The Christmas tree is likely one of the most recognizable symbols of the holiday season! This rendering is comprised of pattern bands/borders inspired by my collection of vintage pattern books. Primarily monochromatic, your options for fabric/floss combinations are plentiful. The framed piece... Read more
Did you know that collective nouns are also known as nouns of assembly? When combined with some spooky Halloween favorites, this is the result and there is a lot happening here! In addition to the large piece surrounded by the graveyard fencing, each of the seven bats, ghosts, and more can be... Read more
Models stitched over two on 40 Ct. Straw using DMC floss and Classic Colorworks. Stitch Count for Framed Model: 140x130. Design Size: 7" x 7". Stitch Count for Berry: 127x72. Design Size: 6" x 4". Stitch Count for Drum: 189x40. Design Size: 9" x 2"
Each chartpak includes instructions for three berries; this first release is the partridge, turtle doves and the French hens. Models stitched on 35 Ct. Cocoa linen with Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch Count: 126 x 72 each. Design Size: 7" x 4"
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
Christmas greetings from around the world with a classic sampler feel. The monochromatic designs allow you to choose your favorite fabric/floss/trim combinations - perfect for a stash dive! If you're a world traveler, you could add one for each country you've visited! I have a few others in... Read more
Models stitched over 2 threads on 35 Ct. Cocoa linen with Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch count for each design is 126x72. Design Size: 8" x 5" Finishing instructions included. Includes patterns for "Swimming Swans, Maids" and Dancing Ladies."
12 Berries of Christmas Part 4 - Days, 10, 11, 12. Models stitched over 2 threads on 35 Ct. Cocoa linen with Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch Count: 126x72 each. Design Size: 7" x 4"
Berry Model stitched over 2 threads on 36 Ct. Tycho linen by Picture This Plus. Stitch Count: 127x72. Design Size: 8" x 4" Cushion Model is stitched over 2 threads on 40 Ct. Ale linen by Picture This Plus. Stitch Count: 79W x 55H. Design Size: 4" x 3" Designs use Weeks Dye Works floss, Gentle Art Sampler threads and Mill Hill Beads. Finishing instructions are included.
Berry Model is stitched over two on 36 Ct. Tycho by Picture This Plus using Weeks Dye Works and Mill Hill Beads. Stitch Count: 127x72. Design Size: 8" x 4" Cushion model is stitched over two on 40 Ct. Ale by Picture this Plus using Gentle Art floss. Stitch Count: 79x55. Design Size: 4" x 3" (Items in box are for both patterns)
Part 2 of the 12 Berries series - contains patterns for 4 Calling Birds, 5 Golden Rings & 6 Geese a-laying". Models stitched over 2 threads on 35 Ct. Cocoa linen with Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch count for each berry is 126x72. Design Size: 8" x 5" Finishing instructions included.
It's a start to a new series! A selection of seasonal smalls featuring borders which surround a word descriptive of the season. These are just little bits of stitching - quick, easy, and a great way to use those leftover scraps of fabric, trims, etc., and even perforated paper. Plenty of... Read more
Inspired by motifs from antique German patterns, these stylized doves are perched to proclaim Peace on Earth or the Latin Pax in Terra and are perfect to showcase throughout the winter months. Models are stitched on different fabrics, illustrating the varied options available with this design: Aztec... Read more
Note from the designer: "A sweet trio of smalls based on a teeny vintage sewing kit in my collection - there is a soft tray, a berry, and a needle book. The berry and needle book were a club project from 2020; this chartpak adds a third piece to that original pair."
Just as the title suggests, these berries are full of snowy fun and perfect for your decor all through the season. As with the other berry trios in this series, you have one design which is monochromatic and two other berries to complete the set - a cardinal in the snow and some wooly sheep bundled... Read more
Berry model is stitched on 36 Ct. "Tycho" linen stitched with Weeks Dye Works floss and Mill Hill beads. Stitch count: 79W X 72H. Design Size: 5" x 4" Cushion model stitched on 40 Ct. "Ale" linen with Gentle Art Sampler Threads. Stitch Count: 79W X 55H. Design Size: 4" x 3"
Includes patterns for the silk and linen berries as shown. The large berry was stitched over 2 threads on 36 Ct. Storm linen by Picture This Plus with Gentle Art Sampler threads and DMC floss. Stitch Count: 126x73. The threads associated above are for the berry.
