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We have almost 3 dozen new designs by Kelly Grundy of Cosford Rise Stitchery - coming from all the way 'Across the Pond.' All are clearly charted and coded for DMC floss. Here we go!
Cicada's Song Sampler This is a pretty piece! Measuring 228 x 227, it finishes about 12 x 12 on 36ct. That cool stone mill is surrounded by a meandering wildflower border that doesn't repeat anywhere! Can you see the little pond down in the bottom left corner of the border? The verse reads: Magnolia blooms and cotton fields, where gentle rivers wind, in southern warmth and cicada's song, the heart of home you'll find. Coded for DMC or a medley of hand-dyed flosses... this is super-charming!
Father Christmas's Village This is actually a Christmassy sampler - but you have to look closely to see the holiday flavor - and then you can see it everywhere! A holly border surrounds reindeer, the village church, tree farm, mill, sleigh bell inn, the post office, tea shoppe, and glorious basket of poinsettias. Stitched with both Weeks and Gentle Arts: Grecian Gold, Caramel Corn, Picket Fence, Tarnished Gold, Collards, Cameo Pink, Woodrose, Olive, Pomegranate and Endive, the colors are really nice against the honey-colored background. Measuring 215 x 255, this finishes a generous 12 x 15 on 36ct.
In the Dale Stitch a charming little egg-shaped scene of rabbits running over hills and dale. We American Girls had to have a discussion in the shop about Dales - what are they, how do I use them in a sentence... we know nothing, so can't wait to get to Market and ask all about them! This measures 130 x 162 and is coded for DMC... I wish we could get our hands on that frame... but the pic gives you a great guide for painting your own. Presented as a chart - such a happy picture!
The Windflower and the Whale - Love this trio of seaworthy designs - especially that huge whale one! Smokey Blue fabric - finishes a little under 5 x 5 on 36ct. The Neptune and the Sailors - Just like the large whale on the other one, I like the large ship pic on this one. Both are coded mostly of DMC with a few hand-dyeds tossed in.
Happy Christmas to All - LOVE this! Santa floating above the sleeping village. Weeks Tin Roof Linen (your choice of count), this measures 130 x 160 - so approx 8 x 11 on 32ct. A Jolly Happy Soul - Another super-cute one... this is done on Weeks Tin Roof linen with a mixture of hand-dyeds, but DMC conversions are given. 169 x 69 -- so 9-1/2 x 4 in 36ct. Holy Holy Holy - Just a classic! Worked on Weeks Twilight Linen, this one is NOT coded for DMC. Everything pops on that dark fabric, this measures 140 x 84 - so approx 9 x 5 on 32ct.
Jingle All the Way Stitched on white or seafoam linen, the ornaments are taken from the larger scene.
Lead Us Not into Temptation - Aren't these cute? Little birds to tantalize... each design is approx 60 x 90 - so 3 x 4-1/2 in finished size. Both cat and dog in this chart. Harlequin Halloween Pin Drum and Needle Turnip - This is DARING! The cover pic shows only half the design - you get all three dancing charachters as well as that little ghost face to make the berry - which she calls a turnip! You actually get that entire turnip chart in the next chart below! 216 x 73, this finishes about 12 x 4 on 36ct - all handyeds. Harlequin Halloween Smalls - Here's the whole turnip chart along three companion designs to the ones on the pin drum above. Misc fabrics and trims... these are retro-looking and charming!
Love To Stitch Biscornu and Scissor Fob - This is a charming overall pattern covering your pin cushion. Scissors, spools, buttons, pins and needles, coded for Classic Colorworks hand-dyeds. Easy Peckings - Super-fun patterned chickens! Nothing hard, just very eyecatching and crisp! Coded for DMC, they measure about 7-1/2 x 3-1/2 on 36ct - much smaller than they look in the pic! The Shamrocks that Grow - This is a set of cute St Patrick's Day things... rainbows and shamrocks - and a blessing. 'May your blessings outnumber the shamrocks that grow, and may trouble avoid you wherever you go.'