Monday, 22 September 2025

Sunday, 31 August 2025

15. Shannon Christine 12 Days of Christmas Day 2

 


Shannon Christine - 2nd Day of Christmas
stitched on 28 count black Jobelan evenweave

I substituted Kreinik 002HL for the charted 002 which I didn't have


Wednesday, 20 August 2025

Sunday, 16 February 2025

05. Cottage Garden Samplings Year in the Woods Swans

 


Cottage Garden Samplings The Year in the Woods
The Swans

Stitched over 1 on 25 count Cirrus evenweave from Chromatic Alchemy

Here are the first two together:

Sunday, 19 January 2025

03. The Steady Thread Tree of Life Temperature SAL

 


The Steady Thread Tree of Life Temperature SAL
Stitched on 28 count Meadow Mist linen from Silkweavers

The colour of each leaf represents the highest temperature in my town for that day.



Stretched over card to be kept in my scrapbook:




Thursday, 16 January 2025

Sunday, 12 January 2025

01. Shannon Christine 12 Days of Christmas Day 1

 



Shannon Christine - 1st Day of Christmas
stitched on 28 count black Jobelan evenweave

I substituted Kreinik 002HL for the charted 002 which I didn't have



I did a whipped backstitch for the details on the wing.










Thursday, 5 December 2024

29. Maria Brovko Evening in the Shire

 


Maria Brovko Evening in the Shire
Stitched on 28 count Millenium Blue linen




Mostly all backstitch with just small areas of cross stitching for effect.


The backstitch is a combination of one, two or three strands to add dimension



Framed in a simple black frame:




Tuesday, 3 December 2024

Tuesday, 5 November 2024

27. Fil'anthrope Miguel le Cameleon

 


Fil'anthrope Miguel le Cameleon
stitched on 36 count Dark Green linen

This was a French kit sent to me by Jocondine,
there are a number of different Miguels.








Sunday, 27 October 2024

26. Quaternion Creations Nevermore

 


Quaternion Creations Nevermore
Stitched on 40 count Witch's Brew linen from Zweigart

From the JCS Hallowe'en Special 2024

Framed in what was a brass mirror.  
I removed the mirror, gave it black paint wash and mounted the stitching in it.