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We at The Silver Needle have a special place in our hearts for "Erica Michaels!" Linda worked for us for a few years before she moved away. We're constantly in touch... so it feels like she's right in our backyard, instead of a few states away! These designs are full of fun threads and embellishments... Enjoy all of them!
Spring Arrivals From Erica Michaels Charming Gardeners - With floral motifs taken from 19th century pattern books, and a verse by Marcel Proust, this pays tribute to those who make you happy! Main sampler is shown beside the floral urn stitched on silk gauze, and a little companion berry cushion. Lots of different finishing options from this one design! Chart runs $16.00 Chocolate Resistance - is Futile! Just a fun, quick design presented in a single chart/card format. $6.00. Joyful Fields - Verse or not, this features delightful woodland animals in their forest of evergreens. Chart runs $9.50. Spring Cartouches - A collection of seasonal pin cushions... perfect to nestle with other Springtime cushions you've finished. Chart runs $13.00. Stitcher's Garden Berries - Such a COOL SET of berries! Pins & Needles, Measure & Cut, and Count & Stitch are the verses on each of the three... all scattered with florals and finished with pretty felt tops. Linda always has great finishing instructions for her berries - this is a really nice trio of them. All are in the same chart for $15.00
Halloween and Christmas Seasonals Linda's designs are 'cute and cushion-y!' Autumn Cartouches - A set of 4 coordinating designs, she's putting pretty seasonal borders around words that describe the season. This is the first of many in this series, so they'd be fun to collect and nestle in a big bowl as you finish them. Great way to use left over fabrics and trims. All 4 designs in the chart for $13.00 A Frightful Assembly - This is a super cool design. It features 8 2 x 3-ish designs - all stitched in your favorite hand-dyed black color, but accented with bits of white and orange. She has them finished as cushions, you could do blocks, the whole thing together, perf paper magnets, just whatever. The whole thing is also a play on collective nouns! Everything in one pattern for $18
Sampler Trio - Here's a set of 'retro-flavored' samplers! Linda first published these in 1987... they have since been retired. Apparently, stitchers keep asking for them, so she's reprinted! Original colors are referenced, and she's updated some with hand-dyeds. All three designs are in this chart.
Fresh Berries by Erica Michaels! - Well... technically they're 'Preserves' because all have been previous class pieces and never released! Linda is the Berry Lady - I told her she should give out those little jars of jelly at the show as a promo! Your Peek at her releases! Birdsong Berries - Inspired by birds from antique samplers, soft sage, buttermilk, a little denim and brick red, just classic birds and sampler motifs on these. All three in the chart for $15.00 Life is Sweet - These are FRESH PRESERVES! Never released before - Linda has been teaching her berry finishing at shops and retreats for several years. Each time, she did a small berry design for the event... and here are 9 of them! 9 charts, color pics, finishing instructions and templates for all the berries and different topper treatments! We've never seen these berry designs - they're all new to us - and look charming! Linda does something different on every topper! Book $30.00 Featherbeds - For Rent! (Can you imagine?) A really fun piece to hang in your guestroom! Are they a bevy, gaggle or flock? Linda features two different designs in this chart - $15.00 Friends and Stars - A tiny sampler and a berry - both for your besties. Linda suggests some metallic to add sparkle. Chart $13.00
Winter Wishes Winter Wishes - A quiet little design, stitch it in the sampler format or make berry cushions, all the charts are included in the packet. Linda recommends a fabric that will contrast your snowflakes which are stitched using Grits hand-dyed. Main sampler measures 174 x 84 - so 9-1/2 x 4-1/2 on 36ct.
Autumn Musings This chart contains both the berry and rectangular cushion designs. Gorgeous Fall colors, Linda has squirrels and acorns tucked in to her borders.
