FlossTube #4 July 28, 2024
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- Опубликовано: 21 ноя 2024
- Hello! Welcome to the 4th episode of Comfort Stitching. In this video I share an exciting channel milestone, my current works in progress, and some updates on what I've learned (and not learned) about the "Bridget Power 1840" sampler that I've been working on. I'll show you my most commonly used tools, some stitchy kindness, as well as some stash enhancement, and I round things out by reading a short passage from a journal written by the Trappist monk,Thomas Merton. Thanks so much for watching!
Music sourced from Epidemic Sound.
Current works in progress:
"Bridget Power 1840" by Gigi R which is widely available.
"Antoinette 1894-1896" from www.samplers-berlin.com
"Across the Pond Stitch and Chat" monthly Zoom meetings are hosted by Marie @StitchesAndDiamonds and Angi the @tinyhousestitcher. Find the group on Facebook and all the details about the meetings are there.
FlossTubes mentioned:
@CrossStitchtheGlobe
@LaladeeStitches
Mad gratitude to Gretchen at Florilegium. Her store is at 367 Main St. in Weston, MO or at www.florilegium.com. Visit her on Instagram @florilegiumstudio to see what magical things she is currently creating.
My favorite tools mentioned in this video:
Magnifier floor lamp
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Britech Floor Lamp
a.co/d/goYGylr
Smart and Cool magnetic cable ties
a.co/d/9N69wFP
Bohin Soft Touch embroidery scissors
a.co/d/7SsQ46n
Nurge embroidery hoops
a.co/d/frMb0ZQ
Hair Clips
Kneaded Eraser
XStitch Plus app for keeping inventory of floss, fabrics, charts, etc.
Find me on Instagram @jaxx444
Jackie, I'm from Londonderry in Northern Ireland and I know that the Power family, of which there are many branches were a very wealthy, well connected family in the 18th and 19th century. I feel certain that you are right that Bridget was not from a lower class family. From the first time I saw this sampler, I thought that she must be connected to the wealthy Powers. I love your Flosstube and look forward to each one ❤
Thank you so much for sharing this information!!! It’s the first time anyone has suggested that maybe, just maybe, Bridget could have been from a family of means. Do you have any first names to go with the surname of Power for me to look into? Or any references to recommend?
@ComfortStitchingJackie I googled Power family Ireland and it suggests they were of Norman descent....the name was originally Le Poer, which meant poor but it states they were by no means poor! They seem to have be centred around County Wicklow and County Waterford but no doubt members may have left Ireland to live in the States and Canada. I don't have any names but I will check with my brother who, as well as being a priest, is also an Irish history fanatic! I'll get back to you with any information I obtain 🥰
@@sharonbruce6639Thank you, thank you!! I will very much look forward to what you might find out!
@@ComfortStitchingJackie I have not read all the comments about Bridget but I am as intrigued about her history as you. One fact I’m interested in is where the antique sampler was found and made its way to Gigi R to be reproduced. Is that information in the chart pak?
I was very interested in your discussion. I’m aware that this design was also released by another designer which also intrigues me. And your strawberry!
@@kaykirn9552unfortunately there is no information about the original sampler in the chart whatsoever. Either the current version or the previous version. 😕
First time watcher, thank you for being able to expess verbally exactly how I feel about stitching. Now to go back and listen to the others. Lived your strawberry also.
You are so welcome! Thank for being here!
“This day will never come again”, I felt that in my soul. Namaste 🙏🏻
🙏🏻 Namaste
Thank you for sharing your time and talents. I love the acorn and the leaf needle book. I am making needle books, yo, yo’s for a quilt, putting together a hexagon quilt and stitching a cross stitch by Lori Holt. I am a monogamous stitcher when it comes to needlework. Love the velvet strawberry. My son has planted several kinds of strawberries this year, I had no idea there are so many different kinds of strawberries. I’m 67 and learn so many new things each day, we’re never too old to learn something new or historical! Love your RUclips videos. ❤
Thank YOU so much for sharing! I appreciated hearing about what everyone is working on. 🍓
Please don’t ever apologize for taking us along on your history journeys. For me, this is the reason I stitch. The connection to a work someone else has created, especially those from a different time or place, provides a special meaning. I stitch so this form of history is preserved.
