10. Drawn Thread - Be Well

The Drawn Thread - Be Well freebie

Given as part of the #bewellandstitch SAL

Stitched on 35 count sand linen using one strand DMC

Chart found here.

Features satin stitched bees:

Scrapbooked using some ribbon gifted by an Italian friend:

09. Blue Ribbon Designs - Trimming The Tree

Blue Ribbon Designs - Trimming the Tree

From the Just Cross Stitch Christmas Ornament Special 2019

Stitched on 32 count Twilight Blue linen

Scrapbooked on a page from a calendar

08. Plum Street Samplers - Fox Few

Plum Street Samplers - Fox Few

Stitched on 32 count Khaki evenweave.

I used the DMC conversion for this with the exception of the yellow for the bees.

 They recommended a brown 435 for Amber but I used 783.

 I backstitched the pale blue flowers as they blended into the fabric colour.

 The chart says to use a dark blue for the centres but the cover picture shows them as white. There is a symbol for white which isn't used anywhere so I guess that is a mistake.

I also used a blend for the hillside rather than a variegated thread. They recommend 3012 which was too close to 3011 which I used for the flower stems. 3013 was too close to the fabric colour but blending it with 3012 was perfect and makes a nice mottled effect for the grass. 

07. JBW 12 Days of Christmas Book 1

JBW 12 Days of Christmas Book 1

stitched on 40 count white linen

I added petite red beads for the holly berries