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[@The_Chronic_Stitcher]

Thank you so much for committing to making virtual retreats a regular thing. I’m housebound due to chronic ill health, so virtual events are the only opportunity I have to connect with other stitchers and meet new people. This years Jingle Ball will be my first, and I can’t wait! 😊

[@sharonrobinson9958]

I am so excited about 5 Virtual Events next year! Thank you so much for doing them!! My favorite costume I have ever done was as an adult I went to a church party as a pregnant Nun! I was actually pregnant. 😁 I so enjoy your light, joyful, & fun videos. It so needed these days!❤️

[@SmilingDaisy_]

I don't really have a favorite costume but the most memorable was when my little brother wanted to be a mummy so he wore a white t-shirt and pants then we wrapped toilet paper all around him to make it look like the mummy rags. Everything was good until it started raining. I laughed so much-he was not pleased at all but I COULD NOT STOP LAUGHING.

[@PatriciaHup]

Bozo the clown was my favorite Halloween costume.

[@monikaharzman5843]

I grew up in a country that didn’t celebrate Halloween, but after I moved to the States I made Halloween costumes for my kids and my favorite one is a witch costume I made for my daughter including the hat.

[@ChristyHunter]

"they beat the fiddly stitching right out of me" Kids will do that. You are hilarious. Thanks for the humor.

[@jforster95]

My favorite costume was a baby doll - wearing my grandma's friend's square dance dress.

[@Kdegn118]

OMGGGG I absolutely LOVE the idea to do virtual retreats all year round!!! 😍😍😍

[@UntilWeStitchAgain]

THANK YOU for making the virtual events possible. Most retreats are out of my budget and it feels nice to have an accessible way to celebrate stitching together. Looking forward to 2025!

[@stargalaxyuniverse761]

I need to live to be 150 to finish all the projects, but you completely enabled me for Barbara Ana All Creatures.

[@elainewilliford8508]

Yes, Captain! 5 virtual events! Be still my beating heart!🪡🪡🪡

[@stitchreadrepeat]

Hold the phone - FIVE events next year!? You guys are awesome 🤩 Loved your Kathy Barrick finish, Steph, and it was fun seeing past fall finishes. My favorite childhood costume was Pippi Longstocking - my mom bent a wire hanger and braided my hair around it so it stuck out sideways. It was incredible. Happy Monday! 💜

[@christine.stitches3983]

Hello, oh my so much goodness 😊. I want to stitch it ALL. My favorite costume as a child was dressing up as a gypsy, I had a long full red skirt with a cotton lace blouse, large colorful bead necklaces with large hoop earrings and of course the beauty mark and bandanna to complete the ensemble. Thank you for the question that brought back such fun memories. Take care and see you next time 😊

[@deborahwatkins1493]

My favorite Halloween costume was a clown costume I made for my daughter--back when clowns were still innocently fun and not horrific mass murderers! Love your wip progress. :-)

[@michellem5429]

You handled the ticket issue with grace! My favorite childhood costume was when I attempted to dress as Gem but we couldn't find a pink wig so I wore a rainbow spiked wig. It was great! 😆

[@janieceprieur7068]

My favorite Halloween costume was when I was "Thing" from the original 1964 "The Addams Family" black and white TV show. My mom made my costume. My left arm was the thumb, right arm was the pinky. The three middle fingers where stuffed and sat above my head. The palm of the hand had life lines which were slit so I could see. And a big black box with no bottom hung off the costume. I remember it vividly. Also, my brother was "Cousin It" His costume was made of tan Hawaiian grass skirts in layers, a bowler hat and sunglasses. We were such a hit when we went out Trick or Treating.

[@MSmith696]

My favorite costume as a kid was what we called a hobo. I would wear my dad’s winter coat and that was great because it was usually cold and an added bonus, it was easy to get out of when back home - which meant getting to the candy stash faster.

