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Flosstube: Ornamentations #75 - Christmas in July, a finish parade, and the Britomart sampler!
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- Опубліковано 8 лип 2024
- 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.
Christmas in July kits are available at katie-strachan.com/shop
Please note that the kits do not include the charts, which you must provide
Stacy Nash's Wonderful LIfe Drum: $78
Includes all threads, linen (Legacy Linen 38 count Himalayan Fog), silk satin used for top/bottom of drum finishing
Cardinal Kin: $60
Includes all threads, linen (Legacy Linen 38 count Druid Blue), and red silk satin used for back of pillow finish
Update 7/9: beading kits are fully sold out for Cardinal Kin, thank you!
The sparkling wreath tutorial is here: • Tutorial: sparkling wr...
The Elizabethan Valentine class is presently open for registration: katie-strachan.com/shop
Full details on the class can be found here: katie-strachan.com/elizabetha...
It is a 5 month, online class beginning September 1, 2024, although it is strictly work at your own pace. The kit includes full spools of threads in filament silks and real silver thread, in an authentic 17th century palette, as well as everything you need to make the Elizabethan Valentine, with the exception of a frame to work it in. The options for a frame, as well as lacing your fabric and stitching with a frame will be fully covered in the course.
If you have additional questions, please contact me using the form here: katie-strachan.com/contact
Cross Stitch Antiques O Sweet Humility, Eliza Townsend's Work stitched on Legacy Linen 45 count Jersey Cream with the following threads (please note this is not a complete conversion):
Soie Surfine: 2099, 2179, 2307, 2341*, 2396, 2401, 2494, 2561, 2664, 2707, 2718, creme
For the 100/3 equivalents, take off the 2 in front - 2099 is 099 in 100/3, etc
2341 is the lightest pink just added to the conversion
Tomato Girl by Sub Rosa Design (available on Etsy) stitched on Legacy Linen 38 count Irish Coffee with the following threads
Gobelins 945, 2915
100/3 152, 323, 616
The genius idea to do just the girl with the tomato and change the dress to pink was from Instagram, @inspiredbymichellerea
A full tutorial on embellishing cross stitch with sequins will be posted on July 31 to close out Christmas in July
July 12x12 start: 2020 Prairie Schooler Santa on Legacy Linen 38 count Wayfarer's Cloak, full conversion coming in the next episode
12x12 finish parade:
The Prairie Schooler santa and crystal dove are upcoming holiday kit releases
Notforgotten Farm Holly Jolly, full details and conversion in episode 67: • Flosstube: Ornamentati...
What a Curly Life Santa wool applique, details and link to free pattern in episode 73: • Flosstube: Ornamentati...
Brenda Gervais' Snow Magical, full details and conversion in episode 71: • Flosstube: Ornamentati...
You can find my tutorial on embellished ornament hangers here: • Tutorial: Embellished ...
Charles the Christmas Goose by the Cheswick Company: www.etsy.com/listing/17165211...
You can buy an amazing array of mother of pearl needlework accessories directly from Jackie du Plessis, contact her through her website: www.itsfineallyfinished.com/
I showed the Tulip pinkeep
The Britomart sampler will be available as a chart, kit, and/or class once released. You can sign up to be notified here: katie-strachan.com/britomart-...
And the page on the Britomart suite is here: katie-strachan.com/britomart-...
Amy Mitten's definitive resource on Montenegrin stitch can be purchased from her directly and I highly recommend it if you are interested in reversible stitching or 17th century band samplers: www.amymitten.com/index.php?r...
Books and charts shown:
The Wishing Thorn, Jane Parson 1841 as seen on Katherine Adrian, Stitching in Costume, episode 35: • Stitching In Costume ~...
Elizabeth Hall 1809
By Jacqui Carey: Elizabethan Stitches, Beads & Braids, MS.8932
All are available through her website: www.careycompany.com/product-...
The referenced braiding style is kumihimo, which can be done with a specialized disk, or a circular stand called a marudai, and bobbins to weight your threads. I have an inexpensive disk, you don't need a fancy setup.
Such a fun interpretation of the 2023 Prairie Schooler Santa. I love it and can't wait for the kit!
