▶ Watch on YouTubeFlosstube #5: Jeannette Douglas Appreciation and Plans
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Mara, the Champagne Stitcher, shares her latest finishes, WIPs, and hauls in this Flosstube episode. She begins by thanking new subscribers and fellow Flosstubers she met at the Spring Fling event, including The Seattle Stitcher, The Stitching Owl, and Accounting My Stitches. She then showcases several finishes: the Whisky Map by Classic Embroidery, Spring Bird by Jeannette Douglas, Sol Tropica by Bella Filipina, Autumn Arbor by The Drawn Thread, and a Sunthread kit by IMAKEstitch. She discusses her love for Jeannette Douglas designs, her habit of substituting threads with DMC and Caron Waterlilies, and her plans for upcoming holiday stitching projects.
- Mara finishes the Whisky Map by Classic Embroidery, noting the many fractional stitches and greys, and that her parents have claimed it.
- She completes Spring Bird by Jeannette Douglas on 40ct baby sheep linen, part of a seasonal series she plans to frame together.
- Sol Tropica by Bella Filipina is finished in exactly a month, stitched on 32ct azure blue evenweave, with many beads and Kreinik threads.
- Autumn Arbor by The Drawn Thread is stitched out of season as a palate cleanser, with all colours substituted.
- Mara completes a challenging Sunthread kit by IMAKEstitch, featuring ribbon stitching and hardanger, and advises it is not beginner-friendly.
- She shares her plans for summer travel projects, including Real Comfort by Modern Folk Embroidery and Cross Stitcher at Work by StudioHMP.
- Mara discusses her colour substitution experiments with Jeannette Douglas designs, admitting her own colour story for Take Time to Stitch was not successful.