I've heard about you on Mariam's channel, and I finally got to you in my list of flosstube to watch. I really enjoyed your video and all the books you mentioned. You have some beautiful projects.
I loved the quote about beading you read out, it reminds me of the relationship Palestinians have with Tatreez. Also when you said every time of the year feels like soccer season I really felt that 😂
Your finishes are fantastic! I always enjoy seeing them! I am not a butterfly girl, but the Monarchs you shared are all beautiful! I am looking forward to more about your garden! I am not currently in a position to grow things, so your talk helps to enjoy the garden from your perspective! I am really glad that you're growing Zinnias and I can't wait to hear more about them! I do believe that if I ever have the opportunity to garden again, that I will mimic your approach! Thank you for always opening my mind to new ideas! 💝
Hi Nitya! I always love spending time with you. Your videos give me so much to think about, both cross stitching and otherwise. You have so many beautiful finishes again this video. I really love the strawberry lemonade spool - I haven’t heard of that designer before and now their patterns are on my wish list! I’m still waiting on my pattern to join you and Amy for the monarch watch SAL. Monarchs don’t often come where I live, but last week I saw a flash of orange wings flutter by so maybe it was one! I like to think it was anyway 😊 I did look up native plants to my area and Showy Milkweed is one of them so I’m going to have to plant some next year! I really enjoyed the garden talk. I laughed when you talked about the salvia - they certainly aren’t native to my area either but they magically survive the snowy winters each year and they are what the pollinators in my yard like the best! 😂 I hope you’re doing well and enjoying the break from school for the summer. See you next time! 💜
So happy to finally catch up with you today - you popped up in my queue to watch later. I was able to get a little stitching on a piece for a swap while watching. You have worked on so many pieces since last time, I love seeing all your projects. I will definitely have to find the Ark book for future reading. It’s great to see your garden doing so well! Hopefully we will get to visit later this week. 😊
Hello my friend! Love your little Monarch finish and can't wait to join you and Amy in this SAL. I have a plethera of milkweed and I do a daily round around the yard to check for eggs 😀 Some popped up in a pile of wood my husband had lying behind the garage, and I will not let him disturb it until the end of the season! 😆 Thank you for the wonderful book recommendations. Your Palestinian piece is so amazing! OOOO - I'm loving Menagerie! I may need to join on that! Love your garden talk. It is always crazy for me to see the difference in bloom and growth over a couple of zones. Love your idea of finding what ecosystem you are in. I wonder if this has shifted with climate change?? You are sending me down a rabbit hole! Absolutely amazing work returning your yard to a natural space!!! I love it!
Hi Nitya! Those carrots are so cute! Really enjoyed the inclusion of books- added new books to my library requests, which is always a good thing. It’s been a pleasure following along with your garden adventures. I am not a huge butterfly person, but Monarch butterflies have always delighted me. I had the pleasure of visiting a really famous grove where Monarchs clutch- it was absolutely amazing. Thank you, as ever, for sharing your stitching! Your colors are always so pretty and inspiring. Happy July!
Hi Nitya! I was stitching on the Femurs and Fungi SAL while watching this, and loved seeing all your stitching and hearing about your garden. What a transformation you've made to the garden! Love the effort you're putting into native plants as well. So much beautiful stitching as well! The Menagerie pattern is one I have in my stash but haven't started yet. Someday! I haven't seen many people stitching it, so I'm looking forward to seeing your progress on yours. The mention of residential schools reminded me of an article I read recently that talked about a school in Arizona expelling Native students (in 2019!) for participating in an Apache ceremony. A third student was given a warning and ended up not having her own ceremony because she worried about it affecting her chances of going to college, and the whole experience had a big impact on how she connected with her culture. It was maddening to read.
