As previously mentioned, like all craft industries, cross stitch can be cyclical in its popularity. It is currently undergoing a tremendous upswing.
There are lots of reasons for this, but one contributing factor is the popularity of YouTube channels called FlossTube. (Floss is another name for the thread used to create cross stitch.)
I was not really aware of FlossTube until Cecilia asked me to do a drawing for her of two local women who host a FlossTube show.
Cecilia’s company, Heart in Hand Needleart, is also part of another company called The Trilogy. This company occasionally releases charts designed jointly by Heart in Hand and two other cross stitch lines owned by dear friends of ours, Bent Creek and Twisted Threads. The Trilogy and the three individual companies planned to send a representative sampling of designs to the local women to discuss on their FlossTube channel.
Pam and Steph are a mother and daughter in a neighboring town. They host a popular FlossTube channel they call Just Keep Stitching. Cecilia asked me to do a drawing of the two of them which she would use on a card that accompanied the designs she was sending. I watched part of Pam and Steph’s show to get a screen grab to use for the drawing.
I don’t do as much artwork as I should. I always enjoy it when I do. But I have to say that watching Pam and Steph’s reaction to the drawing was priceless!
If interested, this is a short clip about a connection between Pam and my oldest daughter.
Pam and Steph now use my drawing on their business cards and social media. Thanks to Pam and Steph and the many other people hosting their popular FlossTube shows!
By the way, if you want to learn more about Heart in Hand Needleart, visit our website at http://heartinhand.com/ to see all the designs or read profiles of Cecilia under “About.” She was also recently the featured guest on a FlossTube program, Fiber Talk.