Flosstube 92 Show Notes

I am delighted for this week's episode of Flosstube. You can watch it here. I show my stitching this week and my two new pattern releases. 

I want to thank everyone who tuned into my Just CrossStitch live event last week. It was so much fun. You can watch the replayhere. 

The Elf House is quite a large stitching endeavor, but I feel like it is worth it to have a fully stitched version of the whimsical Elf House! It is charted in DMC and utilizes full cross stitch, backstitching, and some french knots. I just love the roof line and the green roof complete with the green grass and little yellow flowers.

You can stitch the chart with just the house or you can add the sunflowers and the green bottles set up as yard art. 

There are so many fun components to this house. The doors and windows are all a bit different. The wind chime should be completed with a 4 strand colonial knots, or you could add decorative seed beads. 

I recommend stitching this on a light blue or a light colored fabric. I charted it in 14 count, so it will be approximately 9 x 5.5 inches. 

TheAngry Sweater is so fun! I started stitching it with two strands of DMC on 14 count clear perforated plastic. I am using a size 26 tapestry needle. I will finish the sweater as a little ornament. I cannot wait to see it completed! I will finish the ornament with decorative scrap book paper to cover up the back of the sweater. I will carefully cut around the plastic canvas at the border to get the sweater outline. 

I created this pattern because I just love themed sweaters! I started doing Ugly Christmas Sweater parties in college and then collecting them over the last 10+ years. Once they became super popular and not just the heavily embellished sweaters from the 1980s and 1990s, I purchased a Dr. Who themed 8 bit art themed sweater. It is screen printed rather than knit, but it still conveys awesomeness. 

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I am really excited about Jolly Jully stitching, and I hope you will consider stitching holiday themed patterns along with me this July.

For my Happy Holidays Fireplace pattern, I charted out the words "Merry Christmas." This can be stitched in the same footprint as the original Happy Holidays phrase. You can now chose which one you would like to stitch. Both versions will still fit in a standard 5 x 7 inch frame. 

You can follow me on Instagram @ardithdesign 

Happy Stitching,

Amanda Mae

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Goodies I mentioned in this episode