Flosstube: Ornamentations #51 - A mega start, a kit release, and a very special guest!
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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.
Update: the kits for Santa Stops Here are now fully sold out - thank you so much!
Kits for My Home Sweet Home are available directly from the Attic
All questions regarding the kits should be directed to the Attic
To order, specify which linen (Himalayan Fog or Cloister Cream, both 38 count), whether or not you need the chart, and use the keyword Katie's conversion for My Home in your order.
You can use their online order form, available at atticneedlework.com/order-form
Email in your order (put Katie's conversion in the subject line)
Or call the Attic at 480.898.1838 or 1.888.942.8842
The conversion will be exclusive to the Attic while they have kits in stock
MFE AKGIT 1833: A Vierlande Sampler on Legacy Linen 53/63 Sicilian Marzipan (equivalent colors are 45 count Jersey Cream and 38 count Russian Tea Cake) with Soie Surfine 2099
Please note that my reference to 8 spools is specific to Soie Surfine, which are 100m spools. If you are stitching with 100/3 or Gobelins on 50m spools you need at least 16 spools. I purchased 9 spools in addition to the one I had.
I recommend Gobelins 671 as a good choice for 36-40 count given the intense color and good coverage, but the full range of alternate grays shown, left to right is:
Gobelines 3226, 100/3 099 (equivalent to my Surfine 2099), Gobelins 671, 100/3 773
For an explanation of the different thread lines and numbering systems see the Specialty Thread Tutorial part I: • Specialty thread tutor...
@susanstandleystitchintime on washing your finished pieces: • FT #28 - "COMING CLEAN"
As I may not get to my Christmas in July plan, Stacy Nash's Deck the Halls pinkeep, you can find past silk conversions for a variety of holiday stitches here: katie-strachan.com/episode-guide
Also shown: Plum Street This Happy Morning, stitched on 38 count Fuller's Teazel
I used Elizabeth Ann Can Stitch's project bag tutorial & pattern: • How To Make a Project ...
The pink fob was changed to DB2117, the blue was changed to DB0218, the plain opaque versions of the previous colors
New bags: light pink fob (all details on previously worked fobs are in the description for episode 50) with an old colorway of Liberty lawn Lodden
Aqua fob with Liberty lawn Sambourne green: www.libertylondon.com/us/samb...
Blue fob with Liberty lawn Elysian Day: www.libertylondon.com/us/elys...
The new fobs:
Beige: Miyuki delica DB1458 11/0 Opaque Alabaster Straw Hat with crystals Sand Opal, Crystal Golden Shadow, and Light Colorado Topaz
Green: Miyuki delica DB0917V color lined leaf green with crystals Erinite and Palace Green Opal
Stacy Nash's I Will Cut You scissors keep, stitched on Legacy Linen 38 count Brewer's Malt with Gobelins 061, Surfine 2061 for the over 1 with a #12 short tapestry point beading needle
The ribbon used is River Silks 7mm color #70, which can be ordered from your local LNS although Needle in a Haystack also stocks River Silks ribbons
And I lined it with Liberty London Lodden, blue colorway
The linens shown from Legacy are 38 count Fuller's Teazel (used for This Happy Morning), 38 count Brewer's Malt (on I Will Cut You), and 37 count Corn Tassel (used for Flea Market Biscornu)
All have slightly different undertones that can pick up different things in your colorway, thus why I use them all even though they're fairly similar in tone
Sue Hillis Map of Hawaii stitched on Legacy Linen 38 count Himalayan Fog - original silk conversion by me, but we didn't write it down
Jewel of the Sea is an original design by the wonderfully talented Georgina Bellamy, That Embroidery Girl, and the pattern and instructions were in one of the Inspirations books, Blakiston Creamery
www.inspirationsstudios.com/j...
Heartstring Samplery French Flea Market Biscornu on Legacy Linen 37 count Corn Tassel with the following threads
Gobelins 72, 277, 562, 710, 714
100/3 274, 718 - Jak na to + styl
Thanks for a video full of brightness and bling. Your Modern Folk Embroidery piece looks wonderful. I can see why you don't want to stop stitching. And those blingy fobs, oh my. And then yummy projects bags. So much beautiful eye candy. It was nice to see your mom again. Her pillow is lovely. Hope she has an amazing time at summer school. Take care, and happy stitching, Arleen
Thank you! The MFE is so engrossing, I just love it. Jacob is amazing!
