Flosstube and Variety Show

[@RenewingStitches]

Emily, I really enjoyed the stories and pictures as well as your lovely stitching! I may just join you on the Queen of the May stitch! Good thing y'all are starting in January. That'll give me plenty of time to get it on my Christmas list : ) Thank you for filming and sharing!

[@emilywilliams3237]

It would be fabulous if you were to join in the Queen of the May SAL, Amy! It is really a remarkable sampler, and I think trying to do it in 14 months is probably reasonable. Faster than that would be a stretch. Thanks as always for watching (and for your friendly comments)!

[@Felice-hc2dh]

Loved the Joe Bird story.My son bought a turtle home he found on the side of the road when he was 8 yrs. Old. My son is 45 now, and still has his beloved turtle. It will probably outlive him:) Thanks for sharing your stories.

[@emilywilliams3237]

Fantastic about your son's turtle! It is really interesting that we have little concept of how some of the most common creatures in our surroundings spend their lives, and we imagine that they have relatively short lives compared to us. Not always the case!

[@teresaparkins1255]

Hello Emily, that was a lovely walk through your cross stitch and variety show. I have started the Jane Greenoff, too. I had the kit from her, it uses Madeira threads which I haven't used in a long time and I also haven't done any back stitch or half stitches for years either - it's taking me an eternity! I will seriously consider joining you for the Queen of the May stitch along but I may have to put my workshop homework stitching as a priority - failing that I may grow an extra pair of hands. Happy stitching, Teresa 👑🪡🧵♥

[@emilywilliams3237]

I need an extra pair of hands and maybe also an extra brain. And some part of me that can sleep while doing housework would be nice! (I agree on prioritizing the workshop stitching ... that will be a 2025 priority for sure!)

[@donnalabuda6931]

Love the story about your Leroy house. Did it have pocket doors? The farm house my grandparents live in had white pocket doors. The room to the right of the front door was called the parlor. My mom said they were not allowed in the parlor.

[@emilywilliams3237]

Yes, that house did have massive pocket doors (and they all worked and moved smoothly). We closed off the front parlor and sometimes the back parlor in the wintertime because it cost so much to heat the house - so we did not heat those rooms (aside from Christmas time, of course). We were allowed in the parlors all the time otherwise, though.

[@phyllisreeves1156]

I really enjoyed the stories about your Family. My great grandfather was a doctor. He bought a car but never learned to drive. My grandfather drove him on his house calls.

[@emilywilliams3237]

It is hard to remember that there was a generation who did not have their parents to teach them to drive, isn't it? It took quite a bit of courage to drive those first cars, and they were actually kind of fragile and hard to keep going.

[@sherryclifton4947]

What a wonderful story! Please continue to share if you will. Sounds like your grandfather was a true Dr in his heart. Joe Bird, precious, and so nice to hear of his exploits later after leaving your family. ❤❤❤

[@emilywilliams3237]

Thanks, I am glad you enjoyed it! I definitely have more stories, so in a future variety show I will probably burst forth with more of them!

[@lesliedelooze3681]

I hope people will join us for the Hannah Green SAL! I have collected my threads…

[@emilywilliams3237]

I hope they will, too, it would be very fun to have a whole cohort of Hannah Green stitchers!

[@BlackRibbonStitchStudio]

Very entertaining, as always! 💝

[@emilywilliams3237]

Thanks for watching, Denise!