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Flosstube #51: My Jacob June & Mid-Year Check-In

Gently Smiling JawsUnited States
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Danielle, also known as Gently Smiling Jaws, shares her June stitching update, which she calls 'Jacob June' as she focuses on her Modern Folk Embroidery pieces. She begins with a fully finished object (FFO) of Reflections of Paris by Ink Circles, which she framed herself using an acrylic frame from American Frame, and discusses her framing process and choices. She then shows finishes of Spirits of the Dead and Free Palestine, both Modern Folk Embroidery patterns, and progress on No Time Like the Present and Here Be Dragons. She also works on two Stitch4Pride stitch-alongs, completing the May 2024 and July 2025 sections, and makes a start on Birds to the Boughs by Lindy Stitches in honour of her father for Father's Day.

Danielle provides a mid-year check-in, noting she has worked on 22 of her 35 WIPs, with 10 finishes so far, and has 13 WIPs left to touch. She has not started anything new, sticking to her 'nothing new until you've touched everything' mindset. She discusses her plans for the rest of the year, including focusing on her Long Dog pieces and finishing two more projects. She also talks about her Hobonichi Weeks planner, where she tracks her stitching and now includes photos of finishes using a new Canon Selphy printer.

The video ends with a book segment, where Danielle reviews several books she has read or listened to, including The Jump by Natalie Keller Reinard, Yesteryear by Carl Claire Burke, Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte, Slither by Steven S. Hall, and short works by Sayaka Murata, Samanta Schweblin, and Toni Morrison. She shares her thoughts on each, including some content warnings and her mixed feelings about animal research discussed in Slither.

  • FFO of Reflections of Paris by Ink Circles, framed by Danielle herself
  • Finishes of Spirits of the Dead and Free Palestine, both Modern Folk Embroidery patterns
  • Progress on No Time Like the Present and Here Be Dragons
  • Completed May 2024 and July 2025 sections of Stitch4Pride stitch-alongs
  • Mid-year check-in: 22 of 35 WIPs touched, 10 finishes, 13 WIPs left
  • Book reviews including The Jump, Yesteryear, Rejection, and Slither
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Description from YouTube
0:00 Intro and tea
5:34 FFO of Reflections of Paris
13:04 Spirits of the Dead
20:00 No Time Like the Present
23:45 Free Palestine
30:04 Here Be Dragons
34:19 Stitch4Pride 2024 - May
39:04 Stitch4Pride 2025 - July
45:00 Birds to the Boughs
49:09 Mid-year stitching check in
1:06:35 Books

Tea:
Crimson Lotus Tea https://crimsonlotustea.com/

eSIM info:
https://www.instagram.com/mirna_elhelbawi/
https://www.instagram.com/connectinghumanity_ 
https://connecting-humanity.org/

Modern Folk Embroidery https://www.modernfolkembroidery.com/
The ThreadGatherer https://threadgatherer.com/
BeStitchMe https://www.bestitchme.com/
Fox and Rabbit https://foxandrabbit.com/
Dee's Twenty Stitches https://ko-fi.com/deetwenty
Dyeing for Sass https://www.dyeingforsass.com/
Brin and Nedle (website not active?) https://brinandnedle.com/
Cottage Garden Threads https://www.cottagegardenthreads.com.au/
Lindy Stitches https://www.lindystitches.com/
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