Hands On Design & I had so much fun with this ribbon wrapped/pillow stack finish that first appeared in our Between Friends - A Fall Sampling book collaboration that we decided to create some more! We have each designed our own selection of Ribbons for Holiday cheer.
Cross stitch pattern from Stitching With The Housewives featuring a Christmas nativity phrase "O come let us adore him"!
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 28 Ct. Black Monaco fabric with Classic Colorworks floss. Stitch count is 98 x 70. Finished size approx 7" x 5".
Cross stitch pattern from Teresa Kogut featuring Santa Claus getting ready for Christmas!
The pattern is stitched on 32 ct Mystic linen using DMC floss with Weeks Dye Works and Classic Colorworks. Stitch count is 130 x 195. Finished size is approx. 8.13 in wide X 12.19 in high.
Model stitched two over two on 32 Ct. Cornsilk using DMC floss, Classic Colorworks and Weeks Dye Works. Stitch Count: 198x198. Design Size: 12 3/4" x 13".
Cross stitch pattern from Tiny Modernist featuring a new series of tarot cards! Part Eight includes the cards the Sun and the Moon!
Pattern is stitched on 28 ct Tiny Modernist's Dark Stone by Fabric Flair using DMC or Anchor threads. Stitch count for entire project is 288 x 344. Finished Sizes are 27 x 30 for 14 count and 24 x 27 for 16 count.
Made in Providence, Rhode Island, this sampler is a superb example of the work done at Miss Mary (Polly) Balch's school, one of the most important female learning institutions in America at that time. Combining sophisticated architectural, landscape and figural motifs with elaborate and unusual... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Homespun Samplar featuring a sampler with an Irish prayer: "May those who love you, love you and those who don't, may God turn there heart and if he can not, turn their ankle so you will know them by their limp"!
Pattern is stitched on 32 ct Linen using DMC threads. Stitch count is 207 x 167. Finished size is 12.94" x 10.44".
Cross stitch pattern from Blackbird Designs featuring a sampler with the phrase "Halloween Greeting"! This is a reprint.
Stitched on 30 count 18th Century Sea Glass by R&R Reproductions using weeks Dye Works and Gentle Art threads. Stitch count is 115 x 83 for Sampler, 70 x 44 for Pincushion, and 75 x 48 for Pumpkin Pincushion.
Design from Glendon Place featuring a sunshine, palm trees and the saying "Summer Breeze makes me feel fine."
Model stitched on 28 ct. White Opalescent Lugana using Sulky/Sullivans/Anchor/DMC thread. Stitch count is 82 x 54.
Note from the designer: "Between Friends - A Fall Sampling is the 3rd of 4 seasonal books from Hands On Design & Summer House Stitche Workes. Beautiful photographs, detailed finishing instructions, with 8 projects to inspire."
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Bell joins the whole line-up of Block Party charts this month! This former class piece gives us a peek into the North Pole workshop as the bell ringers practice their carols.
The models were stitched over 2 threads on 28 ct Antique White Cashel with DMC floss. Stitch Count: side panel 34 x 232, top & bottom (2 pieces) 58 x 58.
Winter Folk is the final design in the Four Seasons Folk series. Thank you for coming on this seasonal journey with me. We end the series with paper whites, pine cones, frosty forests & 3 new specialty stitches.
The models were stitched over 2 threads on 32 ct Driftwood Belfast (Fabrics by Stephanie) with DMC floss. Stitch count is 53 x 190. Finished size is 3.31" x 11.88".
A return to my long-neglected
stocking ornament series!
Model stitched on 32 count linen with one over two threads using Classic Colorworks and Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch Count: 50 x 100. Finished Size: 3.13 x 6.25.
Note: DMC 586 listed for Bean Sprout is incorrect. We suggest 732.
Bee My Honey Cross Stitch by It's Sew Emma is truly sweet as honey, so sweet you won't mind being a busy bee stitching golden yellow blossoms and the bees that surround a honey pot.
Model stitched on 14 ct. Aida with DMC floss. Stitch count: 84w x 84h and finished size is 6" x 6".
Get ready to stitch a year's worth of bounty with the new Shelf Life Cross Stitch pattern series by It's Sew Emma. Each month you will fill a mason jar with stitchy goodness beginning with a Snowman in January. Stitch each month individually or side by side to create an adorable pantry shelf. Each... Read more
Shelf Life - May
Pattern is stitched on 28 count Black Monaco using Classic colorworks and DMC threads. Stitch count is 42 x 56 and the finished size is 3" x 4".
Capture the light and brilliance of summer fireworks with July's Fireworks Shelf Life. This month's cross stitch pays tribute to summer nights watching fireworks on a picnic blanket. Stitched in red, white, and blue threads for the perfect Americana color palette!
Get ready to stitch a year's worth of bounty with the new Shelf Life Cross Stitch pattern series by It's Sew Emma. Each month you will fill a mason jar with stitchy goodness beginning with a Snowman in January. Stitch each month individually or side by side to create an adorable pantry shelf. Each... Read more
Take a walk around the Home Town Neighborhood and don't forget to stop and look at the Topiary House designed by Lori Holt of Bee in my Bonnet! An enchanting French Victorian topped with a widow's walk stands between topiary trees in lattice work pots. A quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson on top of a row... Read more
The Home Town Holiday Sampler Cross Stitch by Lori Holt of Bee in my Bonnet hits all the hallmarks of a traditional cross stitch sampler-an alphabet, decorative borders and a house set in a horizontal band format. Rows of holly, straight stitches and a cheerful alphabet stitched in Christmas red top... Read more
Inspired by the designs which can often be found on Scandinavian sweaters, this little stocking includes a church, borders, etc.
Two models were stitched: one on 36ct over two threads, and the smaller one on 28ct linen by Wichelt. The larger model was finished with a Lady Dot Creates Pom... Read more
Model can be stitched on 14 or 28 count fabric of your choice (originally on 28 ct Fairy Dreams Lugana from Polstitches) using DMC floss. Stitch count is 147W x 206H.
Cross stitch pattern from Jean Farish Needleworks featuring a crow and cow with the phrase "May your joys be as deep as the oceans and your troubles as light as its foam"
Pattern is stitched on the fabric of your choice using either DMC or Cosmo threads! Stitch Count: 117 x 195.
Let Flowers Grow brings you home to a sweet cottage in a peaceful setting, surrounded by beautiful flowers and trees, happy bees, and singing birds. I can think of no better mantra for life than Let Flowers Grow.
Pattern is stitched on 40 ct linen using Classic Colorworks and Weeks Dye Works floss with DMC Conversions. Stitch count is 155 x 139. Finished size is 7.75" x 6.95".
The motifs I'ved used in Gardens of Saxony are drawn from the large German antique sampler I reproduced, CRS 1713. There are so many wonderful motifs on CRS 1713 that they deserve their own (much smaller!) sampler! This also gives the stitcher a chance to stitch these wonderful designs if they feel... Read more
At midnight, under a silvery moon, Merlin opens his starry eyes and starts to speak. Our newest owl has a flat seamed bottom and wire feet that help him perch on any flat surface. Stitch him on 32 CT Weeks Tin Roof Linen with a combination of DMC and Weeks overdyed floss, plus accents of silver... Read more
Both tombstone stitching options are included in the Chart Pack. Finishing instructions are included. The gray "Cemetery" tombstone is stitched on 40-Count Ancient Ruin from Fox and Rabbit and Sarah Chapman's tombstone is stitched on 40-Count Moonstone from Fiber on a Whim. Both are stitched... Read more