I love the green fob with the fabric you have. The other fob really does go with your zipper & gives it that added pop!! So fun to see your mom!! I loved her pillow!! ❤ It's so nice to see you & your mom!! I just love that!! Oh Dear!! Guess what!! 🫣 I bought your Santa Stops here kit!! 🤣🤣 I'll be looking forward to the kit release This Happy Morning!!
I've been to The Attic. Love all of them!! Joan is really a very kind person!! Thank you for all you do Katie!! ❤❤
Thank you! And thank you for your order - it will be shipping out first thing Monday morning so you should have it very soon, in time for some Christmas in July stitching! It's such a fun piece.
Great video with mom. Love all your fobs, they were beautiful. Love that you wear you pajamas. Look forward to next video.
Always in pjs! Why not be comfortable when stitching/flosstubing/etc? And thank you!
Love the start on Modern Folk pattern. That pattern is mammoth!! Go girl. I have made a jump and will start the Modern Folk pattern with the yellow roses. It will be my biggest pattern so far. The William Morris fabric is beautiful. Have fun making the fobs.
Thank you! That's a lovely chart - of course, everything Jacob does is wonderful but I thought that one was particularly beautiful. Such lovely colors, and a really restrained design - enjoy!
As reading through the comments Katie, I've also heard that BLUE DAWN Dish soap works really well. Try it on a scrap piece first. I'm a Quilter too & my Quilter accidentally got some oil from her machine on a white spot on my quilt. The Blue Dawn Dish Soap took it right out. Crazy good right! For some reason it has to be the blue dawn.
Also, I love Jacobs designs. Oh my it's BEAUTIFUL!! I can see why you can't put it down! I've been stitching his Friendship design. Love it!! Take care! Love your flosstube videos!!
Interesting, I had never heard that it had to be the blue Dawn. I'll have to experiment with this on some remnants. And yes, Jacob's designs are just fantastic, he's so talented.
oh my AKGIT 1833. everytime i say i'm not going to start it, i see someone stitching it and i'm more tempted. gorgeous! i'll see what laura and karen are doing it'll be all over :)
Give in! No one can resist the siren song of AKGIT!!!!! It's an amazing piece - I went through the whole 'too big, don't have time to do it' blah blah blah, started it anyway, and am so happy I did. It is such an enjoyable stitch, even if it takes me a decade...
@@katiestrachanembroidery I saw where Laura is making it her thu/fri/sat stitch or something like...I'm doing to call or email Jean at the attic and get a small piece of higher count linen to ensure I can see it - 40 is as high I've gone thus far. Look forward to watching your progress! I'm retired so what's stopping me!?
Soooo you didn’t have any haul, that’s so sad! 😂 I loved that your Mom was on, her stitching is so beautiful. I think the beige fob is my favorite, it looks so nice with that bag. Well, they are all my favorites…the fabrics are fabulous. The MFE sampler is so beautiful, WOW! I am working on the Reaching Skyward piece it’s a biggie also but not quite so big. Well Happy Stitching, and feel better! 😊 Rebecca C.
I know, how restrained of me not to have any haul!!! And MFE is just wonderful - Reaching Skyward is a stunner, Jacob's patterns have always been great but he's really outdoing himself lately...
What a MEGA episode, I had a feeling you would start AKGIT, it’s beautiful. I got it and printed it out. Will see what Sampler September inspires me to stitch. I started the In Full Glory on 56 count Just the Ticket and loving the tiny stitch, seems everyone is waiting for the 2673 but I couldn’t wait. Also stitching the Make Use of Present Time on the 53/63 Waffle Cone which is a dream to stitch on. I think the 53/63 has more of a flow if that makes sense than the 56 nut I really like the Waffle Cone, ordered more of that! Pin stitch is my favorite, did you see the post Vonna had on her pin stitch? That was a great alternative and that is great for those one stitches that you can’t weave into other stitches. Barn is beautiful, red silk is amazing. Now let’s talk about BLING, OMG so much sparkly goodness! Well done and the beige definitely goes with your Katie bag. I see more bling and project bags in your future. The Stacy Nash is beautiful and it was wonderful to see your Mom, her Hawaii pillow and Biscornu is beautiful. She will be styling for Summer School. Thanks for building our stash when it comes to kits, much appreciated.
