Christmas and Winter Cross Stitch Patterns from The Silver Needle, Fine Needlework Materials, Tulsa

There are so many wonderful designs available that celebrate every season and occasion under the sun... so we thought it'd be fun to collect a few of them, and organize them for you on a set of Holiday/Seasonal Pages. I'm a "seasons nut..." so we'll be adding to these all the time! We have so many other projects and ideas in the shop, and elsewhere on the site, but this is a fun way to show you just a few ..... ENJOY!

A chubby tree, decorated with tiny lights and little candles, we've taken Judy's Christmas Tree of words design, and stitched it on 18ct linen, adding a whole set of clay buttons to the finished piece, for color and fun! What started as a small, simple thing... grows into a 7-1/2 x 7-1/2 Easel Stand-up!

Worked in either #5 Hand-dyed perle or regular flosses, the stitching will take you no time at all... the buttons do all the work! A button placement sheet accompanies the clay pack. Very festive! Offered as the card, with buttons separately.

Artwork by Ruth Sanderson, you'll recognize this one as coming from the Night Before Christmas Poem!

Classic colors, beautiful details, the stitch count of this one is a mere 400 x 303! Offered as a chart.

Gosh, this is THE CUTEST!!! Santa's North Pole retreat, he's up in bed sleeping while all the commotion is taking place down below! Check out his sleigh out there on the roof... his hat drying on the stove pipe, the elves passing notes via the pulley system. There is a sewing elf, complete with his plugged-in iron! I love the chick in the basement, doing the paperwork... and check out the seal *who has popped through a hole in the ice* for a visit!!!

The mailbag full of letters to Santa, the snowman on the roof... don't miss the little rock that is the weight down at the bottom of the North Pole! So, so much to look at in these designs, they are a lot of stitching work, but if you have the right place to display the finished product, they ARE worth the effort and fun comments you'll get from everyone who sees them!!!

Blue Ribbon has released two new Christmas designs, Peppermint Twist -- which is shown -- and Countdown to Christmas -- which is a darling Advent Calendar.

PT is a medley of Christmassy and Winter motifs, all packed together into a sampler format, or split apart, and sewn into small needlework smalls. You can make ornaments out of your favorite parts, stitch the pinkeep, scissor fob, or needlebook, too!

Pretty colors of Weeks cotton are used -- Curry, Garnet, Hazelnut, Holly, Hunter, Liberty and Snowflake, which you probably already have in your stash. Very pretty, the main piece finishes approx 8-1/2 x 9-1/2 on 32ct. Offered as a chart.

I don't know what about this little guy captures my fancy, but I think he's just the cutest thing! Stitched on 14 or 28ct white, he finishes approx 4 x 9, he's stitched in plain-good-old-fashioned solid colors of 321, 814, 699, 702 and 704 DMC floss, and contains no special stitches. No metallics, no beads, just a whole LOT of charm! Offered as a leaflet.

Now... you *could* add some furry Wisper to his beard... you could add beads to that pine border, metallic to the ornaments and his coat... or not! You could even stitch *just* his face or the Joy and use them as ornaments! (and you even have that border that turns corners, and goes on the bias, so you could stitch IT around other tiny motifs for other fun ornaments!!!... but I'm getting carried away, here!)

This is a chart-pack that offers a trio of small oval pictures, that are shown finished into fun little tasseled ornaments. Simple designs, each is stitched in a combination of overdyeds and DMC flosses.

Surrounded by lacy borders, because they are solid stitching inside the border, they appear to be miniature portraits! Offered as the pack of three charts.

Cat's Whiskers has a new 'Secret Message Boxtop' design, that features a small flapped area that opens to reveal your secret greeting! Stitched on 32ct Raw/gold metallic linen (the fabric has gold metallic woven into it, so it glistens just a little bit!) you work the 5 x 5-ish design, and then add the 4 extra flaps of fabric on top of the original piece. The ribbon in the center holds the flaps closed, so when you untie them, you see the Ho Ho Ho that was stitched in the center of the original piece!

Real cute and different, if you mount this into a box top... you can fill the box with fun things. It would make a fun pillow or framed piece, as well. Offered as the leaflet with clear charts and complete assembly instructions. (The companion to the Spook-A-Boo box!)

Terrence Nolan of Dimples Designs has treated The Silver Needle to a *LOVELY* vintage Christmas design -- his adaptation of a turn-of-the-century Christmas card! My words can't describe how beautiful this piece is 'in person.' It is stitched in DMC flosses -- 90 different colors -- with gold metallic blending filament and #4 braid accenting the border and 'A Joyful Christmas' lettering. The piece is solid stitching, so fabric choice is really personal preference.

Offered in chart form -- the 358 x 212 piece finishes 22 x 13 if you stitch it on 32ct linen. There is a full kit available, which includes 22ct Antique White Hardanger... making the finished piece approx 16 x 10. All the flosses are pre-sorted and beautifully tied onto numbered palettes in the kit -- almost too pretty to open and use!!! (actually, a very good value, too!) I just love the 'flavor' of this design. The shading is exquisite, there is so much depth, it's such a timeless classic! Thank-You, Terrence for our Christmas Kisses Exclusive Premier!!!

Nan has released *Sneak Previews* of her new releases... due in the shop the week of September 1st! There are 4 new designs, and I chose to highlight Blitzen Glistens here... because he's my personal favorite! DO click the pic or link to see the other three!!!

Just one of Santa's reindeer, how can you NOT love this charming portrait of one who who travels so far, bringing the rest of his team to YOU on Christmas Eve? Blitzen is offered in a leaflet, with bead embellishments. He is featured in an exquisite antiqued gold fillagree frame... which, actually, would look stunning around most of Just Nan's small designs! He's done in DMC's, and actually quite a quick stitch. Awesome!

Judy Whitman has released 6 new small card designs... Christmas Tree is just one of them! One summer sailboat, two autumn pumpkin and acorn designs, and three Christmas pieces... this one intrigues me the most. LOOK at the tree... what you DO NOT SEE in there are the hearts, trees, reindeer, holly leaves and a bow! I think there are tiny trees and cardinals in there, too... that *aren't stitched!* Your clues are the star at the tree's top, and that leaping reindeer -- can you find his shape hidden in the tree?

Offered as a small card, this piece is shown finished onto a Trail Creek Farm Giant Gingham Tree-Shaped pillow. Beautifully sewn, and stuffed FIRMLY -- very plump -- the 10 x 12 pillow is topped with a lavish organza bow. Very nicely done! MAKE SURE to see the rest of Judy's new things!

Homespun Elegance has a new Cinnamon Stick Design, and this year, it's Santa, stitched in tons of pretty threads on 10ct Tula! Calling for Weeks #5 Perle Cottons, Rainbow Gallery's Wisper for the fur and beard, and lots of flosses, he finishes an impressive 10 x 13... so he makes a generously-sized pillow! Santa's gift list is for a lucky stitcher. It reads, Samplers to Stitch, Sweaters to Knit, Rugs to Hook, and Quilts to Piece.

Offered as a chart, we have all the cute embellishments (a wooden spool on here, some tiny scissors, brass buttons, etc) included, as well. Very cute, this one BELONGS in the home of every stitcher!!!!

Poise your Punch Needles to make a cute set of 12 vintage-inspired snowmen ornaments. Finishing approx 3 x 4, each is punched using the same antique-flavored color palette of DMC and Weeks overdyed flosses, and is garnished with a few cream glass beads as the snowflakes. Mount onto pieces of Week's wool for a quick-finish, they're just simple and sweet.

Each design is presented as the line drawing, so you'll need to trace it onto weaver's cloth from your stash. Included with each pattern, I've noticed, is a Christmas Cookie recipe! (Shown at right is only one of the set... click on that image to see all of them.) If the whole year isn't in your plans, choose one of two of these and make them into small cube stand-ups! Very nostalgic snowmen faces, in old Christmas colors!

An Oldie-but-Goodie arrived back in the shop this week... an old (1996) -- but freshly printed -- 144-page softcover book stuffed full of 40 different Santa designs previously published by Leisure Arts PRIOR to 1996! The finishing options are a little dated, but the designs are timeless. You've got Olde Worlde Santas, whimsical, stockings, samplers, and scenes all stuffed into one book. Quite a bit in here, some of these old designs are just the best! All charted for DMC flosses.
Christmas Collection
Another of Leisure Art's classic Oldies Books... I LOVE these vintage-inspired designs that are so hard to find anymore. This leaflet contains 6 awesome designs (stitched on 14 or 28ct, that are pairs. Finishing approx 3 x 6, 4 x 7 and 5 x 8, each pair has a FEATURED 9 x 12 paper mat that is included in the book, so you can use it in your framing process. See the holly berries on the two cover designs? THAT paper is included IN THIS BOOK for your finishing. Very well done, very traditional, all are coded for DMC floss. Absolutely charming designs!

I just want to highlight -- in one place on our site -- Nan's lovely collection of Christmas Stockings. Each have been annual releases, and cover 8 years! Timeless designs, each is prettier than the last. Lots of horizontal bands, pretty stitches, beads and crystals, you'll notice that the top bands do not feature names. If you like, you can add that to the top of each... but I like that small tag that can hang off the side... a really classy way to announce the owner!

The Angel Stocking features a center area that will fit ANY of Nan's 15 Annual Angels... so you have LOTS of choices for this one! (You could stitch the whole family angels, using the same main stocking design. This leaflet includes one angel design.)

Little Victor -- Nan's first grandson -- arrived almost 5 years ago, and his stocking does differ from the rest. He has that darling teddy bear, and lots of tiny motifs from Nan's other Christmas designs! More color for Victor -- he IS kind of a bold little personality -- so he deserves to be different from the rest!

Anyway, quite an eye-catching collection of elegant stockings, totally different from the usual whimsical stockings available... stunning hanging from an elegant, traditional mantle! Each is offered as the leaflet with embellishments.

Every year, Homespun Elegance brings us ornament designs... one is always a Santa, one always a snowman, and the third is always a house or sampler. Offered as charts, each comes with a small brass embellishment of some sort. This year's set is CHARMING! 'Santa, Please Bring Me' features a scissor charm on the Santa, Rainbow Gallery Wisper threads for his beard and fur trim, and the list he's reading asks for 'linen, floss and TIME TO STITCH!!!'

The snowman piece is worked on Weeks hand-dyed Aztec Red 30ct linen, and the 'ABC Noel House' is worked on Weeks 30ct Dolphin. All finish in the neighborhood of 3 x 4-ish, and use some overdyed flosses, as well as DMCs. We have quite a few of the previous year's designs available... I checked my shop stash, and we have some back to 1999! So check out the Homespun Elegance pages and see if you can find some of the rest in these cute sets... they are popular every year!

