Flosstube and Variety Show #133

A special welcome to anyone watching this video who attended Schoolgirl Samplers of Western New York: Jane Boyer 1834 last month!

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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Today I mentioned:

Cross stitch:

Harriet Salt 1866 - Hands Across the Sea - 37-count Russian Tea Cake by Legacy Linens, DMC 321 

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

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.

Nancy Cook - special project for Mrs. Parkman’s Academy of Needlework (the Great British Sampler Weekend 2025) - 36-count Paperbark and 36-count Flannel Flower by Fox and Rabbit, called-for DMC.

Upcoming plans:

Hannah Green 1826 - HATS Queen of the May 2024 - 36-count Just the Ticket by Tabbycat Linen, DMC (with a touch of 100.3 for the over-one) - 14-month stitch-along starting January 1 - more info coming soon.

Royal Thistle Sampler and Accessories - Olde Willow Stitchery (Robin Laukhuf) - exclusive from Hobby House Needleworks - 46-count linen, 100.3 silks, Painters Threads (126 Kirchner)

Variety Show:

Stories from my mother’s family