May 27, 2021 - Flosstube #3 - WIP Parade part 3...the one with a lot of ladies.

[@nancybrindley8921]

Oh my!!!!!! I like your flosstubes so much I decided to watch you from the beginning ...:) and I wanted to comment in each one ...but then the next one start, and the next one. So I will comment in what I remember. Beautiful projects , you probably made lots of friends on that first convention you went. Im also married to a military man, Air Force, and my father in-law was in the navy. great stories from him, and I love the idea of crosstiching something to honor him, he passed on 2009. I love you First Thanksgiving and I already ordered. I am not that brave to try beads, Ill keep watching you and maybe I give it a try. Thank you!!!!! you are awesome!

[@thevirginiastitcher]

Thank you so much, Nancy. I am so honored that you felt my channel worthy of watching all of them. I am glad you enjoyed them. Happy stitching 🧵

[@aysuntaylor5490]

Beautiful WIPs. Glad you showed aida can be used on these pieces

[@lifewithk_yt]

Nice to see we have many things in common! Autumn, Lavender and Lace, etc., purple... 🙂 Can't wait to binge-watch it all and catch up!

[@kathytansey2486]

I also love The Sunshine Stitchers. I watch them every Sunday afternoon when I stitch! Gary does some amazing projects as well as EJ and Shelia. They are funny ! Your Wips are awesome and I’ve enjoyed your videos !♥️♥️

[@gaylefansler266]

That bear face is adorable. I would love to just do his face.

[@sandrafarley7967]

the over dyed in greens makes the tree go faster

[@joannemcniven5749]

Beautiful WIPs!

[@jenny154]

Beautiful ladies I love dance of roses so pretty

[@thevirginiastitcher]

Thank you so much 😊

[@clarewoodland5729]

I loved seeing all your lady charts. I have many L & L too and Mirabilia. Celtic Christmas was my first way back in the early 90's. Just love them. I'm trying to find Dance of the Roses now as I don't think I had seen that before. 💕💕

[@thelmaelkjar2475]

@@clarewoodland5729 after seeing Vicki's Dance of the Roses I found one on Etsy it arrived like new.

[@amyswihart7283]

You are so close on the ice angel! She is beautiful. I have never used Krenik or done beading, so I imagine it would be very hard to finish her, but wow, she is gorgeous. I'm watching all parts of your wip parade and look forward to your regular progress videos too.

[@thevirginiastitcher]

Thank you so much for viewing and liking my channel 🙂

[@thevirginiastitcher]

I might try to finish Ice Angel. I have learned a couple of tips from Flosstube that might help.

[@debwillner5598]

Wow you’re a VERY talented stitcher. I’m in awe!

[@thevirginiastitcher]

Thank you so much 😊

[@pamlacey136]

I loved seeing your beautiful ladies that you are working on; they are absolutely gorgeous, and I am looking forward to watching your journey to finishing them! That Ice Angel is really something; I had never seen her up close but she is so beautiful, but I can see how difficult she would be. I hope that you will be able to gradually finish her, but it would be understand able if you don’t. Happy stitching.....

[@thevirginiastitcher]

Thank you so much!

[@robinselby1]

Goodness I had no idea Mirabillias could be stitched on Aida and that’s really all I can see easily any longer but your pieces are so gorgeous❤️of course my absolute favorite is your Snow Angel! If you ever want to adopt her out I would love to try to finish her! I don’t know if I have the courage to start an entire piece but I think maybe I could finish an almost completed one then maybe start a new one! I have many health problems that have affected my eyes so stitching is hard but I love it so and I have enjoyed looking and drooling over your beautiful things so very much so thank you so so much you have made me very happy today💕

[@thevirginiastitcher]

I am so glad I was able to make your day a little happier.🙂

[@wendyfaber3608]

I am blown away by your beautiful stitching your work is inspiring. Please finish the ones that are close so we can see your wall behind you full of your work. Also I have a project I have said not gonna finish but I saw on floss tube just set a goal of 25 minuets a day or every other day and you would be surprised how much can be done. I remember using the krynick from years ago being a real pain I wonder if it’s better now.

