I was smiling. I was ooohhhing and aaahhhing. Then the mention of a pumpkin scone scandal. 😅 I am telling myself it will be ok. Just look at all the beautiful colors in Katie’s video and breathe. Thank you for all the historical knowledge and incredible talent you share with us.
It is so not okay! There have been no pumpkin scones in my life this week because I have been too busy to bake any - thanks for nothing Starbucks. It's a good thing my father wasn't a guest or it would have been a full hour of the three of us complaining about scones. Which I'm pretty sure means I have a great life if that's what I consider a problem...
Such a fun and informative video, as always! Loved hearing about your Mom’s experiences at the Attic and seeing her haul and WIP. What a fun trip and experience for you two to share. Your class is so tempting, especially since I know I would learn SO much. Thinking about the time commitment, while teaching. Perhaps a summer intensive I could start in June. Thank you for all you do and share! -Carolyn
Thank you! So I am obviously a biased source, keep that in mind, but I think you would really enjoy the class - particularly the different materials and how they behave. Tambour and GST are not used in cross stitch at all, but even a beautiful filament silk gives a very different appearance in long and short stitch than it does in full crosses. The nuances of the color shading and the variety of materials I think would really appeal to you as much as the project itself. As to time commitment - not a concern. It can be easily set aside for the summer or whenever you have time for it. I'm all about learning on your own schedule, when it works for you, because we all have lives and this is supposed to be fun. If you're on a deadline, it's not fun. Doing it when you feel inspired and have the time to give to it is fun!
Thanks for another wonderful flosstube. It was nice to see your mom and hear about her experience at summer school. I like the way you approach stitching, and teaching. Your kit and instructions for the Elizabethan Valentine were wonderful, now all I have to do is start it lol. I will be in the coming year, got waylaid by health nonsense this year. Like you, I would definitely sign up for a casket, with no inkling of what was in store. That's part of the fun, and the challenge. Getting good at fancy stitches, cutwork, beading etc. requires practice but I always think it's doable. Next year's project is looking pretty 🌺 . Take care, and happy stitching, Arleen
Thank you! The Elizabethan Valentine will be ready for you whenever you're ready to start - it doesn't go bad in the box! So no pressure, make a start when you're feeling inspired and ready to start stitching. And you are so right - it's all doable, with patience and practice. Conquering the fear of failure is by far the hardest part!
The work you did on the Queen Anne’s Pin Keep is exquisite. I only wish that I could order the kit. Unfortunately I am on a fixed income and even with payments it is out of my budget. I will continue to enjoy your floss tubes, also it was a a pleasure to see your mom on the video. Can’t wait to see the next video .
Thank you so much! I do understand - I wish my classes could be more widely accessible, but the materials are expensive and that can put it out of reach. But the flosstubes are totally free eye candy, so I hope that provides some compensation!
Omg - I just made my first biscornu and now I'm obsessed! It's not hard to put together at all. I'm horrible at finishing and it was pretty straightforward. I watched some youtube tutorials and I enjoyed how easy it was to assemble - no sewing machine involved! Maybe you'll be obsessed too - the one I made came out perfect and it's soooo adorable!
I haven't actually done one myself yet but I'm familiar with the idea and it doesn't sound too awful - UA-cam is amazing, there are tutorials for everything. Between two grown women who are accomplished seamstresses I think we can probably figure it out!!!
It is so much fun to watch you interact with your mother. Thank you also for inviting stitchers to create their own color way even though the original is beautiful.
Thank you so much! We're very close. And I am always a big believer in doing what appeals to you, whether that's changing a linen, or replacing a single color with a favorite shade, or creating a completely new color conversion. I think stitching what we like - and that includes color choice - just makes the stitching even more fun.
Another great video and your Mom is becoming a natural! Great catch on the Attic conversion. Love all the Sampler September projects. I have O Sweet Humility and Sarah Stewart Hardman as well. I keep seeing Ann Wilson and it is so beautiful stitched up, another great one. Haul was great and love your Mom’s Biscornu. My friend, Cheryl aka Pook’s Pantry has a Pumpkin Scone recipe. I haven’t tried it yet but will be doing that soon. Her recipes are great. Happy Stitching.
Thank you! I'm still tweaking my pumpkin scone recipe - I like lots of spice! - but it's turning out pretty well. Nothing beats the convenience of just walking a couple of blocks to Starbucks and grabbing a scone though!
