The owl is looking so good. Again, another book rec!

Thank you so much for sharing your story about your recent job search. Congrats on the new job! Take care and please do not let the recent trials in the job search take away your joy! I found that keeping a gratitude journal (a real one and a mental one) helpful in getting me through the rough patches in life. Take your joy back!!

@mountainlaurelstitches

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the suggestion, Jasmine! I think that's a great idea. ☺️

Congrats in your new position. Thank you for sharing that good news, and your time, with us. You are a joy to watch so I will be looking forward to seeing you again. 💗

@mountainlaurelstitches

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Patti, thank you for the lovely comments! I appreciate you watching! 🥰

Hello, Congrats on your new job. Love all your WIPS! I couldn’t help but notice that you weren’t as joyful and cheerful on this video as you’ve been in all your past videos. Trust me when I say, sometimes we go through times in our lives that are rough and rocky. I hope that things will get better and so I’ll look forward to your next Flosstube and pray that you’re back to that bright light that drew me to become a fan of yours. By the way, my daughter is now 33 years old and reading books to her from her birth was something I always enjoyed and she loved. I truly believe that her love of reading from the age of five and throughout the years has only grown stronger all because I shared my love of reading to her early on. Please know that you sharing your books at the end of your videos is a wonderful thing! Smile

@mountainlaurelstitches

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Stephanie, thank you for your comments and concern! I think I was letting video issues get the best of me at this point! 😬 Videos take a lot more prep than I realize and I still haven't gotten it down to a routine. Not that I've gotten some kinks out of the way, I'm sure I'll be back to my old self 😅 I'm so glad to hear you enjoy the book talk section, and you have a love of reading in your family! 📖

Your owl is gorgeous!! I’ll be keeping you and all teachers in my prayers especially this year. I don’t have any grandchildren yet but I enjoy hearing you talk about the books. 👍😊❤️

@mountainlaurelstitches

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the sweet comments! ☺️ I think it will be a tough year, but we will make it through! 😅

You are the best of both worlds for me as I love stitching and children’s literature. I have been taking snapshots of your books so I can share them with my daughters, who love to take their kids to the public library!

@mountainlaurelstitches

2 ай бұрын

Thank you ❤️ That's wonderful!

Wow…fantastic progress! I love your Chessie & Me finish! And you WIPs look great! I still can’t get over that Eurasian Eagle Owl…awesome! 🧡🧡🧡 I also love Autumn and Halloween! 🎃🍁

Lovely video. Congratulations on your new job. Your students are very lucky to have you to pass on your passion for reading. Take care.

@mountainlaurelstitches

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the kind comments, Rosie! ☺️

Congrats on the new job. Hope it is fulfilling. Having taught elementary age children, it’s more stressful than people realize. Your owl...WOW!

@mountainlaurelstitches

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Vicki! Yes, it can be stressful - at least no taking children to the bathroom or cleaning up unexpected messes for the foreseeable future! 😆

I am so glad I found you! Your stitching is lovely and your Owl!!!! Your owl is stunning! When I learned to stitch about 40 years ago, linen wasn’t even an option. I stitched on Aida, Lugana, & Jobelin. It is nice we have so many choices today so I say stitch on what you love! I am sorry about your experiences searching for a job. I know that was difficult. Our world has had more changes this year than just a pandemic unfortunately. And some of them are shocking to us. I was a fundraiser for a college prior to retirement. I cannot imagine having to ask alumni, parents & donors for a gift during this time. I am very thankful to be out of that environment. For those of you still in it, though, you have been and will be facing challenges you never thought of before. This is where your youthful resilience will kick in! (Sorry, I didn’t mean to climb on a soapbox.) I have faith, though, you will get us all through it. P.S. I love the book talk! I have one grandchild, he is 13 mos. & we have already started a collection for him. His Mom & Dad read to him every day.

Glad you found a job. Your stitching looks very nice. I am glad you are back to flosstube.Cute story

@mountainlaurelstitches

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Anne! ☺️

Stitching while listening. Congratulations on the new job!

@mountainlaurelstitches

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for letting me be a part of your stitching time! ☺️

​contratulation with your new job. You are very god to stitch and your work is beautiful Looking forward to se you again and to hear about your work.

@mountainlaurelstitches

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the kind comments, Kirsten! 😊

Another great video Laurel! Congratulations on your new job. I’m sure the kids will love you. It’s such a strange time in education right now. My daughter is a teacher and in Minnesota they are probably going to do a hybrid model. She’s stressed about it and I told her just go with the flow everyone is trying to adjust. Love all your projects. Don’t worry about a little mistake no one will notice but you. Take care and I hope you have a great school year.

