I understand about the Migraines and all that goes with having them. 😢 I get them more than I should too. I loved your floss tube and would also love to see your quilts. I enjoy quilting and other creative things as well. Thank you for sharing.
I just stumbled across your channel and absolutely loved your video! All those projects look amazing - especially that winter village! Look forward to seeing your cross stitch and quilting progress in the future
Aww thanks so much! I’ve been trying to work on the Christmas village the last couple days. Hopefully I can share decent progress! Thank you for watching and commenting!
Hello Lisa! I loved my time with you. I just received the Pip and Chips storage, I hadn't thought of making braids with my floss, thank you for the idea. You have a great variety of projects, I love them! I'm also Flosstuber, but in French, I'm from Quebec in Canada. Thank you for this video.
Oh my gosh, it's such a game changer in tangle management if you braid them! I've also tied off the ends with left over threads instead of rubber bands - both work well. Thank you so much for watching!
Lovely first floss tube. Don't worry about ironing your projects. You won't be able to please everyone on flosstube. Just keep stitching and keeping your health up. I can't wait to see more.
Phew! Thank you for the encouragement not to worry about ironing. I’ll probably just press the ones with bad creases for storage purposes. Thank you so much for watching and your encouragement!
I enjoyed your WIP parade and look forward to seeing you stitch on your projects. The fabrics you dyed are beautiful and I love the fabric you chose for the Bella Filipina mermaid. I hope You stay well and I look forward to Your next flosstube.
What a fun video, loved seeing your projects. My husband suffered from migraines for years and saw a physical therapist who practices strain/counter strain. While he still has headaches, he hasn’t had a migraine in years. Best of luck with your health journey.
Thank you so much! And thank you for being an “old timer”! Haha I wish I would have started sooner, but at least I’ve started now! It’s wild to think how little stitching content there was 10 years ago, only to see how large the community is now. I’m so grateful for our flosstube community! ❤ Thank you again for watching!
One quick tip for the waterlilies is to go up one size in needle. It will make a slightly bigger hole and make less drag on the thread and help with the fuzzy. It’s a good tool for the kreinik as well. Enjoyed your video!! Look forward to seeing more flosstubes from you.
Ooh! Thank you for the tip! I switched the order of stitching to be silks, DMC, then kreinik in that area in hopes of minimizing drag, but for some reason I didn’t think about sizing up the needle for the silks. I’m definitely going to give it a try. ❤ Thank you so much for your comment and for watching my first flosstube!
Welcome, welcome! I'm so glad to see another cross stitcher here! Love your projects! I, too, suffer with regular migraines - I feel your pain. Luckily, my doctor and I were able to notice a correlation between artificial food dyes and migraines. Hopefully, you don't suffer too much with them! They are a real downer! I look forward to seeing your next video!!! 🥰
I’m so glad I finally filmed and could contribute to the community. That’s great that you were able to narrow down your migraine triggers! I have an inkling mine might be related to barometric pressure changes, and sadly there are many pressure swings here. It’s been interesting testing out and tracking possible triggers, but keep coming up short. I’m staying positive we’ll find a treatment plan that helps though! Until then, I’ll just keep stitching! Hehe Thank you for watching!
Oh, yay! I’m glad people are interested in quilting too. I’m going to have to think about how to share some of my larger ones 😂 Thank you so much for your comment and for watching!
Really had a wonderful time 'meeting' you today. You are a natural flosstuber. You have some really fun projects which I am looking forward to seeing come to life. I am all but house bound and have been for over 14 years - I have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome / M.E. Since picking up cross stitch again in 2019, flosstube has also been my outlet and social interactions; so I understand that part of things. Do you watch the 310 stitcher - she has chronic migraines as well. I look forward to seeing you again whenever you are ready. Best wishes
@@clotheslinecraftscaroline2446 oh man, I’m so sorry to hear you suffer from chronic disease too! I’m so thankful my migraine related fatigue has gotten better lately, but filming/editing put me down for two days afterwards. Yes, flosstube has given me a feeling of spending time “with” people since I’ve pretty much been home the last year. I haven’t seen the 310 stitcher, but I’ll check them out! Thank you so much for your kind words and for watching my first flosstube!
As a fellow spoonie (though not migraines), I fully understand that the changes are not the easiest things ever. And, yes, it's ok. You're doing amazing things while learning a different way of life. That takes heart and more courage than many people think. Welcome to flosstube!
