When you use large paper charts, try and tape the back of the chart along the places you usually fold. That will prevent the chart coming apart after much folding. Don’t tape on the front as the highlighter will not “stick” to scotch tape and you’ll loose the mark up. As for other kit manufacturers, have you looked at Luca-S and Letistitch? They’re v good quality, in case you’re thinking of trying them.
Watching you for the first time. Coming over from the Thread Gremlins. Loved your projects and your dyeing. Those dyed pieces are gorgeous. I would love to see a longer tutorial on it and combining two colors also.
Thank you for the dyeing video! It makes me more confident to try it…. I can’t believe anyone would make such rude snarky comments about your love for your family! Your love of your family is just one of the many reason I watch your channel. ❤
In Russia local cross stitch kits are kind of low priced. For instance, the Magic Needle kit that you've showed is less than 6 dollars with free shipping.
For working with your acrylic wool- use a larger needle, maybe a 24. This will open up the hole to reduce the drag on the thread and the thread should cover up the widened hole 😊
Great idea! I think that’s the size provided by the kit by the looks of it but I can always swap it with a different brand and see how that goes. Thank you for the tip!
Megan, love seeing the variety of the kits and hearing your reviews on them. So many beautiful designs. Thank you for sharing your dying process, I really want to give it a go as buying already dyed pieces can be quite expensive. Listening to you talk about life stuff is part of what makes your episodes so lovely to listen to. Some people just seem to be the type that have to make negative comments on other people all the time. Ignore them and just continue to be wonderful person you are. 💖
Thank you so much for the info about your dying process. It’s the best discussion I’ve seen of it yet, and I’ve seen alot!😊 I live in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada, which doesn’t have an LNS, and the price of shipping on top of the price of (certainly worth it!) beautiful professionally dyed fabric is too prohibitive right now, so hand-dyed Charles Craft from Michael’s it is!😏
I don't have children but I have so much love for my mum and it's so heartwarming to hear you talk about your family. We live in a world with so much pain and we're lucky we also get to experience all these acts of love. Thank you for sharing 💕 You might have also just given me ideas for all of my white Aida and my unused tubs of yogurt, haha 😊
I hope you give a try to dying fabric it’s so fun! And thank you 💗💖 I love my kids my family is my everything it’s so crazy that people don’t understand that love.
I don’t get it when people go around and leave the nasty comments. Honestly, don’t they have anything better to do? Don’t like - don’t watch, it’s simple! Don’t apologise for you love to your family - this is normal and so precious nowadays! I am enjoying watching your videos, always 🌹♥️
Another fun video, I’m loving all the kits! And your dyed fabric 😍😍😍😍 Your mom has a fantastic wall in her entryway too! I’m sorry to hear you had such a terrible comment, I agree a lot of us are moms and can relate to your love for your children - which is beautiful to see bc sadly there are families out there that doing share/voice their love. Send all the love to you and your family :)
Thanks for sharing all you do with this community! I especially appreciate your kit reviews - it's so good to hear first hand from someone about how they feel, are packaged, etc. I'm glad you're able to transition back to work in a part-time capacity ☀ Have a great time with your kiddos and happy stitching 💜
OK, love your mom's wall---LOVE your dyed aida, and I personally would very much enjoy seeing a video on your process for that. I love dying fabric so much but I think I dilute mine too much. Your fall projects ARE fantastic companion pieces, they couldn't have been better matched! Gorgeous! And that Magic Needle Sunflower kit??! WOW-right up my alley! I love fall and halloween stitching. Thanks for inserting that dye example at the end!
Do not ever apologize for expressing your love for your family!! You are amazing and so kind to share your stitching, knitting and family with us. I enjoy your updates and hope you don’t let anyones negative comments bother you :) You have a fabulous group of stitchy sisters (your girlies) :) Don’t let the negative nellies get to you. Stay true to who you are, we all love you.
Thank you so much! I am so lucky that this community is full of amazing kind people. The good outweighs the negative 1000% times over. I just wasn’t going to let talking about my kids in any negative way slide. It’s so easy to just watch someone else. We all have free will to exit out of a RUclips video. I am not forcing anyone to stay lol! 💖
Love your floss tube, Megan! You are so brave to do these really large kit projects! Your progress is so pretty!!!! I absolutely love seeing your family and hearing updates! I am horrified that someone would criticize your love for your daughter! I think it is beautiful to see how much you love your daughter and doing things with and for her! I always loved doing my girls hair and pretty clothes! There are a million floss tubes to watch so there is absolutely no reason to make negative comments except pure meanness…. So sad… As always I look forward to your next video!!!!! Happy stitching ❤!
I look forward to seeing all your progress on these kits. That is a ton of stitching. I'm 52 and I'm wondering how old I'll be when you'll finish them all. 😂 I do love how you talk about the kits, your likes and dislikes about each one. I find it encouraging how you talk about your love for your family. It's good to hear that from a young mom. It's absolutely sweet and I also love hearing you talk about all the hats you knit for your husband. When he wears them it definitely shows he appreciates you and loves you too. Keep doing what you do. ❤
lol I honestly wonder the same. What age I’ll be when o finish everything. I’m going to say ten years or so and all my current projects will be FFO’s. 🤣💖 thank you so much for your support! 💖
It's funny that you happen to give us a dying tutorial on aida as I spent a part of my day looking up just that. So thank you. By the way, you mention that your husband saves the big yogourt containers. So do I but I just found a place the next town over that makes up soups and meals for those in need and they had asked for large yogourt containers. I was so happy to have a big bag of them to take there and now I'm starting up a new bag. Anyways, take good care and I hope your transition back to work goes smoothly.
