▶ Watch on YouTubeFlosstube: Ornamentations #87 - Let’s talk about Gobelins, and Christmas stitching!
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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. Kits are available at katie-strachan.com/shop The 2023 Prairie Schooler Santa is $54 and includes the ground linen, silk satin backing fabric, full spools of 7 silk threads, a full card of Fuzzy Stuff and #22 chenille needle to use with it, and sequins and beads for embellishment: in short, everything but the chart. My tutorial on using Fuzzy Stuff to make a Santa beard is here: https://youtu.be/Em3LGdCZktY And on using crystal pendants to embellish an ornament hanger: https://youtu.be/A76El_Tn4UI Kits for Cardinal Kin & Stacy Nash Wonderful Life pinkeep drum are also available If you would like to see the Crystal Dove return for 2025, please add your name to the notification list here: https://katie-strachan.com/dove-notification Cinder Klaus (second version) on Legacy Linen 45 count Foxtail Millet with Bijoux Pyrite Surfine 2080, 2344, 2562, 2580, 2689, blanc You can find my original conversion, stitched on 36 count Fox & Rabbit Desert Taipan, in episode 64: https://youtu.be/Bl19TkMsZQc The crystal hanger on the new version uses 4mm rounds alternating with 3mm bicones, color crystal golden shadow Pennsylvania Christmas II is stitched on Legacy Linen 37 count Indian Paintbrush with Gobelins F02 (sub Gobelins Brut if you can't find F02) and a full discussion of the different white/off white shades in Gobelins is in episode 86 Soie Gobelins is a filament silk that does have some quirks of handling, which I explain in a brief tutorial on cross stitching with Gobelins: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RckvVsds7IE&t=8s Needle in a Haystack, Hoop & Frame, and Thistle Threads all stock Soie Gobelins, although any LNS can special order it for you. I recommend using it with 38-40 count, although I have stitched with it on 45 count. Prairie Schooler Happy Christmas is stitched on Fox & Rabbit 40 count Ocean Air with Gobelins 925, 2126, Blanc 100/3 079, 211, 616 Bijoux Pyrite I would recommend switching the red (925) to Gobelins 779 or 945 The crystal hanger has 4mm bicones (crystal shimmer) alternating with 2mm rounds (crystal moonlight) You can find past finishes in my episode guide: https://katie-strachan.com/episode-guide Pineberry Lane Merry Christmas Hanging Sampler is stitched with Soie Surfine on Legacy Linen 48 count Bride Cake: Surfine: 2079, 2080, 2099, 2664, 2673, Blanc and Bijoux White Gold Glint (discontinued) NB: Only the white core Bijoux threads are discontinued - the Pyrite shown earlier is active. Recommended substitute for Bijoux White Gold Glint: Accentuate 024 with Surfine 2714 Alternate Gobelins conversion: Gobelins 671, 945, 2126, 4111, 4535, Blanc Bijoux White Gold Glint or Accentuate 024 with Surfine 2714 Plans/haul charts shown Pineberry Lane Hannah & Emma Foster, for our Special Silky Symposium Start Gobelins 0133, 492, 671, 779, 2114, 2232, 2643, 3725, Brut Surfine 2671 recommended for over 1 Prairie Schooler Santas Revisited V Shakespeare's Peddler Pennsylvania Christmas Deer & Noel Tuffet You can purchase Choice & Precious Work II, this year's 2024 Witney Antiques exhibition book, from Thistle Threads, the Attic, and other retailers Past finishes shown Notforgotten Farm Parson Brown is from episode 66: https://youtu.be/rsMT8syiTO8 Heartstring Samplery Baby it's Cold Outside, episode 63: https://youtu.be/JoGv0bLZf40 Brenda Gervais Merry & Bright, episode 39: https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=42s&v=vUGJmuvFo8g Plum Street This Joyous Season, episode 37: https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=2s&v=JWrFVscZoIw Just Nan Christmas Mouse in a House - called for linen and DMC Prairie Schooler Santa's Night, episode 38: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fgiKX8vEnI Past finishes referenced in my tree tour can all be found in my episode guide: https://katie-strachan.com/episode-guide And kits for Theodora are available at https://katie-strachan.com/shop