Berry model stitched over 2 threads on 36 Ct. Tycho linen by Picture This Plus with Weeks Dye Works Garnet and Mill Hill beads 42043. Stitch Count: 127W x 72H. Design Size: 8" x 4"
Cushion model stitched on 40 Ct. Ale linen by Picture This Plus with Gentle Art Sampler thread Otter Creek. Stitch Count: 79W x 55H. Design Size: 4" x 3"
Berry model stitched over 2 threads on 36 Ct. Tycho linen by Picture This Plus with Weeks Dye Works Garnet and Mill Hill beads 42043. Stitch Count: 127W x 72H. Design Size: 7" x 4" Cushion model stitched on 40 Ct. Ale linen by Picture This Plus with Gentle Art Sampler thread Otter Creek. Stitch Count: 79W x 55H. Design Size: 4" x 3"
Inspired by and adapted from an antique sampler, this wonderful tree is the centerpiece with its woodland creatures and classic border. I've added the verse to remind us of the season of thanksgiving, but it's a sentiment to honor all year long. The companion berry features the squirrel, and... 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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This sweet verse reminds me of a quiet nighttime snowfall so the design is full of snowflakes with a few stars peeking out to join the little creatures amongst the trees. Stitched on 36 ct linen, a number of neutral fabrics are suitable as long as there is good contrast with the white stitches.... Read more
"Peace go with you" Sampler model stitched over two on 32 Ct Summer Khaki Linen using Classic Colorworks Belle Soie Silks and Au Ver A Soie - Soie d'Alger. Stitch Count: 140W x 76H. Design Size: 9" x 5"
Linen Berries stitched over two on 36 Ct. Tundra from Lakeside Linen using DMC floss and Weeks Dye Works . Stitch Count: 127x72. Design Size: 7" x 4"
Cross stitch pattern from Erica Michaels featuring the Christmas phrase "May peace and plenty be the first to lift the latch on your door and happiness be guided to your home by the candle of Christmas"!
Model stitched on 32 ct. Lambswool linen from Wichelt Imports using The Gentle Art thread. Stitch count is 105 x 140.
"And now, these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love." I Corinthians 13:13 is one of the most well-known verses in the Bible for good reason.
Each of the three designs in the series uses just two colors and includes a few smyrna stitches for... Read more
All models stitched over two on 36 Ct. Fog Linen using DMC floss and Weeks Dye Works. Stitch Count for Framed Design: 61x77. Design Size: 3" x 4". Stitch Count for Berries: 126x72. Design Size: 13" x 10"
Main model stitched on 37 count Corn Tassel Legacy Linen from Access Commodities using Weeks Dye Works and DMC floss. Stitch count is 98 x 177. Small model stitched on 35 count Tin Roof Linen from Week Dye Works. Stitch count is 98 x 83 using Classic Colorworks.
Model stitched over 2 threads on 32 Ct. Summer Khaki Belfast linen with Gentle Art Sampler threads, Weeks Dye Works, and DMC floss. Stitch Count: 126x72. Design Size: 8" x 5"
Model stitched on 30 Ct. Heirloom Gold hand-dyed linen using Classic Colorworks and Gentle Arts Sampler Threads. Stitch Count: 180W x 171H. Design Size: 12" x 12"
It's a trio of berries celebrating the Christmas season - full of traditional colors and motifs. It's never too late to stitch more Christmas decor - right? Remember my seasonal berry trios from a few years ago? This is the first of more berries of these sets to celebrate various holidays.
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!
Note from the designer: Three sweet berries inspired by sampler elements from my collection, we often hear the morning dove, goldfinch, and/or nightingale or owl from morning into the night. Previously a club exclusive now available for general release, the design and color palette are classic,... Read more
This design from Erica Michaels features the saying "Good friends are like stars. You don't always see them, but you know they are always there." Pattern also included for a matching berry.
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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
Featuring a quotation about the oak tree, this design is worked in a long sampler format and finished into a huswife/sewing roll. A simple modification will let you frame it if you prefer - or separate into smalls. General finishing guidelines are included. Previously a class exclusive, this is now... Read more
Here is the summer version of these seasonal buttoned-up designs - sundrenched days and starlit nights. It's another quick stitch using a sunny color palette - again with hand-dyed buttons included.
Pattern is stitched on 36 ct Linen from Weeks Dye Works using Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch count is 65 x 80 and 127 x 72.
Note from the designer: "Count the days with a design which can be stitched three ways! Create the calendar (perhaps stitch a bit each day throughout the month), a December drum, or a berry for the big day!"
Pattern is stitched on 36 count Tycho linen from Picture This Plus using... Read more
Note from the designer: Next in the seasonal buttoned-up designs features spring. It's full of happy, colorful blooms - and those hand-dyed buttons are included. The design says "Spring, Live simply, Bloom Wildly."
Models are stitched on 40ct Picadill White legacy linen from... Read more
Note from the designer: Inspired by an entry in my great-grandmother's autograph book and motifs from an antique pattern booklet, this monochromatic set includes three pieces (a mini sampler, berry, and needle book). A prior class/retreat piece, and now a general release, the wood tray shown in the... Read more
Note from the designer: Based on a silk gauze antique embroidery in my collection, this plump, pampered cat is adapted for linen and finished as a drum - although easily framed up or finished as you like.
Model stitched 1 over 2 on 36ct Shiloh from Needle & Flax (comparable to DMC 422)... Read more