jacob... just tell stories i could listen to you all day. and by just i mean, keep designing beautiful things, and creating art, and studying your craft and sharing it with us; but tell stories!!!! love it
I love the stories and history that you share. You are a true treasure to this stitching community. I could listen to you for hours and hours. I will be doing some black stitching in November. It is a La-D-Da chart The 7 Virtues. I enjoy stitching with black. I am not a fan of stitching with white. I am glad autumn is here because I seem to stitch more in the cooler weather. I am working on a quilt also which gives me much pleasure. There is something about holding fabrics, needles and threads in my hands that just give me a sense of calmness and relaxation. I wish everybody could experience the same feeling I get.❤️🪡🧵❤️
Thank you Candi! I know exactly what you mean and I think nearly all stitchers get it too - it's wonderful and calming! :). And that chart you're going to stitch is charming! :D
:D Thank you Joanne! It was driving me mad to be honest - but it turns out that (luckily) it wasn't me and the issue was solved after a firmware upgrade. Bizarre auto-focus problem made me sea-sick watching the video so had to re-do the whole thing! 😂 Luckily it's fixed now (as you can see in Ep. 23!)
Great video Jacob. Thanks for making the Mother Shipton pattern, I was fascinated by this story as a child and have visited the cave many times. I grew up in West Yorkshire.
Thank you Judy! I just love Knaresborough - the petrifying well is very fascinating I think. It's also lovely to get a boat out and row a little on the Nidd! The walk from Knaresborough to Harrogate is a really lovely one as well, so beautiful along the Nidd gorge! I do miss Yorkshire's stunning landscape... :D
Love the Here be Dragons and especially loved the one on red, it will definitely be my black November. Thank you for all you beautiful designs and stories!
Hope you are well. I passed on the 2022 SAL. Not really a sampler stitcher (I know … I’m being vilified). I hope your 2023 SAL is more like Fruits of Plenty. That stitch was exceptional. Even my husband who doesn’t get my stitching will often say, “that piece needs to be framed no matter the cost.” 😮. Mystery SALs are all that I participate in. It’s the teacher in me. Love homework and deadlines. My son is 23 and it wasn’t until he was in high school that he realized dragons weren’t real. Too many video games and Godzilla, I guess.
Thank you so much!!! No worries - not everyone is a sampler stitcher and I fully get that. 2023 is going to be an original again - a bit like 2021 and 2018... :D.
Both of your new designs are wonder. So glad to see a new flosstube yesterday. I will be doing your Jane Austin Sampler for Black November but using a dark gray.
Hi Jacob, Your videos are always so interesting and educational. Thank you for all you share. Wish you a very Happy Black Sampler November. Until next time. Hugs, Teresa
As I was about to write "that would make a great cushion", you said the same thing! I love all the samplers you showed. the historical background your provide makes the work so much richer. Thank you for your talent!
Jacob,……so nice to hear and see you again….you have the most pleasant face and almost smile…..you were very circumspect today😅, ir tired from working the cámara….any way, you designe such gorgeous charts….there is only a problem…..I only have 2 hands. Can’t stitch all you show but that dragon is amazing. Thank you for giving us the gift of your your videos and share your knowledge.
Hahaha thank you Isabel! 😂 Oh boy that camera.... I'm going to try and see if I can fix the autofocus problem as todays video was not completely focused, but I could't record it yet again (as I already had done this whole video one time before! 🤣😂) Upwards and onwards - to a smoothly operating camera!
Hola, disfruto mucho todos sus videos, estoy aprendiendo mucho acerca de la historia del bordado en punto de cruz. En este vídeo en particular, esta muy bien la iluminación del primer plano, con un fondo obscuro y difuminado, excelente calidad. Lo felicito por su trabajo.
It is good to see you back Jacob, I enjoy hearing the history of your designs. I am currently working on one of your Heart patterns, I have finished the others in red. I will love to look at your new designs for a new project.
It is wonderful to see your video pop up. I really love hearing the history that you tell. I am still working on AIO. It was interesting about the black dyes used for the flosses. I noticed I really like a black that holds a blue tint, or even purple tint. Very lovely video! I will be starting another black sampler. Take care!
Thank you Cheryl! Quite a few blacks were achieved by dyeing with Indigo and then overdyeing with a different black / iron based dye. This would give a really beautiful cool slightly blue-ish black! :)
Jacob, I am so excited to be coming to your country in April! I am signed up for a Netherlands Tulip Bike and Barge trip. Of course I need to bring one of your designs to stitch while not biking😀. Since I already have several of yours I will need to pick one🤣.