Your strawberry house looks great and love that frame. Would like to see a video on dyeing fabric. Have you dyed for example vintage country mocha so it could be alittle darker?. And your husband got you a floral chart for your birthday . Who makes it. Take care Megan❤
That is so awful that someone would have the nerve to say such a ridiculous, ignorant statement. I’m so proud of you for standing up to her. Love your videos and thanks for sharing your dying process. You’re amazing!!❤❤
An interesting and informative Flosstube about various kits available and dyeing your own fabrics. I especially love hearing about your adorable daughter and baby son. Never stop talking about them and showing your love for your precious family. You always make me smile. As a mom and grandmother, I so admire that you share with us your deep love. Ah, I remember those days when my three were little ones too and the joy, and yes, hectic minutes, they brought to every day. You are a wonderful mom.
I am already sad to think of the days they are grown and gone 😫💗. Cherishing every moment. Thank you so much for watching and sharing your time with me.
Loved your video and hearing about your family. Your stitching is beautiful. Thank you for sharing about the kits, they are stunning. Enjoy your summer with your family.
One of the reasons I continue to watch your videos is to experience your consistent positivity and joy. Expressing how much you value your family cannot possibly be a bad thing. Kudos to you for standing up to that commenter with a mature assertive reply. Sometimes we do need to call out unacceptable behaviour online, rather than just ignore it. On a different note, thanks for showing the video of your fabric dyeing. I would like to dye my own fabric but find it intimidating, and your little video made it look possible!😃.
Thank you for understanding. Typically the comments just get deleted 😆. I don’t want anyone who secretly hates that I love my kids to stick around. That kind of behavior seems crazyyyyy 😅. Hope you have a nice fourth and happy stitching. 💖
When I have paper charts (for knitting or cross stitch) I make a working copy. I find that I feel much more comfortable making notes and taking the chart out of the house that way. I have no concerns about damage or wind taking the page and I can make notes or mark my repeats on the page also. I have occasionally enlarged a section also. You might want to do that and/or have a PDF made to enter the pattern in pattern keeper or whatever program you use for your cross stitch. I really love the colors in the lilac piece - that will be stunning when finished. I will be interested in watching your dyeing process. I would love to buy a large piece of Aida and cut it then dye different colors, depending on what I want to stitch. Your coordinating pieces with the golden look will look awesome together! They will be like soft candle or lantern light. 🕯️ I am so glad that you have this time to relax and enjoy your time with your children. Once you return to work there will be less time but you will still make time to enjoy them and you should. This time will never come again and needs to be appreciated. ❤
💖💖 couldn’t agree more. I definitely need to make working copies or go to a place that can scan it for me lol. My scanner is standard printer paper size but I know Office Depot and places like it will scan huge pieces! 🤩
Great Flosstube as always ❤ I am so sorry about the nasty comment that was left on your last video, so glad you called them out. I absolutely love the way you talk about your kiddos and I feel exactly the same about my daughter too 🥰
It’s really sad that there are people who are so miserable that they must project it onto others. Megan never apologize for loving your beautiful family. Fantastic video, as always!! Please, YES do a dyeing video!!! Looking forward to your next floss tube and have a great 4th!!
Great video! Loving the autumn prices 😊 I vote yes for a fabric dying video! I would love to see your process. Also an idea for floss cards, I use empty cereal/ tissue/ cracker boxes, just cut whole punch and go, then you don’t need to pay 3$ per price of paper and you can recycle :)
Your love for your daughter and your family as a whole is part of what I love about watching you. Your kids are lucky to have a mom who cares and loves them so very much. Not to mention that Amira is a cutie pie and deserves all the positivity you can provide. Too many parents don't pay attention or show that affection, you keep doing you (as I know you will) and so many of us will keep watching and appreciating everything you share. Happy Stitching -Kimberly
🥰🥹 thank you so much. This comment really made my day. It’s hard to be a mom sometimes and I just want Amira and Malakai to grow up knowing how proud I am to be their mom. I just adore them so much.
Hello, Gorgeous! Thank you for posting a video today, a visit with you was just what I needed. ☺️ First of all, those smalls you’ve been finishing are just too precious! And I just love your color conversions on them (you have a great eye). I am in awe of your kits, too, because they are so beautiful, but I would be totally daunted by the full coverage and blended stitches 😮😂. (I’m really just too lazy)! 🤣 You’re making great progress on them. Continue to enjoy your happy summer with family, my friend, and I’m happy that your work schedule will be part time…that works great! Until next time…💙 Meline Oh! I forgot to say how much I love your hand-dyed fabrics! They’re awesome and gorgeous!!!! 🤎 Thank you for sharing!
Thank you so much, Meline. I hope you’re enjoying summer. It’s been raining here which is a bummer but I’m sure it will clear up! Excited to get some more pool time with Amira before I go back to work haha. Love you so much!!! 💖💖💖
Andriana has great designs, but their floss is really low quality. You may try Panna or Klart, it's the same floss from magic needle. Also very cheap, but much better.
Of course! Strawberry hill Gentle Arts Shaker White Gentle Arts Walnut Gentle Arts limited edition (reminds be of chocolate cherry by colour & cotton) Colour & Cotton Dutch Tulip Colour & Cotton Mesquite DMC 310 DMC 926 DMC 927 DMC 3051
Hi Megan. Thanks for sharing yourself and showcasing your craft talents with the Flosstube community. I suggest using tape on both sides of the large patterns at the fold lines or make working copies.
So late to the party again…..have been celebrating 50 Years of Marriage this last weekend on the South Puget Sound…..and You are so RIGHT my Sister…..”Families Are Forever”….ps….been thinking about You getting back to work ….not sure what auto company You are with…but my long time hubby just picked up a new Ford Mustang much to my chagrin❤ here in Olympia…..he is going to be 80 here soon…..what was he thinking?……but the paperwork was a bit interesting with the “hackers” spoiling the process for all….
