FlossTube #1 - The First Is Always The Hardest, Right?

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In her debut Flosstube episode, Faith introduces herself and her channel, Big Stitch Energy, explaining that she loves large projects and is a Minnesota Vikings fan. She shares her recent finish, 'Love is Love' by Jan Hicks Creates, which is being framed, and then walks through several works in progress, including 'Summer Goldfinch' by The Stitch Crypt, 'Women Belong in All Places' by Rebecca Moss, 'Winter Whale' by Jeannine McGowan, 'Fruit Dove Frenzy' by Boomerang Stitches, and a large 'Klimt Santa' pattern by Artery with artwork by Carol Lawson. She discusses her stitching habits, including her 'car project' and her preference for stitching large pieces on high-count fabric, and mentions her goal to reduce her WIP pile by the end of the year.

• Faith shows her finish 'Love is Love' by Jan Hicks Creates, currently being framed.
• She presents 'Summer Goldfinch' by The Stitch Crypt, stitched on 18ct cornflour Aida from Fiber on a Whim, with a DMC-to-Anchor substitution for the flower color.
• She discusses 'Women Belong in All Places' by Rebecca Moss, stitched on 18ct rogue Aida by Joy Lynn with Forbidden Fiber Company threads, and plans to stitch 200 stitches on it in September.
• She shows 'Winter Whale' by Jeannine McGowan, stitched on 20ct Weeks Dye Works Blue Jeans fabric with Gentle Arts fibers, and plans to stitch 200 stitches on it as well.
• She highlights 'Fruit Dove Frenzy' by Boomerang Stitches, at 85.37% complete, stitched on 28ct bone jobelan inherited from a friend's late aunt, and shares a story of meeting the designers at StitchCon.
• She reveals her large 'Klimt Santa' project, with 7,600 stitches left, and shares the lesson learned about 'eating your vegetables'—stitching the yellow and orange sections earlier to avoid a tedious finish.
• She mentions her favorite Flosstubers, including Garan, Unfinished Stitches, and Mischievous Stitches, and her Patreon subscription to The Artsy Housewife.
• She talks about her haul diet and the new pattern 'Sugar Plum Stag' by Boomerang Stitches, which she plans to stitch and hopes will be a model at Welcome Stitchery.