[@thevirginiastitcher]

That is a great idea 💡

[@rebeccajourney3183]

I have the Quilts & Quakers chart which I ordered last year (the Valdani for), not realizing how big it was and got the individual floss, not the packaged set! This year I realized how big it was and ordered the set. I would love to do the seasons too, Autumn is my favorite! And the Valdani is nice to work with! The Celtic Autumn by L&L is probably my favorite, and I believe the border just makes her perfect❣ Theres so much detail in those you can't see from the picture! I love purples too; all my favorite flowers are purple! I grew up in middle TN and iris is my most favorite flower, but mom planted a big round footed concrete planter with pansies on the front porch each year and we had wisteria growing up in the tops of the trees. I also love magnolia and dogwood, the NC flower (for my Mom.)

[@aykuistam]

really enjoyed watching all your pretty stitchings! Thank you for sharing your craft with the us :-)

[@thevirginiastitcher]

Thank you so much 🙂

[@sharonchadwick9392]

I use pillow cases for my large projects also. Love your videos!

[@thevirginiastitcher]

Thank you so much for watching and the compliment 🙂

[@charj57]

45:40 oh my, you are so close to a finish and she is so beautiful!!!!

[@margaretcarrier4066]

Just finished watching 1-2-3 floss tubes. Your work is beautiful. Love all the lady ones. I have just gotten back into stitching last year, but have never really done big ones. Have been working on flea market flowers. My problem is I have to finish what I start so only work on one at a time. Have done several of Priscillas stitching with the housewives. Looking forward to more of yours. Take care and have a great weeké

[@thevirginiastitcher]

Thank you so much 😊

[@ohmyaida9801]

Your WIP Parade are great. I had stopped stitching before Lavender and Lace. My plan was to stitch the Celtic Ladies one day, but I really love Rose Dance. I'll be on the lookout for this pattern.

[@thevirginiastitcher]

Thank you so much 🙂

[@wendyeastman7550]

Love your stash!!

[@thelmaelkjar2475]

Vickie thanks again my Dance of the Roses i got on Etsy came Saturday Sep. 8th waiting for her 1 month now is stitching time. I saw her on your vedio for the first time.

[@thevirginiastitcher]

She is beautiful! Happy stitching 🧵

[@melaniew4354]

Hi from Savannah, GA! I know this video is about a year and a half old, but I wanted to comment on it because practically every L&L you held up, well I also bought those same patterns back in the 90s, lol! Guardian Angel, Angel of Grace, etc...i was sitting here saying, i have that one, and that one and that one...i even have Santa of the Forest, and he's quite hard to get now i understand. You, however did much better than me! At least you stitched many of yours. I only stitched the Angel of Spring and let the others languish for a few years, while I got into samplers and hardanger and then, again similar to you, I stopped stitching around 2000 and left all my stuff in totes for not 10, but 20 freaking years! How did that happen? Quilting and knitting sucked me in, that's how. So now, I'm pulling out all these old charts and loving them again. I have Ice Angel all kitted up from 1995 or so, fabric, krenick, beads, the whole deal, and yours is so beautiful that's the one I want to do next! I was going to do Angel of Hope, but eh, screw her, she's waited over 25 years she can wait a few more months, right? However, I wanted to ask, since I have all that old krenick, is there a better substitute now? Your experience sounds really aggravating and I have heard others say the same thing. I found your video because I was specifically looking for people who had worked L&L pieces. Any advice is welcome!

[@patriciadouglass7141]

You will be busy forever! I have so many of the Lavender and Lace charts as well! Yours are so beautiful especially Autumn Fairy and Santa of the Forest! I have to go buy the DMC for Santa! I love the idea of the zippered pillowcase, thank you for that! I have to go buy some of those floss boxes too! Where did you say you bought them from? I am so enjoying your videos! I love being enabled by so many beautiful charts and stitching! Thanks so much!

