▶ Watch on YouTubeFlosstube #62: Basically A Mid-Year WIP Parade… I’m Back! 💖
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Brijin, the Museum Stitcher, returns after a hiatus to share a mid-year WIP parade in Flosstube #62. She explains that personal challenges, including her grandfather's stroke, led to a period of burnout and a loss of her stitching bug, but she has since regained her groove. The video is structured around her finishes, WIPs, plans, knitting, and needlepoint projects, with a focus on enjoying the craft rather than sticking to strict goals.
Brijin showcases eight finishes, including a creative bookmark made from Dark Golden Delicious by The Artsy Housewife, a Pride and Prejudice-themed pillow, and several smaller pieces. She then presents seven WIPs, highlighting significant progress on her large sampler, Rejoice Evermore, which she has worked on during lunch breaks. She also discusses her plans for the rest of the year, including a new stitchy game called 'Stitching with the Stars' based on Dancing with the Stars, and her goal to reduce her WIP pile to 24 projects.
Beyond cross stitch, Brijin shares her progress on three knitting projects, including a finished shawl and a sweater knit-along, and several needlepoint projects, including a doll from a childhood TV show and a piece based on an internet meme. She also mentions attending events like Nashville Needlework Market, Stitch North, and Lindy Stitches' retreats, and shares updates on her personal life, including her natural hair texture returning.
- Brijin returns after a hiatus and shares a huge WIP parade with 15 cross stitch projects, 3 knitting projects, and several needlepoint projects.
- She shows 8 finishes, including a creative bookmark made from a dark linen project and a Pride and Prejudice-themed pillow.
- Her most impressive progress is on Rejoice Evermore, which she worked on during lunch breaks, taking it from 25% to 80% complete.
- She announces a new stitchy game called 'Stitching with the Stars' based on the TV show Dancing with the Stars.
- She shares her knitting projects, including a finished Ruffle Edit shawl and a Barn Raglan sweater knit-along with friends.
- She discusses her needlepoint projects, including a Molly doll from The Big Comfy Couch and a piece based on a viral button meme.