I love your stitching! Also you & your mom together are very cute! I think you are both correct about the stitching community - I was out of it for several years & have recently reconnected- so wonderful! I am also so inspired by your designs - looking forward to anything you dream up for the future!!! Happy stitching!!
Hi Katie and Trisha, your Queen Anne pyn pillow is very pretty Katie. Nice Haul Trisha. Very nice chart and notebook Katie from your summer school to share. Have a great week. TTFN
If you’re interested, we have an upcoming stitch in at the Carmichael Library at 5605 Marconi Ave in Carmichael CA on 9/23 from 11-3. I realize it would be about a 2 hour drive for you, but we usually have about 25 stitchers, including Katherine of Stitching in Costume, Angi the Tiny House Stitcher, and Sarah from Sarah’s Stitchy Spot. I prefer stitching 1/1 on 25 count Lugana and there are many stitchers doing full coverage stitching to samplers. We would love for you and your mom to come to our stitch in 😊
Thank you so much! I actually saw this late in any event, but that is a really long day for me given the drive both ways, and I don't think we would have been able to attend. But thank you so much for the kind invitation!
Enjoyable video. Always love seeing what you are working on. Also enjoyed seeing your mom and her experience at The Attic. Thank you for sharing. Just know this old gal still loves to learn and excited to get my pyn pillow kit. I thank you for being such a good teacher.
Thank you so much, that means the world to me! Seeing my students want to learn and succeed with their stitching makes everything worth it - you'll love this project. The sparkle alone just makes it so fun to work up!
What a beautiful video full of treasures! I really enjoyed hearing from your mom and hope to meet her someday. ❤Your new class is gorgeous and sure to be a fantastic and successful endeavor for everyone who participates !!!! The progress you have made on the Verlander Sampler is fantastic and making it come to life for us all! I can imagine it’s hard to put down❤. Looking forward to seeing what you’re up to next.
You touch so many people. I read that you got a standing ovation and I am not surprised. Your knowledge and stitching are outstanding. Stitchers are such a great community. You are so talented ❤
I absolutely love Queen Anne's Pyn Pillow. My stack of unfinished (and unstarted) projects is already huge, so I'm half hoping you sell out before my willpower gives out because I'll probably cave sooner or later. 😄 I do think I"m going to have to try working some plaited braid with gilt silk twist! That would look very cool. I just got done with three different projects that used different variations of plaited braid stitch, including a "both sides alike" project using Melinda Sherbring's amazing double-sided plaited braid. (It's really no more difficult than normal plaited braid, aside from getting it started.) But all three projects used 371 gold wire … I'm ready to use a different thread! I'm hoping to visit both Needle in a Haystack and Lacis at the beginning of December and I need to stock up on fun threads to play with. 😃 Blue-green looks like a good fit for the grey vine border in O Sweet Humility so it seems very plausible that it could have been that color originally. The pink/green combination really does scream Katie. It will be fun to see how it ends up using your colors! Good to know about the wire guards. Yay, more stuff I need to buy! 🤣 And clearly to justify paying for shipping I should also buy some more beads too, right? Your mom sounds like she's suffering from a touch of imposter syndrome. Her stitching is absolutely wonderful and she's very accomplished!
Okay, said with affection and totally without judgment but that is some seriously convoluted reasoning. Why not just do braid stitch with GST on the pyn pillow, instead of finding a different project to try it out on?!?!?! Give in and answer the siren call of the pyn pillow! You won't regret it - I'm not a fan of hard sales jobs, but I do believe that this is a really special project with the dazzling silver background and the beautiful silk flowers. Also, GST Vitruve is some fabulous stuff that you can't get elsewhere - it's my thread and IMO it's the best green in the line. Of course I would say that because I picked it, I'm biased, but I do love it. You are very right about my mom and it's more than a touch of imposter syndrome. She is an incredibly accomplished seamstress and tailor who can stitch anything she wants, but she always thinks she's going to come on here and give a false impression of herself, that she's another me. Also some of our crowd at Summer School were sporting some monster sampler finishes - our friend Grace had several huge Gigi Rs with her, at least three people were working on a Peacock, a Unicorn, a Badger, and of course I had the gigantic Vierlande sampler with me. Not to mention all of Jean's masterpieces just littering the Attic...
