Note from the designer: Not long after releasing my first berry designs, I began teaching a finishing class, usually hosted by one of you, my retailers - and typically included a simple berry chart designed for the location and/or season (some may look familiar to you!). After ten years, this book... Read more
These three little samplers might look familiar to some of you - My House & Country and Seeds in an Apple were some of my earliest releases and have been out of print for some time.
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Next in the buttoned-up' series is this holiday design straight from the classic Christmas song. Bright and cheerful colors with some running backstitch/blackwork details are accented with the included hand-dyed buttons. Stitch the pin pillow, the berry or both - and Merry Christmas!
Model stitched over two on 37 Ct. Corn Tassel using DMC floss and Weeks Dye Works. Stitch Count: 55x68. Design Size: 3" x 4". Finishing uses Weeks Dye Works Cognac Wool, Just Another Button Company Pumpkin Vine #JPM477 and Lady Dot Creates Licorice rick rack.
Contains patterns for both the silk and linen versions. Large Berry was stitched over 2 threads on 32 Ct. River Willow linen from Lakeside Linens with Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch Count: 126x72.
Small Berry was stitched on silk gauze with The Gentle Art Sampler threads, Weeks Dye Works floss and DMC floss. Stitch Count: 206x118.
Model stitched on a fat quarter 35 Ct. Cocoa using Needlepoint Inc. and Gloriana Threads. A 5.5" x 3.5" piece of 30 Ct. silk gauze used to make scissor fob. Finishing instructions included.
Picture stitched on silk gauze (included) and cushion stitched on 35 Ct. Putty linen using Weeks Dye Works and pins from Just Another Button Company. Also required but not listed above Bird Nest rick rack from Lady Dot Creates. Stitch count for picture: 117W x 121H, design size: 6" x 7" Stitch count for cushion: 115W x 27H, design size: 7" x 2"
Larger model stitched over two on 37 Ct. Corn Tassel Legacy from Access Commodities using Soie d'Alger. Stitch Count: 288W x 314H. Design Size: 16" x 17" Thread listed above us for the larger model.
Mini Sampler Adaption stitched on 36 Ct. Wren using Weeks Dye Works and DMC floss. Stitch Count: 149W x 105H. Design Size: 8" x 6"
Both models stitched on 35 Ct. Silk Gauze, included with chart, using Gentle Art Sampler Threads, DMC floss, and Weeks Dye Works. Stitch Count for Follow Your Heart: 80x46. Design Size: 5" x 3" Stitch Count for Kindness Matters: 85x64. Design Size: 5" x 4"
Model stitched over two on 36 Ct. Classic Homespun from R&R Reproductions using Weeks Dye Works. Stitch Count for Berry: 127x72. Design Size: 7" x 4". Stitch Count for Cushion: 53x62. Design Size: 3" x 3"
Both models stitched one over two on 36 Ct. Vellum using Weeks Dye Works. Stitch Count for Berry: 127x72. Design Size: 7" x 4". Stitch Count for Pin Pillow: 56x65. Design Size: 3" x 4". Embellishments Included.
Cross stitch pattern from Erica Michaels featuring four different mermaid themed sayings! "Mermaids welcome", "I'm salty but sweet", "Sea Hag Noun: A mermaid before she has her coffee", "She sells sea shells by the seashore".
Model stitched on 40 ct Silk Gauze and 36 ct Sand from Picture This Plus using Weeks Dye Works and DMC floss.
Cross stitch pattern from Erica Michaels featuring the phrase "May the abundance off this table never fail and never be less thanks to the blessings of God, who has fed us and satisfied our needs. To Him be the glory forever in peace let us eat this food which the Lord hath provided for us.... Read more
Note from the designer: A marking sampler reproduction featuring an optional verse, this is part of my marking sampler series and includes another collectible full-color alphabet card. Louisa used a soothing color palette with interesting dividing bands - it's a unique and lovely sampler.
Featuring three designs for moms - "Moms, makers of all the difference", "Sometimes when I open my mouth, my mother comes out" and "Mother." Models are stitched 1 over 2 on 37ct Russian Tea Cake legacy linen from Access Commodities (comparable to DMC ecru), using Weeks Dye... Read more
Note from the designer: A quick look at the original samplers and we can be quite certain Isabella and M. were sisters and may very well have stitched these together. Both marked them with their village of Eddleston(e) in Scotland, but most of all, they are so very similar in many ways - color,... Read more
"In a world of roses, be a sunflower" - but this was designed for a small class in Texas, so it's blue bonnets! That said - I've included a chart with the sunflower' from the original adage. It's full of cheery color and pops on the pretty blue fabric, but neutral shades... Read more