FLOSSTUBE #323 - I’m back and ready to get some stitching done!

Summary AI

Leigh returns to Flosstube after a five-week break, having spent nearly three weeks travelling through the UK and Ireland, including a six-day tour of the Shetland Islands. She recounts highlights such as visiting the Shetland Textile Museum, seeing reproduction cross-stitch panels at Edinburgh Castle, and enjoying a performance at the Globe Theatre in London, though the show was cancelled partway through. She also mentions injuring her ankle and heel during the trip, which limited some activities.

• Leigh shares her travel highlights, including the Shetland Islands and the Scottish Highlands.
• She shows her only stitching progress: the Twilight Woods Sampler by The Wishing Thorn, worked on 32ct overdyed linen with DMC and Mill Hill beads.
• She discusses skipping the 2026 Stash Sampler Starts to focus on previous WIPs.
• She shows souvenirs from her trip, including a Scottish folktales book, a gin from a Shetland distillery, and pencils from various museums.
• She notes the high price of DMC floss in Shetland and her interest in historical embroidery.
• She plans to get back to regular stitching and focus on WIPs in the coming weeks.