Oh how lovely Mary! It's so beautiful with the tulip fields in full bloom. We're quite lucky to live in an area with lots of countryside, tulips and mills... all the typical things rolled out into one! :P
Love your videos! You are so cool to listen to. Your creativity is amazing! Can't wait to pull out Forget Me Not and devote my November stitching time to working on it. Happy Stitching x Lynn
So cool to hear the backstory on patterns!! My husband is a HUGE Game of Thrones fan, so I think "Here Be Dragons" is a must-stitch for him & will be perfect for Black Sampler November! :)
Thank you Shiloh! I think that would indeed make a great gift. I've started mine a few days ago and I'm about 12% in and I can't stop stitching it. I've properly found my stitching bug again. Just doing some admin now and then back to stitching. Yay!!! :D
Love the information along with your samplers. Makes me feel like I’m reading history for enjoyment. Sad to say, work reading fatigues me and my eyes.😢
I love the information and history you give to your work it is always a joy when you put up a new video. Some day I will be able to have the joy of stitch one of your very unique and beautiful designs.
Enjoyed the visit and the story. Mother Shipton is an interesting character. It's important to remember and preserve the history of those who came before us. Looking forward to next time. Thanks.
Hi Jacob, Love the 2 new releases. While watching, I came up with an idea for a special project for black sampler November. Will have to fig out my linen and floss and see what linens I want to use. And of course, Birds from Bernard's Books is still in my WIP mountain. I need a finish to make me feel good about that said mountain...LOL. Happy stitching 🧵
Heej Jacob, fijn dat er weer een video van je is! Zo interessant om het verhaal achter Mother Shipton te horen en dan met de beelden erbij, ik hou ervan! Geweldige nieuwe patronen weer ❤, zoveel moois en maar 1 leven (maar hopelijk meer...😉) om het allemaal te borduren. Ik verheug me alweer op je volgende video! Groetjes Joanita 🌷
Haha dank je Joanita! Als je ooit in Engeland bent, dan is York en Knaresborough een must-visit!!! Zulke prachtige plaatsen. Knaresborough was altijd een heel erg geliefd dagje uit.
@@ModernFolkEmbroidery York zijn we in 2019 geweest en daar willen we graag nog naar terug. Knaresborough doen we de volgende keer ook. Dank voor de tip!
Can you please make or share a tutorial how you finish the edges of the fabrics you stitch your samplers on? They seem to look more or less the same whenever you show your finished works and I just love how it looks!
Good to see you Jakcob Lovely pieces…. I understood from searching Quaker samplers that some communities dyed their own threads, reflecting the monogram of the villages. As well in Italian embroidery from the 15th century it was the same, as these embroidery skills took them into the very private Catholic society of robe making… Just a few thoughts. Since Quakers were such minimalists , colors would bring too much attention…. Since every form of living was subdued… Good to see you again…. Blessings 🌍 Ohio
So enjoyed this video, thank you for the amazing history behind your pieces, truly brings them to life! I'm anxiously awaiting my Countdown to Xmas box, will be challenging not to open, but my daughter will be here to watch over! Happy Stitching 🪡🌷🧵
That is so beautiful I've never done Samplers that'd be interesting to do they're beautiful thanks for sharing and lots of love and hugs to you and your family stay safe stay warm and happy happy stitching and I enjoy the videos thank you💜💜🙏🙏🤠🤠
Thank you Akshay! I'm about 12 percent in I think and I'm really enjoying it. Just doing some admin right now and then I'll get back to stitching!!! :)
Jacob - please do a tour of the shelves behind you - they look like they're full of cool stuff. You introduced me to Leo and Roxy floss - which is strange as I am Canadian - and I am planning on using their Chalkboard floss for Black Sampler November .... but I just love Here Be Dragons! Its awesome.
Thank you Kate! I should really do a little show and tell on the shelves behind me at some point... :P. And glad to have you on board for Black Sampler November!!! Yay!
The historical background information is so interesting and how you interpret into your design is always so good. I haven't done a November black sampler but will have to stitch one this year. You are so talented, thank you for sharing! Take Care
Love the Here be Dragons.....will have to get this one too. I also love that you explained it, gave it some history. Thank you so much. My dad was a cartographer and it made me think of him of course.