[@spicychemist]

My favorite Halloween costume was Miss Piggy. My grandma made the costume and it had this beautiful purple dress complete with stuffing to make us "pig like." 😄Great video!

[@annesimpson2675]

My favorite costume was my one-eyed flying purple purple eater... It was crazy and I loved it. No one else was that

[@annmarie9780]

My Dad made me a ghost costume out of a sheet - but it was amazing because when I raised my arms there were bats hidden there!

[@yvonnedavidoff136]

Omg!!!!!!! Thanks for more virtual events!!!!! I know they an be a pain for both sides sometimes but so worth it! You just made my day! My favorite Halloween costume was Phantom of the Opera when I was 20. I went to a party with the "half mask" on. After a while, people asked if I was hot and that I should take my mask off. I told them (in character) that I don't normally do that but that I would. I proceeded to take off my mask revealing my grossed out mangled right side of my face!!!!! I spent an hour making bloody scars, etc before the party! The look on people's faces upon the reveal was priceless!!!!! We all had a good laugh! Memories....

[@alisoncaronflyingfree]

Thank you Thank you Thank you for more virtual events. I am going to an actual retreat next week but it will be the last that I will ever be able to afford. This would make me so sad if it were not for you and Jason and your crew. You folks are really adding joy and fun to the lives of those of us who cannot afford driving or flying across the country and paying hotel and retreat fees. Please know how very very much you are appreciated. And of course I already have my Jingle Ball ticket. 😀 Yes Captain! 🤣

[@kellys.7645]

I always loved my cat costume. I think it was the whiskers.😊

[@jenniferbarrett2169]

That Teresa Kogut piece on that fabric is amazing. My favorite Halloween costume was made by my mother. I was rainbow Brite, and she even made me a wig out of yarn

[@kyramcquary1879]

Can I have a favorite adult Halloween costume? I have an adorable Bumble Bee costume with wings and THE coolest prism insect-like glasses! I wear it every year!

[@Theunknownstitcher]

Favorite Halloween costume: Tinker Bell. My mom made the fairy wings from coat hangers and pantyhose! Thank you for all you and your team do to make the virtual events so incredible!

[@kerrys_stitching_basket]

You need to put your drum on an electric lazy susan so that it constantly rotates.

[@maureenlopez9266]

We had to make our own costumes for Halloween when I was a kid, and which I was always terrible at, so I can't really recall any particular costume that I made or liked. However, one of our friends had a terrific costume one year. He must have been around 9 years old and took a nasty fall down the steps of a slide at the playground. Now this was back in the 70s when playground slides were made completely of metal, were well over 8 feet tall, and built right on top of the asphalt (no nice, cushioned surfaces back then). He fell down the ladder side while climbing up and face planted on the asphalt. His face was pretty banged up. So he threw on pajamas and a bathrobe, wrapped a few bandages around his head and fashioned a sling for his arm, and went trick or treating as an accident victim 😂. People were commenting on what a great job he did with his make up (black eye, split lip, multiple scratches, etc). They were horrified when we told them it wasn't make up, but actual injuries from his fall! 😂. I think your stitched piece would make a great drum (my vote), but I think if you love the whole piece so much, you should definitely frame it!

[@lindadulin174]

I have never celebrated Halloween as it is my Daughter's birthday. I love waiting for a nearby orchard to sell there apples and their wonderful to die for fresh apple cider. I then make homemade caramel to dip some of the apples in. This was a cherished family tradition when I was a young child. I now want to continue this tradition with my children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. It's just a neat way to start the fall season.

[@SoundMindStitching]

My favorite Halloween costume growing up was when I was Pippi Longstocking. My mom straightened out a coat hanger and put it in my hair to make my braids stick out!

[@nadiasews]

I'm excited about more virtual events! I have a FT job, small kids and a slim disposable income budget so I would very much appreciate virtual events, looking forward to my first Jingle Ball!