Watching this on the treadmill as the first day of my surgery recovery and I just have to tell y'all that lemon discussion needs to be a flosstube show. People with lemons should phone in and y'all give advice! Kinda like flosstube dragon's den/shark tank 😂
It’s really great to see your process and thoughts when experimenting with colours and fabric and feeling free to restart. Also appreciate your commitment and thoughtfulness to the pieces you stitch, especially all the activism. The monarch is a beautiful idea, I really closely associate this emigration with my grandpa as it was something he shared with us. Unfortunately their numbers have been dropping and it’s not near as much of an experience as it was for him as a youth
@@chinookcrafter Hi Michelle! Thanks for tuning in! I don't really even remember seeing monarchs as a kid, but I didn't pay attention to nature as much then. What have you been stitching on lately? Excited for a catch-up with you, too!
Look at your bookmarks! 😍 Such a great idea for gift stitching. Hope your summer break is off to a relaxing start ❤️ White Winter Moth looks amazing! I love that you’re using very light teal for the lightest color. Yes to tree rage, stunning!
Always a pleasure to catch up with you and your beautiful stitching. I learn new things and feel inspired every time you post a stitchy video. I’d love to see your summer garden. Thank you for caring. Caring is tough, and sometimes (often, especially right now) hurts, but it’s so very important. You’re a lovely human, and I’m so thankful to have the opportunity to spend time with you here on Flossstube. Oh- and that fabric you’re stitching the vengeful tree on? Gorgeous. Extending the border to show off the fabric is brilliant.
@@booksandthemoon9746 Hi Meg! This is so sweet, thank you 🥰 Thank you for taking the time to visit and share your very kind thoughts with me, too! Caring is tough! Especially in the face of uncaring folks. It should be easier. I've been enjoying following your travels! Have you brought any stitching with you? Curious minds are dying to know 😂
You’ve made such great progress on your projects! I would absolutely love to see a garden tour this year. Ours is starting to fill in nicely so far. The Carolyn Manning monarch piece is great too! She also has another one called Butterfly Weed (which is a variety of milkweed) that’s beautiful and I had bought it quite a while ago. I may start that one along with our SAL too. 🤭 And I would absolutely love to zoom sometime! How fun! Hope you have a good last week of school!
@@amy.k.graham Hi Amy!!! I'm getting my last few floss conversions together today then starting on one of my monarch projects. I read something recently that suggested to chop off the top half of milkweed because monarchs like fresh growth for laying eggs. Have you ever heard of that? Oh that Butterfly Weed is beautiful!!! I looked it up. I kind of prefer the CM patterns like that one and the recent prairie one that aren't the usual box / quilt ones. Oh and yes! Zoom is on the table! Let me know if you have some time this month! Happy monarch and summer stitching!
I haven’t been able to stop thinking about that Eye of the Beholder pattern since I first saw it last week. Now I definitely need to start it ASAP! I love what you said about cultivating hope and taking action in the face of despair, I needed to hear that today ❤
@@go_off_grandma Hello! Thank you so much for taking the time to watch and leave these lovely comments! I feel very anxious about the time we're living in (maybe every time has been this anxiety inducing) and I feel like we will all have to help lift each other up in hope ❤️ I just started following you on IG, your recent strawberry stitch is so cute!
HAPPY END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR 🥳🥳🥳 loving all your monochromatic pieces, wow! also loving how you put Know Thyself on lighter fabric-I was thinking about doing that and it looks awesome:) thanks for the podcast recommendation and best of luck with your monarch cultivation 🥰
@@veggiestitches Carlie!!! You're here! How goes the search for a new Flosstube name? Excited to see you and Shelby again! Ah thanks, enjoying the summer, definitely. Thank you for tuning in! Oh I just love that Know Thyself. What a fantastic pattern. I was afraid to start it on black, I know it's harder to see. But I think I need to check it out because I have a Star Trek pattern that I want to start at some point that needs to be on black. No monarch sightings yet but the swallowtail caterpillars are keeping us company. Happy summer crafting!
