“There comes a ship far sailing then... Saint Michael was the stieres-man, Saint John sate in the horn. Our Lord harped and Lady sang and all the bells of heaven they rang..On Christ’s Sonday at morn” Love Christmas Carols? Have a look at this lovely seafaring Christmas Sampler. This beautiful sampler is inspired by the earliest printed version of our modern Christmas Carol, “I Saw Three Ships”! A snowy winter sampler includes the words from the 17th century, perhaps from Derbyshire, England although many versions of this carol were sung since then. I love the references to the three ships, the Lord and Lady of the manor, the bells of all the churches ringing on Christ’s birthday. All are reflected in the motifs in this unusual sampler! You’ll be stitching with a wide variety of threads, including perle cottons, three different overdyed silk flosses and loads of solid silk flosses. I’ve included at least seven different colours of sparkling beads. At the top is a scene showing one of the tall masted sailing ships lying alongside the pier. Below there are Scotch Stitches, drawn thread stitches, and Arrow Stitches. A beautiful Compass Rose highlights the middle section.. along with a charming band showing all three ships decorated with sparkling lights as they might during todays’ Christmas Sailpast. There is another band of Bargello waves, and a small petit point medallion showing the Lord playing his harp and the Lady singing the carol. Alongside you will find Single Cross Eyelets, more drawn thread. At the bottom there’s a rendition of the old Mystic town, with tall buildings close to the water, and the church where the bells ring on Christ’s morn. Bargello waves and an optional band of Hardanger completes this sampler. What a wonderful sampler! You’re going to love stitching this wonderful historical carol from the seventeenth and eighteen centuries, a depiction of a seaport, plus some interesting specialty stitches. – Thea
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Design area: 64w x 198h (4.6” wide x 14.1” high)
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Model: 28ct Cashel Linen - Misty Blue:
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Cut fabric: 10” wide x 19” high
Suggested Materials
- DMC #12 Perle Cotton - white (thin twist)
- DMC #12 Perle Cotton #932 - ant blue (thin twist)
- Gloriana silk #129 “Baby Corn” - yellows
- Gloriana silk #206 “Olivine” - greens
- Dinky Dyes #011 “Coral Seas” - blues and greens lt
- Kreinik Mori #4044 - turquoise
- Kreinik Mori #8050 - black
- Kreinik Mori #8055 - grey med
- DMC Floss #931 - antique blue med
- Kreinik #4 Braid #0032 metallic - white
- Kreinik #4 Braid #0684 metallic - turquoise
- Kreinik Mori #2014 - yellow gold
- Kreinik Mori #4077 - green dk
- Kreinik Mori #5107 - blue dk
- Kreinik Mori #8000 - white
- Needlepoint Inc. #0967 - grey brown dk
- DMC #8 Perle Cotton - white (thick twist)
- DMC #8 Perle Cotton #930 - antique blue dk (thick twist)
- DMC #8 Perle Cotton #932 - antique blue lt (thick twist)
- Kreinik Mori #0113 - flesh
- Kreinik Mori #2016 - gold dk
- Needlepoint Inc. #0226 - red
- Needlepoint Inc. #0925 - antique blue dk
- Needlepoint Inc. #0974 - brown
- SJ Designs 2mm pearl beads - white
- SJ Designs petite bead #1813 - red
- SJ Designs petite bead #1819 - orange
- SJ Designs petite bead #1820 - blue
- SJ Designs petite bead #1837 - yellow
- SJ Designs petite bead #1840 - turquoise
- SJ Designs petite bead #1844 - lavender
- Zweigart 28ct Cashel Linen - Ice Blue
- #24 tapestry needle
- #10 short beading needle
Stitches used in this Sampler:
- Cross Stitch
- Back Stitch
- Cross Stitch over ONE fabric thread
- Arrowhead Stitch
- Satin Stitch wave
- Modified Rice Stitch
- Captive Scotch Stitch
- Single Cross Eyelet
- Eyelet Hemstitch
- Bargello Wave
- Honeycomb Hemstitch
- Basted Arrowhead Stitch
- Herringbone Stitch
- Kloster Blocks
- Algerian Eyelet
- Woven Bars
- Dove's Eye
- Partial Greek Cross
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