October Ornament ... and Stash!

Hey Blog Buddies,

Halloween is almost here (17 more days as of this writing!), and I've finished my October ornament...

This is Prairie Schooler's Night Owl,

from the 2011 JCS Halloween Collection,

stitched on a random 28-count linen,

one over one.

I used Gloriana India Ink silk for the black

and the recommended DMC for the rest.

I love the way the owl looks annoyed

and the moon looks worried.

Ten down and two to go...

 

Last week I met a friend in Lemont for lunch.

Lemont happens to be home to Inspired Needle,

and all I was looking for was this:

 

Caron Watercolours Quicksilver,

which is called for in my latest SAL,

Needle Delights Originals' Winter Logs.

I was happy that they had it.

 

They also had this:

The chart for Autumn Logs.

Uh-oh...

...but isn't it gorgeous?

 

And wouldn't you know that Cathy,

the thoughtful owner of Inspired Needle,

had made thread packs for this series:

(double uh-oh)

 

So, of course, one went home with me.

 

And over the weekend

DH, Molly and I went to Knox County, Illinois,

for the Scenic Drive

(think lots of food and flea markets).

 

There was one vendor, in Maquon, with

a lot of old books and I found this:

This is a book which originally came out in 1936.

I'll have lots of fun perusing chapters

devoted to Florentine, Hedebo,

Jacobean and Moutmellick Embroidery,

to name a few.

 

Here are a couple of pages

from the Drawn Thread Work chapter.

 

That's it from here.

Hope you had a great weekend.

And thanks for visiting!