Flosstube: Ornamentations #108 - Holiday kickoff and an announcement!

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.

Holiday kits are now available at katie-strachan.com/shop
The Crystal Dove is now fully sold out and permanently retired - thank you!

Little Nick and Cookie Klaus - $62 for the base kit, update: beading kit sold out
Includes full spools of Soie Gobelins, 100/3, Bijoux, and a full card of Fuzzy Stuff - all threads used, as well as 2 cuts of linen, 2 cuts of silk satin backing fabric, and the small red crystals (berries) and black seed beads (eyes) used as accents on the models.
You can purchase the charts (not included in the kit) at https://www.etsy.com/shop/notforgottenfarm or from the LNS of your choice

My tutorial on sparkling Santa beards with Fuzzy Stuff: https://youtu.be/Em3LGdCZktY
My tutorial on strung crystal edgings, as seen on Cookie Klaus and Chris Mouse: https://youtu.be/Tp5Kyk2mu7g
Sparkling wreath tutorial: https:// https://youtu.be/vUNKXYEBFb4 

The Damascene Rose class is $375 and begins February 1, 2026: register at katie-strachan.com/shop
Full details on the class can be found here: https://katie-strachan.com/damascene-rose or in flosstube #106: https://youtu.be/JXiaBlBXvCk

I showed my crystal, dove, and mother of pearl decorated feather tree last year in episode 84: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7n0MFW4Q5c&t=3447s
All of my mother of pearl pieces are from Jackie duPlessis, http://www.itsfineallyfinished.com/

Notforgotten Farms Chris Mouse is stitched on Legacy Linen 37 count Wild Honey (all details on the edging are in the strung edging tutorial linked above) with:
Accentuate 023 with Surfine 2303
Gobelins 671, 741, 779, 3845, Blanc
Embellished with 2mm Jet crystals (eyes) and Miyuki 15-402 seed beads (buttons)

Red Gobelins shown: 925, 779, 945, 2646
And 235t for comparison, as a brighter, slightly pinker red

Susan Standley's Christmas companion to Clara, her Summer School girl, is Victoria, available from the Attic - check out their last flosstube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gw78wSODi7o

Notforgotten Farms Cheerful Giver is on Legacy Linen 38 count Cloister Cream with:
100/3 211
Bijoux White Gold Glint (discontinued, sub Accentuate/Surfine combo from Chris Mouse if you don't have it)
Gobelins 671, 707, 945, Blanc
Alternate suggested green: 3723

The conversion for this Stacy Nash Gingerbread House was in episode 89: https:// https://youtu.be/JkLFXAsfhz8 
Check out episode 100 to see all three versions

Books shown (both out of print)
Feller Collection, volume I
Twixt Art and Nature: English Embroidery at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Haul: Brenda Gervais Sweater Weather & Snowmen in the Forest
Fox & Rabbit Mystery Sampler Box 2 (sold out)
Potocky Modern stand, color Green Cream