Flosstube and Variety Show #175

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

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Today I mentioned:

Cross stitch:

Under the Roof of Blue Ionian Weather (small) - Golden Kite
   18-count ivory Aida, 2 billion called-for DMCs and blends
   The original painting is by 19th-century artist Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema

Maud Newman 1893 - Haberdasher’ School London - Hands Across the Sea; 36-count natural linen, Soie D’Alger 2925, 1-over-2

Royal Thistle Sampler and Accessories - Olde Willow Stitchery - was offered as an exclusive through Homespun Needlework Facebook group from Hobby House Needleworks. 46-count Hemmingway (Needle & Flax), called-for 100.3 silks.

Bertram Savile Ogle “Denke mein” - Hands Across the Sea Samplers - 46-count Latte and called-for 100.3s (from All Things Bright and Beautiful Red Box)

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.

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

Jane Boyer 1831 - available from the LeRoy Historical Society, LeRoy, NY

Iced Lemonade Wafers

Cookie:
1/2 c butter, room temperature
1 T finely grated lemon rind/zest
1/4 t almond extract
1 c flour
1/2 c confectioners sugar
1 T cornstarch
1/4 t salt

Icing:
2/3 c sifted confectioners sugar
2 to 2 1/2 t strained fresh lemon juice

Mix together the butter, lemon zest, almond extract. Sift together the dry ingredients. Mix thoroughly. 

Divide into two portions and form into logs about 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Wrap in waxed paper, refrigerate at least one hour. 

Slice very thin, about 1/8 inch; using a sharp serrated knife is helpful. 

Bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes. They are done when the edges are barely golden brown and the tops are firm. They will be pale. Remove from pan to cool.

Prepare the icing by mixing fresh lemon juice into confectioners sugar until a consistency suitable for brushing with a pastry brush is obtained. Brush a thin layer onto each cookie. Let glaze harden thoroughly.

Store in airtight container. No real need to put anything between the layers if the glaze has dried thoroughly.