Thank you Marion for another wonderful video. It is such a joy to watch your creative hands at work. Talking of how once necessary practices are now appreciated as art, I'm reminded of a story my father used to tell to illustrate an important lesson he had learned. One of five children, he grew up during the Great Depression. His father was a struggling tenant farmer, and while no one in his rural community was wealthy, Dad was aware that most of the other children in his little one-room school house had more than he did. One of the  markers of affluence, at least in his mind, was store-bought white bread. His mother made bread for his family, and he felt ashamed to eat lunch with the other children because his sandwiches were obviously homemade.  Worst of all was when one of the others would offer to trade their store-bread sandwiches for his. Embarrassed, he would always refuse, believing their offer stemmed from pity, and he was too proud to accept their charity.  Years later, he ran across an old schoolmate who told him one memory he had of their shared school years was how my dad would always bring the most delicious looking sandwiches for lunch.  Everyone was jealous and often tried to swap, but he never would. This came as a complete revelation to Dad, and he never forgot it.  He would use this story to teach us to appreciate things made with loving, caring hands, and to understand that such things will always have more  real value than anything mass-produced.

I love how you and k3n refer to each other. I watch and love you both ❤

Besides your fun and beautiful stitching I really enjoy listening to you talk about your stitching "history" or other events going on.  Thank you

Listening to your early thoughts on slow stitching, I agree with you. I’m 72 and recently lost my husband also. I’m returning to all my crafts I have done most of my life now that I’m alone and retired. I still don’t quite understand the difference with slow stitching and any other hand work but the more I watch these videos I realize it is a great way to use your tiniest scraps and putting all kinds of fabrics and embellishments together. I still like an end product, however. Not sure if I can do this just for the doing of it , but we’ll see if I change. Thank you for all your videos. I’m so glad I found you and can re- learn what I learned as a child. I also learned embroidery from my grandmother and sewing, knitting and crochet from my mom starting when I was 7. ❤️❤️

Yes please, more stitches.  I love slow stitches and You and K3N.

Yes! The tangle is back! Btw, I love when you and K3n send compliments or mention each other. Cheers!

Greetings Marion! I just wanted you to know how much that I look forward to your videos…thank you so very much 🤍✌️

I felt the same way about 'slow stitching ' too. I'm so glad I'm not the only one! I've come to embrace it as a way to ensure that our love of embroidery is carrying on.

So my most favorite thing in the world.   Making with left over scraps.  I am 82 yrs old and have always loved to do this.  I have put many things down to go oh work because women’s sewing stuff  didn’t pay the bills.    I have noticed that crochet/knitting pieces  are finally selling for what they are really worth and many women can now support their families.    Love your beautiful pieces and subscribing❤❤❤

Oh, what a glorious morning.  It's raining, so the gardens happy , a blackbird is singing, a cuppa and a small chocolate and stitching with you. 😊what more could anyone want. Thanks, Marion.

I was attracted to slow stitch because I have failed repeatedly at embroidery. I felt like sewing was obviously not meant for me, and I didn’t know what to do with all the embroidery supplies my mom left me when she died. I wanted to use it somehow, and slow stitch seems to be the only stitching I’m capable of doing. Embroidery alienates me, I can’t do it. I have tons of failures to prove it. I have zero stitching talent, but I felt like I could slow stitch because I don’t have to remember how to do a lot of stitches and it doesn’t matter if I don’t create something beautiful or intricate or perfect. There are a lot of rules to embroidery that don’t apply to slow stitch. I feel like it allows me to be included into a group I could never be part of otherwise.

I was blanket stitching my fusion quilt squares while I watched and listened to this.  I have done a bit of slow stitching, but it is still fairly new to me.  My mother taught me to sew and embroider, a neighbor lady taught me to crochet (and my grandma looked it over very carefully to make sure it was just right!).  I had two careers, but somehow found time to sew my children's clothes, and I did as much needlework as I could find time for.  Now that I have been retired for a number of years, I am enjoying doing as much sewing as I can and also learning new things.  I didn't learn to knit until I was retired.  I did a kwandi computer keyboard cover and enjoyed that.  I am in my 80s now and widowed, so listening to you and watching you do all your projects makes me feel like I am right there with you.  Thank you for taking the time to video your projects and giving us such great instructions.

I smile every time I see your thread box.

I absolutely love the slow stitching movement! Nothing is safe here if it’s stitchable! 😂

Thank you for sharing this fabulous tutorial. I agree K3N is the Queen of slow stitching ❤ You are "Our Queen " of all the many ways to stitch and sew..there is norhing you can't Do. Enjoyed today's visit.

For me finding a piece of vintage mending or stitching no matter how primitive ……is like a piece of ART/HEART work personally done slowly thoughtfully and it’s a piece of art! A piece of someone’s life!! It’s so valuable and recognizing that brings a value to the person in the past who created it! I treasure those pieces and then incorporate them into a bigger more prominent group of hearts!

Wonderful Marion.  Of course we comment.  You take the time to make these wonderful videos and share your knowledge,  inspiration and designs with us, of course we comment.  For myself it is like sitting with a friend, watching you.  And I certainly understand what you mean when you say you get the same satisfaction and contentment from your neat stitching.  I think, listening to k3n that is what slow stitching is about, the feeling rather than what you do

Hi Marion! It's always a treat to see you create and to listen to your comments. The topic of slow stitching resonated very much with me. I was tought the basics of stitching and knitting by my mom with a totally utilitarian purpose, but the process was always a pleasure. The way I see it,  slow stitching is simply an approach to any activity, to enjoy the process, to enjoy life. A process without a goal seems wasteful to me. Looking forward to visiting your channel soon. Thanks Marion! ❤

I loved your story about your mother and grandmother. I can relate. My Mother taught me how to sew and crochet and my grandmother got me hooked on cross stitch.  Thank you for bringing those memories back to me. LOVE your videos❤️. Don't change a thing. Your videos are perfect the way they are!

It is so very pleasant to spend time stitching with you chatting. Thank you again!