Thank you! I’m glad you are here for it!
Thank you for sharing with us, Jackie! I appreciate so much your putting into words the comfort and peace and JOY that I find through stitching. Your projects are beautiful! I really enjoy your artist’s eye and your passion for the historical context of this wonderful hobby. 💚Michele
Thank you so much! 😊
Thank you for your time and sharing. I’m glad that it’s is not a parade of wips. They are calming and informative. I especially like your meditative sharing. Your videos are special and I look forward to them. Thank you again.
Thank you so much!
Jackie, thank you for sharing all the details of Bridgette. I loved hearing all you have and have not learned about her origin and how you feel connected to her though you do not know her. Your ending of the video was very moving. This day will never come again. So simple to say yet so deeply felt when pondered. Thank you. You have such a sweet soul. ❤
You are so welcome! Thank you! 🩷
My favorite fruit is strawberry 🍓 I appreciate all of the research and information. When my second child (at 15) was diagnosed with cancer, I learned and was constantly reminded that we would never have this day, this moment again. He is now 36 and I’ll still appreciate every moment
Your voice soothes my soul! The acorn is exquisite! All stitchers love a strawberry ❤
You are so calming to my soul! Thank you for taking the time to touch me so deeply! You give me time to sit back and relax and listening to your soothing voice that brings me so much peace! Your stitching is so beautiful! Can’t wait to visit again with you!
Tears in my eyes as I come to the end of this wonderful video, Jackie, and how you bare a little of your beautiful soul to us. Your videos are a gift we receive with gratitude.
Wow, thank you. 🩷🩷🩷
What a wonderful way to start my Sunday
This day will never come again is so profound
I’ve learned to stop the busyness and take a moment
My dear friend who died too young shared this during her last week on earth
Stop….make a memory of this moment as you travel through life
It will sustain you during the hard times and bring great joy
So I try to make a memory each day
Whether it’s the blossoming of a flower the rain as it travels down the rain chain
Giggles of my grandchildren
The dawn of a new day
A vivid sunset
So thank you for the memory
What a beautiful thing your friend shared with you. Thank you for sharing it with me. 🩷
I absolutely love this program.you are so easy to listen to.. i will as long as i can forever be watching
.i would love the strawberrys project
Thank you, Jackie, for your time, your talent, your powerful words. I have tears in my eyes as I deeply digest the words,"This day will never come again." I will try to be more mindful of that through the challenges and joys each moment brings my way.❤🙏
You are so welcome. 🩷
Very inspiring video. Both in stitching and your life thoughts.. You are a old soul.
Thank you for the gift of your time. It is much appreciated.
You are so welcome!
Many thanks, Jackie! Your honestly and suggestions are most welcome. While in my sewing room or quietly stitching on the porch….i love my favorite subscriptions….you are certainly one of my favorites. I purchased the Bridget Power 1840 pattern. Will order threads and this will be my winter project. Thank you for introducing us to so many new designers. Our area is limited to cross stitch and so many depend on the internet for purchases. Now I will close and enjoy a bowl of strawberries from a local farm stand.
Thank you so much! 🍓🩷🍓
It’s 4:30 am in my neck of the woods and I cannot sleep…again. You can’t even imagine how excited that I was to see you had a new video up!! I hope you make hundreds of FlossTube and/or creative videos. You’re a pro at this!! 😊 Thank you!!
☺️☺️☺️ thank you!
Newly subscribed but have enjoyed your flosstubes from the start. Keep them coming!Your stitching is amazing!!Love a fresh strawberry! 1:41:21
A dear friend led me to your floss tube channel, and I am so happy she did. I will definitely be going back to watch your other video's. The name of your channel is spot on, you have a very calming effect on me and I really enjoy being inspired by you. I collect strawberry pin keeps. They are such a traditional piece to any sewing kit. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and I look forward to watching you again soon.
