Uploaded June 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.
I will be restocking the Britomart Sampler for as long as needed. Please sign up with your email on one of the options below to be notified when it is back in stock
Full kit with chart: katie-strachan.com/shop/p/the-britomart-sampler-full-kit-with-chart
Full kit with chart and class: katie-strachan.com/shop/p/the-britomart-sampler-full-kit-with-chart-pz5he
Charts are in stock at the Attic, Sassy Jacks', Needle in a Haystack, Acorns & Threads, the Crewel Gobelin (Australia) and Traditional Stitches (Canada)
Full details on the project are in the video introducing the sampler: youtu.be/e_BiChD_JBw
You can find my introduction to reversible stitching here: youtu.be/MN3x9cBzq-4
The corrections page for the Britomart sampler: katie-strachan.com/britomart-corrections
Stacy Nash Gingerbread House Sewing Book (ornament version) is stitched on Legacy Linen 45 count Nightingale with the following - note, currently an incomplete conversion
Bijoux Gold Dust (discontinued)
Soie Surfine 2079, 2251, 2303, 2619, 2664, 2707, creme
NB: remove the 2 at the start of each number and you have the 100/3 equivalent if you'd prefer a lower count
Details on the coming release of the chart for Gingerbread House Sewing Book were recently shared on Stacy Nash's Instagram, handle stacynashdesigns
Full details on my earlier, 37 count version including beads and a suggested substitute for the discontinued Bijoux are here: youtu.be/JkLFXAsfhz8
Susan Standley's discussion of color is in her flosstube #62: youtube.com/watch?v=DGcFNNmdGxo
Stacy Nash Animal Crackers Whittaker stitched on Legacy Linen 38 count Fuller's Teazel, conversion to follow once complete
Haul: AVAS metallic braid size 4 in (as shown on video L to R): 2546, 025, 2829, 836, 008, 840, all purchased from Hoop and Frame
Referenced books on sweet bags: Elizabethan holly braid stitch (worked here in silver passing as an edging treatment) is diagrammed in Elizabethan Stitches by Jacqui Carey: careycompany.com/product/elizabethan-stitches
And her sweet bag book: careycompany.com/product/sweet-bags
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.
I will be restocking the Britomart Sampler for as long as needed. Please sign up with your email on one of the options below to be notified when it is back in stock
Full kit with chart: katie-strachan.com/shop/p/the-britomart-sampler-full-kit-with-chart
Full kit with chart and class: katie-strachan.com/shop/p/the-britomart-sampler-full-kit-with-chart-pz5he
Charts are in stock at the Attic, Sassy Jacks', Needle in a Haystack, Acorns & Threads, the Crewel Gobelin (Australia) and Traditional Stitches (Canada)
Full details on the project are in the video introducing the sampler: youtu.be/e_BiChD_JBw
You can find my introduction to reversible stitching here: youtu.be/MN3x9cBzq-4
The corrections page for the Britomart sampler: katie-strachan.com/britomart-corrections
Stacy Nash Gingerbread House Sewing Book (ornament version) is stitched on Legacy Linen 45 count Nightingale with the following - note, currently an incomplete conversion
Bijoux Gold Dust (discontinued)
Soie Surfine 2079, 2251, 2303, 2619, 2664, 2707, creme
NB: remove the 2 at the start of each number and you have the 100/3 equivalent if you'd prefer a lower count
Details on the coming release of the chart for Gingerbread House Sewing Book were recently shared on Stacy Nash's Instagram, handle stacynashdesigns
Full details on my earlier, 37 count version including beads and a suggested substitute for the discontinued Bijoux are here: youtu.be/JkLFXAsfhz8
Susan Standley's discussion of color is in her flosstube #62: youtube.com/watch?v=DGcFNNmdGxo
Stacy Nash Animal Crackers Whittaker stitched on Legacy Linen 38 count Fuller's Teazel, conversion to follow once complete
Haul: AVAS metallic braid size 4 in (as shown on video L to R): 2546, 025, 2829, 836, 008, 840, all purchased from Hoop and Frame
Referenced books on sweet bags: Elizabethan holly braid stitch (worked here in silver passing as an edging treatment) is diagrammed in Elizabethan Stitches by Jacqui Carey: careycompany.com/product/elizabethan-stitches
And her sweet bag book: careycompany.com/product/sweet-bags