No, I didn't - thanks for the tip, I'll have to check it out. Those single solitary stitches are always a challenge so that would be a useful thing to know. And yes, I don't know what it is about 53/63 but I definitely find it much easier, I am absolutely blazing along on AKGIT. One day I'll figure out why exactly that is, but in the meantime it's just gorgeous and really enjoyable to stitch on!
This was a wonderful video on such a wide range of pursuits! MFE Vierlande is calling to me... and fobs, conversions, kits, project bags, Hawaii, turtles, your mom! Wonderful, wonderful. I especially love your Liberty fabric project bags with coordinating silk lining and matching fobs, well done. ❣
Thank you so much! There's no resisting the siren song of the Vierlande sampler, it's extraordinary. Give in!!!!
I love that you started the new Modern Folk embroidery piece. It is gorgeous.
It is amazing! I'm addicted, it's really engaging stitching in addition to being incredibly beautiful.
A great flosstube, Katie! I love the turtle you made for your Mom. Your MFE piece is beautiful. Your enthusiasm for that project is contagious.
Thank you so much! AKGIT really is a special piece, I'm enjoying it so much.
Such a great video. Thanks so much!
Thank you for watching!!
Your mom's turtle is absolutely amazing...and so are your blings. I certainly will follow your progress on your mega piece!
Thank you so much!
Love your kit Santa Stops Here. Your Mother’s pillow was lovely. Thank you for sharing your stitching.
Thank you for watching!!
Great video. Love having your Mom with you. She looks so young and beautiful.🧵🧵🩵🩵🩵
Thank you! She's the best.
Love, love, love the blue bag! I like the blue/green color combination like your mom. Enjoyed seeing the fobs and bags.
Thank you! The blue bag is my favorite too - all those lovely shades of blue mixed together just sing.
I am doing the large MFE. I will be excited to see your progress.
Isn't it amazing? It's just fascinating to watch it build up stitch by stitch - I'm excited to watch my own progress as I stitch as well!!
Just ordered the kit, I can’t wait to start it!
It's packed and ready to go - it will ship out first thing tomorrow - enjoy and thank you for your order!
Amazing work. Love the bags and the bling!
Thank you so much! I really enjoy making them!
Your bags and fobs are spectacular!
Thank you! They're so fun to make!
Katie, I love how This Happy Morning is coming along! I have it all kitted up with called for floss but I am going to wait for your conversion instead. I am absolutely in love with it!
Thank you so much! You won't regret it - it is absolutely spectacular with these vibrant silks, and just lovely to stitch...
Another great floss tube. Loved watching it.
Thank you so much!
Great video Katie! Love to see your mom joining in too. Your projects are gorgeous.
Thank you so much!
Love your project bags and fobs. And that turtle!!!
Isn't he amazing? Georgina is incredibly talented.
I enjoy so much watching all you did since the last Flosstube, I am glad you started the MFE one, it is beautiful! Your mom is great, two happy stitchers 💕
Thank you so much! It is such a spectacular piece, I'm really glad I started it too.
Your projects bags and bling are absolutely stunning! Your stitching and color choices are always so beautiful 😍 You have a very good eye for color!
Thank you so much! It's so fun to try and match bag with bling!
@@katiestrachanembroidery so fun to watch too! 😁
I'm so excited to purchase a kit!!
Thank you for your order! It will ship out first thing Monday - enjoy! Such a gorgeous project, and the silks are luscious!
That was an INCREDIBLE episode! The MFE piece is gorgeous and oh those bags and fobs!!!
Thank you so much! I am absolutely loving the Vierlande sampler!
Such a awesome video Katie! Your work is so inspiring and I can’t wait to meet your Mom❤
Thank you Brenda! She's very excited to meet you as well and of course I can't wait to see you again myself! We can't wait for Summer School!!
Hello Katie, i love your proyects and you stitching is impecable, using silk thread makes it more amazing.
I like a lot your proyect bags,im wondering do you do the fobs ???? Those are amazing !!! Would love to have one …
Congratulations on your stitching,
Stella
I do make the fobs, there are more details about that in the previous episode if you're interested in them. Really fun and so sparkly!
