Flosstube and Variety Show #197

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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”, excerpts from an arrangement by Byron Williams (my husband)

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Cross stitch:

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. (Now generally available)

A Myriad of Happy Spirits - Cross Stitch Antiques - special chart for participants at Hobby House event this fall. 36-count Mayflower by Fox and Rabbit, 1 over 2 border and capitals with Cosmo 602; over-one verse with Aurifil 40-weight 2692

Hannah Coughnet 1841 - Will be available in 2027 from the LeRoy Historical Society, following a retreat in April 2027. I’m stitching the model on 36-count Cow Fodder by Dames of the Needle, 2 over 2 (except for 1 strand for eyelet stitches), DMC threads based on the antique. 

Madras Beanstalk - Robin Pickens Cross Stitch - 28-count Ivy Cashel Linen from Fiber on a Whim, Cosmo floss, 2-over-2. (Kit)

The Little Book of English Samplers - Jane Greenoff.  32-count Cat’s Whiskers by Tabbycat Linens, called-for DMC, 1 over 2 full cross

A Quaker Pattern Book - With My Needle (Ellen Chester) - 56-count Albarium by Cedar River Linens and Designs, Soie surfine #2352

Salute to Abigail - Blackbird Designs, in the book Sweet Land of Liberty (DMC 2 strands over 2)
    22-count brownish hardanger, from my stash (I have no other idea about it …)