Flosstube: Ornamentations #67: FFOs and WIPs galore! @katiestrachanembroidery
Flosstube: Ornamentations #67: FFOs and WIPs galore!  @katiestrachanembroidery
Uploaded February 2024 | Updated September 2026, 9 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.

If you are interested in a kit or class for the Britomart sampler, please sign up to be notified here: katie-strachan.com/britomart-sampler-notification

My conversion for Heartstring Samplery Baby it's Cold Outside was in episode 63:youtu.be/JoGv0bLZf40
Notforgotten Farm Parson Brown is stitched on Legacy Linen 37 count Smoke Signal with:
Bijoux 427 Copper Leaf
100/3 034, 232, 519
Gobelins 671, 707, 2541, creme

You can find my tutorial on beaded spiral rope trim here: youtube.com/watch?index=4&list=PLiDWYTP60Tccq-ISmKcqHvrhxcQ76ft5k&t=7s&v=BgQMzVs3wPk
And Bedecked and Bedazzled carries sequins suitable to embellish your stitching: bedeckedandbeadazzled.com

Stacy Nash Wonderful Life pinkeep drum will be the Christmas in July flosstube kit, and I used Vonna's wonderful drum finishing tutorial: youtube.com/watch?v=32N4PEaqdV8&t=13s

Fox & Rabbit Elizabeth Campbell 1838 is on Legacy Linen 48 count Marchpane with Soie Surfine
Colors used so far (partial conversion): 2627, 2681, 2707, 2718, 2779

Holly Jolly by Notforgotten Farm is stitched on Legacy Linen 53/63 Sandcastle with
Surfine 2299, 2396, 2627, 2664, 2707, blanc
The Surfine line derives from the 100/3 line and is on the same numbering system. Remove the 2 in front and you have the 100/3 number - 2707 is 707 in 100/3, etc

Plum Street Samplers' Chocolate Harts will be the late spring/early summer flosstube kit so all details on the conversion are exclusive to the coming kit
You can find my tutorial on the ribbon edge finish here: youtube.com/watch?t=5s&v=rW_M9UpNoDA
The finish shown in the photograph is my stitch of MFE Alternative Trees, all details in episode 48: youtu.be/-0eYeta4Z3c

You can find Susan's exquisite, exclusive shears here: susanstandleystitchintime.com/product-category/notions
And her most recent flosstube where she shows them: youtube.com/watch?v=ZUAuHdcVSFw

Books shown: Queen Elizabeth's Wardrobe Unlock'd by Janet Arnold - please note that this book has almost no images and is a study of the written records of Queen Elizabeth I's wardrobe
The print is from Embroidered Gardens by Thomasina Beck (sorry, forgot to show the book!)
Sampled Lives: Samplers from the Fitzwilliam Museum by Carol Humphrey
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Flosstube: Ornamentations #67: FFOs and WIPs galore!

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