I’m EXCITED for the pyn pillow release! Today I looked at some long and short stitch I did for the first time when I was just 13 and it looked good. My 13 year old self would tell everyone (and my grown up self) to just dive right in with teenage confidence. Mind you, with the full spools and marking tools, there’s nothing wrong with a warm up session with some spare linen. Why not? Thank you Katie!!!
Gold star - that is exactly the right mindset and I think it's why these exceptional 17th century pieces were stitched by girls. They weren't afraid, they just jumped in and had fun with it. And their results were great! Your Pyn Pillow will be fabulous, and your kit is shipping out first thing Friday, printed the label and packed it up this morning!
Seems like forever since we last saw you. Just ordered Queen Anne’s Pyn Pillow class. Can’t wait to fondle the beautiful threads and start on the 1st January.
I know - you had quite the trip! Can't wait to hear all about it on your next flosstube. Your kit is on the way to you, hopefully not on a slow boat...
I've got you all registered - thank you! And the French flea market biscornu I think is so striking with the slightly different colors. I confess I wasn't that struck by the pattern myself just looking at the chart, but love it with the woad blues and gray greens. My mom definitely has an eye for finding patterns that I sometimes overlook.
Great video. Loved seeing your haul from the attic. Good luck with the new kit, it’s absolutely stunning. I will give the Bohin pencil a go after your recommendation
Loved watching your video. Your pyn pillow is gorgeous!! I would love to take the class but have too much on my plate right now. So I am going to resist for now. I love your mom's haul from The Attic.
Thank you so much! Totally understand having too many things to stitch (pretty sure that's how you know you're a stitcher!) but if it's calling to you, have a think about it! I'm biased of course but this is a special piece IMO.
Hello, my sweet friends! Gosh, it was such a pleasure to let all the beautiful memories from Summer School flood my mind again! Enjoyed hearing your thoughts on the experience. Hope to see you both in January? T, are you attending? The pillow is stunning! I loved seeing it in person! 🤗
No!!! She'll be off snorkeling in the tropics and living her best life in January - as I myself will be at Sampler Symposium that will make me much less snarky and sour about it than usual! Normally they send me photos of beautiful blue waters and fabulous views when it's cold and pouring rain at home and I get very jealous. But happiness is the Attic so this year at least I won't be salty!
Love your videos! Do you know when you will release the silk conversion kit, for sale, for This Happy Morning? I have the pattern and plan to use the silks that you chose. thank you!
Thank you! Unfortunately, I don't - I think early 2024 but can't confirm a date on that yet as we're waiting for a color to be dyed. Getting the exact right red made the finished piece that much better, but it's holding the kits up. If you're on the Ornamentations mailing list you'll get an email when the kits are released, and of course I'll be talking all about it on flosstube when I have a release date. Thank you for your patience!
I loved your talk about your color theory for O Sweet Humility sampler. Why not ask Kathleen to see the back of the sampler? That may answer some of the color questions you, me and other sampler stitchers are wondering about. Also, being a purist, I would like to see the original thread colors. I am stitching the sampler with NPI (and there are a couple of grays)! I will stitch the sampler this way and would also like to stitch it using your colors OR if back colors are shown, perhaps a third time. Am I crazy? Your Mom is delightful and it is always a treat to see her on your channel. Love all you do.❤ Nancy
You should definitely email her if you're curious - I'm happy enough moving forward with my own choices and in this instance the back may be less informative than usual. If you look at the front there's very little damage and most of the colors are intact, so what you would see depends on what caused the color to leech out of the thread. It might look similar on the back, although I stand by my assertion that no matter what is or isn't on the back, it wasn't gray when Eliza stitched this in 1835. That's a fugitive dye. But no, not crazy, because I think there's so much room to have fun with this one - there's enough intact color to get a vague picture, and then what you do with it from there is a choose your own adventure story.
Katie great video with your mom. Your love of stitching and your talent. Was your mom a big influence on your stitching meaning did she teach you any of it, or is your stitching something you learned in your own and picked up? Just wondering cuz you are so talented and your stitching is so amazing and precise. I feel for me to get to the level you are at would take me years. Anyways love everything you do.
Thank you! Check out episode 27 - that's the first time she came on my channel and we discussed pretty much all of that. And in fairness, it has taken me years. I've been embroidering seriously and devoting a lot of time to it for about a decade now.
