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Flosstube #8 - Mirabilia, WIPs Starts and Knitting!

Fibers & Floss CanadaCanada
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Erica from Fibers & Floss Canada returns with a packed episode covering cross stitch, knitting, and other crafts. She starts with a fully finished project, Lammegein Pot 1852 by Modern Folk Embroidery, which she finished using a mice teeth border technique from the book Connected by Red Thread. She then shows progress on her Mirabilia Fairy Idyll, where she completed a custom wing conversion with blending filament, and her Chatelaine Holland Springtime Garden Mandala, which she worked on as a two-threads-a-day project in April. Erica also introduces two new starts: the Smith Sampler by The Scarlett House with a partial colour conversion, and Pandemic by Long Dog Samplers, stitched one over one on 25ct Lugana with DMC 310.

  • FFO of Lammegein Pot 1852 by Modern Folk Embroidery with a mice teeth finishing technique
  • Custom wing conversion on Mirabilia's Fairy Idyll using blending filament and colour changes
  • Two new starts: Smith Sampler by The Scarlett House and Pandemic by Long Dog Samplers
  • Stitch-along announcement for With Needle & Thread by Brenda Gervais, planned for mid-June
  • Knitting projects include a Malibu shawl for her mother's 70th birthday and a Frog by Claire Garland
  • Recommendations for books and the Owl Forest Embroidery Sherlock Holmes SAL
Chat / life updateFinishes / FFOsHaulNew startsOther craftsStitch-along (SAL)WIPs
Description from YouTube
00:00:00 Intro
Thank you so much for choosing to connect with me today! Im happy you are here and I hope to inspire you today by sharing what I have been working on.

00:00:20 Introduction

00:00:48 Cross Stitch
1) FFO - Lammegein Pot 1852 by Modern Folk Embroidery stitched on 40ct vintage country mocha by Zweigart using Soie d'Alger, finishing work was a Mice Teeth border technique from Connected by Red Thread by Soed Idee and secondary finishing booklet Open Hem by Jacob of Modern Fold Emberoidery

2) WIP - Fairy Idyll by Mirabilia stitched on 32 count Mirage by Picture this Plus using called for DMC and Caron Waterlilies, personal conversion for the wings which i am happy to share, please message me at fibersandfloss@gmail.com for the conversion. 

3) WIP - The Holland Springtime Garden Mandala by Chatelain stitched on 32 count white lugana by Zweigart using called for silks, kreiniks, beads and jewels

4) New Start - Smith Sampler by The Scarlett House stitched on 40ct duxbury by fox and rabbit using partial conversion: replace Walk the Plank by TGA Toasted Barley, Eungella with SNC Periwinkle, Sea grass with SNC coastal seaweed, Woolly Bear with RFCo Alder Ego, Oatmeal scone with RFCo  Antique Wedding dress, Terra Cotta with Belle Soie Poison Apple, Cobar with potentially using CCW Old Marigold occassionally, Nutwood with TGA Loganberry. Original unchanged colors are: Limestone, Tanca gold, Rustique, Cobar.

6) New Start - Pandemic by Long Dog Samplers stitched one over one on 25 count white lugana using DMC 310. **If you are working on this project please share on IG or email me a picture so we can share your progress. 

00:19:00 Haul
Haul from Farm Girl Dry Goods
1) With Needle & Thread by Brenda Gervais - do you want a SAL? let me know!
2) To Quote Shakespear by Brenda Gervais
3) Sew Sisters by Plum Street
4) Sweetheart Hill by Plum Street
5) The Wool and Flax Company by Plum Street
6) Tomato Hill by Plum Street 
7) The Fanciful Sampler by Little Robin Designs

00:23:00 Stitching Community 
Stitchers at the Library organized by Manvir  ⁨@mamabear.stitching⁩  
  June 20 10:30-13:30 room 418
  July 11 10:30-13:30 room 401

Flosstubers Mentioned:
@we.are.curiouscrafters 
@ContentedNeedleworkerKim 
@moonshinestitchery 
@TheSeattleStitcher 

00:25:00 What Im Reading
With her Own Hands by Nicole Nehrig
The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker

00:27:50 Owl Forest Embroidery SAL Sherlock Holmes!

00:28:43 Sashiko
Supplies purchased from Maiwa in Vancouver

00:31:15 Fun Videos!
My FAV cross stitch tools:
My FAV knitting tools:

00:31:46 Knitting
1) Malibu by Isabell Kraemer using US 5/3.75mm and US 6/4mm needles, 3 color version C1 522 yards, C2 219 yards C3 128 yards. Using Kinross 4ply 100% superfine lambswool from Scotland in colors: Scots Pine C2, Loch Ore C1, Inveraray C3. Scarf Ring by @mazahouse_pottery on instagram also available from The Woolly Bulldog Shop, online shopping available as well.

2) Frost Lines Cardi by Drea Renee Knits @dreareneeknits  using US 5/3.75mm and US 7/4.5mm needles, yarn from John Arbon Textiles Yarnadelic 100%  falkland corridale in The Beautiful One and Walz colorways and Manos Del Uruguay Marla in Diwali 100% Superwash wool

Discussed The Olga Jacket by Olga Putano Designs

3) Under the Stars Blanket by & Other Knits @andotherknits  using US 6/4mm needles, yarn is fingerling weight held double which i am using my stash for.

4) Frog by Claire Garland of @dotpebbles using US 4/3.5mm needles for which i am using stash for however the pattern called for a strand of mohair held double with fingerling to dk weight yarn of your choice. 


00:5 Knitting Community
The Woolly Bulldog Mid Week Make June 10 & 24 6pm-8pm, sign up on The Woolly Bulldog website to reserve your spot.

Thank you so much for tuning in today with me and happy crafting! Till next week...
❤️ A. 
#flosstube #mirabilia #crossstitch #embroidery #sashiko #knitting #canadian #fiberart #fibersandfloss
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