[@thevirginiastitcher]

I definitely will be busy 😁. I have found those floss boxes at Walmart. You may also be able to find them online from places like Amazon. Your welcome for the enabling and happy stitching

[@pamrosenberry7575]

I just found your channel from another viewer mention on FaceBook. I love those ladies. You have given me hope on doing a lovely lady on aida. I'm not comfortable on linen either and some of the evenweaves don't work out for me either. I may just follow your lead and start a Mirabilla on the aida. Will be following your progress.

[@thevirginiastitcher]

I have stitched lots of ladies on Aida with no problem. Happy stitching 😊

[@kitsala1]

Your stitching is amazing. My husband also passed in 2006, he served in Korea.

[@thevirginiastitcher]

Thank you so much. I am sad to hear that your husband passed away.

[@lesleymoore8689]

Loved this WIP parade as Lavender and Lace are some of my favourite patterns. I am currently working on Celtic Christmas and of course most of the design on her dress is Gold Metallic. DMC gold is the recommended thread but I am not sure if it would be better to stitch with one or two strands. Can I ask what you have used on the Celtic ones you have done? Your stitching is wonderful.

[@thevirginiastitcher]

Hello Lesley, thank you so much. I stitched my Lavender and Lace angels and Celtic ladies years ago. I did not know about any other options back then so I always used the called for floss and specialty threads.

[@lindamcgrew3385]

Do you display your pieces? Soooo many stitches,and soooo beautiful!

[@thevirginiastitcher]

I plan on displaying them as they get finished. Thank you 😊

[@teriherrell6354]

Love your channel and all the pretty projects you’re working on. Where did you get the smaller DMC floss boxes, I can’t find those anymore, I can only find the larger ones.

[@thevirginiastitcher]

Thank you so much. The last place I purchased the little floss boxes from was Walmart. They have the larger and smaller. I want to say they were around $3 each. I purchased a couple not that long ago so they may still carry them. Happy stitching 🙂

[@teriherrell6354]

Thank you so much. 😉

[@thevirginiastitcher]

You are so welcome.

[@claudianay]

Hi Vicki, I began stitching in the 80s, but just recently discovered Floss Tube. I enjoyed seeing your Lavender and Lace pieces, since, as you might expect, I have some myself. My favorite is Nantucket Rose. I have no idea why I have never started to stitch that one. I am astonished at all of the whips people have. I have always had a large and a small project that I'm working on, never more. Now, I am lining up a "whip program" - stitching a lot of mine at the same time until my heart's content! Do you have any patterns by Butternut Road? Last year we retired and moved to Fort Mill, South Carolina. Imagine my glee when I found a needlework shop in Rock Hill, SC, fifteen minutes away. It is a stitch and frame shop. In fact, that's the name of it - Stitch and Frame. And guess what the first thing I saw when I walked in the door...Nantucket Rose, all finished and framed as a sample! I was also fortunate that I had a needlework shop near me in Northwest Indiana, House of Stitches, And, what a lucky girl I am, Hobby Lobby is right across the street in case of a last minute DMC run! Thank you for sharing and I look forward to seeing your progress!

[@thevirginiastitcher]

Wow, how fortunate to have a local needlework shop so close. I used to be more of a monogamous stitcher like you until Flosstube. Now I want to stitch all the things 😆. I don’t believe I have any Butternut Road unless Blueberry and Raspberry Homecoming are ones. We sound so similar in cross stitch journey and taste. I have only but a start into Nantucket Rose. Happy stitching 😊

[@mjgg1512]

Sus damas son una belleza

[@thevirginiastitcher]

Thank you!🙂

[@thelmaelkjar2475]

Love your L&L Angels i have done most of them on linen but seeing yours on Adia 16ct looks fabulous, did you do 2x2?

