Flosstube: Ornamentations #79 - A special guest and Sampler September!

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.

The Britomart sampler will be coming in 2025 as a chart in full release, kit, and/or class.  If you are interested in a kit or class, please add your name to the interest list here:https://katie-strachan.com/britomart-sampler-notification

The Elizabethan Valentine class is presently open for registration: katie-strachan.com/shop
Full details on the class can be found here: https://katie-strachan.com/elizabethan-valentine
It is a 5 month, online class which began September 1, 2024, although it is strictly work at your own pace.  The kit includes full spools of threads in filament silks and real silver thread, in an authentic 17th century palette, as well as everything you need to make the Elizabethan Valentine, with the exception of a frame to work it in.  The options for a frame, as well as lacing your fabric and stitching with a frame will be fully covered in the course.

Christmas in July kits, as well as Plum Street Chocolate Harts are available at katie-strachan.com/shop

Plum Street Samplers' Flag Thief is stitched on 38 count Legacy Linen Cloister Cream with an original silk conversion that will be exclusive to next year's kit
For a look at how I cross stitch, I have a video here: https://youtu.be/eM2jSoQVz2k

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
My little folding sewing pouch was a gift from the wonderful Dyann, @the_woodpeckers_daughter on Instagram

Holiday kits, including the crystal dove, will be released in early November.  If you want to be sure not to miss it, sign up for the Ornamentations mailing list (second on this page): https://katie-strachan.com/mailing-list
Thomas by Notforgotten Farm will be released in late September or early October

Please continue to share your finishes by tagging me on Instagram, @kstrachanembroidery, and using the hashtag #katiestrachankit
The first finish of Lucretia Robinson's needlebook was posted recently by @dawnpop_creates on Instagram and it's gorgeous

The Gloriana box was discussed in full in flosstube #2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=7s&v=D4IwdBmKGVI
If you are interested in needlelace or stumpwork, Thistle Threads' Cabinet of Curiosities Part II: Stumpwork is currently running and is the ultimate resource: https://thistle-threads.myshopify.com/products/stumpwork-part-ii-cabinet-of-curiosities
Books shown: Janet Arnold, Queen Elizabeth's Wardrobe Unlock'd and Roy Strong, The Elizabethan Image

Haul: Inspirations issue #123 featuring the work of Hannah Mansfield, @theperpetualmaker on Instagram, website https://www.theperpetualmaker.com/

If you would like to be notified of the next running of Queen Anne's Pyn Pillow, you can sign up here: https://katie-strachan.com/pyn-pillow

My mini photo printer, as seen on Sarah's Stitchy Spot, is the Kodak Step: https://www.amazon.com/Wireless-Printer-Compatible-Android-Bluetooth/dp/B08C72V1LB/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=11CF5SGQLXNOJ&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.AH6kawZvF22-NF3RrUYBy6_cGLfd_f6FU3IDfbFPG7cYb06JC-1hEECDjo17AVFj89zhNqqJqHnZaFQjBd5AZJvNEFqzpExePKecCcb9ik4dAMQyUnoAlJajX4agcALnT5Yr1mS53zVhyonJvgtixToBL9iKBz9-XE7_33NkwBSriASQfEbx6TIocUt5LPVRhC0hhvqdB1PDyYNSVDPeLH368AuFdFMaBw3vtOZMqsc.XpkRtgEW4n5U_cFmXWhK7GFgWI05L5ABYcBmzG5h6t8&dib_tag=se&keywords=kodak+step+printer&qid=1725331969&sprefix=kodak+step%2Caps%2C160&sr=8-1-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&psc=1

My mom's haul: the new Golden Forge large handled scissors in green with engraved blades, Fox & Rabbit Margaret Ligertwood 1765, Needlemade Designs For the Love of Needle Etui, and mother of pearl pinkeep from Jackie du Plessis

My mother's adaptation of Gentle Pursuit Designs' Ann Wilson 1801 into a table runner is done on Legacy Linen 37 count Russian Tea Cake with the following threads:
Gobelins 1011, 2114, 2125, 2541, 3725, 4622
100/3 170, 537, 572, 605, 673
Surfine 2313, 2743 (for the over one letters)