Flosstubes
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#crossstitch  #flosstube #recipe 
Flosstube = cross stitch; Variety Show can be anything, and sometimes many things all at once!

Email: ehwilliams201@gmail.com
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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:

Oscar Topsfield 1904 - Hands Across the Sea Samplers - 40-count something from Tabbycat Linens, 1-over-1 called-for DMCs.

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.

Floral Hussif - Jane Greenoff - special project for a class connected with Mrs Parkman’s Academy of Needlework 2025 (GBSW 2025) - 32-count Dusty Road by Needle and Flax, called-for DMC, 2 over 2 (as instructed)

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

I can’t find the exact recipe that I used, so search online until you find one you like the look of. The one I used calls for 2 sticks of butter, 1 cup of sugar, 3 egg yolks, 1 cup of flour, 1 cup of finely ground almonds, 1 teaspoon of vanilla, 1 teaspoon of almond extract, and confectioners sugar to dust them with when they are fresh out of the oven. Mix using the creaming method, refrigerate dough for at least an hour (very important), remove small amounts and form into crescent shapes, keeping the rest of the dough in the fridge, bake at 325 for about 10-15 minutes depending on the size, until firm to the touch but not browned. Sprinkle liberally with powdered sugar while they are hot. Pack into an airtight container when they are cool.
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