Flosstube: Ornamentations #24 - All the (new) things!

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.

Katie's Greens available at katie-strachan.com/shop
The set, which is a limited edition, features two palettes in blue and yellow toned greens, supplemented by textured specialty threads, meant to expand your silk stash in a critical color and add texture, dimension, and richness to your embroidery.  Full details are on my website in the shop description, and they're also discussed in flosstube #23: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=es-Ts5HOP2I&t=922s

The kit for Seasons of the Heart: Winter will launch July 19 at katie-strachan.com/shop

You can sign up for my mailing list(s) here: https://katie-strachan.com/mailing-list
PLEASE NOTE: Due to a website glitch, all signups for the Ornamentations mailing list prior to July 11 were routed to the wrong mailing list.  If you want to be notified of flosstube kit launches, you must sign up again for the Ornamentations list.  My sincere apologies, I am not tech savvy.

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 box is currently on display at Needle in a Haystack in Alameda

Specialty thread tutorial part I, all about silk threads: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3QVmH2XgPQ&t=309s
Specialty thread tutorial part II, on silk conversions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQC2__cumsU&t=1s

For flat finishes I use Vonna's fabulous tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzCfPccMkW8&t=444s

MFE Underneath the Christmas Tree stitched with Soie Gobelins 779 on Legacy Linen 45 count Foxtail Millet, finished with 4mm briolettes in Light Siam with a 15/0 seed bead
MFE Through the Bitter Frost and Snow: Gobelins 2646 on Legacy Linen 38 count Fuller's Teazel, finished with silk wrapped purl, size 4, 42646 and 3mm Siam round crystals
Surfine 2335 on 45 count Foxtail Millet, finish TBD

Silk wrapped purl is available from NIAH and Thistle Threads:
http://www.needlestack.com/WebStore/Thread/Goldwork_Purl_Gimp.html#SilkWrapPurl
https://thistle-threads.myshopify.com/collections/silk-purls

My tutorial for beaded spiral rope trim, as seen on Peppermint Pals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgQMzVs3wPk
And details on my conversion for Peppermint Pals are here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_eQpewZrzE&t=714s

The Attic has all the new Legacy Linen colors in stock, or they can be ordered from your LNS
Shown: Scriptorium 45 count/Cloister Cream 38 count, Irish Coffee 38 count, Sea Serpent 38 count, Druid Blue 38 count

A free, authorized PDF download of Twixt Art and Nature is available here: https://store.bgc.bard.edu/english-embroidery-in-the-metropolitan-museum-1580-1700-twixt-art-and-nature-edited-by-melinda-watt-and-andrew-morrall/
And Cabinet of Curiosities Part I is currently running again as a read only (lessons, no materials) course, which I cannot recommend highly enough: https://thistle-threads.myshopify.com/collections/online-university