Uploaded November 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.
The holiday flosstube kits are available at katie-strachan.com/shop
Bells of Christmas $88, Theodora $60, Joy & Good Cheer $56
Preorders will be filled on a rolling basis if stocked kits sell out, and as always, the conversions are exclusive to the kits. Once the Bells and Joy kits are retired the conversions will not be printed or shared.
International shipments will be paused between December 1 - January 1. If you are an international customer, please order early.
The Wilton Diptych: nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/english-or-french-the-wilton-diptych
Books shown: Christian Dior by Richard Martin and Harold Koda, from the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Blue: The History of a Color by Michel Pastoureau
The Scarlett House Be Merry and Bright on Legacy Linen 38 count Irish Coffee with the following threads:
Accentuate 22
Surfine 2694
Gobelins 235 (new dyelot), 2125
100/3 281, 657, 688, 740
It is embellished with 4mm crystal briolettes in Silver Shade, which you can find here: artbeads.com/jewelry-supplies/prestige-crystal-5040-4mm-briolette-bead-crystal-silver-shade-5040-css4
With one briolette stitched on every 1/2 inch, I used 36 briolettes but you would need more if stitching the words on the chart.
Each briolette is anchored by a 15/0 seed bead, the same beads used to embellish the stitching, silver lined crystal: caravanbeads.com/p/2831-15-1-15/0-S/L-Crystal-Like-DB-41-Miyuki-Seed-Bead.aspx
And I used Au Ver a Soie metallic braid, size 8, color 0102 for the ornament hanger
Charts shown: Plum Street This Joyous Season, which I am stitching on Legacy Linen Irish Coffee but would also look amazing with Himalayan Fog
Brenda Gervais' When Santa's Away and Mr. Marshmallow (to be stitched on Legacy Linen 38 count Filbert), and her wool applique/punchneedle pattern Snow Folk at Winter Berry Hill
Modern Folk Embroidery Through the Bitter Frost and Snow
Details and a full materials list for the Simple Harmony SAL, can be found here: katie-strachan.com/simple-harmony-1
Please continue to share your progress photos, either by using the hashtag #simpleharmonySAL and tagging me on Instagram, or by reaching out directly: katie-strachan.com/contact
You can sign up to be notified of the next running of the Elizabethan Valentine at katie-strachan.com/elizabethan-valentine
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.
The holiday flosstube kits are available at katie-strachan.com/shop
Bells of Christmas $88, Theodora $60, Joy & Good Cheer $56
Preorders will be filled on a rolling basis if stocked kits sell out, and as always, the conversions are exclusive to the kits. Once the Bells and Joy kits are retired the conversions will not be printed or shared.
International shipments will be paused between December 1 - January 1. If you are an international customer, please order early.
The Wilton Diptych: nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/english-or-french-the-wilton-diptych
Books shown: Christian Dior by Richard Martin and Harold Koda, from the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Blue: The History of a Color by Michel Pastoureau
The Scarlett House Be Merry and Bright on Legacy Linen 38 count Irish Coffee with the following threads:
Accentuate 22
Surfine 2694
Gobelins 235 (new dyelot), 2125
100/3 281, 657, 688, 740
It is embellished with 4mm crystal briolettes in Silver Shade, which you can find here: artbeads.com/jewelry-supplies/prestige-crystal-5040-4mm-briolette-bead-crystal-silver-shade-5040-css4
With one briolette stitched on every 1/2 inch, I used 36 briolettes but you would need more if stitching the words on the chart.
Each briolette is anchored by a 15/0 seed bead, the same beads used to embellish the stitching, silver lined crystal: caravanbeads.com/p/2831-15-1-15/0-S/L-Crystal-Like-DB-41-Miyuki-Seed-Bead.aspx
And I used Au Ver a Soie metallic braid, size 8, color 0102 for the ornament hanger
Charts shown: Plum Street This Joyous Season, which I am stitching on Legacy Linen Irish Coffee but would also look amazing with Himalayan Fog
Brenda Gervais' When Santa's Away and Mr. Marshmallow (to be stitched on Legacy Linen 38 count Filbert), and her wool applique/punchneedle pattern Snow Folk at Winter Berry Hill
Modern Folk Embroidery Through the Bitter Frost and Snow
Details and a full materials list for the Simple Harmony SAL, can be found here: katie-strachan.com/simple-harmony-1
Please continue to share your progress photos, either by using the hashtag #simpleharmonySAL and tagging me on Instagram, or by reaching out directly: katie-strachan.com/contact
You can sign up to be notified of the next running of the Elizabethan Valentine at katie-strachan.com/elizabethan-valentine