@@daniellebcraftingcorner Hi Danielle! I have saved up your recent update for my viewing today, can't wait. Have you picked your French studies back up? I can't recommend enough Astrid, a series on PBS. It's a cozy mystery and the main character is neurodivergent and the show does a good job of having us see the world through her eyes. Lots of conversational French used, too!
well, lovely to see you again. I am looking forward to seeing bits of your garden. lovely projects. I am keen to do something with the negative soace embroidered but my brain has a bit of a connipotion when I try, but both yours look so lovely! I have favourited a few shops for when I am ready to purchase something new. you are so right about fear and despair. I like that people talk about taking a day or two and regrouping and continuing to fight for justice and freedom. Unfortuntely the bad stuff and fear around gender and trans people also happens internationally, on the one hand here in NZ at least it's a time of great freedom and acceptance to be who you are and a time of great fear and politicians moving towards oppression. It's awful but also a great opportunity to wake up and be good allies. I hope you enjoy your lovely long summer. Although I miss seeing you monthly, at least we get lots of projects that you show. Oh and I loved your crochet blanket. Take care, Catherine
@@neatandknotbythesea9204 @neatandknotbythesea9204 Oh I definitely need to highlight stitches as I go, using a working copy of the pattern, when I do any negative stitching. Everyone I've been reading says that if it's within your means, take a break and pause and re-energize before continuing to witness and speak up. Summer has been lovely. I don't know that we've heard much about winter there in your Flosstube. Do you have anything that endures the winter in your garden?
@@DaybreakStitchery well it’s in the list. Trying to finish a few things. I can believe it but we are still harvesting from the garden. Carrots, kale, silverbeet and even 2 artichokes a couple of weeks ago and I can see two more coming. We still have some flowers, calendula and one or two roses. Even with our very hard frosts! C
Hello my Friend! Keep saying what you are saying! Thank you for your voice to support all of humanity! Look at your tiny stitching!!! I love it!m Love all of your "startitis" ;-) We can stitch Tree of Life together! Welcome to the Bird Herd! LOL! Love your color choices 😍 The fabric for Dare Leng Dar is SO GOOD! Love your ideas for preserving as much of that fabric as you can. I'm definitely in for the Monarch SAL! My Milkweed is growing. 🙂 Love to you my friend!
@@julieinstitches16 Thank you friend! ❤️❤️❤️ Yes! Tree of life! It's so pretty. Jessi can do no wrong with fabric. I am still scrambling to kit up my monarch projects, but hoping to start today! Love you back!!!
So many beautiful projects! For Dare Leng Dar the fabric is stunning and fits the pattern so well. I'm really intrigued by the Eye of the Beholder pattern, too. The designer is new to me and I'll have to look them up. I also love the tiny 1 over 1 stitching you've been doing!
@@gently_smiling_jaws Hi Danielle! Ah thanks! It makes it easy to finish when projects are so small. Now my MFE sal...🙄😁 that's another story! Yes! So it turns out that the Eye of the Beholder is based on a D & D character. I don't remember if I knew that at the time of recording. The tiny stitching has been fun. It sure requires good lighting! Off topic question - are you doing the Deadly Aquarium sal? I'm thinking of starting it and looking around to see who's working on it.
@@DaybreakStitchery I've been considering the Deadly Aquarium SAL but haven't gotten the pattern yet. Partially because I just started in on the Femurs and Fungi SAL (though I didn't start it until after the last part was released), and I'm going to do the Plants and Petrichor SAL once that starts, and there are a bunch of other things I'm planning to start. 😅 Will that ultimately stop me? Not necessarily... 😁
Loving all the impulse starts 😂 Sarah is a master of color paring that White Winter Moth is gorgeous. Love what you are planning for Dare Leng Dar it will look great and that fabric is perfect. That eye pattern is amazing. I need that in my life now 😮 #modaboutyouSAL I’m all in 😊
@@marroomycrafts Hi Maryam! Yes, Sarah's purple glasses were just the right vision for that project. Dare Leng Dar is fantastic. The monster we need, we sort of need nature to scream and swallow us up whole. We are not doing right by her. Yes! Eye of the Beholder! It's based on a D & D character! Do it! Do it! 😁
Look at those finishes! 😍 The Rosa Parks piece is great; Jade is such a great fabric. We Go On is stunning. I love the way you used the variegated and made it non-stripey.