So Many New Samplers! All Hallow's Eve - This is so much fun! Stitch the crossword puzzle full of scary and spooky names - lots of fun Halloween motifs are scattered everywhere around it! Choose a darker mangy colored fabric - we have several colors and counts to choose from for this but on 32ct, it measures a mere 7 x 9-ish! (It looks bigger in the picture.) Then... there are those darling little pin drum and berry cushions... Linda has taken the motifs from the puzzle and re-arranged them - so same ingredients, different recipe! Abundant Table - This is an adaptation of an English sampler stitched in 1764. An Armenian table grace prayer, Linda has re-charted this gorgeous piece adding Satin Stitches and 'over one' in the massive and elegant border. She chose Autumn/Harvest colors... but you will see the original colors from the antique inside the chart. Coded for silks or DMC, this needs to be hung in a place of honor in the kitchen or dining room. It measures 209 x 206 - so about 11-1/2 inches square on 36ct. Just GORGEOUS!
New March Arrivals from Erica Michaels Designs Linda has 7 new designs.... here are three, make sure to click through the pics to see the rest! The Berry Patch - Raspberries, blueberries and blackberries, three sweet berries with a French twist. Stitched on 36ct linen with Weeks hand-dyed flosses and trimmed with Weeks wools and Lady Dot trims. Charming little pin cushions as always! All three are in this chart. A Cheerful Heart - Inspired by an entry in Linda's Great Grandmother's autograph book, and motifs from an antique pattern booklet, this mono chromatic set includes three pieces - a mini sampler, berry and needlebook. Set the pieces in a pretty wooden bowl - that dark background really sets off the pretty stitching. Presented as a chart.
Favoured Feline - Based on a silk gauze antique embroidery that Linda ownes, this plump, pamapered cat is adapted for linen and finished as a drum, although easily framed up or finished as you like. Chart.
The November Releases from Erica Michaels Designs Quilting A-Bee-Cs is finally finishing with this part 5 to the design. Just a fantastic collection of smaller designs, Linda has arranged colorful quilt blocks and inspirational thoughts into the patchwork piece. In each of the 5 charts, she has assembled/finished three or four different projects, so you are getting a super-creative collection of different smalls. We're kind of sad that this project is finished... but thrilled to finally be able to offer the complete set of charts! Complete set is shown right below!
Announcing Quiting A-Bee-Cs This is a charming 5-part sampler covering alphabets and quilt motifs. Lots of options for smalls to take out of the larger design, Linda is releasing this is 5 parts - one chart a month - March 2023 to November 2023. Worked with Classic Colorworks hand-dyed flosses, it measures 263 x 223 - so will finish approx 14-1/2 x 12-1/2 on 36ct. Each square is 39 x 39, but each tiny quilt motif in it is just 24 stitches! Itty bitty! Linda promises indvidual finishes for pin pillows, spool bands, cubes, ornaments... all sorts of fun stuff. (I can see a drum with tiny quilt motifs all around.) Although there is a floss list, she also suggests that if you clean out your hand-dyed stash and use different dye lots of threads - it kind of mimics an old quilt - which is pretty cool and definitely OK! Thread list: 1 each of Black Coffee, Blackbird, Dublin Bay, Hazelnut, Holly Berry, Little Sprout, Magnolia Blossom, Mistletoe, Old Blue Jeans, Queen Bee, Tea and Bisquits, 2 of Trail Dust, 3 of Wavy Navy and Wild Berries. Our Auto-ship will end with Chart 5. Let us know fabric count and color choice (she uses a vanilla/cream/hand-dyed) and add any threads you need... we can ship those with your first chart.
Letting Go Another smaller 4 x 5 design with coordinating berry - sporting those vertical bands, this chart includes a few hand-dyed buttons and a small charm (which I cannot find in the pic, but I'm sure its there!)
New Arrivals from Erica Michaels Quilting Berries - A trio of quilted berries to match the whole A-Bee-C thing! Colors are the same - so if you are doing the series, you already have them all. Something fun a Cross Stitcher can stitch for her Quilting Friends! All three berry designs are included in the chart, along with topper finishing instructions. Vintage Garden Smalls - If you did our Circle of Friends a few years ago - you have two of the three parts of this! Linda did it as our A Little Help From Our Friends project... and has now released it with a companion design. That cute little tray gives you something to display your talents in!