I am so happy to hear that the gray in O Sweet Humility was not appealing to you as well. I started this project in May and set it aside because I did not like the colors. I am just not ready to create a color conversion that makes me happy.
It's an interesting color question - I find the antique on the cover of the chart so appealing, but when it comes down to brass tacks I didn't want to go anywhere near the gray, even though that's very definitely gray on the piece that I like so much. I will finish my own color conversion at some point, which can be used in 100/3 or Surfine, so that's another alternative if you don't want to create your own. Or just sub out some of what was bothering you - swapping in pink and green for gray is a pretty easy fix. But I do understand losing your mojo on a project - just a thought!
@katiestrachanembroidery The overall sampler was very appealing to me when it was released as a kit on Cross Stitch Antiques. I bought it immediately. I am all for the pinks and greens. I placed the sampler in hibernation for the moment until my brain can give it the bandwidth that it will require. I want to place an order for Soie Surfine pinks and greens to play with. I think it will be an excellent birthday present to myself in November. I look forward to watching your progress and color choices.
@@lisanewman3543 That's an excellent idea - sometimes things just need to go in timeout, and then you can return to it with fresh eyes, and less frustration. I probably won't have much on this for the rest of the year, but I will be picking it up again here and there - it was a wrench to set it aside!
So I will actually be showing this on tomorrow's flosstube, check it out to see it in action, but I run my thread under the back of the stitches in a few different directions to make sure it is secure.
Thank you! The secret is not to use steam. This only works on materials that are color stable - test first to make sure nothing runs - but spritz lightly with cold water, then press with your iron, dry, on the linen setting. It makes your linen look like glass. And then once I finish, I wet block everything to square it up - I have a tutorial on this, #8 in the Simple Harmony series. You can find it under the Simple Harmony tutorials playlist if you're interested. It's a really easy way to make your finishes look really smooth, even, and beautiful - improves the result so much without any extra effort while stitching.
Hi Katie I purchased this class but I found that were no instructions in the box as to what kind of hoop or frame to use. Or where to go when the lessons start in January. I guess I missed something. Please help!
Nothing missed! It's all coming your way soon. That's all covered in the first lesson. Links to each lesson are sent out via email on the first of every month, starting January 1, and your login information will be sent to your email the last week of December so that you're all ready for the first lesson on New Year's Day. Please let me know if you have any further questions.
Is there information on how to stabilize the piece for stitching? I am moving on from stitching in hand, and I see your framed up panels from the caskets and would love to know how to do that to keep my designs from warping.
Oh good, glad you found it - there's also a lot of useful information on lacing and frames on Mary Corbet's blog Needle n' Thread, she's covered the subject in detail and tried everything out. Proper tension is one of the easiest things you can do to improve the results of your stitching so highly recommend.
In the closet!!! I've been meaning to work on that, I know I speak softly and the sound isn't as good as it could be, but the microphone and I have not been able to make friends. I'm not tech savvy but I swear at some point I will manage to figure it out!
I was smiling. I was ooohhhing and aaahhhing. Then the mention of a pumpkin scone scandal. 😅 I am telling myself it will be ok. Just look at all the beautiful colors in Katie’s video and breathe. Thank you for all the historical knowledge and incredible talent you share with us.
It is so not okay! There have been no pumpkin scones in my life this week because I have been too busy to bake any - thanks for nothing Starbucks. It's a good thing my father wasn't a guest or it would have been a full hour of the three of us complaining about scones. Which I'm pretty sure means I have a great life if that's what I consider a problem...
@@katiestrachanembroidery Pumpkin scones are serious. I always looked forward to pumpkin spice season specifically for Starbucks pumpkin scones.
@@Christine_K_Stitching_Away Truth! I like my coffee plain but their pumpkin scones were always the highlight of my fall
Such a fun and informative video, as always! Loved hearing about your Mom’s experiences at the Attic and seeing her haul and WIP. What a fun trip and experience for you two to share. Your class is so tempting, especially since I know I would learn SO much. Thinking about the time commitment, while teaching. Perhaps a summer intensive I could start in June. Thank you for all you do and share! -Carolyn
Thank you! So I am obviously a biased source, keep that in mind, but I think you would really enjoy the class - particularly the different materials and how they behave. Tambour and GST are not used in cross stitch at all, but even a beautiful filament silk gives a very different appearance in long and short stitch than it does in full crosses. The nuances of the color shading and the variety of materials I think would really appeal to you as much as the project itself. As to time commitment - not a concern. It can be easily set aside for the summer or whenever you have time for it. I'm all about learning on your own schedule, when it works for you, because we all have lives and this is supposed to be fun. If you're on a deadline, it's not fun. Doing it when you feel inspired and have the time to give to it is fun!