Thank you! I'm very excited to offer them
You lead us all down the santa and sparkle rabbit hole. Great floss tube. Thank you
Thank you for watching!
Katie, I just love your style. I realized today that your stitching and finishing are dainty and sparkly. Then, I realized that you are dainty and sparkly too! Thank you for sharing all of your beautiful creations! And for your tutorials. Keep up the great work! Happy stitching and creating! Santa 😅
Thank you, that's so kind of you! I'm glad you enjoy them!
The Tomato Girl is adorable and I love her wonky hips cause we are none of us symmetrical. Can't wait to see the Santa in the brighter red especially with those gorgeous Christmas bunnies.
Thank you! I'm afraid I just got a bit lazy on the finishing but so true - I'm definitely not symmetrical myself!!
Thank you girls for sharing!! Can’t wait for all the new charts to be released!! Love your patriotic display behind you!! Have an awesome weekend!!❤
Thank you - you too!
I am so inspired by your interpretations and conversions of charts! I am sure Santa looks forward to seeing the new ornaments on your tree every year! Looking forward to seeing your finished Prairie School Santa !
Thank you so much!
‘Gorgeous stitching as always! I love all of the Christmas ornaments!! That band sampler is absolutely stunning, your stitching is next level amazing! Thank you for sharing!
Thank you for watching, and for your kind words!
Your stitching is so lovely and inspirational. So, so pretty to admire. I’d love to stitch the lovely Santa and two bunnies with you. Happy stitching!
Thank you so much!
The only prairie schooler Santa I own is the one with the vintage sewing machine. Would love to add another pillow so he has a friend!
Loved learning about Jacqui Carey. Can't wait to see more clingy ornaments.
You can never have too many Prairie Schooler santas! Or Jacqui Carey books...
I'd like to add a Santa to my stitching! Thank you for showing us all the beautiful things!
Thank you for watching!
The band sampler is exquisite! Love what you’re doing with the Santa patterns. I’ve never done a Prairie Schooler Santa. As usual, a wonderful floss tube filled with the most beautiful work!
Thank you so much! I'm really enjoying seeing the Britomart sampler come together
Stitching the Christmas Santa would be pure joy!
Very much so!
Love your video you are an inspiration. Looking forward to the sequin tutorial. Santa with bunnies is too cute. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you so much!
I love Santa! I usually buy or make an ornament featuring him every year.
You can't go wrong with a good Santa!
I loved seeing all your finishes. The it’s a wonderful life drum is fabulous. I think it is perfect for Chrismas. And the girl with the sequin dress. So cute. Love all your ornaments and Santa is always a favorite.
Thank you so much!
Dear Kathy - You are the winner of the Santa giveaway! Please send me your mailing address using the contact form here: katie-strachan.com/contact
Beautiful Christmas ornaments especially the Santa.
Thank you!
The drum and the cardinals are so pretty! Who doesn't love a Prairie Schooler Santa! Your stitching is amazing!
Thank you so much!
Santa! I have collected Santas all of my adult life....a long time...and I stitched ALOT of Prairie Schooler Santas in the 80s and bring them out every year. Thanks for another great episode. Take care.
I bet they bring you a lot of joy when you bring them out! I know I always feel like I'm seeing old friends again when I bring my ornaments out every year for Christmas.
Your stitching is exceptional, you should be very proud of your projects and there is nothing wrong with bragging about how stunning your backs look 😍
That's very kind of you, thank you! I think I went on a little too long, but it's very satisfying to see such a clean back!
Watching your channel has inspired me to stitch a Santa, as I’ve never done one before. The Prairie Schooler Santa might be my first, who knows.
It would be an excellent first santa!!
I could never emulate your creativity but am fascinated by the process! Looking forward to when we can purchase this kit!!!!
Thank you! It's been a really interesting journey for me too, and I'm so excited to see a finish on this piece
Katie, your Britomart sampler is divine! your content is wonderfully educational. Santa!!
Thank you so much!
Love your stitching progress. I had to stop video to go to your website and order you drum keep conversion. So excited to do this. Happy stitching 🌸💞🌸
Thank you, and enjoy! It's a great project, especially with the wreath display
Thank you for a lovely video! I love your Britomart Sampler - so beautiful! I love the Prairie Schooler Santa pattern as well! Happy Stitching!
