FlossTube 61 - Helpful Linen tips, new finishes and many new starts (May 25, 2026)

Hi everyone, welcome to FlossTube 61!

Today, I've got a very helpful linen tip to share,  several new finishes, items back from the framer and  many new starts!    There is lots to share today! 

I hope you will sit back, grab your stitching and enjoy the video as we stitch together. 


KAREN'S INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/karendcombs/ 
KAREN'S ETSY PAGE https://www.etsy.com/shop/KarenCombsStudio 
KAREN'S WEBPAGE https://www.karencombs.com/index.php 


FLOSSTUBES MENTIONED

Cross Stitch Antiques (Quaker Sampler Hannah Whitaker)
https://tinyurl.com/bdz6uma5

Antique Samplers  (Whitney Antiques  - antique samplers)
https://tinyurl.com/yc72ytk5

Stories from the Archives - Samplers
https://tinyurl.com/bd722vbe

Running with Needle and Scissors ( Robert Harris’  Samplers)
https://tinyurl.com/4htd3m5k

Davis Quilting and Stitching  (WIP Parade)
https://tinyurl.com/yma2tujz 

Interview with Pat Ryan of R&R reproductions
https://youtu.be/GY3HF8thfGQ?is=_etVATMAaPUclL-1


FAVORITE FLOSSTUBES (New and older)  SUGGESTED BY VIEWERS
@megandbellable 
@SewingRoomSecrets 
@suncitystitchers7793 
@LostOurNeedles 
@ShadyGroveStitcher 
@TheBloomingStitcher 
@anurseandherneedle 
@snapdragonlife 
@stitchingwithreecie8564 
@ShadyGroveStitcher 
@tattooed_stitcher 
@TheEeyoreStitcher 
@WIPsandKits 
@PenelopesPocket 



FAVORITE FLOSSTUBE EPISODES SUGGESTED BY VIEWERS
@valerie-stitchinginthebarn723 

Interview with Kay Shaeff and viewing her samplers
https://tinyurl.com/5extw9xw 

Second interview with Kay
https://tinyurl.com/mrt7ussa 

A look at Robert Shaeff's furniture
https://tinyurl.com/3rwa3wwv 


Wonderful sampler parade with  Margaret Hagen 
https://tinyurl.com/v4rh7jey

More amazing samplers with Margaret Hagen
https://tinyurl.com/37c4j29v


Marie Antoinette: Exhibition
https://tinyurl.com/mudk9z8f


Homespun Housewife - 8 things cross stitch does for you
https://tinyurl.com/y6faw9w3



SHOPS, GROUPS AND WEBPAGES MENTIONED

Threadworx Fair – June 19 and 20, 2026
https://tinyurl.com/4fnucxah


Liberty Hill Needleworks (Martha Tucker)
https://www.libertyhillneedleworks.com/


The Attic Needlework (Mary Ann Buck)
https://atticneedlework.com/

Painter’s Thread https://threadnuts.com/ 

Our Sampler Years Facebook Group
 https://tinyurl.com/ytsnvuy5

Homespun Needlework Facebook Group
https://tinyurl.com/bdztvru2 



ITEMS SHOWN

Wire ring for holding floss
https://amzn.to/3Hhocwa

Kraft Tags for floss
https://amzn.to/4dFcHuB







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