The Prairie Schooler presents their 4th annual Santa kit! (no... the small annual card #25 for 2008 is NOT here yet... we'll let you know when it comes!) Designed for Crescent Colours hand-dyed flosses... each year, these are stitched on 28ct Natural Linen, and finish approx 5 x 8. This year's limited edition design is stitched with Cupid, 3 skeins of Blackbird, 2 skeins of Spinach, and one each of Magnolia Blossom and Rosy Glow.

I love the scene... I think this is the best of the 4 designs so far!!! Offered as the chart, linen and flosses, we do still have 2005, 06 and 07 available. They are limited in production, so I don't know how long the previous designs will be offered to us. THIS ONE IS CUTE!!!

Mill Hill has released the 2008 set of Christmas Button & Bead kits... we've been treated to these for years and years, and this set is one of the BEST! We have two new additions to the 12-pc Christmas Village Series -- Carolers and the Needlework Shop! The four new Carols are stunning!!! Jingle Bells, Deck the Halls, Silent Night and Joy to the World are very eye-catching, and so full of bold design element.

Wonderful color, the words are plain, each design is full of pretty stitch and bead detail... and I think you could even stitch the middles of each design as individual ornaments! Always offered as complete kits of 14ct perforated paper, the chart, flosses, lots of beads and a Mill Hill hand-made button, each finishes approx 5 x 5. Our shop models will be presented on 28ct linen, like always, so we've chosen fabric colors that match the original paper background colors. You're going to need all of these!!!

Mill Hill has released a wonderful set of 6 small ornament-sized beaded and stitched decorations for Christmas! Celebrating the Nutcracker Ballet... each 3 x 4-1/2 ornament is stitched on 14ct perforated paper with DMC flosses and Mill Hill beads. Offered as individual kits, we have Uncle Drosselmayer, Clara, The Mouse King, The Nutcracker, Sugar Plum Fairy and The Prince.

Stitch just one or two, or all six for your tree.. they'd be kind of fun hanging in the same general area. They don't use any metallic threads, and I personally think there are lots of places that you could add some -- just for fun. See what threads you have in your stash, and get to work! Think about stitching a whole army of Nutcrackers -- you could change uniform colors. Think about stitching the Sugar Plum Fairy for all the little girls in a dance class! This is a timeless set of great little ornaments! Offered as complete kits of chart, perforated paper, flosses, beads and glass Treasure embellishment!

The third new set of 2008 winter designs to join the Mill Hill line, these tiny words of wisdom will look great on your tree... or pinned to a bulletin board at work... or hanging over a cabinet knob... or as gift tags... greeting cards...or scrapbook decor! Each 2-1/2 x 3-1/2 piece is full of glisteny glass beads, and brilliant color.

Offered as complete kits of chart, 14ct perforated paper, all the necessary beads and flosses... there are bells and whatnots embellishing them, too! Very different from Mill Hill's previous Holiday offerings... these are a pleasant addition to our collection!

May we present a most charming set of Santa's Reindeer??? By Mirabilia's Nora Corbett, this is an exquisite set of 8 charts -- each of one of Santa's devoted reindeer -- dressed and ready for Christmas Eve's Special Deliveries!!! 'On Dasher, On Dancer, On Prancer and Vixen... On Comet, On Cupid, On Donner and Blitzen...' Comet, Prancer finish the set!

Nora has designed this lovely set of reindeer, that each share the same stitch count, so therefore, the same finished size of approx 5 x 6-1/4 on 32ct. Beautiful DMC colors, each features some Rainbow Gallery Wisper thread -- for deer tails, bits of metallic, and Mill Hill glass beads and treasure embellishments for some extra sparkle! Choose Twilight Blue as your fabric... we have it in several counts.

The little reindeer are colorful and charming... very festive! In my minds eye, I see Dasher and Donner as a set, Dancer and Blitzen as a pair -- because of their trees, and Vixen and Cupid together. Of course, you can choose any that you want, and certainly all 8! They are elegant... wouldn't they be pretty pillows on your chairs this year? Offered as charts with embellishments (intact packages of the beads, treasures and whole spools of the metallics) offered separately. Just put your cursor over each image to see its name.

Mill Hill has licensed the artwork of Jim Shore and charted his designs into cross stitch! The first three publications are here, and they are stunning! Offered in leaflet form, each is stitched with DMC flosses and embellished with Mill Hill beads and MH's Jim Shore buttons.

Santa's workshop finishes approx 12 x 15, Harvest Trio finishes approx 5 x 12, and Awaken finishes approx 8 x 10. So colorful and pretty, we've packaged the beads and buttons together if you need them!

Plenty of time ahead to finish this contemporary, colorful, Christmas confection in time for Christmas 2008! Trail Creek Farm has 'redesigned' herself a bit, and is offering a new updated finished pillow look! Susan is now hand-screening fabrics with her own artwork, and then assembling pillows with exposed, surged edges -- kind of a modern, funky look -- and applying BELLY BANDS!

Christmas Noel was my favorite from Market this season... it's a green, cappuccino and burgundy plaid complimented with Susan's screened poinsettias. The pre-sewn Belly Band features a 20-ish count evenweave inset... stitched with her Noel Christmas design... and than wrapped around the pillow and buttoned! Stunning colors, the fabrics and designs are fresh and trendy! Everything is pre-sewn, pillow measures approx 10 x 12, all kitted up, ready to go... you get the pillow, Belly Band, chart and flosses... and I love it!

Christmas is bursting in May in this vibrant and energized whimsical piece by artist Janet Stever. Charted by Lavender Wings, the 32ct Black Belfast Linen specified in the chart is NOT for the weak-of-sighted! The energy in this piece is apparent, the colors are gorgeous, the subject is absolutely over-the-top-charming!

Offered as a leaflet, this finishes approx 9-1/2 x 10-1/2 on the 32ct. It *does need to be* stitched on something dark-ish, like a black or navy blue. 38-ish Colors of DMC flosses, a bit of gold metallic, the chart includes the glass bead embellishments and some gold stars.

LOTS of quarter and back stitches, the chart is printed in 3 colors so you can tell the difference at a glance. I love the little bunny, I love the colors, I love the burst of love coming from Santa's Sack!

Offered by ByGone Stitches, we are treated to this decidedly intricate Quaker-inspired spot motif sampler... with a bit of Christmas tossed in! Available in chart format, the whole piece measures approx 20 x 13 on 32ct, and is worked in only three colors of overdyed threads.

Now... study this a bit. The chart is very clearly done... you'll probably want to highlight the three different colors with highlighters. Next... realize that this has potential to be a family sampler... by simply changing the JOY, PEACE, and NOEL words and various scattered letters to those that have significance in your family. It doesn't have to be 'Christmas' if that's not a goal in your decorating scheme, or stitching schedule!

The design is awesome -- such great balance and symmetry -- especially for a spot-motif piece -- it's just elegant! As is, it calls for 20 skeins of Crescent's Balsam Fir, 2 skeins of Cupid and 1 of Ye Old Gold. Look at your decor, choosing your favorite green, a touch of red and gold... and order enough thread at the onset to finish this! All crosses, offered as the chart... this is stunning!

Here's Big Nick's Main Squeeze -- Big Mama!!! This is a darling companion to Big Nick -- published by Sisters & Best Friends. AB Designs is half of 'Sisters'... who are still *sisters* and *best friends*... just not a team of designers anymore. They each have their own company... so now its kind of fun to look back at the Sisters Page, and guess who really was behind which design!!!

Anyway, here's Big Mama... waiting for her man with a big 'ole Christmas Pudding on her lap! Check out the reindeer slippers! There are more snowmen you can see through the window in the background, and even though the wallpaper is the same... the friends in the room have changed. Offered as the chart with lots of fun bead embellishments, she measures approx 12 x 12 on 28ct. Pretty colors... lots of visual impact!!!

Prairie Moon has been working on this set of stockings for some time... and we are now up to the 4th Day! #1 Is pictured here... it companions Day Two. Days 3 and 4 feature more of the primitive village scenery, but with different trees and houses. Each Day has it's featured gift... #1 has the Partridge in the Pear Tree. #2 Features the Two Calling Birds... you get the idea!

Kind of the same, kind of different from each other, offered in chart format... each is stitched on 28ct linen in overdyeds, and finishes approx 15 inches high and 9 inches wide at the toe. Too late for Santa's 2007 Visit... these are perfect to begin as a set for a family that is NOT into 'frilly'! (To make identification easier... just put your cursor over the individual stocking images to see their names.)

This is a neat pattern that caught our eye in the shop! Offered as a chart, it features charming, lacy evergreens, and a perky little cardinal that decorate a miniature gameboard. Stitched on 30ct hand-dyed, it measures approx 5 x 13, and is worked in Sampler Threads and Crescent overdyeds -- just three colors!

Now... if you're an impatient stitcher, think about stitching the top half and maybe three of the checkerboard rows! The little trees would make such pretty ornaments, too!

A little angel-shepherd on her Christmas Journey... Tina's tiny design for Christmas 2007 is stitched on 32ct Medieval Green in 9 shades of solid and hand-dyed silks. A deep grape, and lots of softer mauves, moss and buttermilk, the 3 x 4-ish design features a few easy stitches and a small yellow star embellishment.

Actually quite finish-able in time for Christmas... the complete kit contains the chart, linen, silks, needle and star. Three other designs have been released along with 'Come'... so check 'em out, too!

WHY is this squared, simple design SO charming??? I wonder if its because Santa is standing in his sleigh (something you never do in a row boat!), and his glasses are flying a full stitch OFF his head! What about the square little houses with their organized pines and chimneys... the reindeer are all so alert and perfectly poised... the fabric is quite distressed... it doesn't match the perfect symmetry of the design... I just love it!!!

Offered as a chart, this finishes approx 10 x 10 on 28ct. Although the pattern calls for 14ct white aida that you distress... think about all the different hand-dyeds on the market. This is a definite!!!

This is quite the bustling village... stitched in *only* 106 different colors of DMC floss!!! Welcoming Nutcrackers at the gate to the city, The Claus Cafe, Elf Lodge, Santa's Workshop, and the Reindeer Barn all surround the central Christmas Tree -- the heart of the village.