Thanks so much for spending time with me and for your kind words! 🍓
Thank you for sharing your beautiful stitching and your heart. A joy to listen to you!
Thank you so much!
I have very much enjoyed your videos. I’m an old guy but a newbie to cross stitch - now midway through my third project - but some health problems have slowed my progress. Hoping for more good days when counting is a tad more reliable. I found your hunt for Bridget Power really intriguing, and the summary of the items you use when stitching had me making notes. Thank you for four excellent flosstubes and I look forward to more.
Welcome! Thanks so much for watching!
Dear Jackie, you are such a gift....and I thank you for taking the time to give so freely of yourself....for inviting us into a sweet relationship with you. "This day will not come again." Nor, this moment.....to take the time to thank you....to smell the freshness of this morning after our brief storm. We only come this way but once. Blessings. Debbie.
You are so welcome. Thank YOU! 🩷
Thank you for sharing all that you have learned in your search of the Bridgette Power Sampler. My ancestry is from Ireland and it was so special to hear about what you have learned in your search. There are so many things I love about your floss tube, I love the meditations, I love learning form you, I love the calmness that I feel when I listen. It is a joy to join in with you and stitch. It's also joy to eat a strawberry. Thank You!
Thank you so much for watching and for your kind words! 🩷🍓🩷
The strawberry kit and the one you made with the acorn are beautiful. Love watching your videos and seeing your projects.
Your channel is so different than others- what a great and unique perspective you bring to us viewers. Thank you! Strawberry
Thank you! Glad you enjoy it!
Always surprising and wonderfully so to find like minded, kind hearted friends who are stitching along together. Now, all we need is a 🍓 strawberry 🍓 or two!!
Absolutely!!
I so enjoy watching your flosstubes! Thank you and Gretchen for the strawberry giveaway!
Thank You, for sharing ALL your insight with us. I so enjoy your flosstube videos. As I have messaged you previously, I feel a parallel journey with you. Not just that we grew up close to each other on that stateline boarder, but love for art, cross stitch, color and finding time to be present with our own self being. Thank you! The strawberry pinkeep looks beautiful as do your acorn and leaves. Happy Stitching. ♥️🪡🧵☮️
You are so welcome! And thank YOU! 🍓🩷🍓🩷
Not bored at all with your journey with Bridget. Intrigued!
Super video. Love seeing your progress on your projects. Oh the history you are capturing is awesome, love the journey. Thank you for sharing. Strawberry
Thanks for what you add to the stitching community. I look forward to watching when I see a new episode pop up on my list. Strawberry
You are so welcome! Thank you!
Hi Jackie! Thank you for another wonderful video. Congratulations on your milestone! Strawberry 🍓
Love the strawberry kit!! Your needle book and acorn are wonderful, lucky ladies who received them!! Thanks for sharing all the special things you use when stitching, a lot similar to what I use! I fold my pattern down to where I am stitching, the I use a magnet on the fabric so it is right there and I can see it, then mark where I have been! Thanks for what you share!
Thank you so much!
Thank you for another fantastic flosstube. Your stitching is beautiful and your videos are so calming and relaxing to watch/ listen to.
Thanks for sharing your stitching tools too. I only recently discovered the star detailer thanks to another flosstube and it has been so useful; I’m not the only one that plays thread chicken then! I’m also a paper chart/ highlighter stitcher who cuts and sticks together charts but I’m naughty and do this to the original!
I’m very happy that it is currently strawberry season here in the UK; they are the perfect summer treat.
