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Why These Cross Stitch Colors Didn't Feel Right (and How I Fixed Them) | Flosstube 41

Shady Grove StitcherUnited States
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Emily, the Shady Grove Stitcher, explains why she reworked the colour palette of Lori Holt's Hometown Holiday Sampler, turning the bright, cheerful colours into a muted, vintage look to match the antique washboard she displays it on. She walks through her colour-by-colour reasoning, including swaps that didn't work, and reveals the final floss conversion. She then shows the fully finished piece, stitched on 36-count Canyonlands from Count on Linen, and discusses her current WIP, Miss Bingley's Library by Plum Street Samplers, stitched on 46-count Lyme Sky from Swan Bay. She also shares her quest to find a 36-count fabric she loves, showing several new fabric purchases, and ends with her usual 'Police Blotter' segment of humorous local police reports.

  • Emily reworked the colours of Lori Holt's Hometown Holiday Sampler to create a vintage, muted palette, keeping the red 347 as a non-negotiable.
  • She fully finished the sampler onto an antique washboard, which she swaps seasonally.
  • She shared her floss conversion chart, including swaps that didn't work, like the 'muddy pond water' greens.
  • She showed her WIP, Miss Bingley's Library by Plum Street Samplers, stitched on 46-count Lyme Sky from Swan Bay.
  • She discussed her quest for the perfect 36-count fabric, showing new purchases from XJ, Fox and Rabbit, and Tabby Cat.
  • She ended with her 'Police Blotter' segment, reading humorous local police reports.
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Description from YouTube
What if you loved everything about a pattern except the colors? In this episode, I take Lori Holt's bright, cheerful Hometown Holiday Sampler and rework the palette into something that feels like a vintage postcard — then fully finish it onto an antique washboard I swap out seasonally. Along the way, I'll walk through my color-by-color reasoning (including a few swaps that didn't work!), plus give you an update on my current WIP, Miss Bingley's Library. Chapters below if you want to jump around.

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*IN THIS EPISODE*

🏠 *FFO: Hometown Holiday Sampler - Lori Holt*
Fabric: 36 Count Canyonlands, Count on Linen
Floss: Outlined in this video

Floss Conversion (Lori's colors → my colors)
Red — 347 (kept)
Dark Pink — 3712 (kept)
Light Pink — 3326 → 224
Dark Yellow — 680 → 3828
Light Yellow — 3828 → 676
Dark Brown — 3781 (kept)
Light Brown — 3790 (kept)
Dark Green — 3362 (kept)
Light Green — 3364 (kept)
Seaglass — 3816 (kept)
Dark Blue — 931 → 930
Light Blue — 932 → 926

https://www.fatquartershop.com/home-town-holiday-sampler-downloadable-pdf-cross-stitch-pattern-lori-holt-bee-in-my-bonnet
_I took Lori's bright, happy colorway and reimagined it as something warm, muted, and timeworn — inspired by the antique washboard I display it on. In this episode I walk through exactly why each color changed (and a few that didn't), then fully finish the piece for its holiday debut._

📚 *WIP: Miss Bingley’s Library - Plum Street Samplers*
Fabric: 46 Count Lyme Sky, Swan Bay
Floss: Called for floss (with a few personal color tweaks)
https://123stitch.com/item/Plum-Street-Samplers-Miss-Bingleys-Library-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/18-2755
_This project ended up being the clear winner after my great spreadsheet experiment. As soon as it was time to start something new, I realized I'd already made my decision—I just hadn't admitted it yet! I'm stitching it on beautiful 46-count Lyme Sky with just a handful of personal color tweaks._

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🕑 *CHAPTERS*

0:00 - Intro & Episode Preview
0:16 - Welcome
1:40 - Hometown Holiday Sampler Preview
2:28 - What Makes a Color Feel 'Vintage'?
5:29 - FFO Reveal: First Look
7:40 - A Look at a Few Color Schemes
14:39 - Final Color Decisions & Fabric
21:11 - The Floss Conversion Chart
21:19 - WIP: Miss Bingley’s Library
25:23 - The Quest for the Perfect 36 Count
35:37 - Police Blotter

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🔗 *LINKS*

Must-Have Stitching Tools
https://www.amazon.com/shop/shadygrovestitcher/list/2ACMBIYZ8L94R?ref_=aipsflist

My Finishing Faves
https://www.amazon.com/shop/shadygrovestitcher/list/LDM73TFV1HNW?ref_=aipsflist

Instagram
http://instagram.com/shadygrovestitcher/

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