Flosstube and Variety Show #127

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” - 19th century hymn - excerpts from an arrangement by Byron Williams (my husband) 

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Today I mentioned:

Cross stitch:

Sampler #193 - 2x2 Stitch Art (Ukrainian designer on Etsy) - 16-count white Aida (Zweigart) and 2-strands DMC #777

Margaret Hutton - Hands Across the Sea - workshop with Nicola Parkman - 36-count Woodsmoke by Tabbycat Linens and called-for Soie d’Alger and 100.3 for the over-one elements

A B C - online workshop by Nicola Parkman (on her Flosstube channel) - my own choice of DMCs (307, 310, 312, 321, 367, 552) on 36-count Platinum (Zweigart).

Mighty Acorn -  by Blackbird Designs (from the book Winds of Autumn). 18-count Aida Saltbush by Fox and Rabbit, called for Weeks Dye Works threads, 1 strand over one Aida square

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

Variety Show

Mrs. Parkman’s Academy of Needlework 2025 - pre-retreat workshop piece by Jane Greenoff 

Victorian Style Stained Glass - XStitcheryDesign (Etsy) 

Small games:
QWIXX by Gamewright
Splitter by Pandasaurus
Fill Or Bust by Bowman Games