Offered as a chart... you get all 8 pages in one continuous sheet of symbols and backstitching for ease in motif placement. Cheryl notes that nothing in this design overlaps anything else... so it's a perfect option to re-arrange onto a tree skirt, or something like that! Use all the individual trees over and over again.. change the dress colors on some of the people.. get creative... and make something spectacular for NEXT year!!!

Simply charming, there are lots of cute details in here, and stitched as is -- this finishes approx 13 x 17 on 28ct. If you decide on a 10ct tree skirt, your buildings will measure approx 8 to 10 inches each... PERFECT!!! Get the pattern, study it a bit, and make your plan!!! And be sure to view the other designs on our new Glendon Place page!

One of my favorite Christmas passages... I always remember Linus taking his thumb out of his mouth and quoting this in front of the little Charlie Brown Christmas Tree! OK... this design DOES present a different flavor and remembrance for those words! Designed by Midsummer Night Designs, this is stitched in DMC and overdyeds and finishes approx 5 x 10 on 36ct.

The sky's the limit on fabric choices with something like this... you can finish it in a cube, a shown, or maybe a pillow, if you choose a larger count fabric. The halo is stitched in gold metallic, along with all the stars in her dress. Very pretty!

Holy Cow... This wonderful softcover compilation of nine of the most favored Christmas Stocking patterns EVER published... is available again!!! Originally appearing annually in Cross Stitch and Country Crafts Magazines beginning in the late 1980's... we were treated to a new stocking every year... for 10-12ish, years, I think... until the Magazine and publishing rights ceased. For a few years following, leaflets of the stockings were available... then they stopped. Then this particular book came out... and it went out of print shortly thereafter.

So, to make a long story short, this collection has been very hard to get -- all at one time -- for quite some time!!! Beautiful pictures, nice charts, all in 64 pages! Even if your stash already has some of these charts, get this book!!! You'll never be sorry you did! Each stocking is stitched on 25ct Lugana and measures approx 11 x 17, stitched in DMC flosses. Definitely family heirlooms, the nine featured are the Workshop, North Woods, Music Room, Kitchen, Home, Sugar and Spice, Stitcher's Studio, Toys & Games, and Study!!!

An intricate Christmas sampler... this features lacy Whitework and a bit of Hardanger all tucked between bands of the Angels on High, the Shepherds Watching their Sheep, the Three Wise Men, and Jesus in the Manger. The story of Christmas is told band by band, stitched in silks and metallics on 28ct Smokey Pearl Cashel Linen.

Finishing approx 5 x 23... study the bands a bit... there are so many small border designs in this... each of the special scenes could be stitched by itself for a neat little stand-up... connect it all horizontally... it fits! Victoria Sampler is delivering another exquisite piece.

The *huge* Accessory Thread Pack is a 'Who's-Who' of silks, metallics and embellishments! Lovely charts, diagrams and stitches, it promises to spark lots of Christmas memories!

One of two new designs, this is a lovely, subdued winter sampler. Since Lindy was still gone when this came in, your weary webmaster consulted one of the shop experts on this. Mona tells me that the inner motif would also make a great fob, and that she would choose a lambswool fabric.

Measuring anywhere from 12 x 7 on 40 ct, down through 17 x 10 on 28 count, it has been stitched in Bell Soie silks.

Just let the gals know if you need threads or fabric for this, and they'll be glad to help you pick it all out.

Ornaments, Scissor Fobs, Tassels and Cording Lessons Goodness... all you've ever wanted to know (but actually, I think, a little more!) about small piece finishing is presented in this colorful leaflet of multiple projects.

Along with 6 pages of charts, you get 6 pages of finishing instructions -- which include 69 pictures of finishing procedures! Lovely little Christmas ornaments... stitch these, or something you like, and use these techniques to finish your ornaments! Beautifully presented.

Mirabilia has designed their second annual Christmas Tree... and it's truly lovely! An exquisite study in greens and whites, the beads are pretty, and the Crescent Colours look like a crispy, fresh caeser salad!!! 12 Doves decorate your 28ct Dirty Linen (sounds so nasty!) confection that finishes approx 8 x 12.

She describes this as a Blue Frasier Fir decorated with swirling snow, icy crystal forest branches and fluttery birds. The colors are so unexpected and restful -- so many shades of green. We think of nature as one color... till you study it for a minute! Yes... my caeser salad's lettuce has ALL these colors!!! Kit contains the chart, 6 packages of seed beads and 15 complete skeins of Crescent Colours overdyed flosses!

I remember this song from Christmas Programs when I was a little girl, and still love hearing it! (I think I was a sheep one year... in something like 2nd grade!) Erica Michaels takes this classic piece, and had added the stable full of the donkey, cow, sheep and dove... surrounded it with the Shining Star, and falling snowflakes all around.

Just a really neat Christmas piece... this is offered as a single chart, and is worked on 36ct Summer Khaki Edinburgh Linen in Crescent Colours hand-dyed flosses. Finishing approx 6 x 9, she has the roof charted for Alternating Scotch Stitches for a little texture, but offers the alternate chart of regular crosses as well. I just like everything about this... and I can't wait till our shop model is finished and on display!!

Two of Margaret Sherry's smaller designs, each is offered as a chart, finishes approx 5 x 5, and is full of 'fluffy charm!' I love those little straight stitches on their hats and Santa's beard -- that's what makes the 'fluff.'

Pretty colors, nice face details with cheerful smiles, this pair is just cute!

Two darling recipes by Lili Point -- one for the outside, and the other for the inside!!! Both are offered as charts, stitched in regular cross stitches in a medley of white, coral, garnet, orange spice, and soft browns. Not your typical holiday color palette, but these somehow, really work! Stitched on 32ct, they finish approx 12 and 13 inches square -- actually pretty large.

Like all the rest of Lili Point's designs, these two are charming, fresh, clean and young looking. The recipes sound good, too! Something easy to stitch, lots of visual impact, might be time to refresh some of your older Christmas decorations!!!

Two more Lili Point designs for Christmas that are just delightful! That little medley of trees is just the best! You can stitch it as is... or think about doing single trees as small ornaments... lining them all up side-by-side for a long, skinny piece... or even simply stitching your favorite two or three! Recipe for Christmas is a companion to the Gingerbread and Snowman Recipes, I like the simple lines and fresh flavor to these designs.

The recipe finishes approx 13 x 13, while the trees measure in at a whopping 16 x 18!!! You can do some serious fabric count changes with that one! The Trees chart includes a few red glass bead embellishments, while the Recipe includes some brass stars and a red star for one of the tree tops.

This is an exquisite ornament design finished into a little 'tuffet-like' cushion! The particular shape of this piece is called a Biscornu -- pronounced 'bis-cor-new' -- and is becoming quite the needlework rage! We started to notice this delightful shape last year, and even made one at last Fall's Camp Wannasew weekend. (They finish easily in about an hour.)

Nan has designed a lovely piece... trees on one side and snowflakes on the other... and then added a Whimzi Hanger... and we're treated to an exquisite ornament! No hanger... and it can be a pin cushion. Offered as a leaflet, with accompanying embellishment pack, your Biscornu is stitched in silks and metallics and garnished with beads, glass flowers, crystal buttons, and finishes to a 3-4 inch size. The embellishment pack includes the optional ring to attach to the piece, and hangers are offered separately. So, so pretty and unique!

Nan's 2007 Christmas Band Sampler, is stitched in Weeks overdyed flosses, bits of #4 metallic Braid, and #8 Perle Cottons. The satin-y flowers, the lacy trees, all is garnished with lots of tiny gold beads. I don't know the design size yet, or any stitch details... so all we have at the moment is this tiny teaser pic!

Very Classic Nan... something elegant to dress your home for the Holidays! Offered as the leaflet with embellishments, this is stitched on 28ct Light Mocha Cashel Linen.

The 2007 Christmas Releases from Prairie Schooler have arrived! Button Up is a charming leaflet featuring 8 snow play scenes - all the same size, all the same colors, all the same feel... so they are perfect for a main piece, or to be split into tiny tree ornaments!

Absolutely darling designs... so very classic... you can never go wrong with Prairie Schooler's seasonal things!

Just Another Button Company has released a third little 'freebie' design that features their charming set of Nativity buttons. We have another designs that coordinate -- Away in a Manger and O Holy Night. Just like the other ones, this is a very simple design -- low impact stitching!!!

The charm of the piece rests on the cute clay buttons handmade by JABCO that decorate the piece! You're going to need a piece of 28ct Golden Sand Cashel Linen, bits of overdyed flosses from your stash, this chart and the button set. Design finishes approx 5 x 10... very quick, GREAT impact! Check out the other offer kind of like this one... both are really very nice. The charts are included on a complimentary basis, when the button package is purchased.

This is a 96-page softcover book with charts for 15 different Christmas Stockings by Linda Gillum, Barbara Baatz Hillman, Sandy Orton, and Nancy Rossi. You may not recognize the designer's names, but you'll know their work when you look at these cute designs! Darling and traditional, these are the kinds of designs that are timeless!

You get a variety of designs from religious, to snowglobes, The Night Before Christmas House, a Santa of the Forest, a Fisherman Santa, a Noah's Ark design, a Cat Stocking and a Dog one! There's an old fashioned piece of a girl sledding, a jolly snowman and Santa in his workshop, there's even a needleworker's stocking! All are beautifully photographed and clearly charted using DMC flosses. This book is a DEFINITE!!!

Prairie Schooler's third annual Santa Kit offered exclusively through one of our industry distributors, this piece coordinates with the two previous designs, and is offered as a complete kit, featuring Crescent Colours overdyed flosses. Stitch the central Santa by himself, or add the sledders and snowman in the yard.

Notice the smoke coming from the chimneys? One is the moon... the other, the stars!!! Stitched on 28ct Natural Cashel Linen in Cupid, Blackbird, Spinach, Magnolia Blossom and Dulce de Leche Crescent Colours, this finishes approx 8 x 5. Complete kit includes the chart, needle, linen and flosses.

Mill Hill has just released an AWESOME set of small bead kits -- all musical instruments -- perfect for your tree or small gifts! Each instrument measures approx 2-1/2 x 3, is stitched in floss and beads on perforated paper, and is trimmed with a brass embellishment. Choose between a Violin, French Horn, Mandolin, Harp, Drum and Trumpet. Stunning for tree ornaments, these would be perfect to give to so many people as small Christmas gifts, too! (Think of the choir director, and everyone else in your group!...and the music teacher... or the musician!)

Very traditional and elegant in feel, the colors feature rich browns, deep reds and greens, along with lots of glistening gold beads and metallics! Offered as complete kits of chart, needle, paper, flosses and metallics, beads and charms, these are really a bargain because of all the colors of threads and beads included! Lovely!