Oh my goodness congratulations to 50 years. What a beautiful thing. It really crazy the amount of paperwork and signatures is insane. 😅 a lot of people that come to me tell me they just want to get through it fast lol. They don’t like spending hours at a dealership just for papers 😂.
My goodness! I have purchased RIT dye and then put off using it because I was nervous of the outcome. I am so inspired! Your fabrics are amazing! Also so fun to hear about your start of summer! It’s always nice to hear how you are all doing. I hope starting back at work goes well - so nice that you’re back part time! ❤️ Lots of love from Canada.
@@TheSeattleStitcher I’m all in. It helped so much to watch you dye a piece! I’m going to dye up a mottled charcoal Aida to stitch up an ACOTAR inspired piece for a friend. 😁
I always wondered if you could dye fabrics when you have a septic tank vs city hook up in an apartment, etc. Love seeing your fabric creations. Absolutely love your strawberry finish. The frame is perfect. Hope you have a great July!
Hi Megan, I have to say I love that you are bringing so much attention to kits. We all have gotten really so used to kitting things up ourselves that I feel these poor kits have gotten left behind and they are so beautiful! Also, I have a really off topic question-can you share your lipstick brand and color! I love it! Thanks!!
Thank you! I seriously love kits right now and there are so many good ones out there. I have a couple colors layered here lol! But it’s NYX liquid lingerie as the base kinda to act like a liner because it’s the darkest color “Flaunt it” and over that I have NYX soft matte lip cream on the color “Athens”.
Definitely never apologise to that woman for the nasty comments she's the one that should be saying sorry. It would be great if people realised that folks who create are also real people and if you can't say anything nice don't say it at all and leave. I love your floss tube videos by the way and I would adore seeing a fabric dyeing video, I don't have a huge income right now and have been thinking how could I dye my own fabrics when I want something a little more fancy plus they are harder to find over here in the UK. What brand of dye do you use again? I'm wanting to look it up ☺ I sometimes buy the floss drop cards from DMC they have magnetic strip which is cool if you're wanting to thread up some needles before starting 🤗
I only apologize because I feel bad for her. Idk who thinks it’s okay to talk about someone’s children or my love for my children but I definitely am not okay with that. What a sad thing. I just use RIT brand dye to dye all the fabrics! Nothing fancy. I will for sure make a video on how I do it because it’s so much fun! And in on afternoon I did all those colors 😁
@TheSeattleStitcher it's so very sad and I can't believe someone would feel the need to be so rude about such a beautiful thing as a bond with your child. It's just not needed or acceptable, you can talk about how much joy and love your children bring as you wish. Oh I just looked up this dye and it's available in the UK that's made me excited to have a go at some point! 🤗 thank you for sharing Megan! X
Thank you Megan, love your flosstube🌹😍💞 i m so glad you like the Norwegian yarn💞😍 LOVE is something you never can get ,and give, enough of ! I know! I grow up never feel that , unsafe Childhood, so all my 5 kids and grand kids now, got/ getting sooo much love😍🌹🙏🌞 love your dye fabrics, sooo lovly well done!!!
I’m sorry someone was rude to you. When a person lashes out like that I always feel they must have a really bad life. Your subscribers/friends enjoy your videos and family updates. I am glad you are enjoying this season of your life with your young family. Have a great summer. I am off to look at some kits to stitch.😊
Loved your video. Thank you. Have you tried Comic Book backer board for your long floss organizers. It is cheaper in price the the scrapbook paper. It is acid free so it will not discolor your floss.
Would love to see a video on the dying of the fabrics! As for the Andriana kit - Ooof I would watch out with those as I've had some pretty bad experiences with their kits (part of me also thinks they might be in the business of copying from other designs because at the time I was researching them after I had so many issues with the kits I found some of the artwork under a couple of names). I stitched 3 kits of theirs and had issues with all of them; the pattern not matching up with the mockup (sudden blocks of supposed white stitches where the mock-up showed color), symbols appearing in the chart but not on the stitchguide, their threads being really skinny in some places and super thick in others, threads splitting mid-stitch... I hope for your sake they've improved/you don't have these issues :p
I did buy from a reputable site so I would be so surprised if artwork was taken 🤯. I also made sure to do a google lens view on the magic shop just because I was looking for a place that sold it in the states and the only brand that sells it was Adriana. I really hope the chart works out 😫😫. What a pain it’s so cute.
Wow that’s crazy that people are nasty like that. We are supposed to love our little babies who turn into our bigger babies. I love that you love your children and your husband. I always tell my family the world is hard enough don’t add to the pain in someone’s life. ❤ keep loving your family my dear and keep being happy, it’s a blessing. ❤
Wow the entryway picture is stunning. What specific product do you use to hole punch your floss cards? I see large circle hole punches at Michaels on Joann but they're so pricey. When you rinse your fabric after it's been in the dye, do you use hot or cold water?
Hello! I’ve had the hole punched for so long I’m not sure the brand I know I got them at Michael’s I think and they are white and orange. I used the 20% off a regular priced item coupon and just bought them over time instead of all at once. I love a coupon! Haha. I use hot water to rinse the fabric just to get out the extra dye.
I wake up at 4AM every day and that allows me to get the baby up and ready for the day and back down by 5. From 5-6 I can use my little vac-mop, change kitty litter, wipe down counters in the kitchen, use my small quieter vacuum on the rugs and start a load of laundry. I stitch till about 7 or 8 when Amira wakes up for the summer make her breakfast and that’s really when the day starts. Usually she wants to be outside so we go to the pool or hangout outside and I can have Malakai with me and randomly take moment to stitch through the day between dishes and lunch/ dinner. I bring stitching with me everywhere no matter where I go. The pool, park, car etc. Amira takes naps in the summer because she exhausts herself outside and so I get another hour or so then too. My husband puts her to bed and. reads her a story every night so I also have free time after she’s in bed. I just stay really on schedule hahaha 😂. I will be back at work in a week or so and I’ll bring stitching with me to work and stitch in my down time as well. 🫶🏻🫶🏻
I love the idea of the strawberry moon SAL but I would like to take the idea a bit further. Do you know of any designers who have a set of monthly full moon designs? For instance January is the wolf full moon - does anyone have a set of full moon designs that include each month and it’s full moon? Thanks for any info you might have.