Psst, don’t tell anyone but I’m highlighting on the original of Antoinette! 😱😄
I love listening to you Jackie. Thank you so much for giving so generously of your time to give us such wonderful interesting videos . Megan
You are so welcome! Thank you! 🩷
Thank you for sharing all your beautiful stitching and the history you share with all of us. I love this stitching community. I lost my sister a few months ago unexpectedly and my stitching has helped me. It’s has helped me through so many ups and downs. I am so thankful that I can stitch and have videos like yours to get me through each day. Thank you so much for doing your videos. I know it’s a lot of work and we all appreciate you doing them. 🧵🪡✂️🧵 Strawberry
Thank you so much for sharing! I’m so sorry for your loss. 🩷🩷🩷
Thank you for your beautiful and informative videos! So calming. Love the strawberry and darling acorn.
I loved hearing all about Bridget since I am stitching the top section. I love a good strawberry. Thank you so much for the opportunity.
You are so welcome!
Jackie,
Thank you for sharing today, your journey with Bridget Powers, is an interesting one to follow and your stitching lovely!!
“Today will never come again “, only reinforces the importance of taking the time to notice all around us! I believe we live in Heaven on Earth, if we just take the time to notice the beauty around us. The beautiful red perfectly formed strawberry, is just an example . ❤
You are so welcome! Thank you! 🍓
Thank you for another not only Comfort Stitching but Comfort Viewing and Comfort Listening Flosstube. Loved it all and to hear your progress on your research on Bridget. Love the strawberry. I’m from Australia. 😊
You are so welcome! Thanks for joining me! 😊🍓🩷🍓
Congratulations and your stitching is beautiful and Ike the history and Strawberry
Jackie! This day will never come again but think of all the days to come! Finding new patterns and floss and fabric! 🥰
So true! Thank you!
What an interesting flosstube! Enjoyed hearing about your journey with trying to find who Bridget Powers was. I enjoy seeing what tools everyone is using. And what a devotional story. It really make you stop and think about your life. Thank you. Happy Stitching!
You are so welcome! Thank you!
Thank you for sharing you thoughts on stitching materials. I love anything with a strawberry on it. Happy stitching!
Your videos are so comforting and thought provoking. And as someone noted - you have a presentation that is truly unique and so calming
. Thank you - it is a joy to listen to you🤗
@@jbwdesignscrossstitch4750 Thank you so much, Judy! I really appreciate you being here! 🩷
Thank for this so educational and inspiring video. You provided a wonderful experience this afternoon. Thank you as always, your virtual table mate. ❤ ❤
Glad you enjoyed it, Sarah! I’m happy you are my virtual table mate and along for the journey with me! 🩷🩷🩷
I love strawberry, thank you so much. I enjoyed your video. I just found you and subscribed. ❤
Hi watching you from Australia. Love watching your beautiful stitching journey.
Thank you so much!
Thank you, friend, for a wonderful wonderful video. I so enjoy all you have to share. Bless you!!
So glad you enjoyed it! I’m happy you’re joining me on the journey! 🩷
I believe as we get older we learn to slow down, look around our world and notice small things in nature. We begin to understand that this moment/day will never come again, and that life is short. You are a beautiful soul, and your manner of speaking, sharing, and calm is a real gift. I thank you for sharing your journey with us. The story about Bridget Powers is certainly interesting, and the sampler is beautiful! That basket or pot of flowers is amazing!
Thank you so much! 🩷🩷🩷
Strawberry ...
Love the stories you tell us about stitching and have been watching you from the first one - wow 7500 new stitchers joining in on the fun and art of stitching ❤
Thank you!
Strawberry. Love your Flosstube. Very informative
I so admire and appreciate your determination in searching Bridget Power's history and thank you for taking us along on your journey. It's absolutely fascinating! I'm sure I was one of the many stitchers that fell in love at first sight with the beautiful velvet strawberry kits offered by Florilegium and would count myself very lucky to be the recipient. Thank you for another wonderful video ❤
Glad you enjoyed it and Thank YOU! 🩷🍓🩷
Thank you for all that you shared in this video. I admire how your stitching journey has allowed you to expand not just your knowledge of stitching but also your circle of friends. I hope that you will be able to unlock the mystery of who Bridget Powers was and the story behind her sampler. In a world full of empty words and meaningless activities thank you for your moments of meditation/reflection. As someone who works in healthcare and survived cancer twice, it was nice to be reminded of how important it is to appreciate the moments of today. I look forward to your next video! Strawberry.