@@katiestrachanembroidery Thank you for the encouragement. I think I'm going to jump in and go for it! -Carolyn
@@we.are.curiouscrafters - words to live by in all things, not just class registration!
Thanks for another wonderful flosstube. It was nice to see your mom and hear about her experience at summer school. I like the way you approach stitching, and teaching. Your kit and instructions for the Elizabethan Valentine were wonderful, now all I have to do is start it lol. I will be in the coming year, got waylaid by health nonsense this year. Like you, I would definitely sign up for a casket, with no inkling of what was in store. That's part of the fun, and the challenge. Getting good at fancy stitches, cutwork, beading etc. requires practice but I always think it's doable. Next year's project is looking pretty 🌺 . Take care, and happy stitching, Arleen
Thank you! The Elizabethan Valentine will be ready for you whenever you're ready to start - it doesn't go bad in the box! So no pressure, make a start when you're feeling inspired and ready to start stitching. And you are so right - it's all doable, with patience and practice. Conquering the fear of failure is by far the hardest part!
The work you did on the Queen Anne’s Pin Keep is exquisite. I only wish that I could order the kit. Unfortunately I am on a fixed income and even with payments it is out of my budget. I will continue to enjoy your floss tubes, also it was a a pleasure to see your mom on the video. Can’t wait to see the next video .
Thank you so much! I do understand - I wish my classes could be more widely accessible, but the materials are expensive and that can put it out of reach. But the flosstubes are totally free eye candy, so I hope that provides some compensation!
Omg - I just made my first biscornu and now I'm obsessed! It's not hard to put together at all. I'm horrible at finishing and it was pretty straightforward. I watched some youtube tutorials and I enjoyed how easy it was to assemble - no sewing machine involved! Maybe you'll be obsessed too - the one I made came out perfect and it's soooo adorable!
I haven't actually done one myself yet but I'm familiar with the idea and it doesn't sound too awful - UA-cam is amazing, there are tutorials for everything. Between two grown women who are accomplished seamstresses I think we can probably figure it out!!!
It is so much fun to watch you interact with your mother. Thank you also for inviting stitchers to create their own color way even though the original is beautiful.
Thank you so much! We're very close. And I am always a big believer in doing what appeals to you, whether that's changing a linen, or replacing a single color with a favorite shade, or creating a completely new color conversion. I think stitching what we like - and that includes color choice - just makes the stitching even more fun.
I live in northern California too and taking my first trip to The Attic this weekend. Enjoying your video.
Enjoy! It is such a magical place - I was only just there and yet I'm envious!!!!
Another great video and your Mom is becoming a natural! Great catch on the Attic conversion. Love all the Sampler September projects. I have O Sweet Humility and Sarah Stewart Hardman as well. I keep seeing Ann Wilson and it is so beautiful stitched up, another great one. Haul was great and love your Mom’s Biscornu. My friend, Cheryl aka Pook’s Pantry has a Pumpkin Scone recipe. I haven’t tried it yet but will be doing that soon. Her recipes are great. Happy Stitching.
Thank you! I'm still tweaking my pumpkin scone recipe - I like lots of spice! - but it's turning out pretty well. Nothing beats the convenience of just walking a couple of blocks to Starbucks and grabbing a scone though!
I love your stitching! Also you & your mom together are very cute! I think you are both correct about the stitching community - I was out of it for several years & have recently reconnected- so wonderful! I am also so inspired by your designs - looking forward to anything you dream up for the future!!! Happy stitching!!
Thank you so much - it's so true, everyone is just so wonderfully kind and it's a really special community.
Hi Katie and Trisha, your Queen Anne pyn pillow is very pretty Katie. Nice Haul Trisha. Very nice chart and notebook Katie from your summer school to share. Have a great week. TTFN
Thank you so much! We definitely had fun shopping at the Attic!