[@thevirginiastitcher]

Thank you. I stitched them 2 over one on 16 count Aida

[@diannebernau3293]

I had almost completed Sweet Dreams (just had finishing touches to do on the floral arch) and Guardian Angel when I lost them in a house fire. Luckily I recently purchased the pattern and fabric for Sweet Dreams off Facebook Marketplace so I will be able to redo her at some point. I also completed Angel of Grace which was framed and, thankfully, was on a wall so it wasn’t damaged. I left the wings off so she is not an angel but a beautiful lady instead. OMG, would you believe I am actually stitching on a kit I bought which was called Green Angel in the advert but has no name on the pattern or cover, and I have realised that it is the Angel of Autumn! It is on 14 count Aida in off-white or cream. What are the chances of that happening? I have even recently purchased the Angel of Autumn pattern without recognising it. I also have two others, which I think were called Pink Angel and Blue Angel so I will need to check them, too.

[@thevirginiastitcher]

I am so sorry about your house fire. How terrible. 😢 I am glad you where able to find another pattern of Sweet Dreams. We seem to have similar tastes in the beautiful Lavender and Lace ladies/angels. That is odd how those pieces have been renamed. Thank you for watching my channel and happy stitching🙂

[@diannebernau3293]

@@thevirginiastitcher Thank you. Losing everything you cherish in a fire is devastating. I also do patchwork and had a large tub filled with finished quilt tops, the wadding and backing fabric but couldn’t afford to get them professionally quilted at the time. All the time and money that we put into our hobbies can never be recovered. I love Lavender and Lace designs - they are so feminine and from another era. I think the Blue, Green and Pink Angels was to distinguish the description of each design. I can only assume they are copies given the prices of the kits. They included everything, including the beads, but nothing is branded, which is a shame for the designer. I am looking forward to following your channel and progress on your WIPS, Vicky. For someone who has only been back stitching for a few months you have done a lot of stitching by the looks of things. I, too, only started back stitching after discovering Flosstube a few months ago. I stopped after the fire and Flosstube renewed my love of stitching. Sorry for the length of this reply but thought a bit of background sharing would help us get to know each other. Can’t wait to see your next video so happy stitching until we next catch up. With best wishes from Di 💕🇦🇺

[@margaretscrafts]

Your work is beautiful. Have you tried thread conditioner on your Kreinik?

[@thevirginiastitcher]

Thank you! No, I have not. That’s a very good suggestion. I will take all the help I can get 🙂

[@OnceUponAStitch]

Vicki, I'm so impressed with all those Lavender and lace pieces - just amazing! Since you stitch on 16 count, are there any partial stitches in the charts? Okay onto part 4! Lori

[@thevirginiastitcher]

Thank you so much! There are some partial stitch around the skin area. I just pierce the middle of the Aida for those few areas.

[@thelmaelkjar2475]

Vickie a question do you wash your finished projects before framing?

[@thevirginiastitcher]

I have not had a need to wash any so far. If a piece were to be visibly soiled I would but I always make sure to wash my hands before stitching.

[@deko2485]

The Mirabilia Ladies are beautiful. I am most drawn to the Celtic Ladies, Nantucket Rose, and a few others. FYI - you said your Autumn Angel's wings are done. I believe she is missing the upper rounded part of her left wing above the angels hair. Would hate for you to frame her then realize it is missing. She is quite large and lovely. Hope to get one done in the next couple of years.

[@thevirginiastitcher]

Thank you. I will have to take a closer look at her wings.

[@marilynheard1195]

Where did you find your plastic tote bags?

[@thevirginiastitcher]

The zip top plastic mesh bags were purchased off of Amazon.

[@thelmaelkjar2475]

Hi Vickie where did you get your clear plastic bags i bought zip bags but they look old & tired easily i have about 200 fancy ladies to be kitted thanks.

[@thevirginiastitcher]

I ordered them a few years ago from Amazon. There is not any information on the packaging…sorry.

[@thelmaelkjar2475]

@@thevirginiastitcher thanks