70% Kid Mohair, 30% Nylon. 20 Yard Cards. Hand Washable, Test First. Made in Italy. This very fine thread is great for beards and fur which can be brushed to give it a fuller effect. Blends well with Designer's Dream and Bella Lusso and you can use multiple strands pr combine with other thread for larger count canvas.
Cross stitch pattern from Stitches By Ethel featuring a charming cardinal giving a Christmas candy cane to the moon!
Model stitched on 28 count Raw Natural Cashel fabric using The Gentle Arts, Classic Colorworks and DMC floss. Stitch count: 67 x 80. Finished size is 4.79 in wide X 5.71 in high.
In 1894, in the small town of Pouance, there lived a young girl named Lea
Letourneur. Unlike many embroiderers of her time, who endlessly repeated their neat red alphabets, Lea dreamed of light, of flowers, and of birds. Stitch by stitch, her needle traced an alphabet bursting with life, bordered... Read more about Lea Letourneur 1894 - Cross Stitch Pattern
70% Kid Mohair, 30% Nylon. 20 Yard Cards. Hand Washable, Test First. Made in Italy. This very fine thread is great for beards and fur which can be brushed to give it a fuller effect. Blends well with Designer's Dream and Bella Lusso and you can use multiple strands pr combine with other thread for larger count canvas.
70% Kid Mohair, 30% Nylon. 20 Yard Cards. Hand Washable, Test First. Made in Italy. This very fine thread is great for beards and fur which can be brushed to give it a fuller effect. Blends well with Designer's Dream and Bella Lusso and you can use multiple strands pr combine with other thread for larger count canvas.
Cross stitch pattern from Stitches By Ethel featuring a curious kitty playing with the Halloween moon!
Model stitched on 28 count fabric using Classic Colorworks and DMC floss. Stitch count: 67 x 80. Model fabric color is similar to DMC 02. Finished size is 4.79 in wide X 5.71 in high.
This Mill Hill beaded kit features a caged raven with a pumpkin background. Kit includes 14 ct. Perforated Paper, beads, treasures, magnet, floss, needle, chart and instructions. Finished size: 2.5" x 3.5"
The celebration of America 250 continues throughout the year with a new coverlet series: Declaration Coverlets! The words of Thomas Jefferson, from the Declaration of Independence, are center stage among the coverlet inspired motifs stitched in deep red and blue overdyed floss. Other titles in the... Read more about Declaration Coverlets - Life - Patriotic Cross Stitch
In her roses garden... the peacock unfurls its silken silence. Each feather seems like a captive ray of daylight, each thread a caress of time. Motionless beauty, it reigns-proud and gentle-over the stitcher's garden.
Stitched on 40 count linen. The stitch count is 184 x 180 and the finished size is 9.2" x 9".
Chicken and Waffles was designed for my friends, Hannah and Kim. Hannah is the proud mom of Waffles the donkey, and one day, she asked me to create a cross stitch chart featuring her. During one of our stitch group gatherings, the... Read more about Chicken and Waffles - Christmas Cross Stitch Pattern
Each year I try to celebrate something special in my Fragments series. This year, I knew I wanted to do something patriotic for America250 and since William Penn was a Quaker, creating a Quaker inspired series seemed like a natural step for this Pennsylvania girl. The initials I used on the... Read more about Fragments in Time 2026 #1 - Patriotic Cross Stitch Pattern
Cross stitch pattern from Stitches By Ethel featuring a mouse offering a candy corn treat to a crow perched atop a pumpkin!
Model stitched on 28 ct. Vintage Pecan Butter by Lakeside Linens using DMC thread. Stitch count is 81 x 55.
The Fragments in Time 2023 series from Summer House Stitche Workes was inspired by antique Berlin Woolwork. This is part three and features a swan swimming in a pond.
Next to cross stitch, quilting is my next favorite pastime. May I present, Patriotic Piecemakers, a perfectly, pretty pynkeep pile! May peace ever reign in your piecemaking and beyond!