Thank you! 🩷🍓
When we are passionate about something, it’s never boring! Thank you for sharing what you have found out about Bridget. It’s summer where I am, too. I have wild strawberries growing in my yard. A true strawberry summer!
You are so welcome! Thank you!
Just found your channel. Just the calming I need in my life as my husband’s is on hospice. You ended with profound statement, this time will never come again. Loved hearing that and taking it to heart! ❤
Thank you! 🩷
I always love to watch your floss tubes. Thank you for your time recording all this goodness. Summer is here in Washington State and the strawberries and blueberries are in full fruit. Sweet and delicious. Just made my first blueberry pie. It was yummy.
Wow your stitching is beautiful..Love seeing what you're working on, Hugs!
You are so welcome! Thank you! 🍓🩷🍓
Dear Jackie, I have enjoyed your Flosstube because it brings me comfort & quiet in such a time as this. Maybe it's my Power blood flowing thru my veins & hearing you speak of the Power Family. They are Irish & my family records go way back. I will try to bring them out
& go over them & look for Bridget Power.
There are some of the Power Clan added
an s thru the years in America to Powers. My grandmother was Annie Power & most all the ladies were very fine needleworkers & quilters.
I will get back to you if I find a connection.
I loved your shop tour & I love the Strawberry
Everything! Thank You!!!🍃🌹Sharol
Oh my goodness, Sharol!!! You have no idea how excited I am to hear this news! I will be waiting on pins and needles to hear from you. If you’d like to share anything more privately please email me at comfortstitchingjackie@gmail.com
Excellent flosstube thank you. This day will never come again but I will gladly spend it with you. Happy stitching.I bought Brittany sampler after seeing yours. This is a challenge for me because I never stitch large pieces and never wanted to.
You can do it!! 🩷🍓🩷
Thank you for sharing your research into Bridget Powers. I think that connection from over 100 years make the sampler that much more fascinating. Both of your sampler wips are beautiful. I enjoyed seeing your stitching set up. Don't we all love a strawberry.
Thanks for sharing! 🍓
Your moment of Medication was deep, I felt it. That profound sensation of yours was transmitted via internet. "This Day will never come again." Im in tears, what a revelation. I felt it Girl, i felt it. Thanks😘
Thanks for sharing!! I’m glad it resonated. 🩷
The strawberry kit looks so lovely. Strawberries are one of my favorite fruits. All of your stitcheries are so pretty. Thanks for sharing all of your favorite tools.
You are so welcome! Thank you!
I've been stitching on a Keeper of the Pins piece by Brenda Gervais in the #2 Nurge hoop while watching you. I agree! The Nurge seems to work for me as well. Lots of tomatoes with a Strawberry tucked in here & there. Takes me back to my Mom's red velvet tomato pincushion that sat perched on her sewing table. I lost her recently...funny how little trinkets become so dear with such warm memories, when once taken for granted. I agree...the fewer moments we have, the more precious they become. Awareness of that is key! Your videos have been so educational, both historically, spiritually, & stitchywise. I look forward to each one. Thankyou for sharing, so vulnerably(sp?) your creative spirit with us all. ❤
Thank you so much for watching and for sharing your sweet memories. 🍓🩷🍓
I like your videos and all the things you share. Your stitching is so beautiful. You are a beautiful lady and your kindness shows through. I would venture to say that your thought about this day never will come again is not really widely thought about. I thought about it and I cried. It hit me very hard. Love you and take care
Thank you for sharing. 🩷
I try to remind myself of that aspect of life as often as I can. Our experiences may be very similar from day to day or year to year, but they are never exactly the same. I try to remind myself to be present in the moment to appreciate what I have and that I'm blessed, even when it doesn't always feel like it. That was a very good meditation for us all to absorb and remember.
