Flosstube: Ornamentations #21 - A kit launch, seasonal stitches, and a hedgehog!

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.

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Details and a full materials list for the Simple Harmony SAL, can be found here: https://katie-strachan.com/simple-harmony-1
Please continue to share your progress photos, either by using the hashtag #simpleharmonySAL and tagging me on Instagram, or by reaching out directly: https://katie-strachan.com/contact

The Rabbit and the Rose kit is available on katie-strachan.com/shop
And you can sign up for my mailing list(s) here: https://katie-strachan.com/mailing-list

If you are stitching the Rabbit and the Rose and would like to do a fluffy bunny tail, Mary Corbet has a wonderful tutorial on cut turkey stitch: https://www.needlenthread.com/2009/04/turkey-work-embroidery-stitch-video.html

Seasons of the Heart: Spring
Stitched on Legacy Linen 38 count Brewer's Malt with the following colors:
Soie de Paris (interchangeable with Gobelins, the numbers are the same and coverage is similar): 2234, 5022, F09
Soie Gobelins: 734, 2912, 2915, creme
Soie 100/3: 152, 673, 694

Also shown: Brenda Gervais Christmas Tea (colorway coming next episode) and Fern Ridge Collections Herman the Hedgehog fob: https://www.fernridgecollections.com/proddetail.php?prod=hermanhedgehogfob
The full collection is on Fern Ridge's website but they request you order from your LNS if possible

The miniature firescreen that inspired my own design: http://elgakoster.blogspot.com/2013/02/finished-sewing-tables.html
Nicola Mascall 1:12 scale Napoleon III Aubusson kit: https://nicolamascallminiatures.co.uk/shop/rugs-carpets/carpets/napoleon-iii-aubusson-carpet-c1/
And the miniature casket that started it all: http://elgakoster.blogspot.com/2013/01/dome-topped-casket.html