70% Kid Mohair, 30% Nylon. 20 Yard Cards. Hand Washable, Test First. Made in Italy. This very fine thread is great for beards and fur which can be brushed to give it a fuller effect. Blends well with Designer's Dream and Bella Lusso and you can use multiple strands pr combine with other thread for larger count canvas.
The Fragments in Time 2023 series from Summer House Stitche Workes was inspired by antique Berlin Woolwork. This is part eight and features a a little boat out on the water.
Cross stitch pattern from Stitched by Ethel featuring a lovely Christmas basket filled with candy canes and holly!
Model stitched on 32 count fabric using DMC floss. Stitch count: 73 x 67. Finished size is 4.56 in wide X 4.19 in high. Model fabric color is similar to DMC 822.
Ahoy there Matey! Sail the Seven Seas as you stitch this imaginative seascape with crashing waves, billowing sails and spouting whale.
Stitched on 32 ct. Vintage Country Mocha Linen with NPI floss. The stitch count is 180 x 72 and the finished size is 11.25" x 4.5". Finished with Storm blue rick rack from Lady Dot Creates.
Model stitched over two on 46 Ct. Cocoa by Weeks Dye Works, using Au Ver A Soie - Soie 100.3 threads. Stitch count 215 x 203. Finished size is 9.35 in wide X 8.83 in high.
Au Ver A Soie - Soie d'Alger and DMC alternatives given.
70% Kid Mohair, 30% Nylon. 20 Yard Cards. Hand Washable, Test First. Made in Italy. This very fine thread is great for beards and fur which can be brushed to give it a fuller effect. Blends well with Designer's Dream and Bella Lusso and you can use multiple strands pr combine with other thread for larger count canvas.
Cross stitch pattern from Stitches By Ethel featuring a cat and a mouse celebrating Christmas with a pair of cardinals!
Model stitched on 28 ct. Vintage Butter Cream using DMC thread, stitch count is 55 x 85.
While we still have kits in stock with Perforated Paper, newer Mill Hill kits are now being made with Perforated PVC. We were skeptical at first, but here's what our testing has... Read more about Jeweled Pumpkin - Beaded Cross Stitch Kit
This counted cross stitch kit is worked on 14 count white Zweigart Aida with pre-sorted stranded cottons. The kit also includes a needle, a clear chart and instructions. It uses cross stitch, fractionals, back stitch and French knots. The finished design size is 11"w x 10"h. This kit is based on original artwork by Sally King.
70% Kid Mohair, 30% Nylon. 20 Yard Cards. Hand Washable, Test First. Made in Italy. This very fine thread is great for beards and fur which can be brushed to give it a fuller effect. Blends well with Designer's Dream and Bella Lusso and you can use multiple strands pr combine with other thread for larger count canvas.
70% Kid Mohair, 30% Nylon. 20 Yard Cards. Hand Washable, Test First. Made in Italy. This very fine thread is great for beards and fur which can be brushed to give it a fuller effect. Blends well with Designer's Dream and Bella Lusso and you can use multiple strands pr combine with other thread for larger count canvas.
The Queen of the May is a tradition that celebrates beauty, renewal, and honour. Each year, we select a sampler that embodies these qualities - a design that rises above the rest, chosen not only for its visual appeal, but for its enduring presence.
This cross stitch pattern by Reflets De Soie is a recreation of a sampler by Marguerite Leduc, who had originally embroidered her antique marquoir in fir green, an unusual color for the time period. It has been presented here in a softer blue and the simple geometric frieze has been replaced with a... Read more about Marguerite Leduc - Cross Stitch Pattern
Cross stitch pattern from Stitches By Ethel featuring two Christmas ornaments with the phrases "Silent Night" and "Peace on Earth"!
Models are stitched on 32 count fabric using DMC and Classic Colorworks threads. Stitch counts are 55 x 55. Finished Size is 3.44 in wide X 3.44 in high for each.
The Fragments in Time 2023 series from Summer House Stitche Workes was inspired by antique Berlin Woolwork. This is part one and features a quaint house under a cloud filled sky.