Thank you so much! I am just loving how the Britomart sampler is coming together
Enjoyed your flosstube! Loved your Santa finish!
Thank you so much!
I love the Stacy Nash drum, the Cardinals too but you really can't beat Santa to kick off Christmas in July x
Prairie Schooler, always a classic!!
Another great video. I can’t wait to get my cardinal kit to start. I really appreciate that you show all the books you get for either eye candy or instruction. Thank you for referencing where we can purchase them. I have to get all you show. I have not been disappointed yet. Loved your ornament parade. You do such a great job on them. Makes me ready for Santa! Till next time keep trying new things and happy stitching….😊🪡🧵🌻
Thank you! I love books so it's wonderful to hear that other people appreciate those segments too - there are so many wonderful resources out there.
Love your Santa’s and all you designs!
Thank you!
I love Santa, and your flosstubes!
Thank you!
The newest kits and cardinal restock kits are gorgeous! The band sampler is looking so good. The sparkly dove is beautiful. I can’t wait for details on that. Love a Prairie Schooler Santa. Take care!
Thank you! I'm so excited to share the crystal dove - such a fun project, and very easy!
I love your Santa. I love the sequence on the ornaments and that tomato lady oh my I need to copy it. ❤
Do! It's so fast and easy, and the results are so fun!
So happy you’re offering Cardinal Kin kits again ❤️ thanks so much for sharing your beautiful projects. Santa
Is there a tutorial to accompany the Cardinal Kin kit
Enjoy! They're a ton of fun
No, although I do plan on doing a tutorial on briolette edging when I have time - there's really nothing to it, you just mark intervals at the edge and stitch the beads on. Super simple
That band sampler - whatever block you were having you have obviously broken straight on through. I’m getting excited to see it complete. I’m enjoying Santa for Christmas in July.
It definitely needed to spend some time in timeout, but that time served its purpose and I'm feeling it now!
Love your sparkly ornaments and all your videos. I would love the Santa.
Thank you!
Christmas in July is fun . love watching you
Thank you so much!
Love, love your flosstube!! I couldn’t wait for it today!! I actually had it on my calendar this time. 🤭. Love Santa in July!!
Thank you so much!!!
Love everything, Katie! Can’t wait to see what you do with your PS santas.
Thank you so much!
Oh my! So many things…love the sequins on tomato girl; the felt goose is sooo cute; the mother of pearl flower 💕; pink samplers! All the pretty things! 💕
Thank you Kim! I knew the pink tulip would be right up your alley - stunningly beautiful and pink!
Santa. Thank you for a fabulous video. I love your Christmas ornaments. Happy stitching. ❤
Thank you for watching!
Your sparkly and enthusiastic personality is very inspiring. I'm thinking of ways to add sequins and beads to a prairie schooler Santa.
Definitely! They are wonderful as is but even better with some sparkle!
Your Sweet Humility is beautiful! Ah, that grass..I’m working on a piece that’s not as big on one color block but it sure is taking a while. But if stitches all the motifs inside the block, stitching the black after is more mindless. Kudos on your over one stitching. Take care!
I envy the people who enjoy block stitching, it must make life so much easier. I like to alternate - I stitch as much grass as I can before I want to throw something, then I stitch a thread of something else, then some grass, then a thread of something else, etc etc.
I love the sequins on the tomato girl!!! Thank you for the tutorial on sequins❤. I have a hard time finding quality sequins
A lot of my sources were in person and no longer available, but the tutorial does have some suggestions on that front, and guidelines about what to look for etc
I love your Santa and Cardinal Kin!
Thank you!
Luv all your kits !!! You are so fabulous. !!!! Thankyou for the beautiful video !
Thank you so much!
I'm looking forward to your Santa beard tutorial. I like stitching Santas, but I have left most of the beards unstitched because I don't like a plain stitched beard...I want it to be 'more', but haven't known how. Very excited for it!😃
Thank you - it's really fun. Although you will need full understitching, so go ahead and fill them in with cross stitch - you'll be going over it later with the fluffy thread.
I’m always so inspired by your conversions and the thought of stitching Santa like you sounds like so much fun!
Thank you so much!
