Flosstube and Variety Show #169

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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Today I mentioned:

Cross stitch:

Floral Hussif - Jane Greenoff - special project for a class connected with Mrs Parkman’s Academy of Needlework 2025 (GBSW 2025) - 32-count Dusty Road by Needle and Flax, called-for DMC, 2 over 2 (as instructed)

Corner Gauge Pocket - Rae Niles (Red Barn Samplers) - project for a class connected with Mrs. Parkman’s Academy of Needlework 2025 in Swindon - 36-count Creme Brûlée (Tabbycat Linens) - I think that is the fabric. Called-for DMCs, 1 over 2.

Hannah Green 1826 - Stitch-along starting January 1, going for 14 months, to end on March 1, 2026 (200 years after Hannah finished her sampler). I am using 36-count Just the Ticket (Tabbycat Linens) and the called-for DMC, 2 over 2. Email me if you would like to have me send you a PDF that shows the breakdown of sections that I am going to do, or watch my video #139 for more details. Please tag me and also use the hashtag (there is some question about how hashtags will be supported in Instagram …) @tworivers_58  #hannahgreen1826sal 

Change of sequence recommendation for following along with the SAL:

January-May, sections A-E plus one line of the over-one verse
June: section F, one line of the verse, start on L
July: section G, one line of the verse, continue on L
August: section H, one line of the verse, finish L
September: section I, one line of the verse, do the tree and birds from the left-hand section N
October section J, one line of the verse, start on M
November and December: Section K, continue on M, Hannah’s name, some of the over-one birds
January: finish section M, finish over-one birds
February: sections N, catch up on whatever else you have missed
March 1, 2026: put in the final stitches

Rice stitch instructions: https://rsnstitchbank.org/stitch/rice-stitch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfx1Pn-A7UI at 25:59, Nicola does a tutorial on the Rice Stitch.

Variety Show

Stocking stuffers?
 PackOGame games - available at places like Barnes & Noble, etc. - games the size of a pack of gum
Chessex dice and game components - available from game stores and online
Micro Puzzles - little jigsaw puzzles in test tube type containers - you can find this by searching online