If you’re interested, we have an upcoming stitch in at the Carmichael Library at 5605 Marconi Ave in Carmichael CA on 9/23 from 11-3. I realize it would be about a 2 hour drive for you, but we usually have about 25 stitchers, including Katherine of Stitching in Costume, Angi the Tiny House Stitcher, and Sarah from Sarah’s Stitchy Spot. I prefer stitching 1/1 on 25 count Lugana and there are many stitchers doing full coverage stitching to samplers. We would love for you and your mom to come to our stitch in 😊
Thank you so much! I actually saw this late in any event, but that is a really long day for me given the drive both ways, and I don't think we would have been able to attend. But thank you so much for the kind invitation!
The Attic sounds wonderful, was lovely to see your mum again . Was excited to see Hardwick Hall ❤️recognised, it’s right on my doorstep 🇬🇧
How wonderful! I'd love to visit one day, what a spectacular repository of beautiful textile treasures!
Enjoyable video. Always love seeing what you are working on. Also enjoyed seeing your mom and her experience at The Attic. Thank you for sharing. Just know this old gal still loves to learn and excited to get my pyn pillow kit. I thank you for being such a good teacher.
Thank you so much, that means the world to me! Seeing my students want to learn and succeed with their stitching makes everything worth it - you'll love this project. The sparkle alone just makes it so fun to work up!
What a beautiful video full of treasures! I really enjoyed hearing from your mom and hope to meet her someday. ❤Your new class is gorgeous and sure to be a fantastic and successful endeavor for everyone who participates !!!! The progress you have made on the Verlander Sampler is fantastic and making it come to life for us all! I can imagine it’s hard to put down❤. Looking forward to seeing what you’re up to next.
Thank you Susan! I'm sure you will be meeting my mom - she would love to meet you as she's heard all about you!!!
You touch so many people. I read that you got a standing ovation and I am not surprised. Your knowledge and stitching are outstanding. Stitchers are such a great community. You are so talented ❤
Thank you so much, that's so kind of you! Stitchers are such an amazing community - so warm, and so welcoming.
I absolutely love Queen Anne's Pyn Pillow. My stack of unfinished (and unstarted) projects is already huge, so I'm half hoping you sell out before my willpower gives out because I'll probably cave sooner or later. 😄
I do think I"m going to have to try working some plaited braid with gilt silk twist! That would look very cool. I just got done with three different projects that used different variations of plaited braid stitch, including a "both sides alike" project using Melinda Sherbring's amazing double-sided plaited braid. (It's really no more difficult than normal plaited braid, aside from getting it started.) But all three projects used 371 gold wire … I'm ready to use a different thread! I'm hoping to visit both Needle in a Haystack and Lacis at the beginning of December and I need to stock up on fun threads to play with. 😃
Blue-green looks like a good fit for the grey vine border in O Sweet Humility so it seems very plausible that it could have been that color originally. The pink/green combination really does scream Katie. It will be fun to see how it ends up using your colors!
Good to know about the wire guards. Yay, more stuff I need to buy! 🤣 And clearly to justify paying for shipping I should also buy some more beads too, right?
Your mom sounds like she's suffering from a touch of imposter syndrome. Her stitching is absolutely wonderful and she's very accomplished!
Okay, said with affection and totally without judgment but that is some seriously convoluted reasoning. Why not just do braid stitch with GST on the pyn pillow, instead of finding a different project to try it out on?!?!?! Give in and answer the siren call of the pyn pillow! You won't regret it - I'm not a fan of hard sales jobs, but I do believe that this is a really special project with the dazzling silver background and the beautiful silk flowers. Also, GST Vitruve is some fabulous stuff that you can't get elsewhere - it's my thread and IMO it's the best green in the line. Of course I would say that because I picked it, I'm biased, but I do love it.
You are very right about my mom and it's more than a touch of imposter syndrome. She is an incredibly accomplished seamstress and tailor who can stitch anything she wants, but she always thinks she's going to come on here and give a false impression of herself, that she's another me. Also some of our crowd at Summer School were sporting some monster sampler finishes - our friend Grace had several huge Gigi Rs with her, at least three people were working on a Peacock, a Unicorn, a Badger, and of course I had the gigantic Vierlande sampler with me. Not to mention all of Jean's masterpieces just littering the Attic...
