Stitch
Count - 183 H X 189 W
Model
is stitched on 40-count Maple Sugar hand-dyed fabric by Lakeside
Linens with one strand over 2 linen threads.
Model
is stitched with The Gentle Art Sampler
Threads (DMC equivalent
provided). You will need one 5 yard skein of each color.
Gentle
Art Sampler Threads:
Butternut Squash (3821)
Morning Glory (3840)
Mulberry (221)
Pebble (648)
Picket Fence (B5200)
Pine (561)
Rhubarb (3328)
Sable (3790)
Shutter Green (320)
Sugar Plum (156)
Tarnished Gold (167)
Tin Bucket (3799)
Floss
estimation is for stitching as directed on 40-count fabric with one strand
of floss over 2 threads of linen. DMC equivalents are only approximate,
as there are no exact equivalents for hand over-dyed fibers.
Package
contains a master chart, an enlarged chart for easy viewing, and an alphabet
for personalization.
I
encourage you to use floss and fabric colors that match your personality and
style.
Stitches:
Cross
Stitch over two linen threads
Back Stitch - only used for bumble bee antennae
This
sampler was done in remembrance of my Grandparents - their nicknames were
Neine (pronounced "knee knee") and Frump. As a child, I spent many
summers at their New Jersey home surrounded by brick paths, flower and vegetable
gardens, fruit trees and beehives (my Grandfather was a bee keeper).
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