[@Krista-Robertson]

I was a witch for all 12-15 years of dressing up! 🧙

[@katherinecleary425]

My stepmother used to sew my Halloween costumes. I think the best was when I was Pippi Longstocking. Had a really fun patchwork dress for that.

[@joanneseeger5271]

My favorite costume was a lion that my mom made from burlap fabric with yellow yarn looped around my face. She made for a play I was in, wizard of oz!

[@paulashattuck5983]

I love the Teresa stitch. It is a happy Halloween instead of dark. I love the colors

[@officialmermaidscove1376]

My favorite costume is when I dressed up as Princess Belle from Beauty and the Beast. It was the fanciest costume I had growing up lol

[@stitchingscottie4505]

I always wanted to be a witch as I loved the Wicked Witch in the Wizard of Oz. Weird, huh? That green smoke just did it for me when she came on stage. I vote do a drum. Yay! More stitching events! many thanks!

[@shannonnotestine1562]

My family has been very fortunate because my mom is an excellent seamstress and has always made our Halloween costumes. She also made all of my sons (who's now 19) Halloween costumes. My favorite costume as a child was when my sister and I dressed up as 80's punk rock stars, complete with the teased hair and a can of Aquanet hairspray. My favorite Halloween costume for my son was when he was Bumblee from Transformers and could "transform" into the car version of Bumblebee and the Tranformers version of Bumblebee.

[@sandragrasdock6377]

Not as a child but little red riding hood ❤ when I used to do Spooky Balls for the residents at a retirement community where I used to work until this past July

[@karyljacobson6709]

My favorite memory/costume go hand in hand. I would spend the month mixing and matching items from the dress up clothes toy box. In the end, I was always a gypsy.

[@pattersonjenn75]

Not saying it was my favorite, but a disastrous costume I remember was when I decided to be a California Raisin and made the outfit myself from a trash bag filled with lumpy newspapers. I looked dreadful and not at all like a raisin. Ah well. Thanks for all you do to bring us such fun events!!

[@debbiduncan6082]

My favorite Halloween costume was a black bat costume that I made. I was very creative when I was a child. Yes captain

[@SarahsStitchySpot]

You are always such fun, Stephanie. ❤❤❤

[@judimatsay6385]

Looking forward to attending more of your virtual events. Thanks for doing this, appreciate all the work you and your team put into it. Have a great weekend.

[@elizabethkrafnick5466]

My favorite costume was the homemade one I whipped up in sixth grade. I was the goddess Minerva. Yeah, I’m still a nerd. Lol!

[@maryannjohnson5410]

I didn't go trick or treating after kindergarten because we moved into the country. But my favorite Halloween costume is one my nephew had one year. He had an airplane made out of cardboard and a leather jacket and hat.

[@MariaHlad]

Most of my costumes as a kid were out of a box from the department store. I remember being a gypsy and Holly Hobbie. I think my favorite was when I was quite young and was a bunny. I loved the live stream "hoagie-fest" during the Great Jingle Ball Ticket Crash of 2024". Still say we need a T-shirt or stickers or something.

[@dalev5270]

Confession time. When I saw the snowman punch needle pattern and finish, I first thought it was a duck with a bonnet on her head. So sorry!! I interpreted the carrot for a beak. I remember the plastic face masks that came with costumes in the 60s - 70s and the rubber band getting stuck in my hair. I was a princess one year. Happy Halloween!

[@sarahnelson5565]

My favorite Halloween costume was a pumpkin. We took one of those big plastic leaf bags that had a Jack O'Lantern face on it and cute holes for my arms and legs and then tied it at my neck after stuffing it with paper. I had an orange piece of paper with a green painted toilet paper roll on it secured to my head for my pumpkin top with stem. It was definitely hard to get in the car to visit my grandpa, but I was definitely warm for trick or treating in the cold later that night.

[@frankieronacher1794]

I made a pink panther costume, was my favorite . You always put a smile on my face. Thanks

[@HarborShoresStudio]

You did a wonderful job dealing with everything! There was nothing you could have done to prevent what happened. Can't wait for my first Ball!