Katie,
You continue to amaze and inspire!! Your finishes are always creative and sparkly, just like you !!
Britomort Sampler is so lovely, can’t wait for the finish. So glad we have designers like you to create beautiful needleworks!!
When you stitch your letters do you do the pin stitch to conceal your ends ?
Santa will be a cute finish, I’m sure !! Thank you for sharing !
Thank you! I'm really excited for a finish on the Britomart sampler as well, I can't wait to see how it all comes together. I don't end with a pin stitch, I don't think it's very secure - I weave the thread ends in.
Hi Katie, A Santa here, a Santa there, what’s not to love about Prairie School Santas, and the Santa with two bunnies just makes me want to giggle! Thanks for all the time you spend on your floss tubes, they are full of good information, so much creativity, and tons of fun - your enthusiasm and excitement are infectious! Happy stitching and creating in July.
Thank you so much, that's so kind of you to say!
Britomart Sampler looks spectacular! I just ordered my cardinals…can’t wait! I might also need to stitch a Santa this month. 😊
Thank you so much - and enjoy Cardinal Kin!
Hi Katie, I love your videos and all of the fun things you do! I've been watching for several months, but watch from my TV and never remember to come back to my computer to comment. This video was amazing and I love it all! So much good stuff. Love your Santa. Thanks so much for sharing your amazing talents with us!!!
Thank you for taking the time to comment - I'm often terrible about it myself, but it's always appreciated to know people like what they see, and take the time to say so!
Love your work as always Katie! Thank you for the sparkle inspiration! Happy Christmas in July!
Thank you so much!
Oh my gosh, I just love the Santa Prairie scooter 2020❤
A classic!!
Your “ Oh Sweet Humility” is fabulous! I love the verse change! Now on my list! And am over the moon with your June ornament! And love the Santa ! It sounds like you are going to make your Britomart a kit/class - I am so down for that and signed up for notification❤️
Thank you! Britomart will be a chart in full release, a kit, and a class, so everyone can choose at what level they want to engage with it. I'm really excited to offer it to our stitching community!
I'd love to stitch a Katie Strachan conversion of a Prairie Schooler Santa. Fun! I enjoyed seeing your 2024 Christmas ornaments. So beautiful. I really appreciate that you talk about and show the journey you take with each piece you create. Thank you for your inspirational Flosstube! 💚
Thank you - I'm really glad you appreciate it. I'm never quite sure if I'm making sense or not when I start rambling about the creative process!!!
I am so in awe at your embellishments on the Prairie Schooler Santas. Breathtaking needlework.
Thank you! I can't help adding a little bit of texture and sparkle!
Wonderful flosstube! I had been waiting for the Cardinal Kin kit; ordered it immediately. Love the Santa from Prairie Schooler. Happy stitching. 🪡😊
Thank you so much and enjoy! Cardinal Kin is such a fun stitch and results are absolutely stunning
I’m so glad that I am not the only one who can’t find a pattern or fabric or thread, & then buy only to find it shortly afterwards,lol. Santa. 😊
Definitely not! I'm usually pretty organized but it happens to all of us at some point or another...
I love your Christmas goose! I just might have to get that kit.
You should! Cheswick kits are wonderful - I highly recommend them
Nothing better than stitching Santa in July! All of your finishes are fantastic! I love your color choices ❤
Thank you so much!
Santa. Ohh I don’t have that pattern. Would love to stitch it. Love the rabbits. Great video as usual. Thanks for the book review of Jacqui Carey. Will definitely order her new one
It's such a cute one - and definitely get Jacqui's book, her books are wonderful
Congratulations! Thank you for playing SANTA for all of us. Looking forward to stitching your Wonderful Life drum. Happy Stitching.
Thank you so much - and enjoy the drum! It's a really beautiful project
Celebrating Santa is a big part of Christmas in July. I do have fond childhood memories of going to the North Pole - a park in the New York mountains - and getting a lollipop from him.
Absolutely! Although I cracked up at the North Pole being a park in the mountains - we didn't have anything like that here on the west coast but there was still plenty of magic at Christmas...
😍 I'm excited about my 2 kits that I bought . Cardinal Kin and Wonderful Time . eeek
Enjoy - you're going to love them! Both fabulous stitches
Santa. Thanks for your generosity
Not at all - thank you for watching!
