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Retreat Excitement and Cross Stitch Birthday Starts 😁

2 Strands Full CrossUnited Kingdom
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In this episode of Two Strands Full Cross, hosts Lynsey and Sharon share their excitement about attending the Caterpillar CrossStitch Retreat. Lynsey, who attended last year, describes her positive experience, including meeting fellow stitchers, shopping, a stash swap, a brag table, talks, quizzes, and a speed stitch. She also mentions having a piece framed by Ailia Frames and plans to bring another piece this year. Sharon, a first-time attendee, expresses her anticipation and reassures viewers about going alone, noting the friendly community.

  • Lynsey and Sharon discuss their upcoming attendance at the Caterpillar CrossStitch Retreat, with Lynsey sharing her positive experience from last year.
  • They talk about their birthday starts, including a Long Dog Sampler 'Seventh Wave' that Sharon and others are stitching.
  • They announce a new birthday start: a design by Pole Stitches with over 200 French knots, which they plan to stitch together.
  • They mention a no-spend challenge they completed to save money for the retreat.
  • They encourage viewers to share their own retreat experiences and birthday starts.
  • They plan to share footage and progress from the retreat in a future episode.
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Description from YouTube
In this episode we share our excitement about attending the @CaterpillarCrossStitch retreat next weekend and our birthday starts.   

Birthday starts are such a lovely way to celebrate your birthday and we would love you to share your birthday start with us. 

We mention the following people in the video:

@JensStitchyCorner_Flosstube 
@ColourfullyCrossStitched 
@adelaidestitches 

You can follow our flosstubes @howshestitches and @Stitchingmagic111 

We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did recording it.  If you enjoyed please like and subscribe, give us a thumbs up and leave us a comment.  

Love Lynsey and Sharon
Two Strands Full Cross