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FlossTube #1 Choosing colours (4 May 2026)

GreyFantail Australia710 views28 likes50:29English10 May 2026Watch on YouTube ↗

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Anita, known as the Grey Fantail, welcomes viewers to her Stitch Hut in Southeast Queensland, Australia, for her first FlossTube video. She introduces her stitching space and explains that she primarily does cross stitch and embroidery, with crochet as a new interest. The episode focuses on her process of choosing and adapting colours for two cross stitch pieces, as well as showing a recent finish.

Anita shows her finish of Margaret Stowell 1830, a sampler reproduction from the Embroiderers' Guild of Queensland, and explains how she chose a cooler, personalised colour palette.
She discusses her WIP, Mary Barton's Work by Mojo Stitches, detailing her substitutions to cool down the palette and reduce browns.
Anita shares her experiments with browns and greens, including stitching and ripping out threads to find the right tonal variation.
She reveals her finish of Among the Roses by Mojo Stitches and plans to mount it on a painted timber box from Bunnings.
Anita reflects on the importance of tonal variation, using black-and-white photos to check her colour choices.
She mentions that framing is now limited to very special pieces due to high costs.

Chat / life update Finishes / FFOs Hand-dyed threads WIPs

Description from YouTube

Welcome to the Stitch Hut! In this episode, I walk through my process of choosing colours on two cross stitch pieces - Margaret Stowell 1830 (a sampler reproduced by the Embroiderers' Guild of Queensland) and Mary Barton's Work (by Mojo Stitches). I also show my finish of Among the Roses (by Mojo Stitches), and talk about how I might fully finish the piece.

Chapters:
00:00 Welcome to the Stitch Hut!
02:39 Finish - Margaret Stowell 1830
27:47 WIP - Mary Barton's Work
46:11 Finish - Among the Roses

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Finishes shown

Margaret Stowell 1830Finished sampler, adapted with a personalised colour palette2:39
Among the RosesFinished piece by Mojo Stitches45:56

Patterns

Mary Barton's WorkWIP by Mojo Stitches27:47

Designers

Embroiderers' Guild of QueenslandReproduced the Margaret Stowell 1830 sampler2:56
Mojo StitchesDesigner of Mary Barton's Work and Among the Roses27:47

Threads

A Vera Cruz overdyed silkUsed for Margaret Stowell 18309:20
1026Red used in Margaret Stowell 183010:29
1753Gold used in Margaret Stowell 183020:10
3423Light green used in Margaret Stowell 183020:10
1826Dark green used in Margaret Stowell 183020:10
1745Blue used in Margaret Stowell 183020:10
4641Flesh colour used in Margaret Stowell 183020:10
3344Medium brown used in Margaret Stowell 183020:10
4131Dark brown used in Margaret Stowell 183020:10
3411Pale grey/cream used in Margaret Stowell 183020:44
F2Cream used in Margaret Stowell 183020:44
Weeks Dye Works GarnetDark cool pink used in Mary Barton's Work32:12
Lancaster RedWarmer red used in Mary Barton's Work32:12
Weeks Dye Works Jay BirdBlue used in Mary Barton's Work32:12
The Gentle Art Antique RoseLighter pink used in Mary Barton's Work32:12
CamouflageGrey-green used in Mary Barton's Work32:47
Prairie GrassPale green used in Mary Barton's Work32:47
Straw BonnetWhite/cream used in Mary Barton's Work33:22
DMCBrown used in Mary Barton's Work36:46
The Gentle Art AutumnOriginal colour for the bird's chest in Mary Barton's Work41:22
The Gentle Art Pumpkin PatchOriginal colour for the bird's chest in Mary Barton's Work41:22

Fabrics

Picture This Plus Legacy 36 countUsed for Margaret Stowell 18309:20
Fiber on a Whim Silver Fox 36ct linenUsed for Mary Barton's Work29:54
Picture This Plus Doubloon 40ct linenUsed for Among the Roses45:56
Zweigart Soft IvoryOriginal fabric for Among the Roses model46:31

Shops

BunningsWhere Anita bought the timber box for finishing45:21

Other

NotionOnline stitching journal9:20
Q-snapsUsed for Mary Barton's Work27:47