Christmas Sampler and Sugarplum Ornament. This elegant Christmas sampler is worked using rich colours of ecru, light blue and sparkling gold accented with rich earth colours. An Angel is decorating the tree, with gorgeous bands of specialty stitches and a lovely lacy heart charm decorating the Hardanger portion. I designed the matching Sugarplum ornament, a scrumptiously sweet confection of Hardanger flounces and ribbons, using some of the same shades. It resembles a wrapped sweet candy ornament and can be made for your Christmas tree, or even as a gift for Valentine’s Day or a Birthday! Both pieces are stitched using luscious and subtly coloured silk flosses, while silky cream perlee and sparkling gold metallic threads and beads add drama to this exquisite piece. The sampler can be stitched in only a few evenings, including the Hardanger motifs at the bottom, and can then be made up very easily and quickly into a bellpull using simple bellpull hardware. What a wonderful display of your special stitching talents! Look for Lisa's Beautiful Finishing for Bellpulls here. Any 8-10cm bellpull hardware will fit. Quick to stitch, this sampler is fun and easy for last minute gifts. Merry Christmas! :-) - Thea
Sugar and Lace Bellpull
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Design area for Sampler: 38w x 154h (2.7” wide x 11” high)
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Model: 28ct Cashel Linen - Willow Green:
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Cut fabric: 9“ wide x 17” high for framing or 7” wide x 15” high for bellpull
Sugarplum Ornament
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Design area for Ornament: 102w x 96h (7.25” wide x 6.85” high)
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Model: 28ct Cashel Linen - Willow Green:
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Cut fabric: 11” wide x 11.5” high for finishing
Suggested Materials
- Access Soie Perlee #creme - cream (med twisted thread)
- Kreinik #4 Braid #002HL - metallic gold
- Kreinik Mori #0433 - green lt
- Kreinik Mori #4216 - olive green dk
- Access Au ver a Soie #3043 - flesh
- Access Au ver a Soie #3826 - brown
- Needlepoint Inc. #0322 - blue med
- Needlepoint Inc. #0561 - blue lt
- Mill Hill seed bead #00557 - gold
- Mill Hill petite bead #40557 - gold
- Star Sequins - gold
- Heart Charm Lacy - gold
- Offray Ribbon 1/8” satin - white
- Trebizond #132 - Ecru (4 spools)
- Zweigart 28ct Cashel Linen - "Willow Green"
- DMC #12 Perle Cotton (thin twist)- ecru
- #24 tapestry needle
- #10 short beading needle
Stitches used in this Sampler:
- Cross Stitch
- Satin Stitch Heart
- Backstitch
- Beadwork
- Bargello Wave
- Rice Stitch
- Pine Stitch
- Modified Smyrna Cross
- Herringbone Stitch
- Nun's Stitch
- Four-Sided Stitch
- Kloster Blocks
- Woven Bars
- Diagonal Twists
- Divided Wrapped Bars
- Dove's Eyes
- Greek Crosses
- Algerian Eyelet
- Diamond Eyelet
- Arrowhead Stitch
- Blanket Stitches
- Spider Webs
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