#Flosstube

[mathysphere]

data time!! sharing the results of the survey site from a while back, and asking some deep questions: "what percentage of etsy listings tagged with 'funny cross stitch' are actually funny?" and also "what's the funniest cross-stitch pattern known to mankind?"

[thackeroy]

I made my first craft video! It's got cross stitch, blackwork, embroidery, knitting, crochet, quilting and other sewing in it =D

[nimhandcraft]

[YOUTUBE] Stitch with me on a ‘new’ project.

Project details are HERE.

🦆

[tamara-on-the-go]

YOUR MOST POWERFUL MOMENT? NBGRLVS

[scarlettxstitch]

Long time no post but recently remembered the existence of tumblr.

Anyway, it took almost a decade but I finished this one.

So happy as I have been looking for a perfect first time HAED pattern to do & I find this one in the freebies section. Its literally perfect in every way. Thank you, Heaven & Earth Designs! I can’t wait to start this!

[housefreak]

abnormal again for a moment. i have some final girl and slasher are the same thoughts. victim can ascend to final girl and can then turn into/dabble in slasher. but slasher can only really go to and from victim. all with the exception of rare cases where whoever is all 3 at once but thats usually an always has been or a quick and messy ascension from victim :-)

[rabbitindisguise]

Me, looking at my pile of three (3) projects: I have perhaps too many works in progress

Someone: *has over 30 works in progress*

Me: . . . nevermind, I have a normal amount

[stitching-spencer]

Many projects today, gotta start organizing for my next flosstube video. Really looking forward to the upcoming weekend, just need a solid break. Wishing you all the best for the remainder of this week 💜

[mathysphere]

alrighty! year-end video, let's go!

time to rank all the cross-stitch books of 2023*

*all 10 that I could get my hands on, at least

[somediyprojects]

Fall Toad stitched by ms_chiefmanaged. Pattern ($4.36) stitched by WhiteProteaArt.

My mom calls mushroom “frog’s umbrella”. So I gave this stylish lady a mushroom for her sunny day walk. I changed the umbrella and added the sun. I got the sun pattern from a flosstube for free but now I can’t find the channel :(

[stitch-n-time]

flosstube 6: None brain, left stitch

[honeybeestitches]

Hello! 😊 A little message to say how much I've enjoyed scrolling your blog just now. Your work is so beautiful!! I'm mostly a quilter (/knitter/spinner/crocheter... You know how it is haha) but a few months ago I saw some blackwork that led me down a rabbit hole and I ended up starting some redwork on linen which has completely revolutionised my feelings about counted stitching (i.e. it's amazing and not the devil's craft afterall!)

Anyway, I just wanted to say how inspiring your work is and how nice it is to find a blog so welcoming to newbie stitchers!

My own little tip to other people just starting out is to keep an eye out in charity shops. I found a kit with an absolutely hideous pattern for about £2.50 which contained a massive piece of linen and tons of thread. I ignored the pattern and had fun just trying different ways of stitching and bits of different free patterns. I learned that stitching in hand was way more intuitive to my quilter brain than using a hoop and from then on there was no stopping me!

Sorry for the ramble, I'm just very excited about sewing haha

ah thank you!! my great-gran was a quilter, i have so much respect for the craft! and welcome to blackwork/redwork cross stitch!! i love new people, honestly i love stitch so much and watching other people discover this joy feeds my soul so much omg <3

and this is a very good tip for newbies!! i have a piece of spare aida like this that i use to test colors on, i just fill in bits here and there. it's a brilliant idea to test a bunch of methods, try some things out (check out the peacock and fig tutorials, or cross stitch youtubers (flosstube) like notorious needle or mr x stitch) on fabric that isn't your main project and you can test some stuff without worrying about ruining something.

i hope your redwork goes fantastically my dear and do tag when you finish your project, i would love to see it!

[nimhandcraft]

[YOUTUBE] Stitch with me on my SUB EYEZ wip.

Project details are HERE.

👀

[justaquickquestion]

Yeah, I don't like their take. And I'm a low-no stash kind of crafter! Stashing means you have the supplies when you are ready to use them. It means you can plan ahead when money is spendy, and continue crafting if that changes. You can follow your whims when you desire a sock or hat knit; the mitts you want to make a friend are divorced from the indie-dyed price tag. You also don't have to know which sweater you're going to make, to know that you want a sweater of THAT YARN in your wardrobe. Look, more than half of the sharing in our online community (podcasts, vlogs, look what i gots) has a heavy element of conspicuous consumption. As an audience we SHOULD be aware of how influencers affect us, especially in our niche "virtuous/not like them" community. I can drool over Les Garcons mystery yarn club that a podcaster I follow subscribes to, and know still that nothing in the world justifies $100 for a mystery sock set in my life. OP is right, in that case, the dopamine of the purchase is bigger than the satisfaction I'd get from using the item. Sorry, I'm rambling, it's past my bedtime. A responsible consumer has to avoid keeping up with the Joneses. People who keep a social media presence have a monetary incentive to have new purchases to show off routinely. Keep a healthy distance and make decisions for your own hobby. and don't set rules for other people about how they can craft! Some people are monogamous knitters. Some people have a knit or crochet project for every turn of the weather. Have y'all ever watched flosstube videos? Cross stitchers might have enough projects on the go, they can work on something different every day for a month! If you feel cluttered just thinking about a hibernating project, pick your monogamous project. If you feel most creative when you have reasonable limitations, set yourself some restrictions. have you "caffiene drink, hydration drink, fun drink" knits. but get out of my wip pile and out of my stash with your judgement and your "just to the thing, it's not that hard!"

this person just took a shovel to my face

[tkogut]

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