Thank you dear! I know, I finished something! I can hardly believe it 🤣Jade is surprisingly versatile. I wonder what other patterns would look good on it? What do you think?
I’ve had to re-record as well and it’s such a kick in the pants as the first go around was totally brilliant wasn’t it 😉 I definitely think more about textile waste in terms of fast fashion so that is some food for thought.
i am so glad to have found your channel! your projects and colors are amazing!!! not to mention the sentiment behind the gorgeous work you’re doing. definitely subscribing and watching your backlist ✨🌸💖 much love
Oh my goodness hi Marjorie! Thank you for tuning in! Ah thank you for leaving these sweet comments, too, I appreciate that! I am WAY behind on your videos! Summer is calling 😎More time for Flosstube! Happy stitching!
Hi Nitya! So glad to see an epic update from you with your two months of stitching! “I really love this piece so I’m stitching it in triplicate.” 😮😂 But all of your triple pieces are looking so good together so you’re really on to something! Interesting timing that you were talking about your guild; I just went to my first local guild meeting that’s part of the EAC (here in Canada) and looking forward to getting involved with my local group! As always you are enabling me to add more patterns to my wish list, starting with the Shipibo Textile and the Monarch SAL this summer! I got a lot of stitching in during this video on a Stitchrovia piece from the Cross Stitch for the Earth book. Lots of bright happy spring colours on this snowy day! Take care and see you next time! ❤
Oh Theresa! Hello! I was thinking of you this weekend ♥ I know, what was I thinking with those triples! They do look pretty ok, thank goodness! Oh so exciting that you've joined a guild too!!! I want to hear all about it! Oh yay! You're joining us with monarchs this summer! I can't wait to see what you choose and how it comes along. You are working on that beautiful Carolyn Manning and I definitely added it to my list! Whoa, you had snow a month ago??? I guess you are far north enough where that could happen, huh? Hope spring has sprung, and hope you are getting lots of good stitchy time, too!
Hi! Thank you for sharing the Birbs in Bandanas 😊 You have so much going on, it's so nice to see everything you are working on. I hope you are having a lovely spring so far, and I can't wait to see your milkweed take off. We are fortunate that our city plants milkweed throughout the city limits to encourage the monarch migration through Texas.
Oh Jennifer! Thank you ♥ Shoot, I wanted to mention your live stream on the Flosstube that I recorded today! I'll message folks about it. I can't wait! Oh I love to hear that your town plants milkweed. I was visiting a far west suburb yesterday that was just amazing with all their native plants, including milkweed. We're slowly doing more in my town, thank goodness!
hello, what a lovely treat to come back home and there is a new flosstube from you. I think this is your best flosstube as far as bringing attention to Palestine and the seriousness of things. You have such a light touch which I don't but which clearly is beneficial. The more voices and the more different approaches, the better. I love your Rosa Parkes embroidery. You have been a machine. Loads of lovely things. I am very jealous of your selbu book. That has been on my list to buy for such a long time but, It is very expensive and in reality, I don't think I will knit any. And yes, you do like to experiment a lot! :) Lovely to see some of your knitting too. your weekend with your friend sounds lovely. And I had to laugh out loud about your present to Steven. So funny. I once made Martin a little box (origami) with basically a handwritten measuring tape of all the reaons I loved him. He is not the romantic type. I found the little box scrunched up at the back of a drawer when we moved. so funny! SOunds like Steven is a better receiver of such presents, sorry about the typos, I cut my finger!!! have a lovely week and keep looking for lob=vely things to balance out all the lovely craftivism. Catherine
Thank you dear! This is the nicest comment, I so appreciate reading your "letters" and leaving my own! I think we both show our love through our handmade products, and luckily or unluckily for our partners, they get to be the lucky recipients of all that love 🤣🤣🤣 Thank you for the reminder for balance, I am on a constant search for it! Hope you've been doing well, excited to hear from you both soon I hope!
Your stitching to make the variegated floss splotchy instead of striped looks wonderful! The mittens book looks fantastic and what a treasure trove of patterns to cross stitch. And now I'll have to look into my local EGA chapter.
