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Every Change I Made to Christmas Village (And Why) | Flosstube 38

Shady Grove StitcherUnited States
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Emily, the Shady Grove Stitcher, presents a detailed walkthrough of every modification she made to Prairie Schooler's Christmas Village, a project she stitched with her friend Maggie. She explains that she started the piece on New Year's Eve and focused on it to finish well before Christmas, celebrating with a Christmas in July reveal. Emily credits three members of the Prairie Schooler Students Facebook group—Suzanne Denton, Renee Herman, and Audrey Bretz—for inspiring many of the colour changes, particularly the blue houses and the varied tree colours, while she and Maggie made their own architectural adjustments.

  • Emily shows her completed Christmas Village, explaining that she omitted the border and made numerous changes to the buildings, including moving windows, adding chimneys, and altering doors.
  • She discusses her choice to use all DMC floss, substituting Audrey Bretz's tree colours with seven shades of green, and changing all building trim to white for a subtle definition on 40ct Lunar fabric from Fox and Rabbit.
  • Emily details specific changes to each building, such as adding steps to the schoolhouse, enlarging the red house's bump-out to avoid an 'outhouse' look, and reworking the church's windows and door.
  • She shares her thoughts on the roller frame, noting that tension improved once the fabric wrapped around the bar, and she reads humorous 'police blotter' stories from her husband's small-town newspaper.
  • Emily reflects on the project, saying she would make all the changes again and that it was her first Prairie Schooler pattern, which she now understands the appeal of.
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Description from YouTube
If you've ever wanted to personalize a cross stitch pattern but weren't sure where to start, today I'm walking you through every change I made to Prairie Schooler's Christmas Village — from fabric and floss to trees, windows, backstitching and more.  I'll tell you why each one helped make this project feel like my own.

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*IN THIS EPISODE*

*🎄 Christmas Village — Prairie Schooler*
Fabric: 40 Count Lunar, Fox & Rabbit
Floss: DMC
_Special thanks to Renee Herman for her amazing conversion, Suzanne Denton for the photo that inspired so many of us, and Audrey Bretz for her tree colors._

*Prairie Schooler Students Facebook Group*
https://www.facebook.com/groups/316619025209760

📄 *PDF Download*
A printable guide of all my changes is available for download:
https://bit.ly/shady-grove-christmas-village

💛 * Shoutout to my friend, Maggie*
_Thank you for your brilliant ideas, encouragement, and for always making my stitching better._
@homemadeontheridge
http://instagram.com/home.on.the.ridge

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🕑 *CHAPTERS*

0:00 - Intro & Episode Preview
5:13 - Christmas Village Overview
5:55 - Tree Colors
9:05 - Building Trim
10:25 - Window Changes
11:48 - Backstitching
12:29 - Evergreen Shop
14:50 - Schoolhouse
18:55 - Blue House (Bottom Left)
22:14 - Garland House
23:02 - Gold House
26:37 - Church
31:42 - Red House
35:48 - Gray House
36:10 - Blue House (Top Center)
38:39 - Would I Make These Changes Again?
43:40 - Updated Rolaframe Thoughts
45:52 - Police Blotter & Wrap Up

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🔗 *LINKS*

Must-Have Stitching Tools
https://www.amazon.com/shop/shadygrovestitcher/list/2ACMBIYZ8L94R?ref_=aipsflist

My Finishing Faves
https://www.amazon.com/shop/shadygrovestitcher/list/LDM73TFV1HNW?ref_=aipsflist

Instagram
http://instagram.com/shadygrovestitcher/

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