@mountainlaurelstitches

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Diane, I wish your daughter a great year! There is definitely a lot of confusion out there right now no matter the model. It feels like this year will be like every one's first year teaching all over again! 😟

Great video, enjoy seeing your progress and congratulations on the new job, all the best to you!

@mountainlaurelstitches

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching, Betty 🤗

Congratulations on your new job. I worked with first and second graders who were struggling with reading for 25 years. Learning during this pandemic is so difficult for students as well as educators. Your passion for books and reading is evident in your videos and the school that hired you made a great decision! I love seeing your WIPS. The owl is beautiful and I wouldn’t worry about being off by a stitch in Shenandoah because I would never have noticed it. Take care.

@mountainlaurelstitches

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing! The transitions in reading from 1st to 2nd are huge! I'm very worried about the younger students who may not have access to books, parents, or learning materials. I'm sure you feel the same from your experience as a reading teacher. 🙂 And thanks for saying not to worry about that half stitch in Shenandoah! 😆

Your owl is fantastic. Good luck in the new job, and thanks for the book recommendation, I think my about to be 2nd grader will love it. 💙🐻 Debbie

@mountainlaurelstitches

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! So glad you enjoyed the book recommendation! I love watching your videos 😊

Congratulations on your new job. I'm not much of a cat person or cat Stitcher, but add a pumpkin and I'm all over that chart.

@mountainlaurelstitches

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, something about the pumpkin makes it irresistible! 🎃

Congratulations on your new job! Applying and interviewing for jobs is already stressful and then add the current pandemic on top of it. Oh boy. I remember the day when companies always let you know one way or another if you did or didn’t get the job. Today, if you haven’t heard from them within a week, it’s usually a rejection. So so stressful and especially if you don’t get any feedback. Loved all your stitching and the adorable Chessie and Me finish! Love!

@mountainlaurelstitches

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Deborah! I completely agree with everything you said about job searching- I wish there was more empathy involved in the whole thing 😣 Have you gotten your Chessie & Me in the mail yet?

@stitchthestash

4 жыл бұрын

@@mountainlaurelstitches Yes! I received it the other week. After seeing yours finished I am itching to get mine started now!

Hi! I just found you and now I have to binge watch your previous videos! Your stitching is AMAZING !! That owl😲 Congratulations on the new job!!

@mountainlaurelstitches

4 жыл бұрын

😊 Thank you so much, Lori!

Love your channel! I'm a cross stitching librarian also! Excited to see what else you come up with and I love your book talks. 😁

@mountainlaurelstitches

4 жыл бұрын

Yay for another cross stitching librarian! 🤓 Thanks for watching!

Your owl is AMAZING!!!! I work in a public library and we are hiring now....I am pleased that our director does get back to all the interviewees.....she isn't very good at feedback though, but she will take the time to answer any questions or offer suggestions if any other library may be hiring. I will check your latest video to see how you have fared...good luck!

Congratulations on the new job! 😊 The hallow-wee house turned out great. I really like the Coba owl design and it looks so beautiful. It's going to look stunning once it's finished.

@mountainlaurelstitches

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Lisa, thank you for the kind comments! I agree, I think this owl is on another level! 🥰

Your projects are just beautiful! Thank you for taking the time for your channel. I'm getting the Shenandoah design but I'm not sure about when I'll be starting it. I love your book section. I'll be ordering that book for my grandson. Take care and stitch on!

@mountainlaurelstitches

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Doreen, I'm so happy to hear you loved the book and are ordering it! 🥰 I'm sure your grandson will love it!

Congratulations on getting a new job!

@mountainlaurelstitches

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Karen! ☺️

I love all your projects! I'm sorry you've had such a rough couple weeks. But I'm glad you found a new position, Congratulations! The pumpkins and cats are so adorable and yay, you started Shenandoah! The Halloween Quaker is definitely on my wish list as well. I love Quakers, just picked up a Christmas Carol quaker from Bygone Stitchers that I can wait to get going on. Great to see you on flosstube again. :)

@mountainlaurelstitches

4 жыл бұрын

Oh, I would love to see the Christmas quaker! I'll keep an eye out for when you start it.

@thesteadfaststitcher

4 жыл бұрын

@@mountainlaurelstitches I'll show it in my next video as haul. Btw between you and Kansas City Girl in A Colorado World, I am totally giving in and buying that Halloween Quaker LOL, so enabled!

I am with you about linen, I do not think I would ever work with linen I have enough trouble keeping count with Aida and many times don’t. Many of my charts are guides and I do what I want. I love your finishes and wips. Your owl is amazing, and I do stitch while I watch. KZread is my social group right now. I have knots, never show my back but I cover it anyway. 🤷🏻‍♀️

@mountainlaurelstitches

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Rebecca, yes, I feel linen is not going to be my go-to fabric choice in the future. Oh, well, plenty of other kinds out there! Thank you for letting me be a part of your social group for a few minutes 🤗

Just found you! Love all your wips! Enjoyed spending time with you!