I’m EXCITED for the pyn pillow release! Today I looked at some long and short stitch I did for the first time when I was just 13 and it looked good. My 13 year old self would tell everyone (and my grown up self) to just dive right in with teenage confidence. Mind you, with the full spools and marking tools, there’s nothing wrong with a warm up session with some spare linen. Why not? Thank you Katie!!!
Gold star - that is exactly the right mindset and I think it's why these exceptional 17th century pieces were stitched by girls. They weren't afraid, they just jumped in and had fun with it. And their results were great! Your Pyn Pillow will be fabulous, and your kit is shipping out first thing Friday, printed the label and packed it up this morning!
I had to rewind and make sure I didn’t imagine that you said my name! 🤣❤️
On your way to you first thing tomorrow!!
Seems like forever since we last saw you. Just ordered Queen Anne’s Pyn Pillow class. Can’t wait to fondle the beautiful threads and start on the 1st January.
I know - you had quite the trip! Can't wait to hear all about it on your next flosstube. Your kit is on the way to you, hopefully not on a slow boat...
Hi Kati I just received the Sarah Rinder sampler. So excited and thank you so much!
Oh good I'm so glad it made it - service to Canada is ludicrously slow but at least it got there in the end!
@@katiestrachanembroidery it is thank you so much looking forward to it☺️
Totally love this! I’m in! Also love Mom’s French flea market biscournu conversion. Thank you!
I've got you all registered - thank you! And the French flea market biscornu I think is so striking with the slightly different colors. I confess I wasn't that struck by the pattern myself just looking at the chart, but love it with the woad blues and gray greens. My mom definitely has an eye for finding patterns that I sometimes overlook.
Great video. Loved seeing your haul from the attic. Good luck with the new kit, it’s absolutely stunning. I will give the Bohin pencil a go after your recommendation
Thank you so much!
The crosses above the manor hall could be the family cemetery.
They could! I think there are a lot of different ways to interpret this scene - one of the fun things about it...
Loved watching your video. Your pyn pillow is gorgeous!! I would love to take the class but have too much on my plate right now. So I am going to resist for now. I love your mom's haul from The Attic.
Thank you so much! Totally understand having too many things to stitch (pretty sure that's how you know you're a stitcher!) but if it's calling to you, have a think about it! I'm biased of course but this is a special piece IMO.
Hello, my sweet friends! Gosh, it was such a pleasure to let all the beautiful memories from Summer School flood my mind again! Enjoyed hearing your thoughts on the experience. Hope to see you both in January? T, are you attending? The pillow is stunning! I loved seeing it in person! 🤗
No!!! She'll be off snorkeling in the tropics and living her best life in January - as I myself will be at Sampler Symposium that will make me much less snarky and sour about it than usual! Normally they send me photos of beautiful blue waters and fabulous views when it's cold and pouring rain at home and I get very jealous. But happiness is the Attic so this year at least I won't be salty!
Love your videos! Do you know when you will release the silk conversion kit, for sale, for This Happy Morning? I have the pattern and plan to use the silks that you chose. thank you!
Thank you! Unfortunately, I don't - I think early 2024 but can't confirm a date on that yet as we're waiting for a color to be dyed. Getting the exact right red made the finished piece that much better, but it's holding the kits up. If you're on the Ornamentations mailing list you'll get an email when the kits are released, and of course I'll be talking all about it on flosstube when I have a release date. Thank you for your patience!
All signed up! Looking forward to the new year with you all
Thank you, and welcome to the course! It should be so much fun, I'm looking forward to the start of class enormously!
I loved your talk about your color theory for O Sweet Humility sampler. Why not ask Kathleen to see the back of the sampler? That may answer some of the color questions you, me and other sampler stitchers are wondering about. Also, being a purist, I would like to see the original thread colors. I am stitching the sampler with NPI (and there are a couple of grays)! I will stitch the sampler this way and would also like to stitch it using your colors OR if back colors are shown, perhaps a third time. Am I crazy? Your Mom is delightful and it is always a treat to see her on your channel. Love all you do.❤ Nancy
You should definitely email her if you're curious - I'm happy enough moving forward with my own choices and in this instance the back may be less informative than usual. If you look at the front there's very little damage and most of the colors are intact, so what you would see depends on what caused the color to leech out of the thread. It might look similar on the back, although I stand by my assertion that no matter what is or isn't on the back, it wasn't gray when Eliza stitched this in 1835. That's a fugitive dye. But no, not crazy, because I think there's so much room to have fun with this one - there's enough intact color to get a vague picture, and then what you do with it from there is a choose your own adventure story.
