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

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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)

Upon My Heart - Plum Street - the 30th Anniversary Sampler for the Queen City Sampler Guild; 40-count Dolley Madison by Needle and Flax; called-for threads, including Weeks Dye Works, Classic Colorworks, and DMC. - FINISHED!

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. 

Hannah Campbell 1838 - Hands Across the Sea Samplers - called-for Soie d’Alger and Soie 100.3 by Au Ver a Sole; Ballet Slippers 36-count by Fox and Rabbit.

Stars - Plum Street (companion piece is “& Stripes” by Shakespeare’s Peddler). 36-count White Clay by Fox & Rabbit, called-for floss except for a substitution of  DMC 3865 for Ecru.

Hannah Weeks 1848 - Red Barn Samplers (Rae Niles) - 40-count Cactus Wren by Fox and Rabbit, called-for Weeks and Classic Color Works threads. (This is a workshop release for a May 2nd event for the Queen City Sampler Guild.)


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