Flosstube: Ornamentations #85 - A special guest, and a feast of finishes!

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
The 2023 Prairie Schooler Santa is $54 and includes the ground linen, silk satin backing fabric, full spools of 7 silk threads, a full card of Fuzzy Stuff and #22 chenille needle to use with it, and sequins and beads for embellishment: in short, everything but the chart.
My tutorial on using Fuzzy Stuff to make a Santa beard is here: https://youtu.be/Em3LGdCZktY

If you would like to see the Crystal Dove return for 2025, please add your name to the notification list here: https://katie-strachan.com/dove-notification

Little Nick and Cookie Klaus by Notforgotten Farm will be a dual kit release for 2025, all details of the conversions are exclusive to the coming kits, but you can get your charts here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/notforgottenfarm

You can find my embellished ornament hanger tutorial here: https://youtu.be/A76El_Tn4UI

Elizabeth Cheavins pinwheel by Fox & Rabbit (exclusive to their recent sampler box), stitched on Legacy Linen 37 count Wild Honey with
Bijoux Pyrite
Gobelins 945, 2214, 2916
100/3 022, 767 
And Au Ver a Soie metallic braid, color 447, size 4 for the hanger

Details for past 12x12 ornament finishes are in the following episodes
Notforgotten Farm Chimney Soot Santa, episode 82: https://youtu.be/0J3PLVJXckQ
Notforgotten Farm Holly Jolly, episode 67: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQnLHHlgCyI
Prairie Schooler 2020 Santa, episode 76: https://youtu.be/kbbFzjzBjpo
Brenda Gervais Snow Magical, episode 71: https://youtu.be/UDlF2iH3gt0

Wool applique
Santa, free pattern from What a Curly Life: https://www.whatacurlylife.com/collections/patterns-and-tutorials
Cheswick Company Charles, the Christmas Goose
Whiskers and his Pearl
Pooh Bear
You can find Cheswick Company kits and patterns here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/cheswickcompany

Fox & Rabbit Elizabeth Campbell 1838 is stitched on 48 count Legacy Linen Marchpane, with the following (incomplete) conversion:
Soie Surfine 2627, 2681, 2707, 2718, 2779
NB: remove the 2 and you have the 100/3 color number

The resized Cuyana jewelry case (I use the older, smaller version of this as my daily stitching case): https://cuyana.com/products/large-jewelry-case?variant=49358200209723
Golden Forge scissors: https://hoopandframe.com/collections/scissors/products/golden-forge-scissors

My mom's projects:
Table runner adapted from Ann Wilson 1801 by Gentle Pursuit Designs, stitched on Legacy Linen 37 count Russian Tea Cake.  Conversion in episode 68: https://youtu.be/oj4-wI5H1Lo
Lucretia Robinson's Needlebook, Katie Strachan Artisan Embroidery
Prairie Schooler Old St. Nick on Legacy Linen 37 count Russian Tea Cake.  Conversion in episode 68: https://youtu.be/oj4-wI5H1Lo
Margaret Ligertwood by Fox and Rabbit, on Fox and Rabbit 40 count White Clay.  Full conversion to come!