What did you stitch in your Christmas break?

Dionne    Blackwork, Christmas, Cross Stitch     Black Work Show 20, Blue Ribbon Designs, courtney collection, Danish Flower threads, Red Letter Ornaments

Here is a picture of what I thought I would enjoy doing at Christmas.  I carted the threads fabric and pattern to my parents home in Tasmania, … and back without having opened it, other than to look at how yummy it is.

Fabulous contemporary Blackwork Sampler

Thanks Courtney Glau, Black Work Show really is a stand out Blackwork sampler.  I want it up on the walls in the shop, and despite the fact that I have too much to do and not enough time to do it.  I WANT IT!

This is what I actually did in my Christmas break, … when the munchkin was asleep.

The eagle eyed amongst you will notice that these are miniatures from the picture posted in our Christmas message on Facebook.  These lovely designs Red Letter Ornaments from Blue Ribbon Designs can be made in the larger design which we had stitched for the shop.  My fabulous stitcher, Margaret also stitched 5 of the 8 miniatures, but ran out of fabric.  For those of you who missed it, here is the picture.

I did the other three.  Then I fell in love with them and had to have a set for my own tree!  The munchkin is also very keen on the Kreinik corder I purchased to completed the twisted cord around the outside.  In the home stretch now and maybe I will be able to finish a few other stitching projects.  (We stitched ours in the DMC on 32 count.  My lovely Margaret may well have said rude things to me if I sent her 40 count linen to stitch on, I know I would have done if someone sent me 40 count linen.)

Also thanks to Mel from South Arm in Tasmania for reminding me to upload the palette for the Danish Flower Threads with their new colours.  Hope these are all legible, if not download the chart, remember colours may differ on your screens and printers from what I actually scanned in.  Here is their new palette.

Free Stuff now has its own Page

Dionne    What's New     courtney collection, Free stuff, gem show, quaker diamonds, rosewood manor

Apologies and thank you to all our persistant customers who have alerted us to the ongoing problems with downloading the alternative thread charts to Gem Show and Quaker Diamonds.  Every time I think I have fixed it, it goes demented AGAIN!  Not happy. 

Anyway, hopefully this is a solution that works for you in terms of actually being able to access the files, and me so that I do not have to re-visit this again next week and send out files to individual email addresses.  Cross your fingers people, … think I have finally nailed this.

Courtney Collection: Gem Show alternative thread chart

We have just had this stitched in our suggestion of colours based on the tone of this picture, the original suggestion from the designer is a little more vibrant.

Rosewood Manor: Quaker Diamonds Alternative thread chart

This looks spectacular in The Gentle Arts threads too.

Gem Show#3: Courtney Collection

Dionne    Cross Stitch, Free stuff     courtney collection, Free stuff, gem show, needlepoint silk

Were you a little startled at the vibrance of colours when you picked the threads for this one?  We were. 

We love the colours in the picture of the design on the front, but the Needlepoint threads are a lot brighter than the photo shows.  We have visually matched the threads to some alturnatives if you are looking for that lovely pink-almost-sepia finish on front cover of the chart. 

Gem Show #3 is another beautiful design from Courtney Collection, we are stitching a model for the shop we love it so much.