☺️ I’m glad it resonated!
Jackie, love all your videos and your meditation portion at the end of each one but this one really touched me because “this day will never come again.” How profound! I look forward to more from you! Strawberry plants are wonderful.
You are so welcome! Thank you!
I love your flosstube and strawberries!
I reached the end of your video. Yes, this day will never come again. I thought back on those days I shared with my loved ones and I felt sad but grateful to have had those moments with them. Then I thought of those days that were not so good and felt a bittersweet relief that those days will never come again and hurt that I can't erase them from my memory. 😢
We can’t erase a memory but we can release attachment to it. It takes conscious practice and forgiveness. Be well.
I am so glad that a lot of Flosstubers recommended to watch you 🥰 I’ve been enjoying all your content and beautiful stitching. Love strawberry in plural 😉 I have some planted although hadn’t had luck growing them. I have some strawberries I’ve stitched and those you showed will make a beautiful add to mine. Thank you for all you share.
Thanks so much!
Wow! How thought provoking. I love your floss tube, and your sharing. I feel a connection to you on some level. Keep up the good work 👍🤗
Thank you so much! 😊 🩷
Those strawberries are exquisite! 🍓 Strawberry
Just love your videos. Look forward to watching them every time. The strawberry kit looks gorgeous.❤
Thanks so much 😊
Congratulations on reaching over 7000 subscribers! Thank you for all that you share and all the inspiration you provide. Strawberry
Thank you!
Love your videos. The strawberry looks lovely along with your acorn! Thanks for offering a give away.
I am really enjoying your channel. I love anything strawberry. I enjoy your calm manner.
Thank you so much!
I love your floss tube Jackie , your stitching is so beautiful .
Thank you so much!
Thank you for keeping me company on my first solo camping trip. It is a rainy day in Iowa, so no botanical garden excursions. Sat and stitched in my camper and enjoyed your conversation! Thanks!
I’m so glad I could keep you company!
Thank you for sharing your time with us … the acorn and leaf you made are so cute and who doesn’t love strawberries … until next time Happy Stitching 🧵 … 😊❤ Dena
Thanks so much 😊
Really enjoying your vids! The velvet strawberry kit is gorgeous!
The Strawberry Kit is a wonderful gift
I really enjoy your videos and the name of your channel. Stitching of all types (and many other crafts) are certainly a source of comfort and joy. Your presentation is also comforting and most enjoyable. The strawberry kit would be lovely to complete! Happy stitching from out in Oregon.
Thank you so much! 😊
I have really enjoyed the gentle pace of your videos, the mindfulness is so calming. What a sweet table mate gift, the strawberry kit is intriguing. Congratulations on 7500 subscribers.
Thanks so much 😊
Your flosstubes talk about cross stitch but on another level! This is so interesting! thank you for sharing this 😊 strawberry
You are so welcome!
Absolutely delightful! I enjoyed hearing all of the researching into Bridget Power. It's so true that we meditate on people or sentiments as we stitch. I'm not stitching Bridget, but my imagination has developed a back story thanks to your research. The strawberry kit is on my wish list since you shared it in the shop tour.
Velvet strawberry and an acorn, so much fun! Congratulations on the milestone and wish you to reach many more!!!