How had I not heard the term spoonie yet?! When my mom told me I looked completely unphased in my flosstube, I literally told her “yea but I used all my spoons to film and edit” and she witnessed how drained I was the following day hah we make do though, right? It’s our normal and we still have a need to thrive and make connections. Thank you for watching my first flosstube!
Aww, yay! I'm so glad you enjoyed them! I just posted my Flosstube 2 (Part 1 + 2) and Part 2 has my current quilts if you'd like to check it out. Thank you so much for watching my first flosttube!
Welcome! Your WIP’s are just as beautiful as you are! Gorgeous stitching and choice of patterns. So nice to see you young folk picking up this awesome craft. I have done it for over 50 years and have gained enormous satisfaction and joy from it! You are refer perfect for doing these videos. Keep ‘em coming!!!
Oh my goodness, thank you so much! My mom told me her mom was an avid cross stitcher, which is probably where my love for it comes from. I imagine she would have taught if she hadn’t passed when I was young. It is such an amazing craft with such diversity in it! I look forward to sharing more! Thank you for watching!
Lisa...it is great to meet you...thanks for everything you shared...I am just starting to quilt...would love to see them both when you post...I know that migraines are horrible...praying that you will find the medication that works...I had them for over 30 years...best wishes ❤❤
Yay! Welcome to quilters anonymous! 😂 Migraine is the worst! I’m so sorry you have suffered from it too. Thank you so much for your prayers and for watching!
Welcome!! You have a great variety of projects! I would love to see your quilts for sure. I used to quilt, and making project bags has gotten me thinking about quilts again. 😊
Doo iiitttt! I honestly think after spending so much time slow stitching cross stitch that it feels like I can make quick progress with english paper piecing now 😂 I’m really enjoying playing with my quilt projects again and will share some on my next video. 😀 Thank you so much for watching!
Welcome to flosstube…I hope you enjoy your journey as much as I have. I am still a small channel but value the friendships that are developing so nicely. Dutch…do you enjoy Modern Folk Embroidery? I have chronic daily migraine and use my stitching to stay sane. I have to be careful with how long I quilt for to avoid aggravating my condition. I have enjoyed your video and look forward to watching your progress. 🦉🧵☀️
Hi! I’m going to go watch your flosstube now! I love Modern Folk Embroidery designs! I’m a bit intimidated by them though for some reason. There are a couple winter designs that I’m on the fence about getting - especially O Tidings of Comfort and Joy. I’m so sorry to hear you suffer from migraine too! Quilting/piecing is a bit more challenging during a medium attack, especially when vertigo kicks in and I need to switch between the machine, pressing and trimming, but I can chain piece! If I’m having a medium-bad attack, I tend to cross stitch instead with flosstube playing. Thank you for watching my first flosstube! ❤
So glad your here! As a chronic migraine suffer as well I hope your treatments bring you some pain free days 😊 We'll take then when we can! Looking forward to more videos!
I’m sorry to hear you suffer as well! I’m in the uphill phase right now before the Botox treatments (which helps the physical pain in my neck and forehead) and the vyepti infusion (which lessens the daily pain and vertigo for the first few weeks after) later this month. I’ll gladly take those couple weeks of light daily symptoms though! It took a long time to get through insurance hoops so it’s only my third infusion coming up. Fingers crossed for longer relief this time and being able to drive again! Thank you so much for watching, I really appreciate it!
I’m so sorry to hear your daughter suffers with chronic migraine too! I hope she finds a treatment plan that helps soon - it’s miserable! Thank you so much for watching!
Thank you for watching, Jean! Yes, I’m definitely feeling drawn to the tropical colors and I really want to get to stitching your dolphin! 😊 Happy Independence Day!
Hehe I figured if I placed the challenge someone could find it! It’s about the same price with shipping that I originally payed on Amazon - it somehow escaped inflation! Thank you for watching my first flosstube!
Your first flosstube was awesome! Your stitching is beautiful and your pattern choices are so much fun. I quilt a little bit and would love to see some of what you do. I haven't done it in a while but now I am thinking of making project bags and am super excited to pick it up again. I'm sorry you suffer so bad with migraines, I get them too and have been taking gabapentin for years. I also have a chronic illness and I absolutely understand what it is like living and functioning when your body is hating you. I hope your treatments help. I am looking forward to seeing your next video. From Canada🇨🇦👋
Aww, thank you!! I’ll be honest I would squirrel every time I came to respond to you and because it would remind me to look up a different migraine med I had been meaning to research 😅 sorry! I’m so sorry to hear you’re suffering too! I’m finally in my major quilt kick and wanting to start all my projects haha honestly putting my patterns and fabrics into my Notion quilt planner was the thing that really energized me. Thank you so much for watching!
