Flosstube: Ornamentations #32 - Fabulous finishes and a big reveal @katiestrachanembroidery
Flosstube: Ornamentations #32 - Fabulous finishes and a big reveal  @katiestrachanembroidery
Uploaded October 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour 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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Plum Street My Early Days, stitched on Legacy Linen 53/63 Sicilian Marzipan, using a #12 tapestry point beading needle
Full conversion to stitch as charted (* denotes not used in my own stitch):
Soie Surfine conversion: 2079, 2080*, 2148, 2177, 2241, 2303, 2313*, 2396, 2401, 2561, 2572*, 2601*, 2604, 2673, 2734, 2773, blanc
100/3: 79, 148, 177, 241, 303, 396, 401, 473*, 561, 572*, 601*, 604, 673, 734, 773, blanc

You can find the specialty thread tutorial (and my discussion of pairing threads, count, and needle for your desired look) here: youtube.com/watch?v=F3QVmH2XgPQ&t=318s

I showed beaded spiral rope stitch trim on Bittersweet and Broomsticks (silk conversion in description for episode 31), and my tutorial for the trim is here: youtube.com/watch?v=BgQMzVs3wPk&t=5s
This trim uses 4mm round Crystal Golden Shadow center beads with 15-1521 and 11-311 for the side and core beads. It's a perfect color combination to pair with Legacy Linen Irish Coffee, although a 3mm bicone in Crystal Golden Shadow would make for a less intense trim. Sources are listed in the description for the spiral rope stitch tutorial.

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Flosstube: Ornamentations #32 - Fabulous finishes and a big reveal

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