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.

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.

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.  

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.