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Flosstube and Variety Show #202

Emily WilliamsUnited States
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In this Flosstube and Variety Show video, Emily Williams shares her latest cross-stitch progress and finishes with a chatty, personal style. She discusses several WIPs, including the Nativity Tiny Town SAL by Heart in Hand Needleart, a new start on Amazing Grace by With Thy Needle & Thread, and a free chart from Red Barn Samplers for an upcoming event. She also gives an update on her Hannah Coughnet 1841 model stitching, explaining some colour and stitch choices, and mentions working on A Myriad of Happy Spirits by Cross Stitch Antiques for a Hobby House event.

  • Shows progress on the Nativity Tiny Town SAL and a new start on Amazing Grace
  • Discusses stitching the Hannah Coughnet 1841 model, including a border colour change
  • Mentions a free chart from Red Barn Samplers for the Mrs. Parkman's Academy event
  • Variety Show segment features the cookbook 'Food That Really Schmecks' and a cake recipe
  • Celebrates her 44th wedding anniversary during the video
Finishes / FFOsHaulNew startsOther craftsStitch-along (SAL)WIPs
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SAVE THE DATE - Schoolgirl Samplers of Western New York - Hannah Coughnet 1841, a one-day event, held April 23 and 24, 2027 (same event held twice)

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

Email: ehwilliams201@gmail.com
Instagram: @tworivers_58
Discord: Emily Williams aka tworivers

Special intro and outro music: “Leaning On the Everlasting Arms”, excerpts from an arrangement by Byron Williams (my husband)

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Today I mentioned:

Cross stitch:

A Myriad of Happy Spirits - Cross Stitch Antiques - special chart for participants at Hobby House event this fall. 36-count Mayflower by Fox and Rabbit, 1 over 2 border and capitals with Cosmo 602; over-one verse with Aurifil 40-weight 2692

Hannah Coughnet 1841 - Will be available in 2027 from the LeRoy Historical Society, following a retreat in April 2027. I’m stitching the model on 36-count Cow Fodder by Dames of the Needle, 2 over 2 (except for 1 strand for eyelet stitches), DMC threads based on the antique. 

Alice Noon 1893 - Red Barn Samplers - 37-count Russian Tea Cake, 1-over-1 my own DMC choices

Amazing Grace - With Thy Needle & Thread - 40-count Ballet Slippers, called for overdyed cottons

Nativity Tiny Town - Heart in Hand Needleart - 32-count Windsor Castle by Tabbycat Linens, called-for DMC, 2-over-2 #nativitysal 

Jane Backhouse 1824 - HATS - 40-count Ballet Slippers by Fox and Rabbit, called-for DMCs plus Soie Surfine Noir for over-one section

Variety Show:

Buttercream frosting/icing

The Art of Fine Baking by Paula Peck
Food That Really Schmecks by Edna Staebler (Mennonite Country Cooking)
Mama Dip’s Kitchen by Mildred Council
State Fair Recipes by Catherine Hanley
Maida Heatter’s Book of Great Chocolate Desserts
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