Third in the "Four Elements" series! The Fresh Air Sampler is the third in the "Four Elements" Series! A lovely Hardanger window with lacy curtains on each side is placed at the top of this sampler. Through the window you can just see the lovely blue sky that is the inspiration of this piece. I've chosen some soft colours that remind me of a beautiful sunrise for the body of the sampler, and added more stitching in white to lighten the mood. The little birds made of delicate silver in the center and the sparkling silvery beads throughout, give a wonderful feeling of light and movement. I hope you enjoy stitching this sampler as it is, or enjoy using different words for other special occasions.. like a birthday, the the birth of a baby, or a christening!
Design area: 120h x 46w (8" high x 3 1/4" wide)
Model: 28ct White Quaker Cloth
(Cut fabric: 14" h X 9" w)
Suggested Materials
- Caron Waterlilies "Morning Mist"
- Au Ver a Soie – Soie D'Alger – #4147 - rose
- S.J. Designs Beads #1818 - #14 - petite silver
- Mill Hill Antique Glass Bead 03050 - champagne
- Kreinik #4 Braid 9294- blue
- Kreinik #4 Braid 9300 - pink
- Kreinik Cable – 001P - silver
- 1 Tiny Rose Quartz Heart (Access Commodities)
- DMC #12 Perle Cotton - white
- DMC #8 Perle Cotton – white
- DMC flosses # 341, 3747, white
- 28ct Quaker Cloth or Cashel Linen - white
- #24 tapestry needle
- #10 short beading needle
Stitches used in this Sampler:
- Cross Stitch
- Backstitch
- Beadwork
- Satin Stitch
- Woven Bars
- Divided Wrapped Bars
- Doves Eyes
- Partial Greek Cross
- Satin Stitch Hearts
- Couching
- Gobelin Stitch
- Partial Honeycomb Hemstitching
- Pulled Thread
- Scotch Stitch
- Plait Stitch
- Modified Fly Stitch
- Four Sided Hemstitch
- Partial Diamond Eye Stitch
- Pulled Bricking
- Interlaced Hemstitch
- Bargello
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