Nice to see you again, Jacob. How long have you been interested in cross stitching and the history of it? Which came first: the cross stitching or the purchasing of old stitching? What made you want to design cross stitch charts and do reproduction samplers based on ones you have purchased? Thanks for the video and the history lesson. I love listening to your explanations of the history of some samplers. Take care!
Lovely new patterns Jacob! The dragons piece is fantastic, so many options for stitching with / without negative stitching. Thank you for reminding us that dark colors were not always pure black. I've been toying with using some dark-toned greens and blues for this November. Happy fall stitching!
Thank you Nitya!!! Yea black black is not a colour that was too often seen - they often were going in directions of blue or rusty red...! A real black would often use too much iron and this would eat the thread away. Also due to colours fading, the black would over time change to ochre! I've got an antique pillow cover that is yellow ochre but which was originally most likely black! :P
I love watching your videos, Jacob! I always learn something. I have a question, either for your Q&A or just here. You have touched on French, Dutch, Scandi style cross-stitch or samplers. Are you aware of any Spanish samplers or cross-stitch style in general? Where would you start if you wanted to learn about embroidery (or cross-stitch specifically) in a particular country? I'm part British and part Spanish, so I would like to stitch something from both countries 🪡❌❌❌
Welcome back Jacob. I Love your Here Be Dragons pattern and the story that goes with it. I look forward to your Q&A video and I am so glad you are doing another Mystery Sal. I love all your patterns.
I am so in love with your work. I have just started back after almost 40 years of not stitching. Black november sounds fantastic. it will give me some practice. Now, this is my first video i have watched and i have a question, How do you do that lovely border with the little holes? do you have a teaching video in how to do it? i will look in your previous videos. thanks for having your channel.
Thank you Rosalia!!! The border with the holes that you saw in one of the samplers is actually something I don't do any more as it's a little too fragile - it's great for when you never touch the piece again but otherwise it's a little tricky... I do however really love working an open hem stitch which gives the edge more security and is still very pretty also. I'm not doing a video soon on this but next year I'll be teaching this finishing technique in two workshops in Canada with Evertote (in London, Ont).
Such an enjoyable visit, I so enjoy hearing about your pattern inspirations. I was wondering if you've ever considered designing a "Griffin" sampler? For now "Here Be Dragons" is a must buy perfect for Black Sampler November. I'm currently stitching the MFE Mystery 2022 Sampler, and October's pattern was a WOW moment, amazing.
Thank you so much Susan! I have thought of a Griffin design but haven't come round to it yet. As for stitching with wool, just make sure to get very fine wool to work with. Appletons is great but you'd need some big linen or aida if you would do that. www.renaissancedyeing.com/en/ this shop has some excellent embroidery wool that I really love. You work with it just as you would work with any other material - it's a little bouncier than cotton, and you wouldn't want to work with very long lengths as the friction from pulling it through the linen / aida will make it fray and break - but a good wool should be an absolute joy to stitch with! :)
Thanks for the video. Great to see you back on RU-vid. My question is how do you finish the edging on your pieces? It doesn’t have the bulk of a mitred hem. I would love to know!
Hi Kate! It's a cut open hem - I wouldn't recommend it and it's not something I tend to teach as you really need to know what you're doing, and it can fray very easily. These days I pretty much only stitch an open hem with folded edge - a little more bulk but so much more secure!
Thank you Jacob! I’m working on one of your Biscornu patterns while watching this video. I’m going to make one for my mother-in-law who is an avid sewer and I thought she would love it. I’m still working on the Fruits of Plenty 2021 SAL too. I’m making pretty good progress on that one, on the bottom half. I’m trying to get that one done by the end of this year but if I don’t oh well 😂. I was planning to finish it with a similar finish you do on your pieces, the drawn thread border. Love your new patterns. I’m year of the dragon and I find that one fitting to have.
Loved the episode as always! I have a question for your upcoming FAQ-episode: what do you do with all the wonderful samples and work you stitch? As a knitter, I show my work mostly when I wear them, but what do you do? Frame them and hang them on the wall, put them in the drawer and take them out now and then to enjoy them, make a cushion...? Would be so interesting to know more. Thanks to all the inspiration you radiate!
In reading some of your descriptions, it talks about using 2 pulled threads, for example on Winter Border Sampler. Please explain how this is different than using 2 threads of DMC thread. Thank you so much.