@mountainlaurelstitches

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, Christy!!! 🥰 I've been admiring your Lady Liberty for a while! So gorgeous!

I am new to stitching and having the same issue with linens, beautiful projects

@mountainlaurelstitches

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, thank you, I will probably stick to evenweaves for a while now! 😊

Great video. Love the sound of the book. I’d also be interested to hear about what you personally like to read.

@mountainlaurelstitches

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Lauren! I'm afraid I don't read that many "adult" books these days aside from a few popular titles😣

You’re a freaking delight! I love your owl wip. That is going to be epic. I hear you about being off half A stitch on linen. I just fudge it and move on. Stitch what you like in what you like. So nice to “meet” you. 🙂❤️🙂❤️

@mountainlaurelstitches

4 жыл бұрын

Haha, thank you so much, Ellen! 😁

Congratulations on your new position. I also love Fall and Christmas things and can"t quit buying them.Your work is so beautiful you should be proud. I can hardly wait until you finish the Owl he is so majestic!

@mountainlaurelstitches

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Becki! I love to buy Christmas charts too and have one that I haven't shown yet because, well, it's unusual. I'll probably show it a few months when I've finished a few projects and can start it. 😁

Always love your book recommendations as they help me choose books for my grandchildren. Congrats on your new job and as usual, I enjoy seeing all your lovely stitching.

@mountainlaurelstitches

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Arlene! I'm so happy to hear the book recommendations help to guide you in finding wonderful stories for your grandchildren! ☺️

Hello fellow librarian. Well, I have just retired after over 30 years of working at a university, and am now librarian emeritus. But I had a long career as a Cataloger of Slavic materials, which is a dying occupation. The trend now is to outsource. Most librarians have to have a strong systems background. Wishing you a wonderful career and happy years in the profession. If you ever decided to apply to a university library remember the LC classification system is used and not Dewey.

@mountainlaurelstitches

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Eva, wow, cataloging Slavic materials sounds like quite the niche field! Thank for sharing your experiences in other areas of librarianship! 😊

@evaeslami4453

4 жыл бұрын

Mountain Laurel Stitches that’s what happens when your parents insist on your only speaking in their native tongue once u cross the threshold! I never questioned it. I studied overseas and picked up the other Slavic languages. At PU we catalanes using RDA.

I’m so glad you got hired for a new job! I’m so grateful that I am a stay-at-home Mom and can handle the distance learning for my kids. They are 4, 7, and 10. We will have online learning for at least the first 9 weeks. We start August 12th. WE NEED TO HEAR YOUR ROBOT VOICE. 🤓

@mountainlaurelstitches

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Jenny! Even though you're able to stay at home, I think that can be difficult like you mentioned in your last video. There are very few moments to recharge or be alone. It's also so hard on the kids to learn virtually 😞 (I'm not ready to share my robot voice with adults! 🤖)

:) glad at least one of your interviews ended in a job. Loved seeing your stitching, and enjoyed the book update. I think I will look for it as one of my readers is just about at that stage. Thanks for sharing!

@mountainlaurelstitches

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! It's such a great mini-series and wonderful intro into chapter books 😊 I hope you and your reader enjoy it!

Aww such cute fall projects. WOW 🤩 the owl is amazing! Good luck with the job search and interviews ❣️

@mountainlaurelstitches

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching, Gail! 🤗

Congrats on your new job. Interviews are stressful in the best of times, let alone during a world pandemic:) Also enjoy your book reviews as I have two grandchildren 3 and 8. Great ideas for upcoming presents.And last but not least, enjoy all your projects,especially your owl. Take care and happy stitching.

@mountainlaurelstitches

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Felice! I'm so glad to hear the book reviews are useful for you and your grandchildren! Books are great gifts! 😊

I watching your video from France 🇫🇷

@mountainlaurelstitches

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching, Celine! 🥰

Enjoyed the visit ! Glad you found a job ! They are hard to come by now especially if it’s a interior job ! On the Owl wip I was wondering if the threads are numbered and separated when you get them ? I really dislike it when they are clumped together and you must figure it out . Loved the book talk , how I miss reading my kids books and having them read to me as they got older 😊. Thanks, Kim T in Florida

@mountainlaurelstitches

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Kim, the owl kit came with separated threads but I am not sure if they were numbered. I believe they came pulled through a paper hole sorter/ thread keep ...if that makes sense. It was very easy to tell the colors a part as they were in order by the key. I bobbinated mine, but remember thinking that I could have just numbered the thread keep and used it that way. I've had my fill of clumped up threads in kits that I won't buy a large kit that doesn't come sorted! 😌