Several charming designs from Erica Michaels We're getting more berries, another crossword puzzle and FUN alphabet/quilt sampler series! The Beach is Calling - This is just like Reindeer Games and Liberty Games - a really fun crossword-styled piece - along with a cute drum cushion! I love reading the words in this - Trolley, taffy, crabshack and boardwalk... I just want to be THERE! Cute motifs of that boardwalk, those crabs and lobsters, the lighthoue and trolley... straight out of a summer vacation... it's more about the little seaside community than the scratchy sand! Stitched with hand-dyeds, the main piece finishes 10 x 8 on 32ct. Heirloom Tomato - Prosperity and good fortune... do tomatoes bring you that? Regardless, I love this one! Pretty colors, you even have a tomato-berry-cushion out of it! The chartpack includes some buttons and a brass charm - which we cannot see in the pic. Lady Dot trims and Weeks wools are used in the finishing.
The Sewing Bee, Stitch All the Things, Liberty Games Erica Michaels has several new things... lots of cute pin cushion ideas... and that fun patriotic crossword! The Sewing Bee - This pair of designs was part of our Summer Event with Linda - via ZOOM - two years ago (already!) It companions Heartstrings Samplery's bee design as well. Presented as a chartpack with buttons and charm embellishment included, Linda has varied the two designs slightly from each other - so you can 'berry' or 'square' it! Liberty Games - This is a fun piece... a 7-1/2 x 11 patriotic crossword puzzle! Just like Reindeer Games, Linda has nestled words together and inter-mingled all sorts of tiny motifs in the quirky leftover spaces. She has included 2 smaller designs in here - one for a berry cushion and another is a drum stand-up. Stitched with a mixture of Weeks and DMC flosses, 36ct Vellum is the featured fabric in the model pic.
Life is Better Woof, Winter Berries Erica Michaels has sent new designs. Life is Better Woof Companions her little cat designs she just did a few months ago. A pair of cute designs for a dog-lover in your life.
Autumn Berries, The Moon is Full, Leafy Sidewalks and Life is Better Meow Erica Michaels' Linda Stolz has 7 new designs - here are 4, with pics and info about the others when you scroll down just a bit! Autumn Berries - A trio of pin cushions, I like that little scarecrow, all three designs are in this chart. The Moon is Full - Beware, Halloween is in the air! Choose a dusty, stormy color fabric - you get the berry and square cushion designs in here as well. Leafy Sidewalks - Five different thoughts, 3 different borders, stitch them in any combo you wish. They can be as large as 5 x 8 or smaller finishes to perch on a windowsill.
Bristol Berries III Bristol Berries III - More berry cushions decorated with random motifs found in the antique Bristol Orphanage samplers, stitched in the traditional red colors.
God Bless America God Bless America features the words from the song. You can stitch it in the reds and blues on the front cover, or do it monochromatically - there is a pic of that on the pattern back. Inspired by woven coverlets, one of the stitched versions also has antique button garnishes added. The main design measures 98 x 177 - so about 5-1/2 x 1- on 18/36ct. Presented as a chart.
Very Berry! Linda Stolz of Erica Michaels has designed an EXQUISITE wool strawberry... stitched on 30ct silk gauze!!! Designed to be a scissor fob or tiny pin cushion this little 2-1/2 x 1-3/4 confection is way too pretty to eat... and I'd never stick pins in mine!!! Here are all the details! Stitched in Continental Stitch (just the first half of a Cross Stitch), your berry calls for 5 different shades of Gentle Art's hand-dyed Simply Wool -- you'll be stitching with one ply of thread. The stitched berries that wrap around the piece are little checkerboards of Mulberry and Buckeye Scarlet, the blossoms have hints of golden Brandy in them, and the leaves are a deep Blue Spruce, all against a Roasted Marshmallow background! A miniature strawberry patch on your Very Berry! Next, the berry top features matching Weeks Dye Works hand-dyed wool leaves!!! Charted for regular stitching, you could do this on linen... but our exclusive kit contains 30ct silk gauze instead! (Bigger holes than linen -- NO KIDDING!) When you are finished with the stitching, the long side is joined into a cone-shape, and the top is drawn/gathered together, with tiny wool leaves attached to the top! Just darling!!! Offered as the complete kit, we have included the chart, gauze, 8 complete skeins of Gentle Art's Simply Wool, Weeks Dye Works wool, and your needle. Complete assembly instructions are included, along with stitching tips for the gauze! I'm holding the precious little berry in my hands in some of our pics... you can see how petite it is, and how very special and unique! Thank You, Linda for designing something so awesome... just for The Silver Needle!