[@colleenyork-d9o]

My favorite Halloween costume was a Cinderella dress. Thanks for showing all these designs! Can't wait for the Jingle Ball - it's my first time!

[@TammyC-RN]

My favorite Halloween costume hands down was a toilet bowl. Yes, I made a toilet bowl out of boxes and spray painted it white. Cut out the bowl part and everything. Made flushing noises when people put candy in my bowl. I look back and can’t believe my parents let me do that, I was probably in 7th grade!!

[@Christine-ho6ff]

My favorite costume was an angel. My Mom made it. She cut wings out of poster board and glued glitter on them.

[@bethdonnell2051]

My favorite Halloween costume was in 1976 ❤️wonder woman ~ plastic mask - If you were a child in the 70s you remember those mask 😂

[@lesliehurley-phatcatphloss1754]

My fav costume was when I was in HS and I got to dress up as a witch and go read Halloween stories to little kids at the elementary schools. My witch makeup was by our drama club sponsor and it was epic (warts and all!).

[@robertacaruthers7568]

Being a 60s tween, my favorite costume was a hippie (headband, fringe vest, love beads..).

[@TessLynnxo]

My favorite Halloween costume wasnt one that I wore, but what my friend wore. We went to a halloween party together and I was Pocahontas. She wore a dress and had an area in the back tucked in her underwear (which was short white bicycle shorts) and had a long piece if toilet paper coming out from the waist band. It was hilarious. When someone brought it to her attention, she would try to look behind herself and turn in circles saying “I dont see it) 😂😂😂😂

[@kbmls3]

My favorite Halloween costume was the witch costume that my mother sewed for me. The hat was sewn in a way that it stood up by itself. I wore it to school for a costume contest and won! (The teachers were amazed that the hat stood up by itself.) For the finish, I suggest that you use the idea the Blackbird ladies have suggested: make a color copy of your stitched piece and paste it to a box from the craft store, then finish the actual piece as a drum. (Love me a drum finish.)

[@feliciamichael248]

My favorite Halloween costume was when I got to be Tweetie Bird! Loved it! You were fabulous during Jingle Ball/Taylor Swift event. You made it fun, kept us in the loop with What’s his name and made jokes about hoagies. Thanks!

[@kathrynbaker-gago5942]

My favourite Halloween costume was when I was young, my dad dressed as me and I dressed as him - super cute and of course bonding with my papa 😢❤

[@estherovalle7909]

My favorite costume is the wicked witch 🧙 😊 thank you for sharing your projects

[@melissaearly7302]

My favorite Halloween costume when I was a kid was papa Smurf. It was a plastic/vinyl thing that tied behind your neck and a big plastic mask that they no longer make. 😂

[@JennyFleming]

IT MUST BE A DRUM! I need to see that pumpkin in the urn match up! My Mom made me be the Wicked Witch of the West at least twice as a child. She plastered green paint all over my face and I remember hating it. The end 😂 #theybeatthefiddlystitchingrightoutofme

[@tammybanks113]

My favorite costume was a coal miner. My dad was a coal miner when I grew up and I used some of his items. So much fun.

[@janetrcrossstitch]

We didn't trick or treat as kids but we did get together at church and go on a hayride, we lived out in the country. My favorite part of the hayride was stopping at my great aunt's house for homemade popcorn balls. They were so delicious.

[@floridastitcher1]

What a great memory

[@cherylsamples7917]

I can't remember any of my own costumes that stand out in my mind but my twins went as an angel and a devil when they were one year old. It made for some cute pictures!

[@DaviEvans]

Looking forward to my 3rd Jingle Ball. How you outdo yourself every year is incredible! My favorite costume was my first grade genie/harem girl made by my mom--and I was so sad when she made me wear a sweater over it trick or treating because of the cold weather.

