Stitcher's Box, Two Scissors Fobs, Scissors Case and Needle-book
This sampler can be finished as a needlework box top, but can also be framed and hung on a wall, or turned into a pillow top! There are 14 separate whitework areas surrounding the center Cross Stitched area, each are easy to learn for an intermediate Hardanger student. The four corners consist of four different needlewoven centers, and each one of them will give you a wonderful introduction to the more challenging types of stitches in Hardanger. The other ‘squares’ contain various forms of simple pulled thread work or drawn thread work, and makes this box top particularly interesting to display when you’ve finished! In the center is a stitcher waiting for a friend to have tea and perhaps stitch in the garden with her. A typical Victorian mansion is shown at right, and a lamp post with hanging baskets and a blooming cherry tree typify a Victorian spring beside the garden walkway. I’ve also designed three stitching accessories, all taken from parts of the box top, and these were beautifully stitched by one of our VS Stitchers, Linda Nelson. Our Lisa has done a wonderful job with the finishing, and has not only inserted this design inside the box top, but also finished all the stitching accessories as well. All in all, this is such a lovely stitching box, you might find room for a few of your other stitching treasures! - Thea
Box Top Cover
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Design Area: 94w x 66h (6.7” wide x 4.7” high)
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Model: 28ct Cashel Linen - Confederate Grey:
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Cut fabric: 12” wide x 8” high for finishing
Scissors Case
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Design Area: 30w x 49h (2.1” wide x 3.5” high)
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Model: 28ct Cashel Linen - Confederate Grey:
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Cut fabric: 6 “ wide x 8” high
Needlebook
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Design Area: 62w x 54h (4.4” w x 3.85” h)
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Model: 28ct Cashel Linen - Confederate Grey:
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Cut fabric: 8 “ wide x 6 high
Scissors Fob
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Design Area: 22w x 22h (1.6” wide x 1.6” high)
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Model: 28ct Cashel Linen - Confederate Grey:
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Cut fabric: 4“ wide x 4” high
Suggested Materials
- Access Au ver a Soie #4624 - red
- Access Au ver a Soie #4644 - antique rose med
- Kreinik Mori #0553 - blue
- Kreinik Mori #1092 - antique rose lt
- Kreinik Mori #4077 - green dk
- Kreinik Mori #7014 - golden tan
- Kreinik Mori #7124 - cream
- Kreinik Mori #8084 - grey blue
- Needlepoint Inc. #0641 - green lt
- Needlepoint Inc. #0964 - grey brown
- Caron Waterlilies #031 “Rose Quartz” - white, pink, gold
- Access Au ver a Soie #3341 - taupe lt
- Kreinik Mori #0113 - flesh
- Kreinik Mori #0923 - yellow
- Kreinik Mori #1205 - antique rose dk
- Kreinik Mori #8000 - white
- Needlepoint Inc. #0642 - green med
- Needlepoint Inc. #0923 - colonial blue
- Needlepoint Inc. #0967 - brown dk
- SJ Designs seed bead #11005 - white
- Zweigart 28ct Cashel Linen - Confederate Grey
- DMC #8 Perle Cotton - white
- DMC #12 Perle Cotton - white
- #24 tapestry needle
- #10 short beading needle
Stitches used in this Sampler:
- Kloster Blocks
- Sheaf Stitch
- Algerian Eyelets
- Curled V in a Fan
- Satin Stitch Pins
- Four-Sided Stitch
- Square Eyelet
- Braided Cross Stitch
- Cross Stitch over ONE fabric thread
- Back Stitch
- Spider in Lace
- Single Cross Eyelets
- Hemstitching
- Spider Web Flower
- Three Sided Doves Eyes
- Diagonal Pins
- Overcast Star Filling
- Pulled Bricking Stitch
- Dove's Cote
- Cushion Stitches
- Interlaced Hemstitch
- Herringbone Stitch
- French Knot
- Wrapped Herringbone
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