Katie great video with your mom. Your love of stitching and your talent. Was your mom a big influence on your stitching meaning did she teach you any of it, or is your stitching something you learned in your own and picked up? Just wondering cuz you are so talented and your stitching is so amazing and precise. I feel for me to get to the level you are at would take me years. Anyways love everything you do.
Thank you! Check out episode 27 - that's the first time she came on my channel and we discussed pretty much all of that. And in fairness, it has taken me years. I've been embroidering seriously and devoting a lot of time to it for about a decade now.
Your samples look great
Thank you!
I am so happy to hear that the gray in O Sweet Humility was not appealing to you as well. I started this project in May and set it aside because I did not like the colors. I am just not ready to create a color conversion that makes me happy.
It's an interesting color question - I find the antique on the cover of the chart so appealing, but when it comes down to brass tacks I didn't want to go anywhere near the gray, even though that's very definitely gray on the piece that I like so much. I will finish my own color conversion at some point, which can be used in 100/3 or Surfine, so that's another alternative if you don't want to create your own. Or just sub out some of what was bothering you - swapping in pink and green for gray is a pretty easy fix. But I do understand losing your mojo on a project - just a thought!
@katiestrachanembroidery The overall sampler was very appealing to me when it was released as a kit on Cross Stitch Antiques. I bought it immediately. I am all for the pinks and greens. I placed the sampler in hibernation for the moment until my brain can give it the bandwidth that it will require. I want to place an order for Soie Surfine pinks and greens to play with. I think it will be an excellent birthday present to myself in November. I look forward to watching your progress and color choices.
@@lisanewman3543 That's an excellent idea - sometimes things just need to go in timeout, and then you can return to it with fresh eyes, and less frustration. I probably won't have much on this for the rest of the year, but I will be picking it up again here and there - it was a wrench to set it aside!
Hi Katie! You mentioned using the pin stitch and showed the perfectly clean back on your new Sampler…how do you end your stitch?
So I will actually be showing this on tomorrow's flosstube, check it out to see it in action, but I run my thread under the back of the stitches in a few different directions to make sure it is secure.
i love how smooth/pressed your pieces are. How do you press and make them look so good?
Thank you! The secret is not to use steam. This only works on materials that are color stable - test first to make sure nothing runs - but spritz lightly with cold water, then press with your iron, dry, on the linen setting. It makes your linen look like glass. And then once I finish, I wet block everything to square it up - I have a tutorial on this, #8 in the Simple Harmony series. You can find it under the Simple Harmony tutorials playlist if you're interested. It's a really easy way to make your finishes look really smooth, even, and beautiful - improves the result so much without any extra effort while stitching.
Hi Katie I purchased this class but I found that were no instructions in the box as to what kind of hoop or frame to use. Or where to go when the lessons start in January. I guess I missed something. Please help!
Nothing missed! It's all coming your way soon. That's all covered in the first lesson. Links to each lesson are sent out via email on the first of every month, starting January 1, and your login information will be sent to your email the last week of December so that you're all ready for the first lesson on New Year's Day. Please let me know if you have any further questions.
@@katiestrachanembroidery thanks Katie. What kind of embroidery frame do you recommend?
@@flosstubeIjustwanttostitch - It really depends. You'll want to make a decision after reading the first lesson
Is there information on how to stabilize the piece for stitching? I am moving on from stitching in hand, and I see your framed up panels from the caskets and would love to know how to do that to keep my designs from warping.
Ha! I kept watching and found what I needed further into the video. I know what I'm asking for for Christmas!
Oh good, glad you found it - there's also a lot of useful information on lacing and frames on Mary Corbet's blog Needle n' Thread, she's covered the subject in detail and tried everything out. Proper tension is one of the easiest things you can do to improve the results of your stitching so highly recommend.
Unfortunately I find it difficult to hear the video and when I turn up the volume it sounds like a fan 😢 ... do you have a microphone?
In the closet!!! I've been meaning to work on that, I know I speak softly and the sound isn't as good as it could be, but the microphone and I have not been able to make friends. I'm not tech savvy but I swear at some point I will manage to figure it out!