New Arrivals Reindeer Games - This one is kind of fun, especially if you are a 'crossword puzzle' family! What I LOVE, though, about the pattern are the two smaller projects pictured on the cover - a tiny reindeer berry and and the little drum stand-up. Just really fun decorations to perch around during the holidays! Peaceful Woodlands - Companions Hearthside Christmas. It contains a smaller sampler piece as well as two berry designs - one that wishes Peace and the other offering a forest of evergreens.
Ocean of Wisdom II Linda offers both a silk gauze main design in here - as well as 5 smaller take-out designs stitched on linen and finished into pin cushions! The main design - the medley of all 5 can be done on anything you want - but stitched 35ct gauze, if you can find it... it finishes a delightful 3-1/2 inches square. Notice the 5 sections? Each of those are stitched on 36ct linen and then finished with all sorts of decorative trims and embellishments to make another really cute bowl-filling presentation. Everything is coded for Weeks hand-dyed flosses or DMC; it's a beautiful set of patterns!
New Releases from Erica Michaels Hannah's Garden - 'Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them!' Harvest Hannah was one of Linda's first cross stitch designs - she was a leaflet, and made a 6-inch stand-up figure. THIS chart is a re-into of Hannah... you get both the original design in here, as well as the cute little 5 x 7 cushion design. Linda drew Hannah on a 4 x 6 piece of canvas that she displayed at that Market 20 years ago... and then gave it to The Silver Needle to 'store' for her! Ms Hannah still hangs on our walls! My Heart Beats True - Stitch this on the tiny gauge silk gauze included in the package (35 or 40ct) or use a larger linen... using Classic Colorworks and Weeks hand-dyed flosses. 2 x 2 or 4 x 5 - depends on your eyes! Sentiment and colors are the same either way, so enjoy!
Erica Michaels Suggests that Christmas is Coming! The St Nick Berry duo has arrived! Two different charts - that look the same at first glance - stitch into two entirely different little berry-shaped cushions. The LINEN version is meant to be stitched on 32ct, with Weeks Dye Works hand-dyed flosses, and will finish about 3 x 4. The SILK version is meant to be stitched on the little cut of 40ct gauze included in that package. Even though these LOOK so similar, the threads on the 40ct silk option are Gentle Art's hand-dyed cottons and completely different colors!!! These are just charming... they make beautiful tree ornaments, curious pin cushions, and gorgeous little scissor fobs. (And you know, you can always go out on a limb and stitch the linen version on gauze, and the gauze version on linen! The Cross Stitch Police will not come, but thankfully, Santa still will!) Candy Cane Wishes and Mistletoe Kisses You get both berries in here, as well as the squared version to make all three cushions! Happy Christmas greetings, everything is stitched on Weeks 40ct Straw Linen with just Collards, Baked Apple and Linen colors of Weeks flosses. Cute as can be!
The Beatitudes This has been presented in a 3-chart set - and all three parts are now here. The cover model is shown stitched on 40ct silk gauze - so basically 40ct over one. The entire piece measures 229 x 212 - so about 14 inches square on 32ct linen. Stitch each panel individually and finish them in a number of different ways, or make this entire piece - which is stunning! Lots of options with this one.
Fall for Autumn This is a cheerful little piece! Don't the leaves blowing against the swirly background look like they're going to fly right off the design? A cut of 40ct silk gauze is included in this pack, and will make the finished piece just 2-1/2 x 3. If you work it on linen, Linda suggests a light neutral to keep the tonal contrast of the background. Time to get out all the yummy fall colors of your threads!!!
Erica Michaels has three new Petites designs... all are offered in chart format, and include a bitty cut of silk gauze - for super-gorgeous, petite results! Of course, Aida and linen work well too... so you decide what works best for you. My Refuge - From Psalm 91, He shall cover you with His feathers, and under His wings you shall take refuge. Finishing only 2 x 3-1/2 on the silk, this turns out 10-1/2 x 6 on 14/28ct! Coded for Belle Soie Silks of Beach Grass, Enchanted Forest, Oatmeal Scone and Vanilla Pudding - Linda has DMC conversions as well. All Through The Night - This one has the neatest background! Can you see the moon-face and swirls in there? Super subtle, the smaller version is the silk gauze piece - it finishes only 2-1/2 x 4. The larger piece - the complete poem is worked on 36ct over two and it finishes approx 9-1/2 x almost 14 on 32ct! Pretty blues and cremes of silk or cotton - everything is listed inside the chart.