@wyattack06

4 жыл бұрын

Mountain Laurel Stitches Thanks so much for your reply. I have had my eye on that kit but wasn’t sure how the threads came . Also hate the jumbled up threads ! Thanks Again, Kim

Thanks so much...I do a lot of Halloween stitching too...also thanks for the book recommendation...my grandgirls will love it...they haven’t had real school since March 2020 and it will be online this fall too, so I try to send them surprise packages often...it is hard on their parents too with both working at home...I am sure if you would do a section on UTUBE with your reading a story a day...each week...you would be appreciated by all parents and grandparents...best wishes...loved your video❣️

@mountainlaurelstitches

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Loretta, thank you so much! Sending a book to your granddaughters would be such a lovely surprise! 😊 I may upload a read aloud at some point to share, as like you said many parents are looking for supplemental educational materials.

@lorettahenderson8979

4 жыл бұрын

I hope this leads to regular posting of you reading to the children❣️

Your owl is looking great! I agree on the job thing. I remember once, (years ago), I applied for a job and six months later I got an email letting me know I wasn't going to be considered (not even for an interview). I had honestly forgotten I had even applied. :-/ My teenage son is currently trying to get a part time job, and same thing ... they don't get back with him, or give him any feedback. Anyway, glad you did get a position. So if your school is starting out doing virtual learning, what will your job look like? Was your position one where the classes would normally come to you for a 30 (or more) minute time slot each week to hear a story and check out books? Are you starting to see an increase in teachers requesting your assistance in finding resources. This is, in part, what ultimately pushed me out of school librarianship. Reading stories to the kids is great, but I wanted to be more of an assistant to the teachers to help them find teaching resources, and even assist in teaching, when appropriate (like to introduce Information Literacy and/or computer skills), but after 17+ years of banging my head against the wall because the teachers couldn't be bothered to collaborate with me, I gave up. I give kudos to anyone working in the education industry right now ... you all have a monumental task ahead of you. My husband is a band director, and as of right now, they are telling him, he can't have the students play their horns unless they are outside. We live in MI ... that might work for September and part of October, but by the middle to end of October it will be too cold and nasty outside for that. Have a great week! I love the book talks. I don't get to read too much children's lit these days, so it's fun to see different stuff! ~Katrina

@mountainlaurelstitches

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Katrina, These are great questions! I'm not quite sure what my job will look like virtually, I am imagining a lot of me recording read alouds and attending zoom meetings. In my old school, I was on a fixed schedule like you described and experienced the same frustrations. I wanted to pursue other areas of librarianship, so I left my position and earned my MLIS. Unfortunately, Covid made it so a lot of my public library interviews were put on hold indefinitely and I decided to return to the school system, hence all the interviews. I am hoping this new school and administration will have a fresh perspective on the library and its potential. 🤞 It's definitely going to be a very different year and I'm sure I'll share small updates in future videos. I hope your husband is able to stay safe while teaching. Playing horn outside in Michigan winter???😬 Please let me know how that goes! Hoping your son is able to find a job soon! It's such a challenging time for job searching and I sympathize! 😣

Hi! You have lowely projects! If You don't mind the owl sounds like "sovA"

@mountainlaurelstitches

3 жыл бұрын

Ah, thank you so much! I should have typed it into Google Translate 😅 I will try to say it correctly from now on.

I have a quick question about your owl wip! I've also seen the pattern on Etsy, and I recently ordered a kit that I think was from the same Etsy account. How long did it take for you to receive yours?

@mountainlaurelstitches

3 жыл бұрын

Hi! Sorry the delayed reply! I ordered mine from Arizona so only a few days. I did recently purchased something else from Russia and that took 11 days last month to get to VA!

I can't hear you.

Sorry - couldn't hear you.

@mountainlaurelstitches

4 жыл бұрын

Hi, thank you for letting me know. It seems like some are having a volume problem. 😟 I'll be adjusting the volume manually during editing for the next video and see if that resolves the issue.

I like your videos. But may I suggest you invest in a microphone. I have a problem hearing you.

@mountainlaurelstitches

4 жыл бұрын

Hi there, thank you for bringing this issue to my attention. I'm sorry there have been volume problems. I do have mic attached to my phone, but I think I may have to manually adjust the volume to be higher when editing. I did play the video on multiple devices with no audio issues, but definitely want to fix this for everyone! 😣 I hope to have the issue resolved in my next flosstube. Thanks! ☺️

I think I might possibly enjoy your video if I could actually hear what you were saying...🤔

@mountainlaurelstitches

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Connie, sorry to learn about sound issues. I adjusted the mic gain in order to pick up less white noise and therefore speaker volume may need to be increased. I've asked others if they had audio issues, but haven't learned of any. I'll keep your comment in mind for when recording again.