Flosstube #1 - Jacobpalooza, everything Modern Folk Embroidery: finishes, WIPs, haul and more 

Carmen, I'm not sure you will see this comment since it is not posted to your current episode, but I just heard about you today on Brenda & the Serial Starter and thought I needed to check you out. Boy, am I glad I did! I am smitten with you and your passion for our craft. To see your enthusiasm for your first retreat was so special. It was one of those times that "the stars aligned" for you and I am so happy that you recognized it and was bathed in the joy of it all. Before you ever said the word, "musician" I felt that you were just so...your way of expressing yourself, the way you appreciate all the little things that then crescendo in the the glorious things of life was such a joy to watch. I've always had a great love of music, took piano lessons as a child, retried as an adult, then realized that I was created to appreciate & experience the gift, but not to be a creator. The expression of my creative gift came when I discovered interior design and then began to Cross Stitch! I cannot wait to continue my binge watching of your channel and getting to know you more! One final note: I have always loved the Cello and 20+ years ago, met a sweet young woman in our church orchestra who was a Cellist. My husband & I became her "college town contacts", provided her car service to & from her dorm to practices & performances at our church.When she needed a home cooked meal, she brought friends to our home and we spent many hours listening to them & laughing at their tales of college life. You remind me of her in so many ways. We lost touch over the years but I still think of her often . I wish you many more Retreats and decades of Happy Stitching!

What can I say that hasn’t been commented. Just found you. Best flosstube ever ever. Especially on samplers. I have always been interested in history of cloth,textiles, quilts, etc., being a long time quilter. I Collect antique quilts so I identify with collecting antique samplers. I am a new cross stitcher, so my pieces are on low count aida, but I do enjoy the craft. Can identify with the ancestry talk as my ancestors were poor farmers in Kentucky. They made quilts but to keep warm and very simple unlike the appliqué and intricate quilts of the wealthy in the Eastern U. S. Just love everything about this flosstube. I am thrilled to see your enthusiasm with handwork. Being an older person it is nice to see younger handwork stitchers enjoying the craft and appreciating all it has to offer as a hobby.

Thank you so much for doing this! I could only dream about going to Jacobpalooza. So I searched for it on YT and found you and subscribed immediately. Just adore your enthusiasm and detailed explanations. And very excited about your upcoming ideas because I am a real newcomer who's been bitten hard by the Jacob-bug haha!!!

Fabulous! Keep up the wonderful work!😊

Thank you sooooooo much for sharing your experience and your enthusiasm; it's been a real treat to watch your first FlossTube. I will certainly look out for future videos. ❤❤❤

Fantastic first flosstube, Carmen. Your stitching is beautiful, your enthusiasm was infectious and it was fun to enjoy the retreat through your experience, please come back in the future and do more videos.

Oh my gosh! What a great first video! Your enthusiasm for our craft is infectious. I live in Hawaii and don’t get to go to retreats because they are just too far, but with your video, I felt like I was there! I was just as excited as you and am so happy you got to experience such magic. Looking forward to watching more from you. My dad’s family is from Quebec; it’s neat to have a bit of connection, albeit a little one 😄I’ve only ever been once and that was at least three decades ago 😯 Happy stitching 🪡🤩

🎉 Good Evening Cardamen ❤ so 😊 happy to meet you .

Omg that Caramel Brownie fabric would be perfect for Jacob’s The Namárië Tapestry. Thank you!

Carmen, welcome to the FlossTube community. I heard about your first video from Caroline, Kerri, and Sarah of SewMeSarah. You are an exquisite breath of fresh air. Thank you for allowing me to accompany you vicariously on this amazing retreat with Jacob. I hope to see many more videos.

I so enjoyed watching this!! I attended weekend one, and you did such a great job of capturing the excitement and enthusiasm I felt during the retreat. Thank you for all of the detailed photos and descriptions. And as an aside, I feel the same way you do about Daniel - what an awesome human! 💙 I hope you make more videos!!

Well… you’re lovely! Thank you for starting a flosstube. I look forward to seeing more from you❤

I loved your video. Everyone must love Jacob as you do. Your video was soooooo nice. I watched your video in a few sittings. On to number 2. Great job.❤

I overdyed some yellow linen with tea and it came out lovely.

I enjoyed your video.

