A design to commemorate a golden wedding with red and gold roses and marigolds.
Add your own bride and groom monograms and the date of the ceremony. The large scale charts printed in full colour use whole cross stitch only in 28 shades of stranded cottons over 248 by 187 stitches.
The chart pack contains :-
A chart for the complete design over eight A4 pages,
a chart of the twelve months and numbers to make the dates,
charts of the alphabet in two sizes, the size shown and a smaller set of letters to allow for more than two initials each,
a blank chart to draw out the lettering and dates of your own selection.
The Celts dominated Mid and Western Europe for a thousand years from pre-Christian times. The earliest surviving examples of Celtic knots are mostly bible decorations and Christian monuments. The designs lend themselves to many crafts such as goldwork jewelry, wooden and stone carvings.
This celtic cross stitch design uses only four gold shades to dramatic effect. The example is shown on a dark green background but another shade could be chosen to suit other furnishings. It co-ordinates with the celtic knot curtain tiebacks. Only full stitches are used and a dark green backstitch added as an outline to the shapes. The stitch count is 174 by 174.
The large scale coloured charts are on six A4 pages and gives the user the option of using either Anchor, DMC or Madeira stranded cottons.
A stylised version of the national flower of Scotland.
This flower design was inspired by a visit to the Horta House Museum in Brussels. It was designed for the seat of a dining room chair but would also suit cushions or make an attractive picture. There are a large number of three quarter stitches involved but the geometric shapes make the design easier to work than it would at first appear.
The pattern uses only three shades of stranded cottons in tones of the same colour over 200 by 135 stitches. The large scale colour charts are on two A4 sheets with a choice of colourways, the violet as illustrated or browns.
This design features several of Beatrix Potter's favouite characters and would make an attractive hanging for a nursery. The seven little animal designs could also be used separately - Tom Kitten, Flopsy Bunnies, Jemima Puddleduck, Peter Rabbit, Mrs. Tiggy Winkle, Jeremy Fisher and Benjamin Bunny.
The detail illustration shows three of the small characters with the flowers and tendrils linking the pictures and on the opposite side the height maked in inches which starts at 1 foot 6 inches and ends at five foot two inches.
There are whole cross stitches, partial cross stitches and backstitch in this chart.
The design must be worked on 14 count fabric to come out to the imperial scale of the original.
This booklet contains the chart over 7 A4 pages. A conversion chart is included to convert from the original DMC shades to Anchor or Madeira stranded cottons if required.
We also stock a Permin kit of a similar Beatrix Potter height chart which is on a metric scale and with the child's details added. - see Kit below.
A colourful picture of a mouse, wren and ladybird sitting down to a picnic, this would make a lovely nursery picture.
There's lots to spot in this picture, Vera Mouse's trademark knot in her tail, the little bird's bib with a chicken on it, the picnic hamper with flask, fruit and bread, the flowers, cakes and little cups.
Stoney Creek have produced this leaflet of a Lanarte design. The chart over four A4 pages uses cross stitch, backstitch and some long stitch. Some shades are shown in red to make following the chart easier.
The 6 page booklet has the chart, key, general and specific instructions.
This and other Vera Mouse pictures can be bought as kits by Lanarte see Kit below.
Mrs Tiggy-Winkle's colourful washing makes an attractive picture for any nursery. She is being helped by Jemima Puddleduck, the Rabbit family and Squirrel Nutkin while Jeremy Frog has a rest.
Yellow, blue, pink, red, green and purple - it measures 37 inches by 7.5 inches over 14 count ( 94 cms x 19 cms) and would make an interesting teaching tool for a toddler.
We also have a kit of Mrs Tiggy Winkle and her laundry from Permin of Copenhagen.( see kits)
All the pictures in this booklet have the colour's name worked in cross stitch and there are another 8 in total:-
Fierce Bad Rabbit's Orange Carrot - 87 by 86 stitches;
Peter Rabbit's Blue Jacket - 83 by 71 stitches;
Timmy Willie's Red Strawberry , a little mouse worked over 86 by 70 stitches;
Appley Dapply's Pink Dress ,this pretty mouse with a tray of tarts measures 6 inches by 5 inches over 14 count,
Hunca Munca's Purple Dress - stitch count 85 by 82;
Benjamin Bunny's Brown Jacket - 6 inches square over 14 count,
Timmy Willie's Green Pea Pod , the little mouse asleep measures 6.5 inches by 5 inches,
and Samuel Whiskers Yellow Vest - worked over 83 by 75 stitches.
The detail illustration shows the back page of the booklet which has ideas for using the finished embroideries.
Each chart contains some partial stitches and some backstitch.
This 16 page booklet contains the charts for nine designs. A conversion chart from DMC to Anchor and Madeira is also included.
With so many designs this booklet is exceptional value.