Yes - I can definitely do that! I'm actually working on a template to release for download in the somewhat near future - definitely in the early stages since I know some folks like to track more details than I do. Thank you so much for the idea to share my setup and thank you so much for watching!
Loved watching your first video and seeing all your lovely WIPs! Looking forward to seeing your progress. I don't quilt myself, but I always love seeing whatever crafts people are doing, so I'd happily watch some quilting content! :)
Aww, thank you! I also love watching other crafts people work on that I don’t do myself - it is still inspirational. Thank you so much for your input and for watching!
Great job on the first of many! I’m much older than you and have Ménière’s disease, an inner ear disorder. I have been able to control my vertigo through a very low sodium diet and diuretic. (Just a thought)
Welcome! RU-vid randomly “selected” your video for me and I’m so glad it did! I have at least three of the same wips as you do! I stitched the big yellow moon on the Universal Monsters pattern and it adds a lot to the look of the picture. It’s a lot of stitching but I didn’t have to spend too much time on it-worked up fast! On a totally unrelated subject, I kept staring at your teal fireplace! Wow! I have a traditional brick fireplace and I am wavering back and forth trying to decide whether to paint or not! Yours is beautiful! Please keep posting since I have subscribed and would love to stare at your fireplace again!!
Yay! I’m so glad it was recommended to you! I really needed that encouragement on the big moon and its impact. I remember being so in awe when stitchers started incorporating it and I’m just being lazy now haha I’m so glad you like my fireplace color! I really wish I had the natural brick the house was built it (it’s a pretty peachy blend of colors), but a flipper painted the fireplace white (and everything else grey, ugh!). Our home is a 60’s rambler ranch, so I’m trying to slowly bring out some midcentury modern vibes in this family room. The fireplace color was shocking at first, but we absolutely love the impact! Thank you so much for watching!
I enjoyed😊your video. I am a quilter too just have been doing more cross stitch since I moved. I’d love to see your quilts maybe it’ll spark me back into my sewing
Aww, yay! I’m glad you liked it! I find it so hard to respark my quilting mojo. It was actually through filling out my Notion quilting planner that I remembered all of the patterns and fabrics I had that sparked joy and got me sewing again. 😊 Plus I realized how important it is to keep notes on threads, stitch types, etc as I look to pick up 6 yr old WIPs 😂 Thank you so much for watching and I hope you get the quilting bug back soon!
Hi Lisa. What a wonderful collection of stitching pieces. The nativity pattern is absolutely beautiful. I too suffer from migraines. I was getting occipital nerve blocks, but they stopped helping. I now take medicine three times a day to keep the migraines at bay. I can tell if I miss a dose or am late taking it. I pray that your days are filled with more stitching time and less pain. I live in Florence, SC…..about an hour or so from Columbia. I look forward to your next video. ~Pam
Ugh, migraine is the worst, isn't it?! We're still struggling to find an acute medication that helps to break an attack, but I keep praying that something starts to help. The design firm I work for does a lot of the work in the Florence area so I'm somewhat familiar. I mostly stop as far as Sumter though for my neurologist. Hopefully your current treatment works long-term! I'm a sucker for a good nativity pattern hehe
Hi Kathleen! 👋 Wasn’t the cruise amazing?! Are you going next year? I’ve had intentions to start my flosstube for years, so glad I finally did! Thank you for watching!
Your hair color is beautiful! I dont think you have to iron anything unless you want to. That's how I work anyway. Lovely video, I cannot wait for more!
Thank you so much! It's been my go-to color for the last 20ish years (although I really miss my sapphire and purple hair too). Phew! I really only iron (well, press) my quilting. I'll probably only iron the really creased ones to help them out and then that's it hehe Thank you so much for watching!