An amazing video! It was lovely meeting you and am looking forward to seeing your progress on all your Jacob stitch plans ❤

Thank you for an amazing first flosstube, Carmen! I was at Weekend I and had a similar magical experience at Jacob-Palooza. It was wonderful to meet so many kindred spirits who love MFE designs, antique samplers, beautiful linens and floss, and all the making. I appreciated all the photos and videos you took of the treasures Jacob brought with him from The Netherlands. I was so entranced trying to take it all in that I did not do a good job of documenting what I saw. I completely agree that there are so many incredible charts in the MFE catalog that are sleeping gems and we must stitch them! Charlotte Ramsay is definitely one for them for me. 😊

Thank you for a delightful video of your Retreat experience❣️ I am moving on to #2. 😻🤗

I enjoyed your flosstube and your contagious enthusiasm for Jacob and his designs! Side note - I visited Evertote last summer and met Daniel and Hannah. Daniel was as lovely as you said and Hannah was wonderful too. I have often thought how much fun it would be to work with them. 😊

Wow Carmen, what a phenomenal first flosstube episode! I so enjoyed watching this and really felt the experience of Jacob Palooza through your excitement. Your passion and enthusiasm will make this channel a huge success, Carmen. I love Jacob’s designs too and totally agree with you that there are so many older patterns sleeping just waiting for their moment in the sun. Maybe, you could host your own JacobSleeper SAL to encourage the community to deep dive into his patterns and stitch up a storm of oldies but goodies😉. You’d be just the woman to lead this parade, just saying …. Huge congrats on a fabulous job!

Really enjoyed this! 🎉

What a beautiful flosstube! One of the best. I’m from Belgie. Up to nr 2.

I was at weekend 1 and totally want all the boats. 🤣

What a wonderful first flosstube! I love your stitches. Am going to watch #2 next! I stitch mostly on 40 count, but have stitched on 46 and really enjoyed it. I do have to use close up glasses! Ha ha, but I am 63. 😉

Truly enjoyed listening to your experiences at your first retreat - watched your video a few times ! Thank you for sharing your thoughts and needlework - so glad you are enjoying your time with needle and thread. I would have loved to have attended this retreat but due to life events could not at this time. Marion Scoular wrote a very nice little booklet on hem stitching and there are some excellent books on hem stitching, pulled and drawn thread. I hope that needlework techniques and the world of needlework will bring you all the joy that music brings to us in so many ways… and, we are most fortunate to be able to pursue this as a hobby. Thanks again and all the best Nupur

Loved this flosstube, Carmen. Just stumbled upon it today - 12/10 - and ready to que up #2. I've never been to any sort of 'stitch con', etc, don't have a flosstube. Just me stitching since i list my bestie 5 years ago; she was the only person i knew who stitched. Flosstubes let me know there are tons of other stitchers out there. Your video was special because it focused so well on heritage and preserving the past. Loved it. I myself stitch on 16 or 18 count Aida since my old eyes can't manage higher counts very well. Your work is impeccable, the samplers you choose are charming. Looking forward to more flosstubes ftom you.❤

Just a wonderful video. You are so passionate about your love for everything Jacob and cross stitch. My parents were born in Holland and came to Canada in the 50s. I have been there twice to visit with relatives. It is a wonderful country. Don’t be afraid to share your process on all your pieces.

I really enjoyed your video, although I had to watch "snippits" here and there. I wasn't able to go, but loved experiencing it through your eyes and your enthusiasm. I hope you will do more in the future.

Wow. What an amazing video. You remind me so much of a young friend of mine and when you said you were a cellist somehow it didn’t surprise me as she also is a cellist. So many amazing connections for you. So enjoyed everything you shared. I have watched Carolyn since her first flosstube and am also a flautist. Loved the occasional flute playing that popped up back then. She has built an amazing businesss. Please continue to make videos so we can see your progress. Thank you for taking the time to share as I am in Australia. I have stitched a couple of Jacob’s charts and a couple of wips. Now I need more!!! Continue to enjoy your stitching and music making.

Hello Carmen... Great video! Thank you for making the retreat come alive for us folks who couldn't attend. Happy stitching 😊

A terrific recap on weekend 2, Jacob Palooza! Congratulations on your first flosstube, I look forward to more.

I have stuck like glue to every word. Your video was at least 3 hours for me.I kept rewinding so not to miss any detail. This was so special to me. The only part I was sad about is the fact maybe Jacob will do it again in maybe 5 years. Maybe Caroline could convince him to come maybe in 2 years!!! Please decide to continue flosstube. Thank you!