Erica Michaels is Adding Berries to her Stitched Collection Linda has 4 new pin cushion designs - the cutest little berry shapes - stitch them teeny-weeny small on 40ct or larger on larger counts... you have choices! All are worked with hand-dyed flosses... the LINEN berries are featured on linen fabric, the SILK berries are featured on 40ct silk gauze... but you can do them on whatever you like better. This entire collection is just enchanting, and all are presented in chart format . The Needle Berry features a cute little sewing bird, a tape measure and tomato pin cushion motifs. The silk gauze version is actually larger in stitch count than the linen version, so the finished sizes can get confusing on these!
Caroling Berries Linda has completed her set of pin cushion designs - 8 berries with 8 rectangular versions! OK... lots of details here. Themed for Christmas Carols, there are 8 charts released from July to November of 2018. Each chart contains a Carol Berry design to FINISH as a berry, AND a squared-off version of that design for a rectangular cushion in case you don't want to do the berry shape. Choose any fabric you like - this entire series will be monochromatic - so you can see in the pic that choosing a pretty hand-dyed thread is perfect for these. Adeste Fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful) and O Tannenbaum are available now. Future Carol Berries will be: Angels We Have Heard on High, Deck the Halls, Silent Night, Jingle Bells, We Three Kings and Joy to the World. (We have lots of coordinating Weeks threads and Lady Dot trims; Linda mentions that a fat quarter of fabric will be fine to stitch all of your berries or rectangles. Maybe get the first two charts and THEN decide on your fabric/thread/bead/wool/trim colors. Super classy little things!!!

Victory & Peace Erica Michaels has two new designs shown here on 40ct. If that's too small -- choose anything YOU like to work on! Presented in her 'Petites Collection,' each chart comes with a cut of 40ct silk gauze for over-one stitching. Coded for DMC or hand-dyeds, . VICTORY & PEACE finishes about 3 x 3. If you work on something larger, like 14/28 or 32, they'll finish about 10 x 4, and 9 x 9. Lovely designs... the sentiments need no more words!
Consider the Lilies This is a full-sized chart that offers inspiration with different design and finishing options. Gauze (there is a small cut included in the chart) or linen, cushion or framed, you have three different design choices in this chart. Coded for DMC or hand-dyeds.
More Gorgeous Berries Linda Stolz has a stunning collection of stitched strawberry-shaped pin cushions you could actually poke pins into (Yikes!) or maybe hang on your Christmas tree! Berries for all the seasons, some samplers, some bees, some sea-shory with mermaids... she has a two different berries for each theme. Multiple stitch options for them... choose 40ct silk gauze or linen, or larger 28 or 32 linens. (Just because one is CALLED the Silk option -- it doesn't mean you HAVE to stitch that one on silk! And vise/versa.. the Linen charts CAN be done on 40ct linen or gauze!) The smaller versions (approx 1 x 2) in the pics are the silk (40ct) options, the larger (approx 3 x 4) are the linen pieces. Designs for each ARE DIFFERENT... study the pics a little, you can see that. Silk berry charts come with cut of 40ct silk gauze; Linen berries do not include linen. Hold on for SIX MORE yummy berries... all are here... ENJOY these low-calorie options! Sweet Freedom Berry -- A cute set, choose a taupe hand-dyed for the linen one, silk one has a stitched background of Weeks Cornsilk color.