Cross stitch is the easiest craft in existence. I learned as a young child in the late 70’s. We obviously didn’t have the internet then and it truly isn’t necessary to start stitching. A couple seconds reading the directions and you’re good to go. If someone hasn’t tried cross stitch and think you need a class or it’s difficult or whatever-just jump in! It’s not hard and a lot of flosstubers act like it’s super complicated. The difference in skill level is negligible between a new stitcher and someone like me who’s been stitching for over 50 years. I don’t do anything different now than I did as a seven year old. Enjoy!
I love how accessible cross stitch is! Sadly my first project as an adult had no directions - perhaps I should have started with a kit like a normal person 😂 I love all the tips and tricks for improving the look of my stitching that I’ve learned through Flosstube. I’m sure I would have learned them from my grandmother if she were still alive. My favorite tips that I’ve learned were stopping threads without burying tails and starting and stopping without flipping my work. ❤ Thank you so much for watching!
@@dustyscolourandart330 sorry I’m just seeing this! I like to end with a pin stitch on Aida. I’m not as strong with pin stitch on evenweave yet, but still working on it. 😄. You can check out Caterpillar Cross Stitch for tutorials. Here is a link to one: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ctWqv6RTbw8.htmlsi=eTs5HYHPRfSBcf1P
Loved your floss tube!!!!! Plse dont wory about ironing, your stitching is beautiful! Share some of yoiur quilting. I just purchased a long arm and have alot to learn
Aww, thanks! I think I’m just going to press to get the really bad creases out of the cottons for storage, but honestly wouldn’t be able to keep up with ironing for every video 😄 Congratulations on your longarm! What kind did you get? My goal for 2025 is to start learning/practicing hand guided custom quilting (hopefully graffiti quilting too!). Thank you so much for watching, and I’ll share some quilting next time too!
Oh my gosh the cruise was AH-MAZING! Highly recommended hehe FlossTube at Sea with Jean Farish Needleworks. We took the Celebrity Ascent to Puerto Rico, Tortola, and St Kitts - we even did a group excursion to batik dye fabrics!
Hi! Just subscribed. I’ve been quilting since 2015, but I did cross stitch for 20 years before that. I’m going to get back to it a bit soon. I did my FlossTube #1 with a very old ( approximately 2002) today. I live in British Columbia, Canada. In the country, east of Vancouver.
Hi!! Thanks for subscribing! So glad to meet another cross-stitching quilter! Plus you’re a cruiser! 🙌 My hubby and I recently went down a wormhole researching cruises from Vancouver to Seward - off course the dream trips we were looking at were way out of budget haha I spent a lot of time in Seattle for work, but never made it up to Canada. I’m definitely going to check out your flosstube and other videos! Thanks for watching!
Welcome 🍍 I enjoyed your first flosstube. Your Bella Filipina piece is amazing! I can see why you want to stitch on it all the time. I started my first Bella a few months ago. I’m working on the “Mad Hatter” 🎩 I enjoy Halloween 👻 cross stitching as well.
Aww, thank you! I love the Mad Hatter pattern - it’s on my wish list! I love the newest Bella pattern too 😍 I’ve seen a lot of Autumnal and Halloween patterns lately that I really really want to start 🤣 Do you have a favorite? Thank you so much for watching!
@@PiecedPineapple I love Raven 🐦⬛ Queen but that is a Mirabillia! I don’t have a favorite Bella. They are all beautiful but I am eyeing Olivia The Forest 🧙♀️ Witch.
Hi, This is synchronicity for you... I was just watching the start of your show and thinking: "Hmmm, maybe I should do one. But should I let them know I am Dutch too or not, as I might get comments in Dutch that others can't read?"... and then the very next sentence is you saying you are half Dutch! ❤ Well, you got your first follower. 😂
Hi! 👋 Dooo iittt!!!! I figured if someone left a comment in Dutch or another language that good ol’ Google will help me out 😆 You should watch Stitching Colors if you’re looking for another Dutch (but actually in Netherlands) stitcher. I hope you film a flosstube, and thank you for watching my first! ❤️
You can do it! Just start where you are and you can improve in the future (and see history of your growth). My fears were in not having the right equipment or not enough consistent content. I just used my phone and simple free editing on my iPad. The hardest part was trying to get good natural light without major glare on my glasses 😂. I hope you’ll give it a shot and thank you so much for watching my first flosstube!
Lovely to meet you! I love your style. My best friend has chronic migraines like you and the botox is the only thing that has helped her too, so since you're already doing that it seems like that's the most that can be done currently, which sucks. Have you looked at stamped cross stitch kits? That way you don't have to worry about counting at all, and I believe there are several that work with artists so they have a right to sell the stamped kits with their art.
