Flosstube: Ornamentations #16 - A parade of posies and WIPs @katiestrachanembroidery
Flosstube: Ornamentations #16 - A parade of posies and WIPs  @katiestrachanembroidery
Uploaded March 2022 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
Ornamentations (noun): 2. That in which the process of ornamenting is embodied; the ornaments which adorn a thing collectively; ornament in general

Or, in music, the grace notes that embellish a melodic line.

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Details and a full materials list for the Simple Harmony SAL, #simpleharmonySAL, can be found here: katie-strachan.com/simple-harmony-1
Please continue to share your progress photos, either by using the hashtag and tagging me on Instagram, or by reaching out directly: katie-strachan.com/contact

SFSNAD will be exhibiting my beaded basket in a joint show with Devi Atelier from March 19-May 21, details here: sfneedleworkanddesign.org/hanging-thread-at-sfsnad
Devi's work can be found on her Instagram: @devi.atelier and on her website: deviatelier.com

The incredible devant de corsage that inspired my V&A posy can be found here: collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O74518/spray-ornament-unknown

Details on my stitch of Artful Offerings' Cranberry Christmas, on Legacy Linen 37 count Wild Honey:
Soie Gobelins: creme*, 634*, 779, 945, 4534 (creme and 634 are only used in one place each on the design and can easily be substituted)
Soie 100/3: 707, 718
Soie Surfine Blanc used with Accentuate 312
And my tutorial on blocking your embroidery can be found here: youtube.com/watch?v=NdvdEkuXSls

The travel lamp I have ordered after seeing it on Nicola Parkman's channel is the Daylight Foldigo lamp and can be found here: joann.com/daylight-foldigo-rechargeable-desk-lamp/18694430.html?

The referenced book is Walter Crane's Illustrations and Ornamentation From the Faerie Queene: smile.amazon.com/Illustrations-Ornamentation-Faerie-Queene-History/dp/0486402746/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2ITXS6S3C1GMV&keywords=walter+crane+faerie+queene&qid=1647297126&sprefix=walter+crane+faerie+queene%2Caps%2C134&sr=8-1
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Flosstube: Ornamentations #16 - A parade of posies and WIPs

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