Thank you for the great info….Santa
Thank you for watching!
Thank you for sharing so much inspiration! I love the Santa with the bunnies- so entertaining and I'm sure fun to stitch!
Thank you, I'm so glad you like it!
Another great video Katie! Thank you for sharing the name of the linen you use on your PS Santas. I really like the thought of using different than the brown. I would love to test out the linen on the PS Santa!
Thank you! Changing the linen is a really easy way to switch up the look just a little, I love gray linen for PS santas
That brown 100/3 is an interesting color. It reminds me of my my grandpa's 1968 Porsche 912. It was a weird greenish-brownish gold. He later gave it to my dad, but my parents thought it was really ugly so in 1987 my dad had it painted red. That brown was definitely not the right color for a Porsche, but it looks like a very useful thread color!
I can't wait for the dove kit! That reminds me, I still need to finish Theodora. (I have way too many projects going at once! But of course I'll be adding three more next week at the GPR seminar … oops!)
I love the book Elizabethan Stitches; I managed to get a used copy in great condition at a low price. So useful! (I'm not a huge fan of her stitch diagrams, though. She seems to stitch in odd directions; half the time I end up holding the book upside down.) I really need to get my hands on a copy of MS.8932, as well as her sweet bag book now that it's back in print. The shipping costs have scared me off but I really need to just do it.
Yes, I often use her diagrams upside down myself - I don't follow the recommended directionality of stitching. And her sweet bag book is absolutely not to be missed - the photographs alone are truly spectacular. She was able to get fabulous shots of a wide array of pieces, and clearly understands the value of a clear close up!
Your work is breathtaking! Love hearing a little history of stitching. Cute Santa!
Thank you so much!
Your ornaments all look fantastic. And tomato woman, wow! Such fun, and love the sequins. I'm glad you're going to do a tutorial on sequins, as I want to know where you get them from. The only ones I've been able to access are the metallic looking ones, and most are too large (and some a bit gaudy) to add to my stitching. I'd love to find some small green ones to add as peas to the Eliz Valentine. The Britomart sampler is very pretty. Take care, and happy stitching.
Unfortunately, most of mine are quite old and bought in person from a store in LA, or a local needlepoint shop that has since closed, but I do offer a few suggestions. I don't think you could find anything small enough to use on the Valentine - I have yet to see a sequin smaller than 2mm, which would be too big. But 15/0 seed beads are a great option - one student added beads to her finish in lieu of the french knots and it looked fantastic!
@@katiestrachanembroidery Thanks, Katie. I'll await the video and your suggestions, as I've got other patterns I want to add more bling to. I was thinking of adding beads to the flower centres, but will decide once I've got them stitched. I'll definitely consider 15/0 seed beads, thanks for the suggestion.
I am stitching my 3rd Prairie Schooler Santa!
They're classics!
SANTA, I'm a Mom of a Christmas baby boy who is now a grown man but still my baby. Christmas is my favorite holiday and although I tend to gravitate to snowmen I have a large collection of Santa's. Thanks for the heads up up on Charles he will look wonderful with the Santa's and snowmen. Maybe her Pooh bear also lol!
Definitely the pooh bear! My mother made it for me as a gift a couple of Christmases ago and it is so cute - one of my favorites
I keep meaning to buy Amy Mitten's book and then getting distracted by all the other pretty things on her website. Like you said with Jacqui, if you are paying for shipping, you might as well make it worthwhile!
I have so many things on my "to stitch" list, but you have me wanting to stitch a Santa with rabbits!
Your Britomart sampler is so beautiful! It makes me want to design a matching sampler for my Odyssey casket (which I still need to flush out the design for and stitch lol)
Oh that is a wonderful idea! And an Odyssey casket is a fantastic theme - that has so much potential for wonderful, rich visuals. You definitely need to get going and stitch the casket with a sampler to match!!
Using kumohimo is such a great idea for ornaments
Isn't it? Such an easy way to really jazz up a finish
No carries is a great habit, I too am a fanatic about it.
There's definitely no downside to it, although I totally understand why people often carry between letters in particular. Starting and stopping all those letters individually took forever!
Love your videos. You are so talented. Santa
Thank you so much!