Thank you for sharing your research on Bridgette. I find it so interesting! And for sharing your stitching notions & stuff. When I was first married, I use to put my needles in the couch arm. But one night my husband leaned down to kiss me hello & stuck his palm with a needle. Oops! 🥴 After that I started leaving my needle in my fabric. 😂 Love the quote, This day will never come again. ❤ strawberry
Thank you for sharing! Thankfully my dog doesn’t get in that chair so no worries here. 😊
Thank you for showing Florilegium I think it is the same shop I use to make a special trip to when I lived in WI and we would go to Madison, WI. Then it disappeared and we couldn’t find where they had relocated. So it was with great delight that I saw it on your floss tube. A strawberry is wonderful and so is your floss tube. Thank you
You are so welcome! Florilegium is a fantastic place. You should give them a call you haven’t done so already! ☺️
Thank you for a lovely time. As I sat listening to the meditation at the end, I spied so many beautiful pollinators on our hydrangeas (it's been a banner year for the butterflies): two hummingbirds, our honey bees, so many little and large butterflies including our TN state butterfly the zebra swallowtail. I've never seen this many at one time like we have this year. I've been working on In Praise of Pollinators and it's so fitting for a day like this! And strawberry!
You are so welcome! Thanks for sharing!🐝🦋🐞🐛
Oh wow. I have this model in my shopping cart. You made me decide on this one. Thanks!
Hey 👋🏻, I enjoy your beautiful stitching & your calm, peaceful videos! I really enjoyed the showing of the shop near you, that’s awesome, I wish I had any kind of stitching shop near me. The closest one is 2 hrs away. Congratulations on your subscribers! I love the strawberry but also your acorn & leaves are beautiful! I’m a fall fan, the colors just speak to me. The alphabet sampler is going to be a heirloom piece so pretty. Love what you have done with the GigiR sampler so beautiful.
Thank you so much! Autumn is my favorite season, too! 🍁🍂🍁
Jackie, I very much enjoy your videos and find them so inspiring. The strawberry is lovely.
Thanks so much 😊
Really enjoy your journey with Bridget Powers. Yes it was emotional when you made that first connection with that lovely leafy vine. Congratulations on your subscribers. Strawberry and banana combination make a lovely jam.
Thanks so much for joining me!
Irish resident here! A small point that's actually a very important point - a lot of folks in the republic don't use the word famine when relating to that period of Irish history. They'll say "the genocide", and rightfully so, if you look into the history of what happened both leading up to and during the period of the 1830s-50s. While it's true that there was a natural blight, tenant farmers were forced to continue to export large amounts of crop to Britain, a crop that had been forced on them to be their only food source, or else lose their homes. Whatever the circumstances of the landlords, they didn't starve to death like the million farmers who did. I felt it important to mention for anyone reading, who might now be interested in Irish history.
Wonderful stitching as always!
Thank you for sharing! Very interesting information!
Thank you so much for sharing this. It’s not anything that I came across on my research. I really appreciate hearing another perspective on this!
Oh wow, huge congratulations on your 7k follower milestone, you have a USP with your mindfulness which is why we all love you. Many of us craft for our own mental health whether we know it nor not. Strawberry ‘This day will never come again’, so very true and profound as you say, this is perhaps why I find it hard to look back at photographs, they always remind me of a time gone which I find sad, even if those people are still in my life. 💗
Thank you so much! You must be in marketing, I had to look up what USP was. 🤭 Mindfulness and intentionality are just part of my life so I guess they can’t help but be part of anything I do. Im grateful it resonates with so many people. Thank you again! 🩷
Wow, thank you so much for all the time and effort you gave for us. Jackie, I learned so much, very interesting. Again, thanks again, take care 🤗
You are so welcome!
I appreciate all you shared in this video. But most especially the quote from Thomas Merton REALLY touched me. I am closing in on my 73rd BD & just spent a day with my 3 granddaughters yesterday. Most definitely brought it all together for me. Thank you.
Wonderful! Thanks for sharing. 🩷🍓🩷🍓
I finally found some time to sit down and stitch and watch your floss tube video without being interrupted. Congratulations on your 7500+ subscribers I have been thinking of trying 56 count fabric I love stitching one over one on 40 count so I think it should be ok. I love all your projects you’re such an inspiration I love your calming voice, you totally get me in the mood to stitch. 😂 I’ve never made a strawberry but I plan on making some along with some pears. And now after seeing your velvet acorn I’m going to try that too. I live in the mountains in California an hour from Yosemite National Park and we have so many acorns I can use the top and add the velvet cushion like yours. It would be perfect for placing my needle when I’m working on my needle turn appliqué.