Mill Hill has released a set of three nutcrackers stitched on 16ct white, scalloped-edged banding, that finish into small wall hangings.

Offered as complete kits of chart, fabric, flosses, Treasure embellishments AND the brass hanging hardware, each finishes approx 2-1/2 x 5-1/2, and is full of bright, traditional Christmas color!

Most of the stitching on these is in floss -- the bead embellishments are worked with petite beads -- and they really stand-out against the white background.

Mill Hill's 2007 set of Treasured Stitching Band kits, this trio of snowmen is keeping cool, doing 'snow-y things!'

Choose the skier, snow shoveler, or ice-hockey marvel... each is stitched on 16ct white scallop-edged banding, and finishes approx 2-1/2 x 5-1/2.

Offered as complete kits, they contain everything you need... even the brass hanging hardware! Cute and colorful!

Oh gosh... Mill Hill has designed 6 new houses to join last year's Village series of Button & Bead kits! These are DARLING!!! Offered as complete kit on 14ct brown perforated paper, loaded with beads, flosses and a ceramic button or two, last year's set was so popular... that I know this year's will be too! Stitch them all individually (we love to use 28ct Natural Linen) or stitch them together in a long strip... they are elegant!

Queen Anne has frosty blue colors and candles burning in all the windows.

Skating Pond is a 'break' in your village... it's part of the activity happening outside!

General Store has peppermint posts!

Apothecary is lit up -- might be a 24-hr pharmacy!

St Nicholas Cathedral is white and glisteny. Lots of white and ice beads in this one!

Village Bakery is closed... but it's sign is a delicious gingerbread man cookie!

Very well done... pick a few from last year, and add some from this year... and watch your tiny village grow and grow!

Every year, Mill Hill does 3 old-time Santa ornaments in simple cross stitch with a little bead embellishment. This is the 9th year to add to the set of Musical, Mountaineer, Polar... all of the previous 24 are pictured on our MH Kits pages. Stitched on 14ct Perforated Paper, each finishes approx 3 x 4-1/2, and makes a charming hand-made addition to any Christmas tree!

Allegheny has a teddy bead in his sack, Blue Ridge is holding a racoon and Smoky Mountain features a cat.
Simple, with Olde World appeal... we keep selling the first year's set just as much as the newer ones!!! They are an awfully good value, as well... maybe that's why!

For the 'gazillionth' year in a row... we have a new set of tiny beaded Christmas Tree ornaments! Always cute, always 2 x 3-ish in size, always complete little kits loaded with floss, beads and sometimes a Treasure embellishment to two, they take an evening or two or three to complete. Stitched on 14ct perforated paper, the holes are easy to see, they're so colorful, and the beads just glisten reflecting the lights from your tree. Just look at that Christmas Cardinal... it's FUZZY! (How cute is that? We have a tiny springtime bluebird just like it, too.) The white angel will be stunning against the greenery of your tree, too!

Our local embroider's guild chapter always stitches a few dozen of these to decorate a huge wreath that they donate to our local Philbrook Museum of Art's Holiday fundraiser (each member does one kit.) You may not be able to stitch a 'few dozen' ornaments... but choose 5 or 6 from all the years and years of kits we have still available on our MH pages, and make yourself a tiny wreath! What a cool gift, too!

Anyway, don't miss all the previous designs on our MH pages... some are TOO CUTE! Always a great value, too, because everything is included in these -- tons of different flosses and bead colors.

The most darling little stitched village by Mill Hill has arrived! Presented in this year's set of 6 Button & Bead Kits... each package features a different house in the village. Stitched individually on the included 14ct perforated paper, each measures approx 5 x 5.

BUUTTT... what about stitching all of them together on one long piece of linen??? You can stitch each house right next to its neighbor, and you'll finish with an awesome stitched and beaded village, complete with a few button embellishments, too!

Joining this Train Depot... your little Mill Hill 'Christmasville' has a Country Church, Victorian home, Post Office, Christmas Tree Farm and Toy Shop. Each complete kit contains its chart, flosses, beads, buttons and needles, along with the 14ct paper. If you want to stitch each individually on linen... those cuts are 9 x 9 in size, while the entire Mill Hill Christmasville cut is 11 x 36 in 28ct Natural. Cute, cute!!!

Mirabilia has begun an annual set of Christmas Trees... this is the first! 'It sparkles red, green, and gold with boughs gloriously laden with ornaments and draped with strands of sparkling beads.' Offered as the Limited Edition chart with packages of 7 different Mill Hill glass beads, 2 different crystal rondele Treasures packages, two reels of Kreinik Blending Filament, and a Mill Hill glass star Treasure for the tree top, you add the linen -- a 13-1/2 x 17 Cut -- of 32ct Natural Belfast, and the DMC flosses.

There are only nine colors of floss in this... it's just so full of glitz and charm... that it looks as though you've used 35 or 40!!! Finishing approx 7-1/2 x 11, this looks like it would be a lot of fun to stitch and 'decorate!'

Sisters & Best Friends' newest Big Santa... he goes with the other 4 they already have published! Packed FULL of bright, cheerful color, this year's Santa features beaded trim on his package and a beaded rope -- with Swarovski crystals -- that closes his bag. Check out the tiny mouse perched atop the kitty... all in front of the window!

Offered as a leaflet with embellishment pack of beads, crystals, clay peppermint and holly, some stars and buttons, Big Nick measures approx 12 x 12 on 28ct, and is stitched in regular DMC flosses. I just love the colors and the shading... such a big puffy chair, such cute trees and that sack... and such a teeny little face on Nick! Charming!

Homespun Elegance's 2006 Snowman Ornament is actually pretty darn cute! Always a snowman, always offered as the chart with tiny embellishment of some sort... this year's features the snowman flying across the sky in a sleigh that looks remarkably like a reindeer!!! The cows (they always have square rear-ends!) in the front yard are really sheep... I read the directions!

Finishing approx 3 x 4 on 28ct linen, you'll need the bits of overdyed and DMC flosses from your stash.

JBW has released the neatest set of tiny ornament designs that all fit into one gigantic Advent Calendar design! So, so many options with this great set of designs... the main piece features a huge border surrounding all the tiny 2 x 2-ish ornamental squares that Velcro onto their corresponding date. (You could leave off all those date numbers as one of the options.)

The main calendar finishes approx 19 x 13 stitched on a cream or white Cashel Linen. Each individual ornament finishes a bit smaller than 2 x 2.There are several other options for everything, as shown in the pictures. Think about the individual cranberry velveteen tie pillows -- they measure 5 x 5. Then, there is a red, green and black flange pillow -- approx 7 x 12 -- that fits three ornament designs with part of that pretty main border.
What about finishing the ornaments individually any number of ways?
The sky's the limit with this!

Offered as the set of all charts and finishing ideas, there is an embellishment package included that features 5 different colors of glass seed beads, and 22 different tiny charms and buttons! It will stitch the entire set of ornaments. Very well done... this'll take a bit of 'studying' to choose your favorite options! (That's why I haven't quoted fabrics here.) (and...I'm happy to say that our Mona did all the ornament finishing... and Celia stitched some of the cover models!)
JBW has 4 other small designs that are new... visit our pages to get a peek!

Merry Christmas flows down the body of this looonnng and skiiinnny stocking... that is probably large enough to hold SEVERAL of Santa's Treasures!!! It's definitely the predominant message, and is trimmed by the cute little house and sleigh below! The top features the name-of-choice, while the toe area features the holiday scenery. The model is shown stitched on a hand-dyed 28ct Vatican Red Linen. You could choose any neutral that you like -- I don't think this HAS to be done on the red.

Using both overdyeds and DMC flosses, it's embellished with a few of Homespun Elegance's Olde Brass Buttons, for a bit of charm. Finishing approx 8-1/2 x 21, all it needs is your mantel! Homespun Elegance has another funky-shaped stocking chart -- Holly Holidays -- check it out, too... as the charming shapes add such a neat touch! And be sure to check out the 2 other new designs, too!