Christmas stitching would not be complete unless a great Santa is stitched. Awesome video! Thank yo Katie !
Definitely!!
I have my mother's huge Santa collection.
A wonderful treasure!
Santa. Enjoyed watching this episode
Thank you so much!
Great floss tube! Santa
Thank you!
I love the goose ornament Katie. I'd really like to do a winnie the pooh ornament from that company.
Do! My mother made Pooh for me a few years ago for Christmas and it's one of my most cherished ornaments - because she made it, of course, but he is so incredibly cute! Always gets prime placement on my tree.
My goodness what a madwoman you are, but in the best way. This heat has been awful and why have I spent most of my life in the central valley when I can't deal with the heat at all?? Watching your sampler and other things is ginning me up to get back to my casket which has been on hiatus like all my stitching as I just got back from a trip....
The heat is just awful here, I can't imagine how brutal it is in the central valley right now. Hate it! I'd be completely happy if the temperature never went above 70, frankly. And get going on your casket! They don't stitch themselves...
@@katiestrachanembroidery that's the truth!!
Bon jour sweet princess, Santa is looking for a quick stitch.
Always a great choice!
Santa!
You did a pattern not sure what it was called but it was gorgeous ( well all you do is gorgeous!) . It was a small and had Joyeux Noel on it with a woman in a blue dress. I can’t seem to find the name of it. Any chance you remember? Oh LOVE love LOVE the wonderful life finish!!!😊
Peppermint and Holly, by Brenda Gervais! A great one - highly recommend. You can find the conversion by using the episode guide on my website, although you'll have to go pretty far back to find it. And I did two conversions, one for my mother (in which she is wearing a green dress), and an earlier one for myself - you're looking for the older one. Enjoy!
@@katiestrachanembroidery I thought that peppermint and Holly were the two snowmen. Thank you
Amazing stitching! For the Breitamart sampler, I am wondering if you chart before you create/stitch or after you have completed a section?
That's an excellent question - both, really. You have to plan out the band first so that there aren't awkward terminations and it's centered as much as possible, so I work from a chart that is just pencil on graph paper. I've found that I think so much about the placement of every stitch and the design of each element that once I'm actually stitching, I hardly need the chart. And then once I am satisfied with the band and have made all the final choices on color, thread choice, and stitch choice, it's properly charted on the computer. So there's a working chart and then a final chart, since no one else would be able to stitch off my scribbled pencil messes!!!!!
Wonderful floss tube! Loved the ornaments! 🌲 Do you have a specific technique for the start and end of your single letters without the carry?
Thank you! I use an away knot for the start, then weave in the thread afterwards, and I weave in the end of my thread to end. It gets a little hairy on those super tiny letters with very few stitches, but it gets the job done.
I would like to order a Wonderful Life and pattern and kit. How do I do this? ❤️❤️
Of course! You can find the kit in my shop at katie-strachan.com/shop, and then the chart can be ordered from Stacy Nash directly, she has an Etsy shop (StacyNashDesigns), or any LNS can get it for you - the Attic, Needle in a Haystack, Silver Needle, etc. Enjoy! It's such a fabulous piece.
Love videos!. Need help on a fabric for Rose Wreath by GG R. Could you advise. Take care
Thank you! I'd try Legacy Linen 48 count Marchpane given the size, but I also like small stitching. A creamy ground would really let the colors pop.
Going to check this out. I like samplers like this on solid fabric no overdyes. Don't want that big of a difference. My opinion. Thank you dear❤@@katiestrachanembroidery
Kate uding overdyed thread so this is to small 46 count ?@@katiestrachanembroidery
@@yvonnevigil7489 It is
Santa. Can you tell me what the fabric again
Legacy Linen 38 count Wayfarer's Cloak, a great choice for a PS santa!
Katie thank you for your never ending inspiration and thank you for the mention. Tomato girl has taken on a life of her own 😂 @inspiredbymichellerea 💕
Thank you! Your changes were inspired - those little tweaks made all the difference and really elevated the design. Thank you for taking the time to comment - I just loved your piece!
Happy Christmas in July. I loved seeing your Santa conversions as well as your other fabulous pieces. Pure inspiration. Thank you.
Thank you, I'm so glad you liked it!