Holiday Keepsakes - cross-stitch pattern by Country Cross Stitchapprox. 13 cm (W) X 6 cm (H) (5 X 2 in)Cat No. #90 Only $7.00 with free shipping
There are eight designs by Jeannie Pierce in this booklet, all suitable for greetings cards and with lots of variations and ideas. Kris Kringle - worked on fabric for a card or stitched on perforated paper for a tree ornament, this uses 15 shades of stranded cottons over 37 by 85 stitches; Holiday Bow - worked with a combination of stranded cottons and metallic floss and with the option of adding beads, this is worked over 59 by 42 stitches; Merry Christmas Sampler - using beads alone or stranded cottons, either in only four shades this has a stitch count of 38 by 68; Reindeer - Another pattern for beadwork to make a Christmas tree ornament or worked in stranded cottons on fabric for a greetings card; Christmas Angel - worked in either blue or red beads on perforated paper to make ornaments or using stranded cottons with overdyed floss to make a card, this has a stitch count of 36 by 50; Candy Canes - worked in 13 shades of stranded cottons, the background colour can be varied to give different effect; Poinsettia Vine - striking on a dark or light fabric, this is worked in 11 shades of stranded cottons over 70 by 39 stitches; Happy Holidays ( as illustrated) - use beads of floss and make a card or Christmas stocking cuff and change the message or personalise with the letter sets provided. The 12 page booklet has all the charts and instructions with working and making up instructions and a conversion chart for the shades used in DMC, Anchor, Madeira and J & P coats floss and Mill Hill beads where appropriate.
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