This is the only chart I could find with something like that! www.123stitch.com/item/Kathy-Barrick-Moons-Of-2022-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/22-1706 I thought the same thing tho how cool would it be if someone did a design series on the moons!
Megan, I'm glad you addressed the negative, inappropriate comment. You shouldn't have to deal with that, particularly during your maternity leave. I laughed out loud when you said you're aware some have 'mommy issues'. Well. That'd be ME! Lots and lots and lots of ongoing mommy issues. In fact, just a week ago I had a two hour visit with my mother who was in town to see my sisters - yes you read that right. I haven't seen her in 20 years. All that being said, for ME, I love seeing healthy, loving mother/daughter relationships. I celebrate that!! Do I wish my experience were different? Of course I do. But I've never felt a thread of jealousy for others who have what I did not. It makes no sense to think ridiculing someone for openly loving their child is ever a good idea! I doubt that person has mommy issues so much as they are simply an ignorant, cruel person. Hope going back to work goes well for you! We know that will be a hectic time - take care of yourself. If you've said what type of work you do, I've missed that. Thanks for the video!
Ugh I can’t even imagine after all those years. I hope it wasn’t too hard on you to see her and that you’re doing okay mentally right now. Thats a lot! Mental health is so important. Thank you for being a good person who understands that I just love my kids! lol of course I do and I’ll never stop being proud of them and talking about them. There a reason I save it all to the very end so people that don’t care don’t have to listen 😂🫶🏻. Some people hate kids! Totally understand LOL they are crazy okay but that’s out future, these kiddos. I am a finance manager at a car dealership 🚗. It’s fun! Lots of numbers thank god for computers who do it all for me LOL.
I went and grabbed my punches and the main one to make the larger holes is 3/4 an inch. It’s pink and white and I am pretty sure I got in at Michael’s. I use the Fiskars brand hole punch to make the tag style and I have a standard handheld old school hole punch for the binder ring size hole.
I always look forward to your videos. I’m on vacation and I still watched!! lol. As far as your unpleasant persons reply, I just finished a book called The Choice by Edith Eger. She is a holocaust survivor and the book was great. But one of the many things she said was “it’s not what people say that is horrible, it’s only horrible if you believe them” (paraphrasing) I’m sorry and totally do not understand how anyone could not like you and your videos, much less comment something less than joyful to you! I’m a fan! Xoxo
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Great projects, Megan. I love the lilac piece. Thank you for keeping me company. ❤❤
When you use large paper charts, try and tape the back of the chart along the places you usually fold. That will prevent the chart coming apart after much folding. Don’t tape on the front as the highlighter will not “stick” to scotch tape and you’ll loose the mark up. As for other kit manufacturers, have you looked at Luca-S and Letistitch? They’re v good quality, in case you’re thinking of trying them.
I have a Luca S kit going right now and it’s amazing! Thanks for the tip. I definitely need to get some tape lol.
I use blue painter tape
Watching you for the first time. Coming over from the Thread Gremlins. Loved your projects and your dyeing. Those dyed pieces are gorgeous. I would love to see a longer tutorial on it and combining two colors also.
I will be filming one this month! 🤩💗💗
I LOVE YOU 😘 You always say the kindest things to me and about me. I’m so lucky to have you as a friend! 💖💖💖
you’re just the best and deserve to hear it 🥹💗
You are kind and beautiful and so very positive! I cannot tell you how much you happy-up my week when l see you have a new lovely video!!!❤
Thank you so much!!☺️ 💖
A damp sponge on a saucer is good to wet yarn ends works well for threading needles.
Tons of fun kits, and I just love your aida dying, especially the tangerine!
Thank you! ☺️
Thank you for the dyeing video! It makes me more confident to try it…. I can’t believe anyone would make such rude snarky comments about your love for your family! Your love of your family is just one of the many reason I watch your channel. ❤
I am happy you have and enjoy a healthy happy family❤
In Russia local cross stitch kits are kind of low priced. For instance, the Magic Needle kit that you've showed is less than 6 dollars with free shipping.
OMG I am so jealous LOL it’s like over $30 here.
For working with your acrylic wool- use a larger needle, maybe a 24. This will open up the hole to reduce the drag on the thread and the thread should cover up the widened hole 😊
Great idea! I think that’s the size provided by the kit by the looks of it but I can always swap it with a different brand and see how that goes. Thank you for the tip!
Megan, love seeing the variety of the kits and hearing your reviews on them. So many beautiful designs. Thank you for sharing your dying process, I really want to give it a go as buying already dyed pieces can be quite expensive. Listening to you talk about life stuff is part of what makes your episodes so lovely to listen to. Some people just seem to be the type that have to make negative comments on other people all the time. Ignore them and just continue to be wonderful person you are. 💖
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i can tell by your mom's maximalist wall she's literally the coolest person imaginable, dang!!
She is absolutely the coolest!! Haha I love her so much. Idk what I’d do without her.
Thank you so much for the info about your dying process. It’s the best discussion I’ve seen of it yet, and I’ve seen alot!😊 I live in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada, which doesn’t have an LNS, and the price of shipping on top of the price of (certainly worth it!) beautiful professionally dyed fabric is too prohibitive right now, so hand-dyed Charles Craft from Michael’s it is!😏
I hope you dye up some beautiful fabrics! It’s so fun.
