Flosstube: Ornamentations #88 - Serendipity and a joyous new year! @katiestrachanembroidery
Flosstube: Ornamentations #88 - Serendipity and a joyous new year!  @katiestrachanembroidery
Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 minutes 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.

Kits are available at katie-strachan.com/shop

Kits for the Stacy Nash Summer Pomegranate Needlebook and Pinkeep (what I am calling the Sparkling Sewing Set) will be available on Wednesday, January 22 at 8:15 am Pacific time at katie-strachan.com/shop

Kits with the sparkling silk wrapped purl edging pack will be $74 and will include 2 sizes of silk wrapped purl with coordinating crystals to make the edging seen on the needle book.
You can find my prior tutorial on the silk wrapped purl edging here: youtu.be/MykPnuTwra4

Kits without edging will be $52 and all kits will include linen, Liberty Lawn used for finishing, the coordinating silk ribbon, sequins, and beads used to embellish the finish, templates and needles for finishing, and all threads used.
Please note the kit does not include the chart, which is available from Stacy Nash directly as a PDF, or your local LNS: etsy.com/listing/959431377/pdf-file-summer-pomegranate-needle-book?click_key=e68fd2df44aaef1ffcfd88569bdc94d5b91f13f0%3A959431377&click_sum=0d98f1a5&ref=shop_home_active_64&crt=1

The conversion for the Pineberry Lane Merry Christmas hanging sampler was in episode 87:https:// youtu.be/uFRnRT_Aybo
And I added a briolette edging using 4mm briolettes, color crystal shimmer, and 15/0 Miyuki seed beads 15-195, gold lined crystal
I have a tutorial on this edging here: youtube.com/watch?v=-q3Bts68MHk
Metallic soft twist trim cord, color 20278, was used for the hanger, which you can buy from Needle in a Haystack or Hoop & Frame: hoopandframe.com/collections/thread/products/copy-of-metallic-soft-twist-cord-afgan-gold

Stacy Nash Gingerbread House is stitched on Legacy Linen 37 count Smoke Signal with:
Gobelins 524, 945, 2125, 2934, 4536* (not yet used, subject to change), creme
100/3 442
Bijoux Green Agate and Gold Dust
Gold Dust is discontinued, so possible substitutes are Accentuate 024 with Surfine 2142 (more gold) or Accentuate 022 with Surfine 2562 (more silver)
It is embellished with Miyuki bugles (available from Caravan Beads): BGL1-026
And sequins from The Collection, color Bailey's: bedeckedandbeadazzled.com/product/small-sequin-dm2-05-baileys
The crystals in the center of the lollipops are 3mm bicones, color Rose, and 2mm round, color light Rose (all available from Artbeads)

The Friendly Pigeon by the Cheswick Company (sparkling embellishments my own addition) is still available as a PDF download, pattern only: etsy.com/listing/472796468/pdf-download-diy-the-friendly-pigeon?click_key=58f3d0017b7f24ebef1925914dbd23cc2e82828d%3A472796468&click_sum=1898d797&ga_search_query=pigeon&ref=shop_items_search_1&crt=1

Pineberry Lane Merry Little Stitches: a right jolly old elf, stitched on Legacy Linen 45 count Foxtail Millet with the following:
Surfine 2080, 2344, 2647, 2689, Blanc
Bijoux Pyrite
Fuzzy Stuff FZ15
Black 15/0 seed bead for eye and 2mm crystal pearls, color Rouge, for holly berries (availalble from Artbeads)
AVAS Metallic Braid size 4, color 2829 for the hanger
Note that all colors except the green, 2647, are identical to my recent version of Cinder Klaus by Notforgotten Farm

My mother's gifts were Blue Belsnickle by Notforgotten Farm and two pieces made from Cheswick
Company patterns: etsy.com/shop/cheswickcompany
As well as Printed Textiles: British and American Cottons & Linens 1700-1850, revised and updated by Linda Eaton
Linda Eaton's book Quilts in a Material World is also excellent if you don't already have it (also less expensive than Printed Textiles)

The Curious Crafters: youtube.com/@we.are.curiouscrafters
Carolyn's ornament (and my own) is a single motif from the MFE chart Through the Bitter Frost & Snow

Vonna, The Twisted Stitcher, who can teach you anything finishing related with her amazing tutorials: youtube.com/@VonnaPfeiffer

The incomparable Kat Diuguid: katherinediuguid.squarespace.com
My bad - I did not check before filming if this was still in stock, it appears to be sold out - but join her mailing list, because she is the greatest.

Some wonderful examples of 17th century beaded baskets:
MFA Boston: collections.mfa.org/objects/48017/gift-basket?ctx=92f49a65-6aca-4f05-aa44-17b3a9741076&idx=10
Metropolitan Museum of Art: metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/226421
Corning Museum: glasscollection.cmog.org/objects/1708

Super special silky Symposium start: Pineberry Lane Hannah & Emma Foster, on Legacy Linen 38 count Irish Coffee
Gobelins 0133, 492, 671, 779, 2114, 2232, 2643, 3725, Brut
Surfine 2671 recommended for over 1
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