Simple Harmony Tutorial #1: Introduction, preparing your box, and making patterns 

Thank you so much - enjoy! A box finish is so unusual, really striking - and as you note, doesn't take up wall space! Perfect for the prolific stitcher

Thank you and welcome! The thread is made by Au Ver a Soie and a full materials list is on my website - it's linked in the description for this episode as well as in all the tutorials. That should have all the information you need, and if you're in the US the Attic has been kitting thread and fabric for Simple Harmony. There are a total of 12 tutorials. From my main channel page scroll down, there's a dedicated playlist called Simple Harmony tutorials that has all of them. Welcome and happy stitching!

@@katiestrachanembroidery Thank you!

You may want to watch flosstube #7 as it introduces the project more generally, but it's adapted from Modern Folk Embroidery's Forget Me Not chart. There are detailed layouts linked on the main Simple Harmony page on my website, which you can find in the description for this episode. There are also two video tutorials as part of the Simple Harmony tutorials that cover the changes made to the chart. The SAL is informal - there's a hashtag on instagram, #simpleharmonySAL, but I'm not running zoom meetings or anything. I hope that helps.

@@katiestrachanembroidery Yes helps a lot! By the way I really really like your RU-vid floss tube.

@@dollycatlin5077 Thank you so much! I hope you'll keep watching.

Thank you! Can't wait to see your finish - love sparkles and love snowflakes. I have a crystal snowflakes on the to do list myself!

Thank you and welcome to the SAL! A fat half is a cut that goes the full length of the yard - 36" - and half the width of the fabric selvedge to selvedge. So the exact dimensions vary based on the width of the fabric but on Russian Tea Cake I believe it is about 35"x36". Happy stitching!

Enjoy! The series is geared towards the Simple Harmony box but the method applies to any kind of box you might want to make so it should be useful for you!

Thank you so much, that's so kind and I am incredibly flattered! You definitely can succeed in making this box - it's all full crosses and you can even do the letters and numbers over 2 if you don't want to do the over 1, the pattern has alternate charts for over 2. So you definitely have the stitching, and you can certainly manage the finishing. The keys to finishing are patience and practice - this will be picked up in later videos, but make sure to do some practice with gluing to get comfortable with the glue and the application, and that will really help when you get to the real thing. The tutorials should guide you through every step of the process. Truly, the biggest thing is confidence and working yourself up to do it. Glad to have you on the SAL!!

Thank you! I hope you will be inspired to make the leap - they're so fun and they're also a very unique and lovely way to show off your stitching. Hopefully the tutorials will empower you to try it - I would really love for you to try an embroidered box, whether it is Simple Harmony or another project.

Thank you for joining me on the journey! I hope you'll enjoy it as much as I have. And yes, I have learned a lot of lessons from many and varied mistakes so lots of hard earned wisdom to share on that front! Hopefully the tutorials can help everyone in the SAL avoid some of my past facepalm moments...

Thank you! Please share your progress as you stitch, I would love to see everyone's work.