Oh Danielle, tell me how that goes! I am so curious about how different EGA chapters work. We've got about 40 members in our chapter, but I know some of the east coast chapters are larger. Thanks for tuning in! I enjoyed your catchup this weekend!
Hi, Nitya. Just catching up on your videos. You've enabled me to join EGA. Looking forward to the conversations on various current topics; especially on cultural diversity. It's important to me to see that the craft be exposed / introduced to younger generations in my culturally rich community and provide them with an alternative to their e-devices!
Oh Jasmine, this is fantastic! I want to know what you think about the EGA. Ok, so you are near me, right? Windy City chapter or another one? I agree, I want to start some crafting circles at school to get kids off their phones and engaged in making. We'll keep working at it! Thank you for tuning in, I love hearing from you!
@@DaybreakStitchery Hi, Nitya. I believe I am in the "Needle's Nest" chapter which is based in or near Schaumburg. I think it is nearest chapter to my location in Lake County. I hope our paths will cross one of these days. I do not have many opportunities to use my French other than with my elderly relatives and distant cousins in Quebec. A bientot!
Good Morning dear friend 🙂 I am in love with floss and how it pooled in 'We Go On' - I grabbed that when Dee and Kari released it and cannot wait to start! Nitya!! I love your knitting, and crochet, finishes! Those are gorgeous scarves!! Love the Peruvian Flair one over one - beautiful 😍 "Azaad's little bum" - LOL!! Yes!! The more the merrier - I would love to spend time with Sarah's Mom and Sister! Grand idea!! Yes - I'm totally borrowing that - experiments. 🙂 Awww Mom -love that bag! And love the versatility for several crafts 🥰 Definitely in for the Monarch SAL. Happy Stitching my friend! Love You!
Hello dear! Ah thanks Julie! Love you back!!! Thank you for tuning in. Oh I want to see what you pick for colors when to do We Go On! What have you been stitching on lately? Can't wait to see you soooooon! ♥♥♥
Your experiments are so fun and I love seeing them. So many amazing finishes and WIPS in this episode too! And I’m so excited for our #MonarchWatchSAL. We’ve started preparing all the beds for the spring milkweed planting and my dad decided to dig up even more of the backyard to add more space for milkweed this year. 🦋
Oh my gosh your dad is my hero! I, too, have another little patch that I planted with milkweed. The seedlings are coming up and looking good. My neighbor found their first egg today. I can't wait for our SAL!!! I found one more pattern- Carolyn Manning has a Monarch pattern! Hope you are doing well! Happy stitching!
Thank you for a lovely video! I enjoy seeing all your experimenting, the tiny stitching, the starts, the finished, the color choices, the activisim, and your connection to the community. I enjoyed your "needleminders" chat and cannot wait to hear more about what the spring brings when you record next time.
Thanks Nati! I'm on a roll with tiny stitching. I just love it! Thanks for your guidance on that, you helped me get started! Thanks for tuning in, too. I want to hear more about your StitchNorth experiences!
Your experiments are absolutely beautiful. Your color combinations are always fantastic. I picked up stitching again recently for the first time since last summer, and really enjoyed catching up with you whilst stitching. Thank you for being such a lovely human, and for caring about what is happening in the world. ❤
Thank you dear Meg! I had been wondering if you've been stitching. Right back at you, fellow lovely human ♥ I'm running off to go find your latest stitchy posts now!
So many beautiful finishes and stitching. I love your journey with each of your WIPs and your experiments. We should definitely invite Sarah’s mom and sister next time. The more the merrier 😊 I’m releasing the whole Yalda to Nowruz pattern on April 1. That book was a great find. So many ways to use those patterns in cross stitch and knitting
So delightful to listen to friends talk stitching! So many parallels with quilting-start with the pattern? Start with the fabric/floss? Work from my stash? Loved seeing how you varied from the patterns-isn’t that the most creative part? “don’t know what I’m going to do with it, but had to buy it because it was so pretty!” ❤
