~ WIP's & Woes ~

Good Morning Friends & Folk ~

Happy TUESDAY to us all...

{yes, I have to keep telling myself it is not Monday.}

Me thinks a #flosstube video might be made later today,

to show you a few of the Works In Progress that are now living in my stitching bags...

they run the gamut between Christmas, Everyday, Halloween & everything in-between.

so far, these are the 7 that I am flitting between

like a deranged moth...

and here are a few of my project bags ~

purple one is my beautiful PSS bag made by Faye of Carolina Stitcher,

beautiful floral bag is from Lucy Beam

skelly/day of the dead bag is from Stitch'n Button

and my favorite is my 'Witchy' bag, from Lela Mae ~

the title of this post is wip's & woes...

so you saw the wip's,

now for the woes:

I was looking through my piles of linen, to {what else} begin yet another design

and came across a few that I forgot to mark as to what color/count they are.

ugh.

I try {really} hard to pin a small note to them but sometimes they fall off

leaving me quite perplexed.

of course I can always figure out the count,

but the color or dye is another story.

so I know that the one on the top of the pile below is osnaburg ~

I do love cross stitching on that even though it is such a weird wonky count {35/36} and has cotton 'seeds' in it and is not 100% natural {cotton/poly}

but, the bottom two remain a mystery as to the color name...

and the one below with the needle in it is {I think} my own hand dyed/stained

Old Farmhouse Linen...

but I can't identify the other two.

How do you all store/organize your linens?

~ are they labeled?

~ by count or color?

~ what is your preferred count to cross stitch on?

Inquiring minds and all that...

{{ and stay tuned for the #flosstube video announcement on social media  }}

Blessings from the Farm

~ Lori

~ Cozy Autumn Farmhouse ~

 Greetings Friends & Folk!

~ and a happy most-beautiful Autumn October-ish day to you all...

it is a perfect day for hooking in my keeping room...

working on a new design called 

"Holly Olde Santa"  

{ from Notforgotten Farm™}

the late morning sun slips through my shutters next to my working chair ~

I've done a tiny bit of decorating for Autumn, 

~ but will be bringing more of my Halloweenies out soon... 

I think I might work in some of my hand spun wool yarn

to this fellow's beard and brow:

 

Last night I had posted to my members on my 

Out of Hand Rug Hookers Group {FB}  

to kindly share their collections of antique/vintage rug hooks...

here are a few of mine:

the Joan Moshimer hook from Kennebunkport, Maine 

was the very first hook I stared with over 30 years ago ~

I don't use bent hooks, 

but I do grab them for my collection when I see them while I'm shopping "oot & aboot" 

{if Joan doesn't spot them first!}

I do switch between hooks to keep my hand from getting too tired...

my ergo steel hook that Peter makes is my favorite, but I also use a miller ball

~  and an antique hook too.

{I keep them in my sliding lid needle box}

here is a different angle of the keeping room ~

 

my favorite Pumpkin guy

made by Becky Carney of A Wing and a Prayer ~ 

{{ you can find Becky on PFATT and Early Work Mercantile }}

and a small chalkware black cat from Misi Axel of Gable House Goods....

more goodies live in my Witches Cupboard all year long...

 

 Well my friends, my hook is calling me ~

time to get back to work!

Hoping your day is filled with wonderful Autumn Goodness!

Blessings from the Farm

 ~ Lori

~ And We're Punching.....

Yep! 

The gears have switched {what else is new?}

...finishing up my new Christmas/Winter punch needle designs for you!

'Santa Deer'

is in progress...

well, almost finished really ~

just a little more to do yet ~

using Valdani #8 pearl cotton & DMC 6 strand in this design...

also using different heights on some parts to make them more dimensional & fun!

{like the trim on his coat & hat}

 

I like using both variegated pearl cotton & plain DMC 6 strand in one design,

it gives a different look to m finished work and is a little easier

 on the pocket-book when you use DMC for the fill-in of the background!

 

I have a few more to work on, and will show them to you soon ~

I will be adding all of the new NFF designs and Wooden Wares to our Etsy shop very soon!

Have a beautiful Sunday my stitching friends!

Blessings from the Farm

 ~ Lori

~ Down the Tube ~

Good Monday to You ~

 Friends & Folk

I am almost finished with another new cross stitch design, 

called  ~ 'Huswifery'.

 

I charted it a year or so back, started it and then stopped working on it.

It was calling out to me last evening

as I was walking past my basket of

UFO's ....

I have so many that need finishing.

but, I follow my muse wherever she lands me and that is just the way it is.

 

pretty colors and a sweet verse 

make for a simple yet charming little stitchling.

 

oh! I almost forgot....

I have been added to the list of fellow

FLOSSTUBE - ers.

:)

I'll be working on new videos soon 

but for now if you'd like to subscribe to my channel, the link is:

https://www.youtube.com/user/notforgottenfarm

~ and don't forget to check out #flosstube on Instagram too!

https://www.instagram.com/notforgottenfarm/

#notforgottenfarm

 

 Off to the PO today, and tomorrow, 

... and most likely Wednesday too...

{ thank you kindly for your continued support of what we love to do }

Blessings from the Farm 

~ Lori