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Garden Sentinel
– A bird perches jauntily on a garden stake, just out of reach of the
garden’s sentinel: a cat. Featuring Mill Hill beads, buttons, and crystal
treasures. Introducing the use of jewelry chain for the hanging baskets. |
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Mother’s Love
– A baby polar bear snuggles warmly in his mother’s arms. Featuring Mill Hill
beads. Finished on a Charles Craft prefinished sachet. |
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Beary Christmas
– A stuffed teddy bear wishes you a “Beary Christmas”, holding a strand of
holiday lights. Introducing the use of a miniature holiday light strand as
embellishment. Finished as a holiday card. |
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Heart’s
Celebration – A Celebration of Stitching book by Krause
Publications. A bright and cheerful figure triumphantly holds aloft a needle. |
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Sheep Dreams
– A serene counting sheep jumping over a fence. Featuring the exclusive use
of Eterna Silk thread. Introducing a “loopy stitch” for the sheep’s wooly
coat. Available in Silken
Dreams 2001. |
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Proud Pachyderm
Parade – A young elephant proudly follows the adult’s lead in this
boldly colorful parade of royal pachyderms. Featuring the exclusive use of
Eterna Silk thread. Uses French knots and a tassel as embellishment.
Available in Silken
Dreams 2002. |
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Love Links Us
- Two hands intertwined form the heart on this sachet design. Inspired by a
child's artwork, this design features the use of a Mill Hill ceramic button. February
2003 issue of The Cross Stitcher. |
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Gift Bands - What a unique way to mark your gifts! Inspired by a two-child household, this design features the use of a DMC metallic and rayon flosses stitched on a Bucilla Ribband. February 2003 issue of The Cross Stitcher. |
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Gazing Ball
Bunny – Using Wisper threads,
Mill Hill flower beads, and an oversized marble, this design “pops” on yellow
linen. Even better, place it on a
beautiful green small moiré box from Sudberry House like we did. The Cross Stitcher. |
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Twined Thread – A romantic quotation of Robert Burton
stitched for my sweetheart. Unfortunately, the February 2004 issue of The Cross
Stitcher did not indicate that the trailing thread was to pass
through the eye of a needle (preferably gold!) and the needle is to pass
through the heart like Cupid’s arrow. |
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Tending Sheep – Cleverly finished as a pillowcase and matching tissue box cover, keep in mind that their wooly friends like to wander. This design features the use of an alternating specialty stitch, wherein every other stitch within the sheep bodies is a loopy stitch. See the June 2004 issue of The Cross Stitcher for diagram. |
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