Love This Happy Morning the colors are so beautiful ❤️
Thank you! It really is just gorgeous, those vivid reds and greens make it come alive.
I'm not shocked that you started the MFE piece:) It was very apparent on your last flosstube how much you loved it! It's gorgeous! So nice to see your Mom and her projects. Happy stitching:)
Thank you! It is a very special piece, why not start it?!?!?
The back, the back of MFE! You will need reversible framing to alternate display as the abstract is mesmerising. 13:11
Not unless I win the lottery! Getting this properly framed - it's going to Total Framing and getting museum glass, in ten years when it's finished - will already be expensive enough. Worth it, but the back will have to be a secret for another generation to discover...
Reversible framing is glass on both sides so you can hang it showing either side, maybe alternating month by month.
I predict a 2023 finish for this. Tree by tree, crown by crown, stitch by stitch….
Those trees! I am thinking of doing individual trees and having an indoor forest of the Trees of Life. No framing for me; just fell stitch each tree segment on to a floor to ceiling linen curtain and let the breeze waft on through.
Back to the framing; why not leave the front for another generation to discover? Hmmm.
Hi Katie and mom, I like your Hawaii FFO. The colors are very nice. Very nice turtle also.
Thank you so much! She had a fun time with it.
Oh wow! Now I’m reconsidering starting the Vierlande sampler… I’m working on Reaching Skyward and the Namárië Tapestry… but what’s one more MFE wip? They’re so beautiful. Love seeing mom - and that turtle!!! And those fobs!!! You’re sucking me down another rabbit hole for sure. You are inspiration personified! 💜
It's a fantastic piece, I can't recommend it highly enough - so enjoyable to stitch and of course it's absolutely stunning!
Great video full of bling ❤. Love the turtle have you seen her penguin? Everyone needs a stunning project bag or three 😂
Yes! Such a charmer - Georgina's work is extraordinary!
Your videos are so much fun to watch! I love your enthusiasm! I do have a question about “Santa Stops Here!” I love this so much so I immediately ordered from the second shipment and received it pronto! However, I did not see a working chart in my kit. I have the color photo, and the information page on all the threads, that’s it. There was no chart or any information about the fabric or suggested needle to use. Were these pages inadvertently left out of my kit? Thanks, Katie, for always keeping me entertained!!!
Thank you - regarding your question, the kit does not include the chart, which you can obtain from any LNS. This was in the item description but you may have missed it. On needles, that is my omission - the linen is a 38 count and you would use a 28 tapestry or a #10 short tapestry point beading needle, whichever you prefer. Always a 28 tapestry when combining the Accentuate and Surfine, but otherwise your choice. I like the #10 tapestry point beading needle myself but the eye is finer, harder to thread, and you do see a little more thread wear in the eye of the needle. Enjoy! Santa Stops Here is such a fun piece.
Thank you for your quick response, Katie! I will head to an LNS to purchase a chart. I was confused because I have never purchased a kit that didn’t include a working chart. BTW, the flosses included in the kit are STUNNING!
Love your work! How did you learn so much about color.
Thank you! Your question is a little hard to answer because no one taught me. I have a good sense of color to begin with, and then using color and looking at how that succeeds, fails, or how the nuances change further hones it.
I am looking forward to ten years of commentary as your Sampler grows. 😉
Hopefully not too inane! I'll have to think of things to say about it other than 'omg isn't it amazing'!!!!
LOVE your conversion for This Happy Morning! Do you think it will show up on black linen like the small insert photo? I’ve ordered your conversion for My Home Sweet Home from The Attic (should arrive any day) as my first ever exploration into silks and am thinking I could easily become a silk addict after I stitch it up.
Thank you! I haven't studied the dark version that carefully but I think most of it would be fine - the greens absolutely would. The darkest red and potentially the second darkest red would be a real problem though. You'd have to try them out and see how they behave - I haven't done much stitching on very dark linen but you really just have to try things and see. And enjoy My Home Sweet Home! You'll love stitching with silks - not only are the results beautiful, it's so enjoyable to stitch with. Like beautiful, lustrous butter!
A nurse at the blood donor clinic told me Dawn dishwashing liquid (I have no affiliation) takes blood stains out of fabric. This I have verified on my clothes. I don’t know if the linen would be colour fast, though, but might be worth testing on an offcut if necessary, one day… Also, you are so prolific that I am extremely jealous. Thanks for the fun episode!