[@loritheflyingcrossstitcher9157]

Cant wait for the Jingle Ball!!! My 3rd year!!! My favorite Halloween costume was when I dressed up as a golfer!!!

[@ThesotaStitcherShannonBromo]

My favorite costume was in high school and we had a Halloween dance. I was a mime and no one knew who I was! 😂

[@lynnjones9207]

I am so excited as this will be my first Jingle Ball! Living in Canada, most retreats are unaffordable now that I'm retired, but this is going to be perfect! Thank you for all the prep work you do to make this possible. My fav Halloween costume as a child was Pebbles Flintstone. I had first worn it in my skating recital and it was adorable!!

[@RecoveringBookHoarder]

Favorite Halloween Costume - my mom made me a flapper costume out of a super cool dress we found at Goodwill…it was so much fun!!

[@lorettalowe5096]

Yes Captain!!! I’m stitching away. Thank you for the update. Really looking forward to 2024 Jingle Ball. Last year I made your candied almond recipe and it was a huge success. I will be making it again for party favors this holiday season. Looking forward to what ever you might share this year.

[@lorimiller1302]

Yes Captain! Great video. Love all your finishes. New & old. I have my ticket to the ball. I'm a 1st timer and can't wait. Candy apples are my favorite Fall treat. Happy stitching.

[@jennifersambolin4711]

My favorite Halloween costume ever was when I dressed up as Daria (more in the teenager years 😅). Loved it so much now I want to dress as her again.

[@LauraLawsCraftCorner]

Just wanted to let you know I love ordering from you as product is beautiful, customer service is awesome and great packaging and last but not least addicted to the coffee candy.

[@pams8753]

I LOVE all of your fall finishes. A Michelle Palmer design to ambitious for a newer puncher but you did a great job. The key is - practice, practice, and practice some more! I had made myself a ghost costume one year and it was my favorite.

[@ShastaStitches]

My fav Halloween costume as a kid was my troll costume (trolls from the 90’s, with the gem belly buttons 😄) my dad even made some apparatus out of metal coat hangers so my actual hair stood straight up; it was epic and so 90’s! 😅

[@flowerlass]

We celebrated Reformation Day. I went to our fall harvest event as Madeleine. My mother made my costume.

[@ceirdwyn5068]

Yes captain! My favourite Halloween costume was the 80s classic of a sheet, a hard plastic mask from the papershop, and a tinsel wig. My family was not crafty at all. 😂 i love the new bat and spider patterns.

[@liswilki]

My favorite childhood Halloween costume was Punky Brewster solely because she was my favorite , the costume itself was just the cheap plastic mask and outfit. My best costume was in undergrad dressing up as Angela Chase from My So-Called Life. I was often told I looked like Claire Danes. I had found pretty much the exact dress Angela often wore and was able to complete the outfit and even died my hair red (wash out).

[@chrissystitchy15]

Yay for more virtual events!!! The Lindy stitches team truly is THE G.O.A.T. of the virtual platform! Like most nerdy "geriatric millennial" girls, I was obsessed with American Girls dolls and as a result was very "in to" the colonial time period (clearly cross stitch is NOT a leap for me, haha). So my favorite costume was a "Felicity" colonial girl dress and mob cap that my very talented mother sewed for me in 6th grade. I'm sure I looked the COOLEST at the school Halloween skating party in my rollerblades, slicing up the floor in my mob cap and colonial bell sleeves. There was a little girl at my kids' trunk or treat this year dressed up like a colonial dream and you better believe I fan-girled all over that kid! 🤣

[@RedPandaHomebody]

My favorite Halloween costume was as an adult - I found the perfect yellow ruffled dress for Luna Lovegood.

[@KhaleesiSelena]

My favorite Halloween costume was being a power ranger, my mom even hand made my costume!

[@carolines_stitch_corner]

We didn’t have Halloween but used to have costumes for Carnival instead. My favorite was being a ladybug 🐞 with a cute antennae hairband…

[@deniseniemann5270]

My favorite Halloween costume was a witch costume that my mom made me when I was seven.