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*Christmas and Winter* There are so many wonderful designs available that celebrate every season and occasion under the sun... so we thought it'd be fun to collect a few of them, and organize them for you on a set of Holiday/Seasonal Pages. I'm a "seasons nut..." so we'll be adding to these all the time! We have so many other projects and ideas in the shop, and elsewhere on the site, but this is a fun way to show you just a few ..... ENJOY!
Autumn Cross Stitch Designs Spring and Easter Designs Christmas and Winter Patriotic and Summer
A Very Merry Christmas from JBW Designs A chubby tree, decorated with tiny lights and little candles, we've taken Judy's Christmas Tree of words design, and stitched it on 18ct linen, adding a whole set of clay buttons to the finished piece, for color and fun! What started as a small, simple thing... grows into a 7-1/2 x 7-1/2 Easel Stand-up! Worked in either #5 Hand-dyed perle or regular flosses, the stitching will take you no time at all... the buttons do all the work! A button placement sheet accompanies the clay pack. Very festive! Offered as the card, with buttons separately.
He Looked Like a Peddler from Heaven and Earth Designs Artwork by Ruth Sanderson, you'll recognize this one as coming from the Night Before Christmas Poem! Classic colors, beautiful details, the stitch count of this one is a mere 400 x 303! Offered as a chart.
North Pole Cut Thru from Bothy Threads Gosh, this is THE CUTEST!!! Santa's North Pole retreat, he's up in bed sleeping while all the commotion is taking place down below! Check out his sleigh out there on the roof... his hat drying on the stove pipe, the elves passing notes via the pulley system. There is a sewing elf, complete with his plugged-in iron! I love the chick in the basement, doing the paperwork... and check out the seal who has popped through a hole in the ice for a visit!!! The mailbag full of letters to Santa, the snowman on the roof... don't miss the little rock that is the weight down at the bottom of the North Pole! So, so much to look at in these designs, they are a lot of stitching work, but if you have the right place to display the finished product, they ARE worth the effort and fun comments you'll get from everyone who sees them!!!
Peppermint Twist from Blue Ribbon Designs Blue Ribbon has released two new Christmas designs, Peppermint Twist -- which is shown -- and Countdown to Christmas -- which is a darling Advent Calendar. PT is a medley of Christmassy and Winter motifs, all packed together into a sampler format, or split apart, and sewn into small needlework smalls. You can make ornaments out of your favorite parts, stitch the pinkeep, scissor fob, or needlebook, too! Pretty colors of Weeks cotton are used -- Curry, Garnet, Hazelnut, Holly, Hunter, Liberty and Snowflake, which you probably already have in your stash. Very pretty, the main piece finishes approx 8-1/2 x 9-1/2 on 32ct. Offered as a chart.
Santa Hang-Up from Imaginating I don't know what about this little guy captures my fancy, but I think he's just the cutest thing! Stitched on 14 or 28ct white, he finishes approx 4 x 9, he's stitched in plain-good-old-fashioned solid colors of 321, 814, 699, 702 and 704 DMC floss, and contains no special stitches. No metallics, no beads, just a whole LOT of charm! Offered as a leaflet. Now... you could add some furry Wisper to his beard... you could add beads to that pine border, metallic to the ornaments and his coat... or not! You could even stitch just his face or the Joy and use them as ornaments! (and you even have that border that turns corners, and goes on the bias, so you could stitch IT around other tiny motifs for other fun ornaments!!!... but I'm getting carried away, here!)
Majestic Christmas II from Homespun Elegance This is a chart-pack that offers a trio of small oval pictures, that are shown finished into fun little tasseled ornaments. Simple designs, each is stitched in a combination of overdyeds and DMC flosses. Surrounded by lacy borders, because they are solid stitching inside the border, they appear to be miniature portraits! Offered as the pack of three charts.
Santa Says... from Cat's Whiskers Cat's Whiskers has a new 'Secret Message Boxtop' design, that features a small flapped area that opens to reveal your secret greeting! Stitched on 32ct Raw/gold metallic linen (the fabric has gold metallic woven into it, so it glistens just a little bit!) you work the 5 x 5-ish design, and then add the 4 extra flaps of fabric on top of the original piece. The ribbon in the center holds the flaps closed, so when you untie them, you see the Ho Ho Ho that was stitched in the center of the original piece! Real cute and different, if you mount this into a box top... you can fill the box with fun things. It would make a fun pillow or framed piece, as well. Offered as the leaflet with clear charts and complete assembly instructions. (The companion to the Spook-A-Boo box!)
Nora Corbett's 2008 Annual Christmas Tree! from Mirabilia Designs We are treated to our third extra-specially festive Christmas Tree this week... designed by Nora Corbett of Mirabilia Designs. A lovely confection of rose, aqua, apple green, and teals, all the flosses, metallics and beads coordinate in this awesome piece! VERY fresh, unique, new and young Christmas colors... the tree is still very traditional in flavor. I love all the elongated 'glass' ornaments on there... that graceful, long shape that my mom's tree had so much of... ( I have only a few of her ornaments left, that are tarnished and partially broken... but I love them anyway!) Offered as a kit, this includes 12 complete skeins of Crescent Colours hand-dyed flosses, various sizes of Mill Hill beads(size 8 and 14), 3 spools of Kreinik #4 Braid metallics, a rainbow crystal heart for the topper, and 28 rainbow crystal rondele embellishments to scatter amidst the tree branches. All you add is the fabric, and your stitching fingers! VERY well done... the colors are dreamy!!!
Christmas Kisses from Dimples Designs Terrence Nolan of Dimples Designs has treated The Silver Needle to a LOVELY vintage Christmas design -- his adaptation of a turn-of-the-century Christmas card! My words can't describe how beautiful this piece is 'in person.' It is stitched in DMC flosses -- 90 different colors -- with gold metallic blending filament and #4 braid accenting the border and 'A Joyful Christmas' lettering. The piece is solid stitching, so fabric choice is really personal preference. Offered in chart form -- the 358 x 212 piece finishes 22 x 13 if you stitch it on 32ct linen. There is a full kit available, which includes 22ct Antique White Hardanger... making the finished piece approx 16 x 10. All the flosses are pre-sorted and beautifully tied onto numbered palettes in the kit -- almost too pretty to open and use!!! (actually, a very good value, too!) I just love the 'flavor' of this design. The shading is exquisite, there is so much depth, it's such a timeless classic! Thank-You, Terrence for our Christmas Kisses Exclusive Premier!!!
Blitzen Glistens! from Just Nan Nan has released Sneak Previews of her new releases... due in the shop the week of September 1st! There are 4 new designs, and I chose to highlight Blitzen Glistens here... because he's my personal favorite! DO click the pic or link to see the other three!!! Just one of Santa's reindeer, how can you NOT love this charming portrait of one who who travels so far, bringing the rest of his team to YOU on Christmas Eve? Blitzen is offered in a leaflet, with bead embellishments. He is featured in an exquisite antiqued gold fillagree frame... which, actually, would look stunning around most of Just Nan's small designs! He's done in DMC's, and actually quite a quick stitch. Awesome!
Christmas Tree from JBW Designs Judy Whitman has released 6 new small card designs... Christmas Tree is just one of them! One summer sailboat, two autumn pumpkin and acorn designs, and three Christmas pieces... this one intrigues me the most. LOOK at the tree... what you DO NOT SEE in there are the hearts, trees, reindeer, holly leaves and a bow! I think there are tiny trees and cardinals in there, too... that aren't stitched! Your clues are the star at the tree's top, and that leaping reindeer -- can you find his shape hidden in the tree? Offered as a small card, this piece is shown finished onto a Trail Creek Farm Giant Gingham Tree-Shaped pillow. Beautifully sewn, and stuffed FIRMLY -- very plump -- the 10 x 12 pillow is topped with a lavish organza bow. Very nicely done! MAKE SURE to see the rest of Judy's new things!
Gifts to You from Homespun Elegance Homespun Elegance has a new Cinnamon Stick Design, and this year, it's Santa, stitched in tons of pretty threads on 10ct Tula! Calling for Weeks #5 Perle Cottons, Rainbow Gallery's Wisper for the fur and beard, and lots of flosses, he finishes an impressive 10 x 13... so he makes a generously-sized pillow! Santa's gift list is for a lucky stitcher. It reads, *Samplers to Stitch, Sweaters to Knit, Rugs to Hook, and Quilts to Piece.* Offered as a chart, we have all the cute embellishments (a wooden spool on here, some tiny scissors, brass buttons, etc) included, as well. Very cute, this one BELONGS in the home of every stitcher!!!!
The 12 Days of Snowmen from Buttermilk Basin Poise your Punch Needles to make a cute set of 12 vintage-inspired snowmen ornaments. Finishing approx 3 x 4, each is punched using the same antique-flavored color palette of DMC and Weeks overdyed flosses, and is garnished with a few cream glass beads as the snowflakes. Mount onto pieces of Week's wool for a quick-finish, they're just simple and sweet. Each design is presented as the line drawing, so you'll need to trace it onto weaver's cloth from your stash. Included with each pattern, I've noticed, is a Christmas Cookie recipe! (Shown at right is only one of the set... click on that image to see all of them.) If the whole year isn't in your plans, choose one of two of these and make them into small cube stand-ups! Very nostalgic snowmen faces, in old Christmas colors!
Santa's Great Book An Oldie-but-Goodie arrived back in the shop this week... an old (1996) -- but freshly printed -- 144-page softcover book stuffed full of 40 different Santa designs previously published by Leisure Arts PRIOR to 1996! The finishing options are a little dated, but the designs are timeless. You've got Olde Worlde Santas, whimsical, stockings, samplers, and scenes all stuffed into one book. Quite a bit in here, some of these old designs are just the best! All charted for DMC flosses. Christmas Collection Another of Leisure Art's classic Oldies Books... I LOVE these vintage-inspired designs that are so hard to find anymore. This leaflet contains 6 awesome designs (stitched on 14 or 28ct, that are pairs. Finishing approx 3 x 6, 4 x 7 and 5 x 8, each pair has a FEATURED 9 x 12 paper mat that is included in the book, so you can use it in your framing process. See the holly berries on the two cover designs? THAT paper is included IN THIS BOOK for your finishing. Very well done, very traditional, all are coded for DMC floss. Absolutely charming designs!
The Just Nan Stocking Collection I just want to highlight -- in one place on our site -- Nan's lovely collection of Christmas Stockings. Each have been annual releases, and cover 8 years! Timeless designs, each is prettier than the last. Lots of horizontal bands, pretty stitches, beads and crystals, you'll notice that the top bands do not feature names. If you like, you can add that to the top of each... but I like that small tag that can hang off the side... a really classy way to announce the owner! The Angel Stocking features a center area that will fit ANY of Nan's 15 Annual Angels... so you have LOTS of choices for this one! (You could stitch the whole family angels, using the same main stocking design. This leaflet includes one angel design.) Little Victor -- Nan's first grandson -- arrived almost 5 years ago, and his stocking does differ from the rest. He has that darling teddy bear, and lots of tiny motifs from Nan's other Christmas designs! More color for Victor -- he IS kind of a bold little personality -- so he deserves to be different from the rest! Anyway, quite an eye-catching collection of elegant stockings, totally different from the usual whimsical stockings available... stunning hanging from an elegant, traditional mantle! Each is offered as the leaflet with embellishments.
2008 Ornament Trio from Homespun Elegance Every year, Homespun Elegance brings us ornament designs... one is always a Santa, one always a snowman, and the third is always a house or sampler. Offered as charts, each comes with a small brass embellishment of some sort. This year's set is CHARMING! 'Santa, Please Bring Me' features a scissor charm on the Santa, Rainbow Gallery Wisper threads for his beard and fur trim, and the list he's reading asks for 'linen, floss and TIME TO STITCH!!!' The snowman piece is worked on Weeks hand-dyed Aztec Red 30ct linen, and the 'ABC Noel House' is worked on Weeks 30ct Dolphin. All finish in the neighborhood of 3 x 4-ish, and use some overdyed flosses, as well as DMCs. We have quite a few of the previous year's designs available... I checked my shop stash, and we have some back to 1999! So check out the Homespun Elegance pages and see if you can find some of the rest in these cute sets... they are popular every year!
By The Chimney from Prairie Schooler The Prairie Schooler presents their 4th annual Santa kit! (no... the small annual card #25 for 2008 is NOT here yet... we'll let you know when it comes!) Designed for Crescent Colours hand-dyed flosses... each year, these are stitched on 28ct Natural Linen, and finish approx 5 x 8. This year's limited edition design is stitched with Cupid, 3 skeins of Blackbird, 2 skeins of Spinach, and one each of Magnolia Blossom and Rosy Glow. I love the scene... I think this is the best of the 4 designs so far!!! Offered as the chart, linen and flosses, we do still have 2005, 06 and 07 available. They are limited in production, so I don't know how long the previous designs will be offered to us. THIS ONE IS CUTE!!!
The Christmas Needlework Shop and Holiday Carols! from Mill Hill Mill Hill has released the 2008 set of Christmas Button & Bead kits... we've been treated to these for years and years, and this set is one of the BEST! We have two new additions to the 12-pc Christmas Village Series -- Carolers and the Needlework Shop! The four new Carols are stunning!!! Jingle Bells, Deck the Halls, Silent Night and Joy to the World are very eye-catching, and so full of bold design element. Wonderful color, the words are plain, each design is full of pretty stitch and bead detail... and I think you could even stitch the middles of each design as individual ornaments! Always offered as complete kits of 14ct perforated paper, the chart, flosses, lots of beads and a Mill Hill hand-made button, each finishes approx 5 x 5. Our shop models will be presented on 28ct linen, like always, so we've chosen fabric colors that match the original paper background colors. You're going to need all of these!!!
Presenting the Nutcracker Ballet! from Mill Hill Mill Hill has released a wonderful set of 6 small ornament-sized beaded and stitched decorations for Christmas! Celebrating the Nutcracker Ballet... each 3 x 4-1/2 ornament is stitched on 14ct perforated paper with DMC flosses and Mill Hill beads. Offered as individual kits, we have Uncle Drosselmayer, Clara, The Mouse King, The Nutcracker, Sugar Plum Fairy and The Prince. Stitch just one or two, or all six for your tree.. they'd be kind of fun hanging in the same general area. They don't use any metallic threads, and I personally think there are lots of places that you could add some -- just for fun. See what threads you have in your stash, and get to work! Think about stitching a whole army of Nutcrackers -- you could change uniform colors. Think about stitching the Sugar Plum Fairy for all the little girls in a dance class! This is a timeless set of great little ornaments! Offered as complete kits of chart, perforated paper, flosses, beads and glass Treasure embellishment!
Winter Greetings Kits from Mill Hill The third new set of 2008 winter designs to join the Mill Hill line, these tiny words of wisdom will look great on your tree... or pinned to a bulletin board at work... or hanging over a cabinet knob... or as gift tags... greeting cards...or scrapbook decor! Each 2-1/2 x 3-1/2 piece is full of glisteny glass beads, and brilliant color. Offered as complete kits of chart, 14ct perforated paper, all the necessary beads and flosses... there are bells and whatnots embellishing them, too! Very different from Mill Hill's previous Holiday offerings... these are a pleasant addition to our collection!

