Notforgotten farm

Hello Friends & Folk! here is a very short primer on how I have done my color-shaded embroidery project, "Spring on the Farm" which the pattern is now available in my Etsy shop as PDF download or Paper/Mailed versions... I used coffee stained osnaburg for my ground cloth, then drew on my motifs with a FINE point black Sharpie pen...{YOU will be using a lightbox to trace your template onto your osnaburg} Once my pattern drawing {tracing} is complete, I then use my PRISMACOLOR pencils to color…

Good Morning Friends & Folk ~ ...a very happy Thursday to us all, and happy Leap Day! {{ any extra day we have to stitch, is a happy day, no? }} I charted a little sampler last night, one that includes a portion of sweet verse that has been a favorite of mine for a very long time: ".. we come from the Earth, we return to the Earth... and in between ~ We Garden." so the title of my new sampler will be called "We Garden" I'll be stitching it onto stained Osnaburg, which I have become addicted…

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Hello Friends & Folk! and a very happy September to us all! ~ oh those beloved 'ber' months are now upon us... my thoughts are full of all things pumpkin, spice and everything nice! August was full of creating for me... working just about every day on FINISHED GOODS that will be available here in the Farm Shop for our upcoming Hallowe'en Open House on Saturday October 1st {10:00 - 4:00} here is a preview of a few items, ...in case you haven't seen them on social media: Don't forget that…

I have compiled a list of my favorite DMC thread color palette to share with my readers ~ so here you go : I turn to these colors time and again for all of my punch needle and cross stitch work ~ first, are the colors I turn to when filling in backgrounds for punch needle, both dark & light: 422 ecru - white 3033 3782 3032 310 - black 844 3787 645 646 647 3021 here are my favorite greens/browns : (leaves, stems, trees, animals, etc.) 832 732 611 869 830 and my lavenders are 451 452 I use…

Hello Friends & Folk! ...happy Wednesday to us all... thank you for stopping in for a visit ~ the day is a beautiful one, with the occasional high fluffy cotton cloud and bright blue sky... our black walnut trees are dropping their leaves and I've been harvesting the nuts to make my dye. I cannot believe that our Halloween Open House & Stitch In is this Saturday! we are so looking forward to seeing everyone ❤ I will take lots of photos and perhaps video of the day, for those who can't attend…

82 days 'til ... Samhain Olde Souls Night Allhallows Hungry Ghost Festival Night of Witches All Hallows Eve 🎃 H A L L O W E E N 🎃 Blessings from the Farm ~ Lori

Yes, I know.... I am lacking terribly on keeping up with my {promised} posting-more-often on this blog! no throwing rotten tomatoes at me please ;) Life is just busy... happily, creatively, thankfully, busily, busy. holidays looming, open house to prepare for. family time, babysitting grand-dogs... work work work plans being made for tutorial videos of my humble stitches, more embroidery patterns in my brain being put on paper for future patterns. thinking about upcoming classes for 2023…