What a delightful morning I had watching both your videos. Bravo for the information you shared and details about the retreat, Jacob, Caroline and Evertotes, the visits you had and your analysis of the works and patterns. It was inspiring!

This flosstube episode was a complete delight. I heard Caroline And Carri mention it as the best recap of the event. It is also so nice to see another Canadian podcasting. Your enthusiasm is very contagious. I really hope that you do more episodes. Hugs from western Nova Scotia.

I am so glad I found this video. Thank you for chatting about my ornament and our music story. I am so glad I was not the only one who didn’t have the nerve to approach Jan Hicks. I am also glad I wasn’t the only one to just purchase what she wanted…I had decided to do that ahead of time and did not feel guilty. I love your retreat stories. Your stitching is amazing! I hope we meet again. So…Green and Bare It is an awesome colour…it was the colour of the tuxedos for my brother’s wedding but not of the pictures show the beautiful colour. So awesome in person. Final edit of many additions…I can picture you purchasing an original sampler that is over 100 years old and figuring out the pattern. I can’t wait to see where you go with this. I hope you will do another video.

You presented a wonderful video!!!! I will certainly be watching for your next flosstube. Amazing!!!

Spectacular flosstube! You’re an amazing stitcher and speaker and oh so motivating!!

Wow! Thank you for this video recap Carmen. And let me say though I imagine you are a talented musician, you may have missed your calling as a public speaker. You should be lecturing in a university. Only one time did I have a professor who was as gifted at presenting a subject as you are in this video. Not one UM or hesitation - which would make up at least 3/4 of any presentation I made. Well, well done! I hope we continue to benefit from your talents by watching more videos!

Thank you so much for such an in-depth recap. I too was at weekend 2 but sadly had to leave on Friday due to a family situation. I have lived vicariously through your eyes for the remainder of the retreat, so thank you!

Yes!!!!!! I love your flosstube! I'm completely self taught so I understand your excitement over project bags, needle minders, actually seeing linens and fancy floss in person! I've never known there was so much out there!!! Anyway, Well done! You do beautiful work!

Carmen, you did a wonderful job with your first (and hopefully not the last) flosstube. Please continue with the flosstubes and keep us apprised of all your work/WIPs.

A wonderful video, thanks so much for sharing your retreat experience!

Hi Carmen! I’m the very lucky person who received your gift at the exchange on wknd 2 at Jacob-Palooza. I really treasure the pin cushion, I use it daily. Your video is fantastic, what an experience we all had!

This was so interesting!

I believe the Red Stag might look gorgeous on your yellow❤ I love yellow and plan on stitching the sun and moon on blue fabric. I found your family's story moving, and you are so right! It if weren't for their determination and fortitude to survive, we would not be here. It's good to be grateful. As a young child, I remember hearing a cello played for the first time in a school concert. It touched my soul! Beautiful instrument! They are works of art to look at and listen to❤ I grew up on classical and big band music. Five years of piano (which I didnt love because I detested recitals and being humiliated by making a mistake.) I was very young. Now I am very old. Liberace wasn't my favorite role model = Bruce Hornsby is ; ) but the love of music remains! Rhapsody in Blue is my alltime favorite and Delibes, the Flower Duet!

Love your excitement. The Red Stag Sampler you just bought would look amazing on your yellow fabric.

Great video. You are a natural. MFE's Clemence Regnier was one of the first things i stitched when i started stitching again in 2020. And several more since. They are wonderful. How about a Charlotte Ramsay SAL! Just bought Song of the Nightingale. Might make 2024 the year of the MFE everything. You've inspired me! And hey I'm a cellist too. Music and stitching go together so well!

Great first video! You do beautiful work and I love your enthusiasm about cross stitching!

I stitched my Reaching Skyward on snickerdoodle 40 CT with redwood and 'with envy' with accents of green and bear it and sea salt (from the 2022 holiday countdown). It's a great color linen! I'm going to the October 2024 stich north and it's my 1st retreat and I'm going by myself. Your positive experience gives me hope 😊 thanks for the recap!