I've heard that before as well, but I didn't want to use any kind of solvent or detergent as I'd have to wash the whole piece - I like the hand of linen unwashed, with sizing in so I just submerged the relevant bit. But it would be worth testing on a scrap - you can never have too many tricks up your sleeve when it comes to rescuing your stitching!!
Katie this is a great episode. I'm interested in learning surface embroidery. I already cross stitch. Where should I start? What would you recommend for a new surface embroiderer? I'm watching your previous episodes and I'm so inspired! Thank you for sharing!
Thank you! And that's wonderful, I strongly encourage you to give embroidery a try. Mary Corbet's blog Needle n Thread is a wonderful resource for beginners that gives a wide overview of different types of embroidery, has stitch tutorials and guides, and information on different tools and materials used. I would recommend giving it a good read and deciding what you like and what you would like to try ('embroidery' encompasses a very wide range of techniques). My own classes will also be opening for registration in September if you'd like to try something project based - several cross stitchers were in the first running of the Elizabethan Valentine and have done wonderful work.
I love all of your sparkly baubles. Do the liberty of London fabrics have any identification on the selvage? I have two fabrics from my late mothers stash that could be lol and I’d be happy to send them to you. Maybe I could send pictures to you?
Thank you! That's so kind, but I have so much stash already, and lots of Liberty goodness - please use it yourself, or pass it on to a stitcher who isn't so lucky to have a Liberty stash already. Liberty Tana lawn used to be printed selvage to selvage, it now has an identifying strip on one side only. Most of my older Liberty fabric is selvage to selvage print, I'm not sure when the change occurred. You can really identify it by the hand - it's very thin, extremely supple, and the print is almost as vivid on the back as the front - and by the quality of the printing.
I too purchased the AKGIT sampler thinking I'll be waiting to start, BUT, did start 2 days later, as I had perfect stash - 45 ct cream and 100.3 #099 ready at my finger tips. It is a definite beautiful stitch! I love your project bags and fobs, I am being enabled big time. I wonder if you could (or have you) post the source of your silk fabrics. Thank you!😀
Oh good I'm glad it wasn't just me!! It has an irresistible pull, seemingly. Such a spectacular piece and the Jersey Cream is a great choice. As to your question, a lot of my silks have been bought in person over the years at various brick and mortars but a good online source is Mood Fabrics. Less selection but readily available.
@@katiestrachanembroidery Thank you - and it was lovely seeing your mom again!
I am back with you! I took a hiatus to finish up some quilts and sew some new blocks. Wonderful video and love seeing your Mom. I am planning on buying This Happy Morning kit and since there is block stitching I have a question. Do you block stitch with gobelins one stitch at a time or one leg at a time across a row?
Love you and your stitching! Nancy
One leg at a time, always! I think it makes for neater stitching.
Lovely update, so nice to see your Mum too, I missed out on the Santa Stops Here kit, Would it be possible for us to obtain this from the Attic as with Home Sweet Home? I understand the limitations for you getting supplies..just hoping there is some way of being able to stitch this wonderful blingy conversion? Could a conversion via Patreon be possible? Thank you.
Thank you, but no, it won't be possible. The Attic wouldn't be able to get the threads any more than I can - I bought out everything that existed for the kits. Several critical colors in the conversion are now completely gone. However, there will always be other wonderful things to stitch and plenty of fun things coming for holiday!
Love your fobs! Where do you purchase your beads
Thank you! There's sourcing information in the description for episode 50
Is your big piece one over one?
No! One strand of Soie Surfine over two threads, on 53/63 count. I love tiny stitching, but not that tiny!
Personally IMHO a disappointment on having your kit only available through the Attic. I just wish the Attic would come into the world of today and decide to seriously sell online. I am against going backward and giving my credit card number to a company that writes it down on a piece of paper which is not at all secure. Nothing at all against their products. Just a wish list for the store.
I do understand, but the thing is, I can't kit everything myself - I'm just one person and it takes a lot of time to kit and then ship all the orders. If the Attic hadn't stepped in to do it, there would have been no kits at all for My Home Sweet Home. However, the conversion will be shared in future and then you do have the option of ordering all the materials through the retailer of your choice. So 'only' is a temporary situation.