This is part of a 9 chart series of Gulf Coast Treasures. They Each measure in at about 3 inches (stitch count 50x50) so they are perfect as little ornaments, bowl fillers, or stitch all 9 together.
The models were stitched on 32ct "Dwarf" linen from Picture this plus and finished by Starry Nights Studio where you can also purchase the fabric covered mounting board.
The Empress is a beautiful, full-figured Queen with blonde hair and a peaceful aura about her. On her head, she wears a crown of twelve stars, showing her connection with the mystical realm and the cycles of the natural world (the twelve months of the year and the twelve planets). Her robe is... Read more
Model stitched on 36 Ct. Cream Edinburgh with Needlepoint, Inc. Silk, Northern Lights Hand-dyed Silk (Harmony), 1/8" burgundy button, 24" length of pink 1/8" double sided silk satin ribbon, and small amounts of cardboard and quilt batting. Stitch Count: 51W x 66H. Design Size: 3" x 4".
Model stitched on 14 Ct. fabric of your choice with DMC floss and Kreinik #4. Also calls for Kreinik very fine braid #9400 and beads. Stitch Count: 43W x 52H. Design Size: 3" x 4".
Model stitched on 14 Ct. fabric of your choice with DMC floss and Kreinik #4. Also calls for Kreinik very fine braid #9400 and beads. Stitch Count: 43W x 52H. Design Size: 3" x 4".
Model stitched over 2 threads on 14 Ct. fabric of your choice with Dinky Dyes Silk floss. Stitch Count: 72 x 53. Finished size: 5.14" x 3.79".
Also required but not listed is size 15 Silver lined Light Topaz seed beads, silver lined green seed beads, opaque white seed beads, and 5 4mm Crystal Swarovski Bicone beads.
Note from the designer - "This little needlework was likely made as a panel of a "huswif"/aka a "housewife", which was an embroidered, double-sided vertical series of pockets made to hold needleworking supplies. It could be folded up or hung from a peg for swift access to the... Read more
This American sampler was stitched on a loosely woven homespun linen with vegetable-dyed silk threads. Despite its size and simplicity, the design is striking, delicate, and well-balanced. Eunice Morton was born in 1783 in Gorham County, Maine. Sometime in 1809-1810, she married Jesse Harding, and... Read more
Note from the designer - "At the age of fourteen, Mary Lee stitched this beautiful band sampler with a good assortment of flowers, birds, swans, squirrels, and other traditional motifs. Worked into the center of a band in tight, precise stitches, is the cautionary aphorism "In thy youth... Read more
Note from the designer - "Abigail Ann was born October 27, 1799, in East Caln, Chester County Pennsylvania. Her parents were Joseph and Ann (Wells) Fleming, the fourth generation of Flemings living in the East Caln area. Abigail Ann attended one of the Quaker schools in Chester County but we are... Read more
Note from the designer - "In Scandinavia, as in England and America, sampler patterns (called navneklude meaning, literally, "name cloths") were passed along from teacher to pupil, mother to daughter, generation to generation. The designs were used to mark ownership of domestic textiles,... Read more