Thank you for sharing, Carmen! Lovely to get to know you and yes experience JacobPalooza vicariously! Great content!

this was amazing! cant wait for more videos

Great recap! I was also there and had a great time - being a super fan as well. My background is also Dutch. Really enjoyed your background stories. Wish I knew more of my heritage but those family members are all gone now. I did manage a trip to the Netherlands several years ago and visited Rotterdam where my grandparents were from. Hope you make more videos and show your amazing stitching!!!

Love your passion! Your stitched pieces are exquisite

What a wonderful video!!! Loved every minute. Your stitching is amazing. Keep up the good work.

Thank you for doing this video. It was a great recap and fun watching a few weeks after the retreat. I loved seeing your pieces in person. You’re stitching is beautiful.❤

You are a natural, girl!! Loved this video. Please continue making them!

What a great video and appreciate you sharing your stitching and retreat excitement. Can’t believe you have only been back to stitching for a year. Your projects are just beautifully amazing. You go girl!! Will definitely be watching more of your videos. Congrats on Flosstube #1🎉🎉🎉😘

Carmen that was a “wonderful” flosstube ! Gorgeous stitching, can’t wait till the next flosstube ! Happy Stitching 🧵✂️🪡❌

Welcome to Flosstube! So jealous that you were able to go on a retreat with Jacob!!

Thank you SO MUCH for your stories about the retreat! I was interested to hear about Drenthe, having read about it so much in books about Vincent Van Gogh--I devour every book I can find about him. Your stitching is spectacular. Looking forward to more of your Floss Tubes!

7 minutes in and I had to stop to tell you how wonderful your enthusiasm and. love for cross stitch is. I hope you continue on your flosstube journey because I would surely be tuned in!

Thank you for taking the time to make this video about the retreat. Enjoyed it so much, look forward to watching it again.

what a great floss tube, I stayed up way too late watching it. so interesting & lots of history too. PLEASE MORE VIDOES

🦉Loved all your shares! Welcome to the floss tube community!

What a beautiful first Flosstube. I do hope there will be more. Your love of Dutch samplers is contagious!

This was just excellent and I thoroughly enjoyed it. In fact, this was the best recap of a retreat that I've ever seen. And that it was about Jacob and MFE, which made it so special. I am really hoping that you make more videos!

Love your video. One of the few times where a long video did not bother me. I watch you while I was working and just love your passion and I'm a big fan of modern folk embroidery, so it was very fun to watch all the pictures and videos. I think you're great and I hope that you do more videos. Very lovely! Thanks!

Wonderful first flosstube. You are a natural. Very informative & genuinely lovely to watch & listen to you chat away about your experience, about yourself & your stitching. Will be keeping an eye out & will watch future ones if you decide to make more ❤

So very happy for you. I would also have to go to a retreat solo- I’ve never been, I don’t have stitchy friends, so it’s encouraging to hear how wonderful a time you had. Incidentally I have played quite a few instruments. I love the Netherlands, I lived there for four years and my daughter was born there.

Loved your flosstube!!

So enjoyed your video. Jacob was one of my first steady flosstube heroes and I love his reproductions. Your enthusiasm is contagious and I sure hope you will continue to make more videos.

Oh my word! Thankyou, Thankyou for your wonderful video. I have certainly lived vicariously through you; the retreat sounded amazing. I live in the UK so the cost was prohibitive for me, but you made me feel like I experienced too.

Thank you so much for doing this, and please do more floss tubes ❤

Wonderful video. So appreciate your photos and stories. Your work is amazing. So happy you had such an inspiring weekend.

Amazing flosstube video, Carmen! You expressed so well what I fell after attending the first weekend /) It was my first retreat and I am so happy it was Jacob Palooza with Evertote 😍❤️

Amazing first video! Your enthusiasm is so contagious! Love all your work...so beautiful. Please continue making videos!

This was the best flosstube! Thank you for sharing your experience. New subscriber here 😊

Your going to be an awesome flosstuber! Hung on your everyword. I so hope your vision comes true to go to that stitchy shop. Looking forward to your next video. ❤

Hi Carmen, Your video was amazing. You really hit it out of the park!!! Your stitching is absolutely exquisite and I would love to know the thread conversion for the holland sampler! You also touched my heart as you told your story of your ancestors and how beautifully you expressed your gratitude to them. I hope you continue to make lots of floss tubes and share all of your future treasures. Lots of wonderful wishes for you. Gisela

Great video! I really enjoyed seeing your excitement about attending the retreat. I am happy for you. I wish I could attend.