Two pulled threads is 2 threads :). I use the phrase "pulled threads" as you pull them from your 6-stranded floss. It's also to indicate that you need to pull 2 from a 6-stranded floss set (to indicate that there's 6 strands, otherwise the calculation isn't right). Hope that explains it a bit! :)
Thank you Leanne! The open hem you see there is not something I do any more as they're a little too fragile. I do a different open hem stitch and I'll be teaching that in an upcoming class (October next year...) in London Ontario in Canada.
Love your designs! How did you get started designing? Did your teachers, from your start of school, encourage your drawings? I love the many designs and sizes of birds that you nestle into your designs. Happy October
Hi Jacob! Don't you get customs charges when you order from Canada? I'd love to try Leo and Roxy thread but here in Denmark the customs and handling charges make it just too expensive! Perhaps you could start to stock it? 😁😉
Hi Karen! Yes, custom charges are a huge pain... sadly it is the only way to get it. There's other flosses as well that you could try or if you have someone living in the US or Canada that is going to visit you, it's a great way to stock up on some supplies...! L&R is sold exclusively by Evertote, so wouldn't want to ride into their wheels so to speak! I quite like only doing PDFs at the moment! :)
Thank you Marian! That's a really good question - I like to stitch it onto a canvas after hemstitching it when I frame it. So I get a piece of linen or cotton, stretch it on a really big stretcher, sew the sampler or embroidered piece on it, then take the big piece of cotton with the sampler off again. Then I get a custom wooden painting frame (stretcher bars), and like I would make a painting, I stretch the fabric around it again. It can then go straight on the wall without a frame, or you could put it into a special painting frame! :) I'm planning on showing it in a future video though so it's a little clearer! :)
@@ModernFolkEmbroidery Thank you for the details Jacob. Much appreciated. I would also be interested in a demonstration. I have finished a few pieces with the Nun’s stitch. You had mentioned showing how to hem stitch. Would like to learn how to use the stitch as a finish. You are so talented and knowledgeable, and so generous to share both with us. I love the histories about antique samplers and the methods the stitchers used. Thank you again.
I'm ready! I've been collecting black samplers as I've seen them on Floss Tube for the past year. I have about 8 in a single project bag and I've added a variety of overdyed black flosses. I have last year's sampler that needs to be finished but it should take too long.
I loved the graphic and the story I would like to know if you can send me the page because I would like the master story and I am looking for more information Thank you
Hi Yolanda - I'm not sure which bit you're talking about, but you can buy all of my patterns from my website, and they have information in the booklets :)
Thank you Sabine! It's a variation of the nun-stitch but I don't recommend it for pieces that you would handle a lot - it's great for something that you would frame and never touch again. The nun-stitch does unravel a little too fast for my liking - this one is more secure as it has more threads around the edges (every thread instead of every 2). But still - I only do the open hem these days out of fear of it unraveling! :)
My favourite blacks are really from Leo&Roxy (through www.evertote.ca). All of their blacks are gorgeous really - charcoal is very black, chalkboard is a little lighter and has some variegation, as does Gomez. I just love 'em all to be honest. I wish DMC did a near black - it's 310 or nothing really, the other colours are just really dark brown or blue - but nothing in that very dark grey spectrum unfortunately.
Hola, otra vez. Quiero hacer un “black sampler”. Vivo en Costa Rica, aquí consigo todos los colores de la carta DMC, con cual número me recomienda sustituir el negro 310. Gracias
Sorry for the late reply... RU-vid only now showed me a whole bunch of comments! I really like the very dark brown and blue in DMC - 3371 is a good brown. You can even take one strand of 310 and use a strand of 3371 to get a subtle variegation in your work. It will look really special! :)
I'll add it to the Q&A but tell you here as well - the needleminder was an exclusive that was only available with a couple of special kits from Evertote in Canada. I belief that she had another kid available a while ago that also has it in it... but only as a kit type thing! :)
@@ModernFolkEmbroidery I hope to go someday…. I live in California and love Wales but want/need to expand my horizons a bit more…once it’s a little safer (I hope!). Take care Jacob!
@@RedwoodsAndRain Oh Wales... I've never been (which is a shame as I lived in the UK for 15 years!). I did see Scotland and Ireland though - but Wales is still on the list! :D
I am not... but that doesn't mean anything! Polish is not a language that I understand so it's most likely that I just haven't come across them. I don't think Poland had too strong of a "sampler" culture - Poland and Ukraïne and other countries in these regions have amazing folklore embroidery traditions, but I haven't seen a sampler like the wester / northern European culture. I would assume that any samplers produced in these areas are more like the very first samplers in Europe - not meant for decoration at all and purely for purposes of reference.