I don't have children but I have so much love for my mum and it's so heartwarming to hear you talk about your family. We live in a world with so much pain and we're lucky we also get to experience all these acts of love. Thank you for sharing 💕 You might have also just given me ideas for all of my white Aida and my unused tubs of yogurt, haha 😊
I hope you give a try to dying fabric it’s so fun! And thank you 💗💖 I love my kids my family is my everything it’s so crazy that people don’t understand that love.
I don’t get it when people go around and leave the nasty comments. Honestly, don’t they have anything better to do? Don’t like - don’t watch, it’s simple! Don’t apologise for you love to your family - this is normal and so precious nowadays! I am enjoying watching your videos, always 🌹♥️
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Have a Great 4th of July 🎉 and Thank you for Sharing ❤!!
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Another fun video, I’m loving all the kits! And your dyed fabric 😍😍😍😍 Your mom has a fantastic wall in her entryway too! I’m sorry to hear you had such a terrible comment, I agree a lot of us are moms and can relate to your love for your children - which is beautiful to see bc sadly there are families out there that doing share/voice their love. Send all the love to you and your family :)
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Thanks for sharing all you do with this community! I especially appreciate your kit reviews - it's so good to hear first hand from someone about how they feel, are packaged, etc. I'm glad you're able to transition back to work in a part-time capacity ☀ Have a great time with your kiddos and happy stitching 💜
OK, love your mom's wall---LOVE your dyed aida, and I personally would very much enjoy seeing a video on your process for that. I love dying fabric so much but I think I dilute mine too much. Your fall projects ARE fantastic companion pieces, they couldn't have been better matched! Gorgeous! And that Magic Needle Sunflower kit??! WOW-right up my alley! I love fall and halloween stitching. Thanks for inserting that dye example at the end!
Thank you so much for watching! I will be filming a more in depth tutorial soon 💖🫶🏻
Do not ever apologize for expressing your love for your family!! You are amazing and so kind to share your stitching, knitting and family with us. I enjoy your updates and hope you don’t let anyones negative comments bother you :) You have a fabulous group of stitchy sisters (your girlies) :) Don’t let the negative nellies get to you. Stay true to who you are, we all love you.
Thank you so much! I am so lucky that this community is full of amazing kind people. The good outweighs the negative 1000% times over. I just wasn’t going to let talking about my kids in any negative way slide. It’s so easy to just watch someone else. We all have free will to exit out of a RUclips video. I am not forcing anyone to stay lol! 💖
Children are the best gift in life!
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Love your floss tube, Megan! You are so brave to do these really large kit projects! Your progress is so pretty!!!! I absolutely love seeing your family and hearing updates! I am horrified that someone would criticize your love for your daughter! I think it is beautiful to see how much you love your daughter and doing things with and for her! I always loved doing my girls hair and pretty clothes! There are a million floss tubes to watch so there is absolutely no reason to make negative comments except pure meanness…. So sad… As always I look forward to your next video!!!!! Happy stitching ❤!
Thank you so much!
You be you and don't worry about the negative weird people out there. I always enjoy our visits.
Thank you ☺️ happy fourth!
I look forward to seeing all your progress on these kits. That is a ton of stitching. I'm 52 and I'm wondering how old I'll be when you'll finish them all. 😂 I do love how you talk about the kits, your likes and dislikes about each one. I find it encouraging how you talk about your love for your family. It's good to hear that from a young mom. It's absolutely sweet and I also love hearing you talk about all the hats you knit for your husband. When he wears them it definitely shows he appreciates you and loves you too. Keep doing what you do. ❤
lol I honestly wonder the same. What age I’ll be when o finish everything. I’m going to say ten years or so and all my current projects will be FFO’s. 🤣💖 thank you so much for your support! 💖
It's funny that you happen to give us a dying tutorial on aida as I spent a part of my day looking up just that. So thank you. By the way, you mention that your husband saves the big yogourt containers. So do I but I just found a place the next town over that makes up soups and meals for those in need and they had asked for large yogourt containers. I was so happy to have a big bag of them to take there and now I'm starting up a new bag. Anyways, take good care and I hope your transition back to work goes smoothly.
Your strawberry house looks great and love that frame. Would like to see a video on dyeing fabric. Have you dyed for example vintage country mocha so it could be alittle darker?. And your husband got you a floral chart for your birthday . Who makes it. Take care Megan❤
I haven’t dyed something like that but I can definitely try! That kit is by Thea Gouverneur it’s a beautiful one the floral kit. Enjoy!
That is so awful that someone would have the nerve to say such a ridiculous, ignorant statement. I’m so proud of you for standing up to her. Love your videos and thanks for sharing your dying process. You’re amazing!!❤❤
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Enjoy those last few weeks of maternity leave! ❤❤❤
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An interesting and informative Flosstube about various kits available and dyeing your own fabrics. I especially love hearing about your adorable daughter and baby son. Never stop talking about them and showing your love for your precious family. You always make me smile. As a mom and grandmother, I so admire that you share with us your deep love. Ah, I remember those days when my three were little ones too and the joy, and yes, hectic minutes, they brought to every day. You are a wonderful mom.
I am already sad to think of the days they are grown and gone 😫💗. Cherishing every moment. Thank you so much for watching and sharing your time with me.
Loved your video and hearing about your family. Your stitching is beautiful. Thank you for sharing about the kits, they are stunning. Enjoy your summer with your family.
Thank you so much!
One of the reasons I continue to watch your videos is to experience your consistent positivity and joy. Expressing how much you value your family cannot possibly be a bad thing. Kudos to you for standing up to that commenter with a mature assertive reply. Sometimes we do need to call out unacceptable behaviour online, rather than just ignore it. On a different note, thanks for showing the video of your fabric dyeing. I would like to dye my own fabric but find it intimidating, and your little video made it look possible!😃.
Thank you for understanding. Typically the comments just get deleted 😆. I don’t want anyone who secretly hates that I love my kids to stick around. That kind of behavior seems crazyyyyy 😅. Hope you have a nice fourth and happy stitching. 💖
Your fabrics look amazing!!
