I have decided I am drawn to Spanish samplers. This is the second I have reproduced and I am ever on the lookout for more. I wasn’t able to find out much information about Antonia, but I can say she had a real eye for color. I loved stitching this. Seeing the border come to life was a real joy and those alphabets! Especially the … Continue reading Antonia Rosel y Garcia 1886
Started working on Shades of Gold by Northern Expressions Needlearts after reskeining the large skeins of silk from Missus Sedas into smaller, more mangeable skeins for stitching. Two new Flosstubers to check out:CreatedtoCreateBH – has great multi-media ideas for finishing cross stitchCynthia Brew Creates – is a fairly new cross stitcher and has jumped in with both feet. Lots of lovely projects. And now, my … Continue reading Jan Hicks Creates – Flosstube #50 – Cross Stitch WIP Parade for Stitch Maynia 2019
Flosstube #46 Michelle Bendy Stitchy -Remember to find Michelle Garrette and subscribe to her new channel Double the Stitchy Fun – thisnanastitches – Tamara and me chatting and stitching from opposites ends of the country! WindyBay – Doris, fairly new to Flosstube Mike’s crazy kitchen – video of making chili and watch for his video on how to make yogurt in the Instant Pot. Coming … Continue reading Jan Hicks Creates – Flosstube #46
Using the design Quilter’s Cottage by Lori Holt/Bee in my Bonnet Co Designs, in this video I show you my process for changing up the colors of floss used and how to decide what size and color of fabric to use. Hope you find this helpful! If clicking on the above image doesn’t work, please click here. Continue reading Jan Hicks Creates – Changing Floss Colors and Fabric of a Design
