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Flosstube #106: Birthday week stitching!

TheRunnerStitcherUnited States
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In this episode, Andrew celebrates his birthday week, sharing that he took a relaxing weekend away and received generous birthday gifts from viewers via Buy Me a Coffee. He explains that his stitching time was lighter than usual due to the celebrations, but he still managed to work on three pieces. The main focus is a designer spotlight on Riolis kits, where he unboxes the premium kit 'A Secret Romance', showing the floss cards, ribbons, needle, fabric, and chart, and reminds viewers of the 15% discount code ANDREW15 for riolis.com. He also shares progress on his WIPs, including 'Saga' (a full-coverage piece on 36ct vintage country mocha) and two autumn-themed pieces for his Autummer SAL: 'Little Acorns' by Modern Folk Embroidery and 'Under the Oaks' by Mirushka, which he stitched on during the trip. He mentions his stitchy rotation game, including a new start earned, and reflects on the end of summer and upcoming autumn stitching plans.

  • Andrew celebrates his birthday with a relaxing weekend away and shares heartfelt thanks for gifts and well-wishes.
  • Designer spotlight on Riolis kits, including an unboxing of the premium kit 'A Secret Romance'.
  • Progress on 'Saga' reaches 71.78% with 358 stitches added this week.
  • Works on 'Little Acorns' by Modern Folk Embroidery for the Autummer SAL.
  • Stitches 'Under the Oaks' by Mirushka during the weekend trip, finishing a diagonal section.
  • Mentions earning a new start in his stitchy rotation game and plans for upcoming autumn stitching.
Designer spotlightGoals / plansHaulNew startsRotationStitch-along (SAL)Seasonal / holidayWIPs
Description from YouTube
Flosstube #106:  My name is Andrew and thank you for subscribing!  I hope you enjoy seeing this next part of my cross stitch journey!

riolis.com discount code: ANDREW15 for 15% off!

Patreon Page:
https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheRunnerStitcher

buymeacoffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/therunnerstitcher
Email - therunnerstitcher@gmail.com
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Amazon Shop: https://www.amazon.com/shop/therunnerstitcher

Designer Spotlight - Riolis Kits
1.  A Secret Romance - https://riolis.com/product/a-secret-romance/?v=0b3b97fa6688
2.  Welcome! - https://riolis.com/product/welcome/?v=0b3b97fa6688
3.  Hedgehogs in Lingonberries - https://www.lindystitches.com/products/cross-stitch-kit-from-riolis-1469-hedgehogs-in-lingonberries?bg_ref=Ut0nfOcmLC

Walking Channel:  @AndrewInStride 

#WIPintoshape Spreadsheet:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13qnZKyAhrnKEVzdjUamCbbV_wPpcM8vWA8kvJ48kwVU/edit?usp=sharing

WIPS
SAGA - Long Dog Samplers

Little Acorns - Modern Folk Embroidery

Under the Oaks - Merejka Kit

#crossstitch #crossstitching #crafting #flosstube
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