Aww, thank you! I’m so sorry to hear your friend suffers too - it’s miserable! The Botox has helped lessen the muscular and tension pain for me, i just wish it helped with my vestibular symptoms! An infusion treatment was approved in the US a few years ago, and has been a game changer for many. I’m hopeful it helps more in future treatments. The struggle I have with cross stitch when it gets bad is mostly my eyes not being able to focus properly on linen or evenweave threads, so I’m adding Aida back in for my new projects. I need to check out some stamped kits though! Thank you so much for watching!
Welcome to flosstube, it’s nice to meet you. I look forward to seeing what is going on in your life and and to see your stitching and definitely would love to see your quilting. You have a good variety to stitch on, that’s always important for me. Sorry to hear of your migraine troubles - it sounds awful - you seem to be a very strong woman. Look forward to seeing you again soon- thanks for sharing! BTW - what kind of wedding did you say you had? ?
Thank you so much for watching my first flosstube! I very easily get bored if I’m stitching only on one style so variety is necessary 😂 I think the ability to switch between DMC, variegated silks, and Kreinik has kept me motivated/ addicted with my Enchantress of the Abyss. We had our wedding at a tiki weekender event called Tiki Oasis in San Diego, CA. Think mid-century Americana movement inspired by Polynesian, Melanesian, and Micronesian cultures - or Disney’s Tiki Room if the previous description isn’t helpful hehe 🦜🍹🌺🗿🏝️ We held it on the opening day where they have the opening night party at the historic Bali Hai. It was a budget wedding so we maximized it with the landscape of the hotel atrium (where the ceremony was) and the reception at a city park on Mission Bay, with the after party at Bali Hai and the start of the actual event. My husband and I used to volunteer at the event every year so many of our friends from across the country were already there. Probably more info than you bargained for - sorry! 😂 Thanks again for watching!
Hi! It’s Maybelline Super Stay Ink Crayon in Stay Exceptional 25 - but I prefer the warmer shade of Work For It 140 (that’s my go to in my purse). It stays creamy and stays put for a really long time! 🙌 Thank you for watching!
Is that a string of pearls behind you? So far I’ve managed to kill a string of pearls, string of turtles, and a string of hearts 😩😩😩. Yours looks gorgeous!!! I’m going to keep trying though! I wonder if I should invest in a bigger plant. I’ve always bought small ones trying to grow them bigger. Anyway, welcome!! I haven’t seen any of your WIPs yet- I had to comment right away about your gorgeous plant! lol 😁. Edited to add: I almost went on that cruise! I ended up canceling because my husband was really not too happy about going, and I just couldn’t justify the cost for me to go by myself (lost some $ to the cancellation, but less than the overall cost). I was so sad I missed it!! But I’m happy to hear it was fun!! Vertigo is AWFUL. I have BPPV, where the vertigo is worse when you move your head in certain positions. Is it a possibility that an angry migraine brain could kick loose some otoliths in your ear? (Sounds weird but you never know…bodies do funky things sometimes!) If that’s the case, there are great videos online on the Epley Maneuver to work it out and help the vertigo. Chronic migraines are horrible. My heart goes out to you! *hugs*
@@StitchingWithTheBirds I feel your pain with killing plants - both of the plants visible there are excellent faux plants!!! 😂 I’ve managed to keep a fiddle leaf alive inside for 1.5 years, but other than that I can’t keep plants alive indoors to save my life and couldn’t justify the cost of replacing them. The designer in me is very picky about my faux plants though. The snake plant is from World Market and the string of pearls is from Home Goods (West Room and CB2 had some even better ones). I’m so sad to hear you were going to be on the cruise with us! I definitely recommend signing up for another of Jean’s cruises and searching out a roommate. It was GREAT being with my husband, but I had honestly anticipated going alone at first to save costs but hubby surprised me and said he wanted to go. So sorry to hear about your BPPV! I see my neurologist next week for the next plan of attack and specifically addressing vertigo. 🤞
@@Stephanie64804 the one above me on the mantel is a fake string of pearls from Home Goods. I would recommend the Faux Potted Donkey Tail from West Elm if you cannot locate the HG one. The one below is the Faux Snake Plant in speckled pot from World Market. 😄