Christmas Eve Couriers from Mirabilia May we present a most charming set of Santa's Reindeer??? By Mirabilia's Nora Corbett, this is an exquisite set of 8 charts -- each of one of Santa's devoted reindeer -- dressed and ready for Christmas Eve's Special Deliveries!!! 'On Dasher, On Dancer, On Prancer and Vixen... On Comet, On Cupid, On Donner and Blitzen...' Comet, Prancer finish the set! Nora has designed this lovely set of reindeer, that each share the same stitch count, so therefore, the same finished size of approx 5 x 6-1/4 on 32ct. Beautiful DMC colors, each features some Rainbow Gallery Wisper thread -- for deer tails, bits of metallic, and Mill Hill glass beads and treasure embellishments for some extra sparkle! Choose Twilight Blue as your fabric... we have it in several counts. The little reindeer are colorful and charming... very festive! In my minds eye, I see Dasher and Donner as a set, Dancer and Blitzen as a pair -- because of their trees, and Vixen and Cupid together. Of course, you can choose any that you want, and certainly all 8! They are elegant... wouldn't they be pretty pillows on your chairs this year? Offered as charts with embellishments (intact packages of the beads, treasures and whole spools of the metallics) offered separately. Just put your cursor over each image to see its name.
Santa's Workshop from Mill Hill Mill Hill has licensed the artwork of Jim Shore and charted his designs into cross stitch! The first three publications are here, and they are stunning! Offered in leaflet form, each is stitched with DMC flosses and embellished with Mill Hill beads and MH's Jim Shore buttons. Santa's workshop finishes approx 12 x 15, Harvest Trio finishes approx 5 x 12, and Awaken finishes approx 8 x 10. So colorful and pretty, we've packaged the beads and buttons together if you need them!
Noel Christmas from Trail Creek Farm Plenty of time ahead to finish this contemporary, colorful, Christmas confection in time for Christmas 2008! Trail Creek Farm has 'redesigned' herself a bit, and is offering a new updated finished pillow look! Susan is now hand-screening fabrics with her own artwork, and then assembling pillows with exposed, surged edges -- kind of a modern, funky look -- and applying BELLY BANDS! Christmas Noel was my favorite from Market this season... it's a green, cappuccino and burgundy plaid complimented with Susan's screened poinsettias. The pre-sewn Belly Band features a 20-ish count evenweave inset... stitched with her Noel Christmas design... and than wrapped around the pillow and buttoned! Stunning colors, the fabrics and designs are fresh and trendy! Everything is pre-sewn, pillow measures approx 10 x 12, all kitted up, ready to go... you get the pillow, Belly Band, chart and flosses... and I love it!
Share the Love from Lavender Wings Christmas is bursting in May in this vibrant and energized whimsical piece by artist Janet Stever. Charted by Lavender Wings, the 32ct Black Belfast Linen specified in the chart is NOT for the weak-of-sighted! The energy in this piece is apparent, the colors are gorgeous, the subject is absolutely over-the-top-charming! Offered as a leaflet, this finishes approx 9-1/2 x 10-1/2 on the 32ct. It does need to be stitched on something dark-ish, like a black or navy blue. 38-ish Colors of DMC flosses, a bit of gold metallic, the chart includes the glass bead embellishments and some gold stars. LOTS of quarter and back stitches, the chart is printed in 3 colors so you can tell the difference at a glance. I love the little bunny, I love the colors, I love the burst of love coming from Santa's Sack!
A Quaker Christmas from ByGone Stitches Offered by ByGone Stitches, we are treated to this decidedly intricate Quaker-inspired spot motif sampler... with a bit of Christmas tossed in! Available in chart format, the whole piece measures approx 20 x 13 on 32ct, and is worked in only three colors of overdyed threads. Now... study this a bit. The chart is very clearly done... you'll probably want to highlight the three different colors with highlighters. Next... realize that this has potential to be a family sampler... by simply changing the JOY, PEACE, and NOEL words and various scattered letters to those that have significance in your family. It doesn't have to be 'Christmas' if that's not a goal in your decorating scheme, or stitching schedule! The design is awesome -- such great balance and symmetry -- especially for a spot-motif piece -- it's just elegant! As is, it calls for 20 skeins of Crescent's Balsam Fir, 2 skeins of Cupid and 1 of Ye Old Gold. Look at your decor, choosing your favorite green, a touch of red and gold... and order enough thread at the onset to finish this! All crosses, offered as the chart... this is stunning!
Big Mama Claus from Amy Bruecken Designs Here's Big Nick's Main Squeeze -- Big Mama!!! This is a darling companion to Big Nick -- published by Sisters & Best Friends. AB Designs is half of 'Sisters'... who are still sisters and best friends... just not a team of designers anymore. They each have their own company... so now its kind of fun to look back at the Sisters Page, and guess who really was behind which design!!! Anyway, here's Big Mama... waiting for her man with a big 'ole Christmas Pudding on her lap! Check out the reindeer slippers! There are more snowmen you can see through the window in the background, and even though the wallpaper is the same... the friends in the room have changed. Offered as the chart with lots of fun bead embellishments, she measures approx 12 x 12 on 28ct. Pretty colors... lots of visual impact!!!
On the First Day of Christmas... from Prairie Moon Prairie Moon has been working on this set of stockings for some time... and we are now up to the 4th Day! #1 Is pictured here... it companions Day Two. Days 3 and 4 feature more of the primitive village scenery, but with different trees and houses. Each Day has it's featured gift... #1 has the Partridge in the Pear Tree. #2 Features the Two Calling Birds... you get the idea! Kind of the same, kind of different from each other, offered in chart format... each is stitched on 28ct linen in overdyeds, and finishes approx 15 inches high and 9 inches wide at the toe. Too late for Santa's 2007 Visit... these are perfect to begin as a set for a family that is NOT into 'frilly'! (To make identification easier... just put your cursor over the individual stocking images to see their names.)
Yule Game Board from The Primitive Needle This is a neat pattern that caught our eye in the shop! Offered as a chart, it features charming, lacy evergreens, and a perky little cardinal that decorate a miniature gameboard. Stitched on 30ct hand-dyed, it measures approx 5 x 13, and is worked in Sampler Threads and Crescent overdyeds -- just three colors! Now... if you're an impatient stitcher, think about stitching the top half and maybe three of the checkerboard rows! The little trees would make such pretty ornaments, too!
Come from Shepherd's Bush A little angel-shepherd on her Christmas Journey... Tina's tiny design for Christmas 2007 is stitched on 32ct Medieval Green in 9 shades of solid and hand-dyed silks. A deep grape, and lots of softer mauves, moss and buttermilk, the 3 x 4-ish design features a few easy stitches and a small yellow star embellishment. Actually quite finish-able in time for Christmas... the complete kit contains the chart, linen, silks, needle and star. Three other designs have been released along with 'Come'... so check 'em out, too!
Jingle All The Way from Notforgotten Farm WHY is this squared, simple design SO charming??? I wonder if its because Santa is standing in his sleigh (something you never do in a row boat!), and his glasses are flying a full stitch OFF his head! What about the square little houses with their organized pines and chimneys... the reindeer are all so alert and perfectly poised... the fabric is quite distressed... it doesn't match the perfect symmetry of the design... I just love it!!! Offered as a chart, this finishes approx 10 x 10 on 28ct. Although the pattern calls for 14ct white aida that you distress... think about all the different hand-dyeds on the market. This is a definite!!!
Santa's North Pole from Glendon Place This is quite the bustling village... stitched in only 106 different colors of DMC floss!!! Welcoming Nutcrackers at the gate to the city, The Claus Cafe, Elf Lodge, Santa's Workshop, and the Reindeer Barn all surround the central Christmas Tree -- the heart of the village. Offered as a chart... you get all 8 pages in one continuous sheet of symbols and backstitching for ease in motif placement. Cheryl notes that nothing in this design overlaps anything else... so it's a perfect option to re-arrange onto a tree skirt, or something like that! Use all the individual trees over and over again.. change the dress colors on some of the people.. get creative... and make something spectacular for NEXT year!!! Simply charming, there are lots of cute details in here, and stitched as is -- this finishes approx 13 x 17 on 28ct. If you decide on a 10ct tree skirt, your buildings will measure approx 8 to 10 inches each... PERFECT!!! Get the pattern, study it a bit, and make your plan!!! And be sure to view the other designs on our new Glendon Place page!
Fear Not from Midsummer Night Designs One of my favorite Christmas passages... I always remember Linus taking his thumb out of his mouth and quoting this in front of the little Charlie Brown Christmas Tree! OK... this design DOES present a different flavor and remembrance for those words! Designed by Midsummer Night Designs, this is stitched in DMC and overdyeds and finishes approx 5 x 10 on 36ct. The sky's the limit on fabric choices with something like this... you can finish it in a cube, a shown, or maybe a pillow, if you choose a larger count fabric. The halo is stitched in gold metallic, along with all the stars in her dress. Very pretty!
Better Homes & Gardens Heirloom Christmas Stockings Holy Cow... This wonderful softcover compilation of nine of the most favored Christmas Stocking patterns EVER published... is available again!!! Originally appearing annually in Cross Stitch and Country Crafts Magazines beginning in the late 1980's... we were treated to a new stocking every year... for 10-12ish, years, I think... until the Magazine and publishing rights ceased. For a few years following, leaflets of the stockings were available... then they stopped. Then this particular book came out... and it went out of print shortly thereafter. So, to make a long story short, this collection has been very hard to get -- all at one time -- for quite some time!!! Beautiful pictures, nice charts, all in 64 pages! Even if your stash already has some of these charts, get this book!!! You'll never be sorry you did! Each stocking is stitched on 25ct Lugana and measures approx 11 x 17, stitched in DMC flosses. Definitely family heirlooms, the nine featured are the Workshop, North Woods, Music Room, Kitchen, Home, Sugar and Spice, Stitcher's Studio, Toys & Games, and Study!!!