When I have paper charts (for knitting or cross stitch) I make a working copy. I find that I feel much more comfortable making notes and taking the chart out of the house that way. I have no concerns about damage or wind taking the page and I can make notes or mark my repeats on the page also. I have occasionally enlarged a section also. You might want to do that and/or have a PDF made to enter the pattern in pattern keeper or whatever program you use for your cross stitch.
I really love the colors in the lilac piece - that will be stunning when finished. I will be interested in watching your dyeing process. I would love to buy a large piece of Aida and cut it then dye different colors, depending on what I want to stitch. Your coordinating pieces with the golden look will look awesome together! They will be like soft candle or lantern light. 🕯️
I am so glad that you have this time to relax and enjoy your time with your children. Once you return to work there will be less time but you will still make time to enjoy them and you should. This time will never come again and needs to be appreciated. ❤
💖💖 couldn’t agree more. I definitely need to make working copies or go to a place that can scan it for me lol. My scanner is standard printer paper size but I know Office Depot and places like it will scan huge pieces! 🤩
I think you handle rude comments perfectly!
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Great Flosstube as always ❤ I am so sorry about the nasty comment that was left on your last video, so glad you called them out. I absolutely love the way you talk about your kiddos and I feel exactly the same about my daughter too 🥰
You understand the love of a mother ! 🥰🥰🥰 we love our babies more than anything.
It’s really sad that there are people who are so miserable that they must project it onto others. Megan never apologize for loving your beautiful family. Fantastic video, as always!! Please, YES do a dyeing video!!! Looking forward to your next floss tube and have a great 4th!!
Thank you!! Happy fourth. Happy stitching my friend.
Great video! Loving the autumn prices 😊 I vote yes for a fabric dying video! I would love to see your process. Also an idea for floss cards, I use empty cereal/ tissue/ cracker boxes, just cut whole punch and go, then you don’t need to pay 3$ per price of paper and you can recycle :)
That’s such a good idea!! Thanks ☺️
Thanks for showing how to dye fabric ❤
Of course 💖
As always a great floss tube. Love that you share you’re beautiful children with us. Ignore the haters, they must live miserable lives
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Your love for your daughter and your family as a whole is part of what I love about watching you. Your kids are lucky to have a mom who cares and loves them so very much. Not to mention that Amira is a cutie pie and deserves all the positivity you can provide. Too many parents don't pay attention or show that affection, you keep doing you (as I know you will) and so many of us will keep watching and appreciating everything you share. Happy Stitching -Kimberly
🥰🥹 thank you so much. This comment really made my day. It’s hard to be a mom sometimes and I just want Amira and Malakai to grow up knowing how proud I am to be their mom. I just adore them so much.
Hello, Gorgeous! Thank you for posting a video today, a visit with you was just what I needed. ☺️ First of all, those smalls you’ve been finishing are just too precious! And I just love your color conversions on them (you have a great eye). I am in awe of your kits, too, because they are so beautiful, but I would be totally daunted by the full coverage and blended stitches 😮😂. (I’m really just too lazy)! 🤣 You’re making great progress on them. Continue to enjoy your happy summer with family, my friend, and I’m happy that your work schedule will be part time…that works great! Until next time…💙
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Oh! I forgot to say how much I love your hand-dyed fabrics! They’re awesome and gorgeous!!!! 🤎 Thank you for sharing!
Thank you so much, Meline. I hope you’re enjoying summer. It’s been raining here which is a bummer but I’m sure it will clear up! Excited to get some more pool time with Amira before I go back to work haha. Love you so much!!! 💖💖💖
Love your dyed fabrics. Please do a video. Beautiful WIPs 🙂
I definitely will! 🥰
Thank you so much for sharing your talent and family with us. I love stitching while listening and seeing your projects.
Thank you so much for spending your time with me 🥹💖
Love your fabrics! 👏🏼 the strawberry project turned out so cute with your initials! ♥️
Thank you ☺️
Love all of your kits!! Your autumn wall is going to be amazing with all those picks. ❤
LOVED the bloopers at the end! ❤❤
Haha thank you!
Great video, and I love that sunflower chart!
I can’t wait to start it! Thank you ☺️
That was so fun seeing the different kits! And thank you for the clip of you dyeing your fabric! ❤
You’re welcome ☺️.
YES please to a fabric dying vid --- yours look fantastic!
Thank you so much! I’ll definitely film one.
My mum always says, if you have nothing worth saying ,do us a favour don't say anything at all.😁
My mom always says to kill people with kindness 😆. I try but don’t talk about my kids or how much I love them lol! 💖
Andriana has great designs, but their floss is really low quality. You may try Panna or Klart, it's the same floss from magic needle. Also very cheap, but much better.
As always gorgeous projects 😻 I need to play more with coloring fabric, love your results!
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You might try reinforcing the fold of the chart with clear tape.
I have put some clear shipping tape over the pattern creases to keep them from deteriorating
Genius. Thank you!
I LOVE your strawberry hill color conversion! The frame is perfect. I’d love to get your color conversion if you have it available.
Of course!
Strawberry hill
Gentle Arts Shaker White
Gentle Arts Walnut
Gentle Arts limited edition (reminds be of chocolate cherry by colour & cotton)
Colour & Cotton Dutch Tulip
Colour & Cotton Mesquite
DMC 310
DMC 926
DMC 927
DMC 3051
Love how you love your fam. The world needs to see more of that. ❤
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lol. Definitely embarrassing for that woman. Kids are blessing and deserve all of the unconditional love.
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Hi Megan. Thanks for sharing yourself and showcasing your craft talents with the Flosstube community. I suggest using tape on both sides of the large patterns at the fold lines or make working copies.
