rachel! It was lovely to meet you at the retreat...you got some great haul!! The bee project bag is gorgeous! Happy stitching! 💛

[@kimstolworthy3606]

Congratulations on 1K🎉 Enjoyed seeing everything! Thank you 😊

[@angelalewis233]

Love your flosstube ❤ and the honey bag 🎉

[@bohemianstitchery1411]

I love your bag and I love all of your haul! Congratulations on 1000 subscribers! Very well deserved for our favourite flosstuber xx

[@angelajury7205]

Congratulations on reaching 1000 subs🎉 loving the honey bag 😊

[@EnchantingStitching9697]

Congratulations on reaching 1k! Love the bag! And things made with love are always better!

[@Dyanwil2]

Great video. Congratulations on your 1k milestone! Love your finishes and all your haul. Your project bag turned out very nice.

[@craftwithchez6007]

Congratulations on reaching 1000+ subscribers🎉. I just found you today. Love when I find a fellow uk stitcher 😁. What a haul you have. Love your new project bags and your bee one of a kind bag to. Off I go to binge your previous vids haha. Happy stitching.

[@CarlaStitchesNStuff]

Congratulations on your first 1k ❤ 😊 Onward to the next milestone 😉 I enjoyed the video, like usual. I'm also a noob when it comes to sewing projects bags 😅 Your bag is lovely ❤ Happy stitching 🪡

[@rampantrae-sq4hy]

Your bag is great. There's nothing better than something made with love ❤

[@TalkingDogStitcher]

I totally agree ❤️

[@lucyxstitches]

Congratulations on 1k! I think your bag is so cute ☺️

[@katemarshall3954]

congratulations to you 😄the bag is lovely!

[@yorkshirecrafter3824]

So glad you had a good retreat. Love the bag

[@mandymoran7714]

Congratulations on the 1000 subs your bag is so cute

[@HeatherKelly]

I love that BAG! I think you did amazing and a huge win with the zipper working 😂 anytime I’ve ever sewn a zipper it didn’t work 😂 yes this year has gone by so fast

[@TalkingDogStitcher]

Congratulations Kelly, you won! I'll make sure the zip still works before posting it off. Check my latest video for how to get in contact to let me know where to send it.

[@suebrooker7192]

Love your videos, great projects. You sure had a great time at the retreat. Bag please xxxxxx

[@flossabilities]

Oh Rachel it was so great to meet you! I wish we had more time to chat. It went so quick. Great stichy haul! 🧵💗

[@TalkingDogStitcher]

So quick! I would look up from my stitching or shopping or chatting and hours would have passed. Looking forward to the next one ❤️

[@ashleighpie6658]

Congratulations on reaching the milestone 🎉 and beautiful projects as always. I think you did a lovely job on the project bag ❤

[@TalkingDogStitcher]

Thank you so much! X

[@rebeccafay4822]

The bag is gorgeous, it definitely looks professionally made! ❤

[@TalkingDogStitcher]

Thank you, you really are too kind ☺️ x

[@Tors_Cross_Stitch_Adventures]

What a lovely amount of haul! Your project bag looks fab, much better than I could have done ❤

[@TalkingDogStitcher]

Thank you! I’m hoping to get better with plenty more practice

[@crazycatladystitches]

Hello Alfie, 🐈, love looking at your wips and finishes. It was nice to meet you at the retreat.

[@TalkingDogStitcher]

You too! Thank you for the lovely weekend of chatting x

[@nightmarebeforestitchmas]

I love that spiral finish !! I might have to give it a try x

[@anneapalsch3545]

Love your videos. Glad you had fun at the retreat. I think you did a great job on making the bag. Congratulations on reaching 1000 subscribers.

[@TalkingDogStitcher]

Thank you so much!

[@Mana.Stitch]

Congrats on the 1k subscribers milestone! I'm thinking of starting a Soda Stitch chart but I'd like to have some finishes first. I have 11 wips and I feel that's too much. I usually use tote bags to store my wips. Your project bag looks lovely!

[@stitchysam5911]

Banjo! It was a blast sitting next to you both! I wondered where you were taking those books/charts. Must have gone to swap table at wrong time! Saying that, I got my fair share of haul! 😂 loved seeing your WIPs in real life. Looking forward to seeing you in April! 😊 I love the project bags I picked up!

[@TalkingDogStitcher]

Yay! See you then! There were some fast and furious swaps happening on the destash table that’s for sure, I’m really happy with what I was able to buy/rehome but I’ve seen some other videos where I’ve thought I would have liked to pick that up.

[@stitchysam5911]

@@TalkingDogStitchermaybe they’ll turn up on future swap tables! 😊

[@keeleyevans7356]

Congratulations on a very well-deserved 1000 subscribers! I was lucky enough to get a Turtle Bay Stitches bag for my birthday today and you are right - it is gorgeous but I think yours looks amazing too!

[@TalkingDogStitcher]

Happy, happy birthday! What a great gift 🥰

[@cheryllamb8854]

Hi. So glad you had a lovely time at the retreat. Congratulations on reaching 1000 subscribers! Looks like your project bag came out very well. I’m determined to try to make some for myself, but haven’t had the courage to buy material and get started. Plus that, it would take time away from stitching time! 😂. See you in a couple of weeks.

[@TalkingDogStitcher]

That it does! I have so much respect for project bag makers, after seeing how long they can take to make ❤️

[@The.monogamous_cross.stitcher]

Lovely to meet you! 😊 great haul

[@TalkingDogStitcher]

You too!! Thank you, I was itching to film so that I could start using it all!

[@The.monogamous_cross.stitcher]

@@TalkingDogStitcher oh yes same I didn’t buy a lot I must have huge restraint 😆

[@NotWhatSheSeams]

Well, a great big congratulations on your 1,000 subscribers mark!! Your retreat sounded like so much fun and I hope to be able to go to one in the next year or two. This year I bought my first project bag and fell into that rabbit hole. Mostly just browsing Etsy and putting hearts on everything. 😉 I do have a lovely sea turtle one that the new Bella Filipina SAL is going in. Are you going to join? Anyway, you are such a joy to watch and I look forward to the next update. Take care.

[@TalkingDogStitcher]

The Etsy wishlist is a thing of beauty isn’t it! I have seen mention of this SAL but I haven’t looked into it yet, I’m certainly tempted.

[@kassiesbeach]

I started my sal several days ago. I decided on a center start. Despite all the back stitching I think it’ll be a fairly quick stitch. I’ve already made a mistake I need to frog so I haven’t used the hashtag. 🤣

[@TalkingDogStitcher]

Oh no! Always the way 🙈 I can’t wait to see it when you get to post it, I’m so thrilled the book made it all the way across the world in plenty of time ❤️

[@kassiesbeach]

@@TalkingDogStitcher I know I’m extremely late by I hope I do have a few manners. 🤣 I dropped a proper thank you at the post office this morning. Only address I had was what was on the customs slip. Hope it gets to you ok.

[@TalkingDogStitcher]

@@kassiesbeach oh it should make it to me then, thank you so much you didn’t need to do that! How kind ❤️

[@TalkingDogStitcher]

It made it! I showed it off in today's video. Thank you again you are so kind!