European Villages Artist Michael Powell has been charting his delightfully whimsical houses and village scenes for a few years now.. but is finally offering his creativity in chart form, rather than full kits... and we are THRILLED! So many charming design elements in each piece... I love the snowcapped roofs of the Winter Village set, the cobblestones in the Summer Set, and the heart-shaped street lamps of the Venice Set! Offered as charts, each finishes the same size, approx 7 x 8 on a 28ct. Stitched in whole crosses, what gives these so much flavor are the bright colors, and the displaced backstitch. You get lots of crooked little lines and shapes, lots of fun interest, lots of 'relaxing' buildings... I just love all of these!!! They fit my idea of the perfect little bustling European Village -- right out of a picture book!
Heirloom Nativity Sampler from The Victoria Sampler An intricate Christmas sampler... this features lacy Whitework and a bit of Hardanger all tucked between bands of the Angels on High, the Shepherds Watching their Sheep, the Three Wise Men, and Jesus in the Manger. The story of Christmas is told band by band, stitched in silks and metallics on 28ct Smokey Pearl Cashel Linen. Finishing approx 5 x 23... study the bands a bit... there are so many small border designs in this... each of the special scenes could be stitched by itself for a neat little stand-up... connect it all horizontally... it fits! Victoria Sampler is delivering another exquisite piece. The huge Accessory Thread Pack is a 'Who's-Who' of silks, metallics and embellishments! Lovely charts, diagrams and stitches, it promises to spark lots of Christmas memories!
Poinsettias and Pines from Blue Ribbon Designs One of two new designs, this is a lovely, subdued winter sampler. Since Lindy was still gone when this came in, your weary webmaster consulted one of the shop experts on this. Mona tells me that the inner motif would also make a great fob, and that she would choose a lambswool fabric. Measuring anywhere from 12 x 7 on 40 ct, down through 17 x 10 on 28 count, it has been stitched in Bell Soie silks. Just let the gals know if you need threads or fabric for this, and they'll be glad to help you pick it all out.
Beautiful Finishing 2 from The Victoria Sampler Ornaments, Scissor Fobs, Tassels and Cording Lessons Goodness... all you've ever wanted to know (but actually, I think, a little more!) about small piece finishing is presented in this colorful leaflet of multiple projects. Along with 6 pages of charts, you get 6 pages of finishing instructions -- which include 69 pictures of finishing procedures! Lovely little Christmas ornaments... stitch these, or something you like, and use these techniques to finish your ornaments! Beautifully presented.
Christmas Tree 2007 from Mirabilia Mirabilia has designed their second annual Christmas Tree... and it's truly lovely! An exquisite study in greens and whites, the beads are pretty, and the Crescent Colours look like a crispy, fresh caeser salad!!! 12 Doves decorate your 28ct Dirty Linen (sounds so nasty!) confection that finishes approx 8 x 12. She describes this as a Blue Frasier Fir decorated with swirling snow, icy crystal forest branches and fluttery birds. The colors are so unexpected and restful -- so many shades of green. We think of nature as one color... till you study it for a minute! Yes... my caeser salad's lettuce has ALL these colors!!! Kit contains the chart, 6 packages of seed beads and 15 complete skeins of Crescent Colours overdyed flosses!
Humbly Born from Erica Michaels I remember this song from Christmas Programs when I was a little girl, and still love hearing it! (I think I was a sheep one year... in something like 2nd grade!) Erica Michaels takes this classic piece, and had added the stable full of the donkey, cow, sheep and dove... surrounded it with the Shining Star, and falling snowflakes all around. Just a really neat Christmas piece... this is offered as a single chart, and is worked on 36ct Summer Khaki Edinburgh Linen in Crescent Colours hand-dyed flosses. Finishing approx 6 x 9, she has the roof charted for Alternating Scotch Stitches for a little texture, but offers the alternate chart of regular crosses as well. I just like everything about this... and I can't wait till our shop model is finished and on display!!
Snowman and Father Christmas from Margaret Sherry Two of Margaret Sherry's smaller designs, each is offered as a chart, finishes approx 5 x 5, and is full of 'fluffy charm!' I love those little straight stitches on their hats and Santa's beard -- that's what makes the 'fluff.' Pretty colors, nice face details with cheerful smiles, this pair is just cute!
Mister Snowman and Gingerbread for Christmas from Lili Points Two darling recipes by Lili Point -- one for the outside, and the other for the inside!!! Both are offered as charts, stitched in regular cross stitches in a medley of white, coral, garnet, orange spice, and soft browns. Not your typical holiday color palette, but these somehow, really work! Stitched on 32ct, they finish approx 12 and 13 inches square -- actually pretty large. Like all the rest of Lili Point's designs, these two are charming, fresh, clean and young looking. The recipes sound good, too! Something easy to stitch, lots of visual impact, might be time to refresh some of your older Christmas decorations!!!
Recipe for Christmas and A Medley of Trees from Lili Points Two more Lili Point designs for Christmas that are just delightful! That little medley of trees is just the best! You can stitch it as is... or think about doing single trees as small ornaments... lining them all up side-by-side for a long, skinny piece... or even simply stitching your favorite two or three! Recipe for Christmas is a companion to the Gingerbread and Snowman Recipes, I like the simple lines and fresh flavor to these designs. The recipe finishes approx 13 x 13, while the trees measure in at a whopping 16 x 18!!! You can do some serious fabric count changes with that one! The Trees chart includes a few red glass bead embellishments, while the Recipe includes some brass stars and a red star for one of the tree tops.
2007 Christmas Biscornu from Just Nan This is an exquisite ornament design finished into a little 'tuffet-like' cushion! The particular shape of this piece is called a Biscornu -- pronounced 'bis-cor-new' -- and is becoming quite the needlework rage! We started to notice this delightful shape last year, and even made one at last Fall's Camp Wannasew weekend. (They finish easily in about an hour.) Nan has designed a lovely piece... trees on one side and snowflakes on the other... and then added a Whimzi Hanger... and we're treated to an exquisite ornament! No hanger... and it can be a pin cushion. Offered as a leaflet, with accompanying embellishment pack, your Biscornu is stitched in silks and metallics and garnished with beads, glass flowers, crystal buttons, and finishes to a 3-4 inch size. The embellishment pack includes the optional ring to attach to the piece, and hangers are offered separately. So, so pretty and unique!
Christmas Ribbons from Just Nan Nan's 2007 Christmas Band Sampler, is stitched in Weeks overdyed flosses, bits of #4 metallic Braid, and #8 Perle Cottons. The satin-y flowers, the lacy trees, all is garnished with lots of tiny gold beads. I don't know the design size yet, or any stitch details... so all we have at the moment is this tiny teaser pic! Very Classic Nan... something elegant to dress your home for the Holidays! Offered as the leaflet with embellishments, this is stitched on 28ct Light Mocha Cashel Linen.
Button Up and Cranberry Christmas from Prairie Schooler The 2007 Christmas Releases from Prairie Schooler have arrived! Button Up is a charming leaflet featuring 8 snow play scenes - all the same size, all the same colors, all the same feel... so they are perfect for a main piece, or to be split into tiny tree ornaments! Absolutely darling designs... so very classic... you can never go wrong with Prairie Schooler's seasonal things!
And They Shall Seek Him from Just Another Button Company Just Another Button Company has released a third little 'freebie' design that features their charming set of Nativity buttons. We have another designs that coordinate -- Away in a Manger and O Holy Night. Just like the other ones, this is a very simple design -- low impact stitching!!! The charm of the piece rests on the cute clay buttons handmade by JABCO that decorate the piece! You're going to need a piece of 28ct Golden Sand Cashel Linen, bits of overdyed flosses from your stash, this chart and the button set. Design finishes approx 5 x 10... very quick, GREAT impact! Check out the other offer kind of like this one... both are really very nice. The charts are included on a complimentary basis, when the button package is purchased.
Donna Kooler's Ultimate Stocking Collection This is a 96-page softcover book with charts for 15 different Christmas Stockings by Linda Gillum, Barbara Baatz Hillman, Sandy Orton, and Nancy Rossi. You may not recognize the designer's names, but you'll know their work when you look at these cute designs! Darling and traditional, these are the kinds of designs that are timeless! You get a variety of designs from religious, to snowglobes, The Night Before Christmas House, a Santa of the Forest, a Fisherman Santa, a Noah's Ark design, a Cat Stocking and a Dog one! There's an old fashioned piece of a girl sledding, a jolly snowman and Santa in his workshop, there's even a needleworker's stocking! All are beautifully photographed and clearly charted using DMC flosses. This book is a DEFINITE!!!
2007 Limited Edition Let It Snow Santa from The Prairie Schooler Prairie Schooler's third annual Santa Kit offered exclusively through one of our industry distributors, this piece coordinates with the two previous designs, and is offered as a complete kit, featuring Crescent Colours overdyed flosses. Stitch the central Santa by himself, or add the sledders and snowman in the yard. Notice the smoke coming from the chimneys? One is the moon... the other, the stars!!! Stitched on 28ct Natural Cashel Linen in Cupid, Blackbird, Spinach, Magnolia Blossom and Dulce de Leche Crescent Colours, this finishes approx 8 x 5. Complete kit includes the chart, needle, linen and flosses.