[@thefrenchgiraffe267]

My favorite Halloween costume was Mary Poppins my mother was a seamstress and she made all our costumes. I used the carpet bag to hold my candy.

[@robincovington4314]

I wore my Wonder Woman underoos with tin foil headband and wristlets and my white baton twirling boots with a red construction paper taped to the front. It was 1976 and I thought I was all that! 😂😂

[@Jean-no5bv]

Back in the 1990's, my favorite costume was a big Tomato! We just saw the movie "The Attack of the Killer Tomatoes". My ex and I each made a big tomato out of red fabric and wore green sweatpants. They were really cool. For fun i tried to watch the movie. Only made it through 15 minutes it was sooooo bad!

[@SwampRabbitStitcher]

My favorite Halloween costume was beauty and the beast. My dad gave me some face paint and he painted himself like the beast ☺️

[@kimberleymhoneybee2529]

In the Fall when I was a wee little one. My favorite Halloween costume was Casper the Friendly Ghost. The type of costumes that had the plastic mask. So many lovely new patterns. I look forward to all the fun things coming up.

[@Jerilynn51]

My favorite Halloween costume was one my mom made us. Three bears and My older sister was Little Red righting hood. Me and two other Sisters were the bears. We were very young but I remember it because there is a picture of all of us. It’s my favorite because my Mom made them.💖

[@cherylbond2641]

Halloween sampler is fabulous on that fabric!

[@fransmith7905]

I can’t say enough how much I love your personality! You just make my day so much better when I stitch to your floss tubes. Excited for the new virtual line up next year and of course Jingle ball. I’m old enough that we had those plastic face masks with our costumes,lol. That was so far back in the 50’s & 60’s I really can’t remember any except the one year I was a princess but no idea if it was a certain princess or just a generic one,lol.

[@stacicada]

I was a victim of the store-bought, plastic-mask costume era but can't recall a favorite! I remember one year I was a bear, and my sister was Mrs. Beasley. On a side note, I subscribe to PNPS magazine but mainly for the cross stitch. I've never tried punch needle, but they have so many cute designs and after seeing your projects I feel inspired to give it a try!

[@machelleowens5403]

So excited for Jingle Ball! And 5 events next year? Woohoo!! My favorite Halloween costume was the witch costume my oldest brother put together before he took me trick or treating when I was around 10. He made the hat out of black construction paper. It turned out real cute!

[@StitchinwLoo]

My favorite Halloween costume was one my mom made for me when I was 7 or 8- I was a Hershey kiss complete with the ribbon hat and all! She even made a mini costume for my Teddy stuffed bear that went w me everywhere (confession: I STILL have him and he still makes a great pillow!). When I saw your reel of the newest ahw releases, Lit caught my eye and I couldn't click over to ur site fast enough!!! I can't believe how fast it came, too...thank you! I'm slowly kitting it up now. I'm normally super arachnaphobic but those jumping spiders r just too cute so that plum street may make its way into my stash soon! Love you Mother and Child; that piece is truly stunning! Happy stitching Steph! 🐈‍⬛🪡❤️

[@stitcherinalabama]

I don’t remember any of my childhood costumes or my children’s … I do remember going trick or treating as a child … back then we walked in our small town and all of the elderly people loved seeing us each year … it was so much fun back in the day and it was safe for us as children … I enjoyed your video tonight … I have not signed up for Jingle Ball yet but I’m thinking about it … I have to check out a few things before I can commit … until next time Happy Stitching 🧵 … 😊❤ Dena

[@bettylarks8134]

My favorite Halloween costume was a store bought Princess dress with a tiara. My mom also made homemade donuts on Halloween for a treat. They were the best!

[@kate5176]

My all time favorite costumes when i was a kid were witches and vampires. I was almost always a witch or vampire. My most memorable was probably when me and my cousin were dressed up as Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy by our moms.😅