Wednesday 24 February 2016

08. The Sampler House Strawberry Sampler

Stitched on 32 count Antique White linen

Close-up of some of the speciality stitches.
I really like those tiny pink eyelets near the top.
The word is stitched over one.

I drew a strawberry plant in the corner of the mount so it co-ordinates with Bilberry

I chose a lighter wood for the frame.  
The design just fits into a standard mount too.

Tuesday 23 February 2016

07. Nora Corbett Alphabet Fairy S


Nora Corbett Alphabet Fairy S
Stitched on 32 count Oceanic Fantasia by Crafty Kitten
Using the Crescent Colours recommended

I made one minor change.
I used DMC 356 to backstitch the skin (it's my preferred colour for the job) and a dark purple for the dress.


Sunday 21 February 2016

06. Stitch for Syria - Red

Stitched on 28 count white Jobelan
using DMC 107

This is for the Concern Stitching for Syria project.  
The charity is running a Women's Centre in Lebanon and wants to make a hanging for the walls to show the women that the international stitching community is aware of their difficulties.
You sign up on the website and they send you a little chart to stitch and send the square to their London office.  

Friday 12 February 2016

05. Nora Corbett Alphabet Fairy C


Nora Corbett Alphabet Fairy C
Stitched on 32 count Oceanic Fantasia by Crafty Kitten
Using the Crescent Colours recommended

I made one or two minor changes.
I used DMC 356 to backstitch the skin (it's my preferred colour for the job).
I used DMC 208 for the swirls on the thing in her hand and stitched it over 1 using the chart CC.
I used DMC 500 for all the other backstitch just because it looked better than brown.






And of course, one major change!  I didn't stitch the square border or the filled in background.  None of the other fairies have a square border and by using a beautiful hand-dyed fabric like this you don't need to stitch the background either.  I extended the waves on the right and the top so they are more curved.  On the original they were cut flat by the border.