“Fresh snow blankets the hillside Snowballs fly through the air, Sleighbells are merrily ringing, Holiday fun everywhere..!” A sampler for the whole winter! I was inspired by the Holiday Season but this beautiful sampler can be stitched and enjoyed all winter long. In this sampler, between bands of specialty stitches, flowers, and snowy white lace, people of all ages are shown playing and enjoying themselves outdoors; skiing on a high mountain, throwing snowballs, skating, and sleighing. We never seem to get enough snow on the west coast, and when I think of winter, I always hope for a few days of snow. I can then sit with my stitching in my favorite chair by the fire, and dream and stitch away by my window overlooking the fields and trees covered with a white sparkly blanket. Everything always looks so beautiful! I love to see people all bundled up in colourful hats and coats, as they come out of their houses to play in the snow. The sampler is designed on a beautiful stormy grey fabric and I used colourful silks and overdyes to create an atmosphere of fun and excitement. I know you’ll have fun stitching this after your winter excursions, or on those precious winter mornings by a sunny window! I hope that this sampler will remind you of the glorious fun, happiness and beauty of the winter season! - Thea

Design area: 293h x 64w (20.9” high x 4.6” wide)
Model: 28ct Cashel Linen - Smokey Pearl
Cut fabric: 27” high x 11” wide for framing

Accessory Pack

BUNDLE A

Gloriana silk #115 “Topiary” - multi
Dinky Dyes #069 “Swan Valley” - blue greens
DMC Floss #0321 - christmas red
DMC Floss #3752 - antique blue lt
DMC Floss #3834 - purple dk
Kreinik #4 Braid #002 metallic - gold
Kreinik Mori #0733 - yellow lt
Kreinik Mori #4044 - turquoise

BUNDLE B

Gloriana silk #072A “Sierra Haze Lt” - blue, grey, tan
Gentle Art “Maple Syrup” - browns
Kreinik Mori #2014 - yellow
Kreinik Mori #4076 - grey green
Kreinik Mori #5055 - antique blue med
Kreinik Mori #6114 - mauve
Access Au ver a Soie #5025 - blue green dk
Needlepoint Inc. #503 - red

BUNDLE C

Kreinik Mori #0103 - flesh
Kreinik Mori #4216 - olive green dk
Kreinik Mori #5091 - aqua vy lt
Kreinik Mori #8050 - black
Access Au ver a Soie #1844 - green
Needlepoint Inc. #0126 - brick red dk
Needlepoint Inc. #0324 - teal dk
Needlepoint Inc. #0964 - grey brown

BUNDLE D

Mill Hill seed bead #00479 - white
Mill Hill seed bead #00557 - gold
Mill Hill petite bead #40479 - white
SJ Designs petite bead #1813 - red
SJ Designs petite bead #1818 - silver

Sorting Threads in your Accessory Pack

Remember to sort in daylight near a window, not under artificial light indoors, as the colours change with the colour of the light bulbs we use. Packaged in Bundles for easier sorting!!! :) To make your thread sorting much easier, we have sorted your fibers into bundles within the Accessory Pack. Each of these bundles contains at least one easily identifiable thread so you can tell which bundle is which. Each floss has a different number of strands in each thread length. This helps you differentiate the different colours in your pack. Needlepoint Inc. silk floss has 8 strands per length The Kreinik Mori has 6 strands per length The Gloriana Overdyed Silk has 12 thin strands per length. Dinky Dyes has 6 strands per length. FYI: We noticed that some colours have been divided into two lengths. This can happen if a colour requires 1.5 yards. Our kit maker might include one 1 yard length and one 0.5 yard length, so don't get confused if one colour has more than one length of thread. We hope this extra information will help you sort your threads more easily!

White Silk Floss Accessory Pack

Kreinik Mori #8000 - white

Additional Materials Needed:

Zweigart 28ct Cashel Linen - Smoky Pearl
DMC #8 Perle Cotton (thick twist) - white
DMC #12 Perle Cotton (thin twist) - white
#24 tapestry needle
#10 short beading needle

Stitches used in this Sampler:

Cross Stitch
Cross Stitch over ONE fabric thread
Back Stitch
Pulled Back Stitch
Satin Stitch pins
Reversed Cushion Stitch
Fly Stitch
Modified Smyrna Cross
Upright Cross Stitch
Arrowhead Stitch
Lazy Daisy Stitch
Vandyke Stitch
Algerian Eyelets
Diamond Ray Stitch
Herringbone Stitch
Blanket Stitch Pinwheels
Modified Partial Smyrna Rice Stitch
Double Rice Stitch
Ray Stitch flower
Rhodes Heart
Partial Diamond Eyelet
French Knot
Partial Honeycomb Stitch
Four-Sided Stitch
Modified Diamond Eyelets
Overlaping Cross Stitch

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