That’s such a good idea with the tape! Thank you so much. I’ll definitely grab some painters tape or something next time I’m out.
So late to the party again…..have been celebrating 50 Years of Marriage this last weekend on the South Puget Sound…..and You are so RIGHT my Sister…..”Families Are Forever”….ps….been thinking about You getting back to work ….not sure what auto company You are with…but my long time hubby just picked up a new Ford Mustang much to my chagrin❤ here in Olympia…..he is going to be 80 here soon…..what was he thinking?……but the paperwork was a bit interesting with the “hackers” spoiling the process for all….
Oh my goodness congratulations to 50 years. What a beautiful thing. It really crazy the amount of paperwork and signatures is insane. 😅 a lot of people that come to me tell me they just want to get through it fast lol. They don’t like spending hours at a dealership just for papers 😂.
My goodness! I have purchased RIT dye and then put off using it because I was nervous of the outcome. I am so inspired! Your fabrics are amazing! Also so fun to hear about your start of summer! It’s always nice to hear how you are all doing. I hope starting back at work goes well - so nice that you’re back part time! ❤️ Lots of love from Canada.
Omg hope you dye up some stuff! It’s so fun 🤩💖. Thank you for spending some of your day with me 😊
@@TheSeattleStitcher I’m all in. It helped so much to watch you dye a piece! I’m going to dye up a mottled charcoal Aida to stitch up an ACOTAR inspired piece for a friend. 😁
Love your hand-dyed fabrics. A separate video would be great. Thanks for sharing your WIPs, finishes, etc.😊
Thank you for watching! I’ll film one next time I dye for sure.
I always wondered if you could dye fabrics when you have a septic tank vs city hook up in an apartment, etc. Love seeing your fabric creations.
Absolutely love your strawberry finish. The frame is perfect.
Hope you have a great July!
Thank you! I def don’t use professional grade dyes which I think you have to drain more responsibly lol.
@@TheSeattleStitcher thanks! I wasn't sure if I could safely use them. Can't wait to see what all you stitch on those fabrics. Have a great day!
@@TheSeattleStitcher thanks! I wasn't sure if I could safely use them. Can't wait to see what all you stitch on those fabrics. Have a great day!
I forgot to say I'd love to see how you dye a fabric using multiple shades like the process behind that 🙂 Very intrigued!
I think I’ll make a separate video all about it 💖😊
@TheSeattleStitcher I'd love that but of course no rush either 🩷
Hi Megan, I have to say I love that you are bringing so much attention to kits. We all have gotten really so used to kitting things up ourselves that I feel these poor kits have gotten left behind and they are so beautiful! Also, I have a really off topic question-can you share your lipstick brand and color! I love it! Thanks!!
Thank you! I seriously love kits right now and there are so many good ones out there.
I have a couple colors layered here lol! But it’s NYX liquid lingerie as the base kinda to act like a liner because it’s the darkest color “Flaunt it” and over that I have NYX soft matte lip cream on the color “Athens”.
@@TheSeattleStitcher love it. Thanks for sharing!
Kit Era! Love it
I’m obsessed 🤩
Definitely never apologise to that woman for the nasty comments she's the one that should be saying sorry. It would be great if people realised that folks who create are also real people and if you can't say anything nice don't say it at all and leave. I love your floss tube videos by the way and I would adore seeing a fabric dyeing video, I don't have a huge income right now and have been thinking how could I dye my own fabrics when I want something a little more fancy plus they are harder to find over here in the UK. What brand of dye do you use again? I'm wanting to look it up ☺ I sometimes buy the floss drop cards from DMC they have magnetic strip which is cool if you're wanting to thread up some needles before starting 🤗
I only apologize because I feel bad for her. Idk who thinks it’s okay to talk about someone’s children or my love for my children but I definitely am not okay with that. What a sad thing. I just use RIT brand dye to dye all the fabrics! Nothing fancy. I will for sure make a video on how I do it because it’s so much fun! And in on afternoon I did all those colors 😁
@TheSeattleStitcher it's so very sad and I can't believe someone would feel the need to be so rude about such a beautiful thing as a bond with your child. It's just not needed or acceptable, you can talk about how much joy and love your children bring as you wish. Oh I just looked up this dye and it's available in the UK that's made me excited to have a go at some point! 🤗 thank you for sharing Megan! X
Thank you Megan, love your flosstube🌹😍💞 i m so glad you like the Norwegian yarn💞😍 LOVE is something you never can get ,and give, enough of ! I know! I grow up never feel that , unsafe Childhood, so all my 5 kids and grand kids now, got/ getting sooo much love😍🌹🙏🌞 love your dye fabrics, sooo lovly well done!!!
I agree! I love how much time you get to spend with your grandkids now. It’s such good memories. 💖💖 thank you for being such a good friend.
Love seeing your beautiful face as always! Your mom’s entry way is goals! 😍
🥹💖🫶🏻 seriously my mom is so good with picking out home decors stuff I love it lol. I can’t wait to see some cross stitch in her house ! 🤣
Your dyed fabrics look great!
Thank you!
You go girl! I love your channel,
Thank you so much!!
I love your video so much! thanks ❤
Thank you for the support 💖🥰
I’m sorry someone was rude to you. When a person lashes out like that I always feel they must have a really bad life. Your subscribers/friends enjoy your videos and family updates. I am glad you are enjoying this season of your life with your young family. Have a great summer. I am off to look at some kits to stitch.😊
I agree. Thank you for watching! 💖
Loved your video. Thank you. Have you tried Comic Book backer board for your long floss organizers. It is cheaper in price the the scrapbook paper. It is acid free so it will not discolor your floss.
I haven’t but that’s a great idea, thank you!
