Thursday 28 December 2023

19. Just Nan Special Delivery

 

Just Nan - Special Delivery
2003 Ornament
Stitched on 28 count Flax Linen


This came with the linen and the gold envelope charm which even has a tiny Christmas card inside


I framed this in a box frame which I covered in Christmas paper.
No glass so you can open the envelope if you want!


Tuesday 5 December 2023

18. Just Nan Angel Ornament

 


Just Nan - Angel Ornament

Complimentary chart with Angel Flowers sampler


Stitched on 28 count pink linen







Thursday 28 September 2023

09. Nora Corbett Taurus

This is the second of the Zodiac Girls designs from Nora Corbett that I have stitched.  She is Taurus, of course:



Here's the full design:


Stitched on 32 count Murano called....Taurus!

When I saw that Sparklies did a range of fabrics named after the Zodiac signs I knew they would be perfect for this series.


There were some Waterlilies charted for this design, but I substituted DMC for the ones in the centre of her dress.  3 different colours in the 501-503 range instead of one variegated.


Nora made a little error on the chart and put the sigil for Aries, but it was simple to change it to Taurus


The other Waterlilies was the teal to each side of her.  I used a Classic Colourworks thread called Bejewelled instead.


The swirls around the pale green beads were charted for Waterlilies and I used DMC 503 for them all.






Wednesday 1 March 2023

03. Amanda Butler London Houses

 


Amanda Butler - London Houses
Stitched on 28 count grey evenweave

Third in a series of 13 for Cross Stitcher magazine


Monday 30 January 2023

02. Amanda Butler Harrogate House

 


Amanda Butler - Harrogate House
Stitched on 28 count grey evenweave

Second in a series of 13 for Cross Stitcher magazine


Wednesday 11 January 2023

01. Stitchonomy Christmas Banner

 


Stitchonomy Christmas Banner
Stitched over 1 on 32 count grey linen

The original design is much longer but I did not like the effect on this fabric.
Some people in the group were using black fabric and it looks amazing 
so I decided to stop at Band 5 and make a mini sampler.
I do intend to stitch the full design on black fabric in the future.