Thank you so much for watching, sharing, and for your kind words! 🩷🍓🩷🍓
Thank you so much for sharing part of your day with me. I feel better for it. You are able to put things into a perspective that I very much appreciate. I don't have a strawberry but it would be fun to try and make one. I also enjoyed seeing the tools that you use. I have been in search of a magnifier lamp that would suit my needs and will look into one like you use. Fascinated about the speculations surrounding Bridget Power's life. I am still collecting my supplies for this stitch but I already feel a connection with it. Thank you for that.
8/13/24. Jackie 🤗. “This day will never come again.” Thomas Merton. Thank you.😢. What powerful and lovely reminder at the close of your time spent sharing your journey with all of us. I needed to hear this. I will be reflecting on it in the days ahead, and for whatever days I have to continue this life. I am grateful for each morning when I waken and for whatever I might do on any day…some days it is not much, and other days are quite full…I am giving myself permission to do what I wish to, and to give myself grace if I am content, not meeting the expectations of others. I enjoy life on my schedule, doing my favorite things. One of which is watching lovely floss tubes that stimulate my mind and my creative activities. I am so thrilled to spend time with you, I enjoy your historical search for background on Bridget and her stitching. You do not need to apologize for sharing this fascinating search, nor for the time you spend sharing everything with us. I could listen to your wonderful calming voice, all the information you give us, the things you show us for however long you wish to share. I tell everyone to watch you, the best you tube in my book.
Additionally, thanks for all the items you shared. I ordered the lamp last week, and so far I am loving it! I need to get out another light to have on my other side, I have a couple different ones available. But the magnifier is a wonderful light, and I was thrilled with the affordable cost, it is going to be the best purchase to enable my stitching. I have been using a Nurge hoop the last 2 months, mostly size 2, I think I will try the 3 for a larger project I’m starting. I’m not a monagamous stitcher, and I’m still attempting to organize all the wips 😅. Do you remove your hoop every night? I have been attempting to do so, but sometimes forget.🤦🏼♀️.
I have rambled enough for tonight, I am so thrilled to have an accomplished, new stitchy friend, that shares information, haul, notions; but more than all of those tangible things….shares herself , her feelings, and her heart ♥️.
I love absolutely anything strawberry 🍓. And I can’t wait to find your petite needles 😮 I received one in a kit, but didn’t know where to purchase them. Jackie, thanks for being a wonderful part of the flosstube community. Peg 💛
Thank you so much, Peg! 🩷 I’m glad that the magnifying lamp is working for you. I wouldn’t be able to stitch without it! I do remove my hoop after I’m done stitching for the day. I have left it on my work once or twice but I always loosened it considerably.
Jackie, thanks for such a delightful and thoughtful video. I hope you get more info on Bridget Power. The top part reminds me of flowers I'd see needlepointed on antique fireplace screens. Your wise words at the end hit home in a very real way. I used to be a monogomous stitcher like you, with sometimes two patterns. A couple of years ago I got a scary medical diagnosis. All seems ok now, but one doesn't know how many days they have. Life can change on a dime. As a result, I began this year starting a number of patterns from my stash. I'd like to know that in whatever days I have (it could be many years), that I at least had the pleasure, experience and excitement of starting patterns I've wanted to work on. And now to the subject of food, the strawberry kit looks lovely, very kind of you, and congrats on reaching 7500. Your cute little acorn and needle book are so pretty. Take care, and happy stitching.
Thanks so much for watching and for your input on Bridget and your kind words. I’m happy to hear you’re doing well at this time and enjoying your stitching in a way that makes you happy! That’s what it’s all about, right?! Be well. 😊
Hello from NC Jackie, love your channel and all you share with us. Thank you for all the tips for the tools we use. Missed seeing your sweet puppy.
You are so welcome! I’m sure Archie will make another appearance someday. 😊