Flosstube and Variety Show #123

Flosstube = cross stitch; Variety Show can be anything, and sometimes many things all at once!

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Special intro and outro music: “Leaning On the Everlasting Arms” - 19th century hymn - excerpts from an arrangement by Byron Williams (my husband) 

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Cross stitch:

Under the Roof of Blue Ionian Weather (small) - Golden Kite
   18-count ivory Aida, 2 billion called-for DMCs and blends
   The original painting is by 19th-century artist Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema

Simone’s Biscornu - from Simone’s Smalls - 37-count Russian Tea Cake (Legacy Linen) with Roxy “11 Points More” red thread, 2 over 2 for top, 1 over 2 for bottom.

Sampler #193 - 2x2 Stitch Art (Ukrainian designer on Etsy) - 16-count white Aida (Zweigart) and 2-strands DMC #777

Mighty Acorn -  by Blackbird Designs (from the book Winds of Autumn). 18-count Aida Saltbush by Fox and Rabbit, called for Weeks Dye Works threads, 1 strand over one Aida square

Jane Thompson 1838 - The Scarlett House - exclusive through Homespun Needlework Facebook group from The Shepherd’s Needle. 36-count Sleeping Bear (Needle and Flax), called-for NPI silk.

Variety Show

Temperature Tree - StitchinMommy (Etsy) 
 18-count light blue Aida, my own colors of DMC

Fantastic Lace Scarf - by Mountain Colors Designs, designed by Merrily Parker, Berkeley, CA. I’m using Urth Yarns Uneek Fingering