Nice to meet you. Heard about you through Brenda and Laura’s flosstube today. You are a natural on here. I usually only have time to watch flosstubes on Sunday afternoons so I have your second one to look forward to next Sunday. Loved your review of the retreat. Glad you were able to go and then share with the rest of us.

Unfortunately I did not get to attend Jacobpalooza because I had surgery. You have such a wonderful recounting of the weekend, I felt like I WAS there! Thank you! This was the most wonderful Flosstube, your pictures were perfect! Your stitching is amazing! Although I think you need more WIPS, needleminders, Floss, fabric...it's so great rabbit hole! Please make more Flosstubes! BTW, I have been playing the piano since I was 9 and I am a great grandmother! See you next time.

I so enjoyed listening to you and feeling your enthusiasm. I was also thrilled to hear that you prefer finishing projects rather than having several WIPs at the same time. I find it weird that stitchers have pieces unfinished for months or even years! I am going to try one over two having seen your work. Thank you

Fabulous video!! I can’t wait see more from you! You’re adorable!!

I can't wait for Cardypalooza

Sarah recommended your Flosstube, so I had to watch. Great first video! Floral Motif Sampler by The Scarlett House, which I’m stitching right now, would look fabulous on Autumn Gold by xJuDesigns! Happy stitching! 🧵🪡

Enjoying your 1st Flosstube. For your yellow linen take a look a Mary Morgan by Fox and Rabbit

Hallo Carmen, ik heb zojuist je eerste flosstube bekeken en ik word helemaal blij van je enthousiasme. Hi Carmen, I love your enthusiasm in your Flosstube, can't wait for number 2. I'm from Nederland, I live in the south, provincie Limburg, close to Belgium en Germany. And also a big fan of cross stitch. I just started following you on Instagram, first I'm gonna watch number 2 and after that there are maybe some tips I can give you for the Duitch shops. Have a great day and keep on stitching!

Oh my Carmen, what a wonderful recap 👏, It felt like I was there with you, and I immediately pushed the subscribe button. I can hardly believe that this was your first FlossTube video, you’re so genuine and at ease. I know it’s a lot of work making and editing videos, but I do hope that you’ll be able to make more 🤞 Lovely to meet you, and meanwhile, accept my sincere greetings from Montréal 🍁🇨🇦 - Happy stitching 🧵🪡

Hello and Thank You so much for your lovely video. I do hope that you make more. Loved your enthusiasm and know how you feel about finding samplers that come from some place that is part of your heritage. I too was searching for samplers that come from my home town of Dresden Germany. I did find some and learned that they have an exhibit in one of the museums in Dresden that could look at should I ever visit. I also love the history of all of the samplers...all so very interesting. I have not been to a retreat yet but hope to go next Spring to the Evertote retreat. Maybe you will be there too. Thanks again💕

Sarah (Sarah' Stitchy Spot) recommended your Flosstube and I'm so glad she did. You've done some amazing stitching!

Fantastique. Very wonderful pieces, stitches and the retreat seems full of joy . I am living in Quebec city and stitch since 30 years. Different things but never a Dutch sampler. I stitched 2 wonderful Long Dog Sampler some years ago and began my 1rst Modern Folk Embroidery chart as a surprise for my daugther. Loved your flosstube.

Wow! Wonderful video❤❤❤❤

Thank you for sharing your video diary of the retreat. Your stitching is so lovely. I would be interested in your floss conversion of the Garden in Holland project. I really liked your choices of the greens. I hope you will share your trip to the Netherlands we take with your mom.

Just enjoyed your video so much! Thank you for sharing everything and you did a amazing video for your first. I hope you do make more videos. Hope you have a blessed day!

Lovely video! I hope you decide to do more. I know you said SALs weren’t your favorite, but I am doing one with Soed Idee & it’s a freebie! I loved hearing all the details of your trip and seeing all of your beautiful work & the antiques!

You did such a fabulous commentary on the retreat. I hope there are more videos!

This was delightful! I adore your excitement....but I still can't figure out how you stitch SO FAST! I have the exact same story for getting back into cross stitch after I was younger. Everything back then, that I knew about, was just not my style. Then recently I randomly came across MFE....and that was it! Right back into cross-stitch again. Thanks for posting this!!

Seriously?!! You really need to keep us updated on the Vierlande Sampler! Really enjoyed your video, your enthusiasm and your skill! Don't stop with one...

Loved your vlog