Notforgotten farm

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 ~ and a very happy Sunday to us all... If you are a follower of mine on Facebook or Instagram, you may remember that I am in the process of working on a sweet little embroidered angel. ~ and that I promised to share with those interested how I create the faces on my embroidered-folk. so as promised and as a gift to you, here is the Embroidery Angel Template FREEBIE for you to download and use to stitch along with me as I work... click on this template to bring to full…

cross stitch, needlework, samplers, folk art, embroidery, applique, punch needle, primitive, notforgotten farm, lori brechlin, rug hooking

cross stitch, needlework, samplers, folk art, embroidery, applique, punch needle, primitive, notforgotten farm, lori brechlin, rug hooking

~ Good Morning Friends & Folk ~ ...and a very happy tuesday to us all. we are supposed to reach temps in the 70's today, and that is fine... except that it will bring more of the 'ladybugs' out of the woods & woodwork which makes it hard to stitch anywhere, inside or outside as they have a penchant of landing on my head, in my teacup or on my stitching. {these are not true lady bugs...they are actually Multicolored Asian Lady Beetles and are considered destructive, invasive pests.}…

A Gift for you ~ I would LOVE to see your stitched finish of this so kindly tag me on FB!! Click on the photos of the chart and legend below to enlarge, then save to your computer and/or print out for your stitching pleasure ~ #stayhomeandstitch #bewellandstitch Blessings from the Farm ~ Lori

cross stitch, needlework, samplers, folk art, embroidery, applique, punch needle, primitive, notforgotten farm, lori brechlin, rug hooking

cross stitch, needlework, samplers, folk art, embroidery, applique, punch needle, primitive, notforgotten farm, lori brechlin, rug hooking