Holiday Harmony Kits from Mill Hill Mill Hill has just released an AWESOME set of small bead kits -- all musical instruments -- perfect for your tree or small gifts! Each instrument measures approx 2-1/2 x 3, is stitched in floss and beads on perforated paper, and is trimmed with a brass embellishment. Choose between a Violin, French Horn, Mandolin, Harp, Drum and Trumpet. Stunning for tree ornaments, these would be perfect to give to so many people as small Christmas gifts, too! (Think of the choir director, and everyone else in your group!...and the music teacher... or the musician!) Very traditional and elegant in feel, the colors feature rich browns, deep reds and greens, along with lots of glistening gold beads and metallics! Offered as complete kits of chart, needle, paper, flosses and metallics, beads and charms, these are really a bargain because of all the colors of threads and beads included! Lovely!

2007 Nutcracker Suite from Mill Hill Mill Hill has released a set of three nutcrackers stitched on 16ct white, scalloped-edged banding, that finish into small wall hangings. Offered as complete kits of chart, fabric, flosses, Treasure embellishments AND the brass hanging hardware, each finishes approx 2-1/2 x 5-1/2, and is full of bright, traditional Christmas color! Most of the stitching on these is in floss -- the bead embellishments are worked with petite beads -- and they really stand-out against the white background.

Keeping Cool from Mill Hill Mill Hill's 2007 set of Treasured Stitching Band kits, this trio of snowmen is keeping cool, doing 'snow-y things!' Choose the skier, snow shoveler, or ice-hockey marvel... each is stitched on 16ct white scallop-edged banding, and finishes approx 2-1/2 x 5-1/2. Offered as complete kits, they contain everything you need... even the brass hanging hardware! Cute and colorful!

The Christmas Village in Buttons & Beads from Mill Hill Oh gosh... Mill Hill has designed 6 new houses to join last year's Village series of Button & Bead kits! These are DARLING!!! Offered as complete kit on 14ct brown perforated paper, loaded with beads, flosses and a ceramic button or two, last year's set was so popular... that I know this year's will be too! Stitch them all individually (we love to use 28ct Natural Linen) or stitch them together in a long strip... they are elegant! Queen Anne has frosty blue colors and candles burning in all the windows. Skating Pond is a 'break' in your village... it's part of the activity happening outside! General Store has peppermint posts! Apothecary is lit up -- might be a 24-hr pharmacy! St Nicholas Cathedral is white and glisteny. Lots of white and ice beads in this one! Village Bakery is closed... but it's sign is a delicious gingerbread man cookie! Very well done... pick a few from last year, and add some from this year... and watch your tiny village grow and grow!

2007 Appalachian Santas from Mill Hill Every year, Mill Hill does 3 old-time Santa ornaments in simple cross stitch with a little bead embellishment. This is the 9th year to add to the set of Musical, Mountaineer, Polar... all of the previous 24 are pictured on our MH Kits pages. Stitched on 14ct Perforated Paper, each finishes approx 3 x 4-1/2, and makes a charming hand-made addition to any Christmas tree! Allegheny has a teddy bead in his sack, Blue Ridge is holding a racoon and Smoky Mountain features a cat. Simple, with Olde World appeal... we keep selling the first year's set just as much as the newer ones!!! They are an awfully good value, as well... maybe that's why!

Winter Holiday Kits from Mill Hill For the 'gazillionth' year in a row... we have a new set of tiny beaded Christmas Tree ornaments! Always cute, always 2 x 3-ish in size, always complete little kits loaded with floss, beads and sometimes a Treasure embellishment to two, they take an evening or two or three to complete. Stitched on 14ct perforated paper, the holes are easy to see, they're so colorful, and the beads just glisten reflecting the lights from your tree. Just look at that Christmas Cardinal... it's FUZZY! (How cute is that? We have a tiny springtime bluebird just like it, too.) The white angel will be stunning against the greenery of your tree, too! Our local embroider's guild chapter always stitches a few dozen of these to decorate a huge wreath that they donate to our local Philbrook Museum of Art's Holiday fundraiser (each member does one kit.) You may not be able to stitch a 'few dozen' ornaments... but choose 5 or 6 from all the years and years of kits we have still available on our MH pages, and make yourself a tiny wreath! What a cool gift, too! Anyway, don't miss all the previous designs on our MH pages... some are TOO CUTE! Always a great value, too, because everything is included in these -- tons of different flosses and bead colors.

Buttons & Beads Christmas Villagefrom Mill Hill The most darling little stitched village by Mill Hill has arrived! Presented in this year's set of 6 Button & Bead Kits... each package features a different house in the village. Stitched individually on the included 14ct perforated paper, each measures approx 5 x 5. BUUTTT... what about stitching all of them together on one long piece of linen??? You can stitch each house right next to its neighbor, and you'll finish with an awesome stitched and beaded village, complete with a few button embellishments, too! Joining this Train Depot... your little Mill Hill 'Christmasville' has a Country Church, Victorian home, Post Office, Christmas Tree Farm and Toy Shop. Each complete kit contains its chart, flosses, beads, buttons and needles, along with the 14ct paper. If you want to stitch each individually on linen... those cuts are 9 x 9 in size, while the entire Mill Hill Christmasville cut is 11 x 36 in 28ct Natural. Cute, cute!!!
Christmas Tree 2006 from Mirabilia Mirabilia has begun an annual set of Christmas Trees... this is the first! 'It sparkles red, green, and gold with boughs gloriously laden with ornaments and draped with strands of sparkling beads.' Offered as the Limited Edition chart with packages of 7 different Mill Hill glass beads, 2 different crystal rondele Treasures packages, two reels of Kreinik Blending Filament, and a Mill Hill glass star Treasure for the tree top, you add the linen -- a 13-1/2 x 17 Cut -- of 32ct Natural Belfast, and the DMC flosses. There are only nine colors of floss in this... it's just so full of glitz and charm... that it looks as though you've used 35 or 40!!! Finishing approx 7-1/2 x 11, this looks like it would be a lot of fun to stitch and 'decorate!'
Christmas Village from Victoria Sampler *I heard the bells on Christmas Day* begins the verse of this charming piece... a bustling Christmas Village scene, full of white lace and snowy winter flavor! By The Victoria Sampler, this is so, so pretty... it's stitched mainly in cross stitches... and features snowflakes stitched in all sorts of permutations of Star and Eyelet Stitches. (That's because no snowflake is exactly like another, you know!) Stitched on 28ct Smokey Pearl Cashel Linen, the accessory pack features 22 different colors of silks, overdyed flosses, #4 metallic braid, and, more silks! The embellishments include seed beads, tiny pearls and star sequins, as well. Offered as the leaflet with accessory packs, our colors of silks have arrived, but the pack of black and white silks is on backorder!!! (So when you order, we'll have to send that pack in a few weeks. Don't know the price -- you'll have to be a bit brave with that!) Your busy Christmas Village finishes approx 16 x 10, and most surely will become a treasured Holiday Heirloom.
Big Nick from Sisters & Best Friends Sisters & Best Friends' newest Big Santa... he goes with the other 4 they already have published! Packed FULL of bright, cheerful color, this year's Santa features beaded trim on his package and a beaded rope -- with Swarovski crystals -- that closes his bag. Check out the tiny mouse perched atop the kitty... all in front of the window! Offered as a leaflet with embellishment pack of beads, crystals, clay peppermint and holly, some stars and buttons, Big Nick measures approx 12 x 12 on 28ct, and is stitched in regular DMC flosses. I just love the colors and the shading... such a big puffy chair, such cute trees and that sack... and such a teeny little face on Nick! Charming!
Along For The Ride from Homespun Elegance Homespun Elegance's 2006 Snowman Ornament is actually pretty darn cute! Always a snowman, always offered as the chart with tiny embellishment of some sort... this year's features the snowman flying across the sky in a sleigh that looks remarkably like a reindeer!!! The cows (they always have square rear-ends!) in the front yard are really sheep... I read the directions! Finishing approx 3 x 4 on 28ct linen, you'll need the bits of overdyed and DMC flosses from your stash.
Advent Calendar & Petite Ornamentals from JBW Designs JBW has released the neatest set of tiny ornament designs that all fit into one gigantic Advent Calendar design! So, so many options with this great set of designs... the main piece features a huge border surrounding all the tiny 2 x 2-ish ornamental squares that Velcro onto their corresponding date. (You could leave off all those date numbers as one of the options.) The main calendar finishes approx 19 x 13 stitched on a cream or white Cashel Linen. Each individual ornament finishes a bit smaller than 2 x 2.There are several other options for everything, as shown in the pictures. Think about the individual cranberry velveteen tie pillows -- they measure 5 x 5. Then, there is a red, green and black flange pillow -- approx 7 x 12 -- that fits three ornament designs with part of that pretty main border. What about finishing the ornaments individually any number of ways? The sky's the limit with this! Offered as the set of all charts and finishing ideas, there is an embellishment package included that features 5 different colors of glass seed beads, and 22 different tiny charms and buttons! It will stitch the entire set of ornaments. Very well done... this'll take a bit of 'studying' to choose your favorite options! (That's why I haven't quoted fabrics here.) (and...I'm happy to say that our Mona did all the ornament finishing... and Celia stitched some of the cover models!) JBW has 4 other small designs that are new... visit our pages to get a peek!
Cinnamon Stick Stocking III from Homespun Elegance Merry Christmas flows down the body of this looonnng and skiiinnny stocking... that is probably large enough to hold SEVERAL of Santa's Treasures!!! It's definitely the predominant message, and is trimmed by the cute little house and sleigh below! The top features the name-of-choice, while the toe area features the holiday scenery. The model is shown stitched on a hand-dyed 28ct Vatican Red Linen. You could choose any neutral that you like -- I don't think this HAS to be done on the red. Using both overdyeds and DMC flosses, it's embellished with a few of Homespun Elegance's Olde Brass Buttons, for a bit of charm. Finishing approx 8-1/2 x 21, all it needs is your mantel! Homespun Elegance has another funky-shaped stocking chart -- Holly Holidays -- check it out, too... as the charming shapes add such a neat touch! And be sure to check out the 2 other new designs, too!
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