Would love to see a video on the dying of the fabrics! As for the Andriana kit - Ooof I would watch out with those as I've had some pretty bad experiences with their kits (part of me also thinks they might be in the business of copying from other designs because at the time I was researching them after I had so many issues with the kits I found some of the artwork under a couple of names). I stitched 3 kits of theirs and had issues with all of them; the pattern not matching up with the mockup (sudden blocks of supposed white stitches where the mock-up showed color), symbols appearing in the chart but not on the stitchguide, their threads being really skinny in some places and super thick in others, threads splitting mid-stitch... I hope for your sake they've improved/you don't have these issues :p
I did buy from a reputable site so I would be so surprised if artwork was taken 🤯. I also made sure to do a google lens view on the magic shop just because I was looking for a place that sold it in the states and the only brand that sells it was Adriana. I really hope the chart works out 😫😫. What a pain it’s so cute.
Wow that’s crazy that people are nasty like that. We are supposed to love our little babies who turn into our bigger babies. I love that you love your children and your husband. I always tell my family the world is hard enough don’t add to the pain in someone’s life. ❤ keep loving your family my dear and keep being happy, it’s a blessing. ❤
Yeah it’s one thing to make a silly comment about me, I draw the line at talking about my love for myself children. Thats not okay in any world! 🤯💖
Wow the entryway picture is stunning. What specific product do you use to hole punch your floss cards? I see large circle hole punches at Michaels on Joann but they're so pricey. When you rinse your fabric after it's been in the dye, do you use hot or cold water?
Hello! I’ve had the hole punched for so long I’m not sure the brand I know I got them at Michael’s I think and they are white and orange. I used the 20% off a regular priced item coupon and just bought them over time instead of all at once. I love a coupon! Haha. I use hot water to rinse the fabric just to get out the extra dye.
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loved the video! if you're comfortable answering this but how do you squeeze stitching time with small ones around?
I wake up at 4AM every day and that allows me to get the baby up and ready for the day and back down by 5. From 5-6 I can use my little vac-mop, change kitty litter, wipe down counters in the kitchen, use my small quieter vacuum on the rugs and start a load of laundry. I stitch till about 7 or 8 when Amira wakes up for the summer make her breakfast and that’s really when the day starts. Usually she wants to be outside so we go to the pool or hangout outside and I can have Malakai with me and randomly take moment to stitch through the day between dishes and lunch/ dinner. I bring stitching with me everywhere no matter where I go. The pool, park, car etc. Amira takes naps in the summer because she exhausts herself outside and so I get another hour or so then too. My husband puts her to bed and. reads her a story every night so I also have free time after she’s in bed. I just stay really on schedule hahaha 😂. I will be back at work in a week or so and I’ll bring stitching with me to work and stitch in my down time as well. 🫶🏻🫶🏻
I love the idea of the strawberry moon SAL but I would like to take the idea a bit further. Do you know of any designers who have a set of monthly full moon designs? For instance January is the wolf full moon - does anyone have a set of full moon designs that include each month and it’s full moon? Thanks for any info you might have.
This is the only chart I could find with something like that! www.123stitch.com/item/Kathy-Barrick-Moons-Of-2022-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/22-1706
I thought the same thing tho how cool would it be if someone did a design series on the moons!
Megan, I'm glad you addressed the negative, inappropriate comment. You shouldn't have to deal with that, particularly during your maternity leave. I laughed out loud when you said you're aware some have 'mommy issues'. Well. That'd be ME! Lots and lots and lots of ongoing mommy issues. In fact, just a week ago I had a two hour visit with my mother who was in town to see my sisters - yes you read that right. I haven't seen her in 20 years. All that being said, for ME, I love seeing healthy, loving mother/daughter relationships. I celebrate that!! Do I wish my experience were different? Of course I do. But I've never felt a thread of jealousy for others who have what I did not. It makes no sense to think ridiculing someone for openly loving their child is ever a good idea! I doubt that person has mommy issues so much as they are simply an ignorant, cruel person.
Hope going back to work goes well for you! We know that will be a hectic time - take care of yourself. If you've said what type of work you do, I've missed that. Thanks for the video!
Ugh I can’t even imagine after all those years. I hope it wasn’t too hard on you to see her and that you’re doing okay mentally right now. Thats a lot! Mental health is so important. Thank you for being a good person who understands that I just love my kids! lol of course I do and I’ll never stop being proud of them and talking about them. There a reason I save it all to the very end so people that don’t care don’t have to listen 😂🫶🏻. Some people hate kids! Totally understand LOL they are crazy okay but that’s out future, these kiddos.
I am a finance manager at a car dealership 🚗. It’s fun! Lots of numbers thank god for computers who do it all for me LOL.
@@TheSeattleStitcher I’m doing well and appreciate you asking. Hey, one more thing…your mom’s entryway is FABULOUS!!! WOW!
@@abbystone5738 thank you! She loves home decor.
I’m going to visit my son in Kent next month and of course we visit Seattle. Are there and GOOD stitching stores?
The one I love is in Issaquah, it’s called thread needle street. It’s great! I just went today. Bit of a drive but great selection.
@@TheSeattleStitcher thanks
What size hole punch do you you use for your floss drops that you make the bigger hole size.
I went and grabbed my punches and the main one to make the larger holes is 3/4 an inch. It’s pink and white and I am pretty sure I got in at Michael’s. I use the Fiskars brand hole punch to make the tag style and I have a standard handheld old school hole punch for the binder ring size hole.
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I always look forward to your videos. I’m on vacation and I still watched!! lol.
As far as your unpleasant persons reply, I just finished a book called The Choice by Edith Eger. She is a holocaust survivor and the book was great. But one of the many things she said was “it’s not what people say that is horrible, it’s only horrible if you believe them” (paraphrasing)
I’m sorry and totally do not understand how anyone could not like you and your videos, much less comment something less than joyful to you! I’m a fan! Xoxo
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Riolis will send more floss if you run out, but you should be fine
Good to know thank you!
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