Jingle Erica Michaels continues her set of stitched berry cushions and ornaments. We have a trunk show in the shop till January that has ALL 40 BERRIES IN HER COLLECTION all stitched and in one place. Oh My Gosh... they are such a delight to see! Actually the same finishing concepts as Just Nan's mice, these are stitched flat and then you roll them. Picture a waffle cookie ice cream cone -- same shape, same assembly! Linda's berries come in either silk gauze or linen options. Even though each theme companions -- every berry is totally different from the other 39. Linen versions are chart only. Silk versions include a cut of 40ct silk gauze. Jingle Berry SILK finishes less than 1-1/2 inches. Snowflakes against that red background, an enchanting ornament size. The Snow Chenille trim along the top is the 'fur' on Santa's hat, it features Weeks Collards Houndstooth hand-dyed wool and a peppermint JABCO button as well. Stitched with hand-dyed flosses. Jingle Berry LINEN finishes closer to 4 inches in size. A few thousand less stitches than the silk version, this is done on Weeks Garnet Linen. Linda has turned it on its top, and made a tiny Santa hat out of it as another finishing option. THE SAME design is finished like the other berries -- shown right beside it -- can you believe those are the same design?
Fall Bounty Berries Linda has sent a pair of designs to make more of her enchanting strawberry pin cushions. These join her Brrr Snowman, Adam & Eve, Holly, Honey Bee, Mermaid, Nativity, Quaker, Sampler, Valentine Sweet berry, and Halloween Yikesberry! charted sets. One of these - The Linen Berry (no longer available... sorry!) is charted for 28ct Straw hand-dyed Gingham Linen and finishes about 5 inches in size. The other - The Silk Berry is actually a slightly different design that is charted for and stitched on 40ct silk gauze -- it finishes a mere 2 inches in size! Both are full of luscious Weeks flosses of Amber, Brick, Bright Leaf, Chestnut, Chrysanthemum, Collards, Flatfish, Grape Vine, Havana, Mascara, Straw and Putty. I think they are just the coolest things!!!!
New Arrivals WOW... the last of the 12 Berries series, a darling mermaid and some new stitching smalls! Mermaid Berry -- You'll want this darling berry and medallion as companion pieces to your By the Sea sewing set! The berry's mermaid is surrounded by her fishy friends, and is relaxing on the beach in the medallion design -- a perfect topper for an ort jar! Presented in chart format WITH the two cuts of silk gauze for the round piece and the berry, everything is worked with various hand-dyed flosses. Such a pretty design!
These Three Remain What a gorgeous, classic design! Measuring approx 12 x 9-1/2 on 36ct, each of the three words is monochromatic, but you can use just about any colors you want. Linda USED to offer each of the three words charted in three separate patterns, but has now joined them into one design and one chart offering, and lowered the price! So... you can still get LOVE and FAITH singly, they are the same price as the trio... our single version of HOPE is sold out.
Wise Men Talk about a stunning tree ornament! This is on 40ct, so will finish 2 x 3. Royalty colors of navy, gold and purple... elegant! It is presented as the chart with gauze cut.
A Needle's Work Erica Michaels has 3 new designs -- both for 40ct silk gauze, and regular cross stitch on linen. A Needle's Work is a charming hand-work piece -- it features all the words and tasks that needles DO! Quilt, knit, tat, spin, stitch, crochet, and weave... I guess they DO do all of that!!! Linda has finished her piece into fun, long and skinny pin cushion... very cute, it NEEDS to go into that basket of stitched smalls you are collecting... because it'll make great conversation! Presented as the chart with small cut of 40ct silk gauze.
Erica Michaels has New Berries, and lots of other fun things!!! Linda is expanding her delightful collection of stitched berry cushions, she chooses a theme and does one design for linen and a companion design for silk gauze -- you have stitching choices!!! Quaker and Sampler Berries are new and I JUST LOVE THEM! At first glance, you think the pairs are alike -- they are NOT! Of course, you can stitch the silk version on the linen or linen on silk -- or either on Aida -- don't get hung up on that -- Just enjoy these charming designs and the neat cushion shape!!! Presented as charts, the finishing is simple and instructions are included. MAKE SURE you check out the Halloween, Christmas, Valentines and Winter Berries, too! Quaker Berry is a mighty little thing measuring just 2 inches, it is worked in Classic Colorworks Silks and features a bitty spool up there as the berry stem! Sampler Silk Berry has an alphabet too, but different motifs. You can still do specialty stitches on silk gauze -- definitely tiny showcases of your stitching talents!
Liberty & Justice A pretty patriotic piece worked on 40ct silk gauze, there is also a version of the bottom half of this stitched on Weeks 35ct Tin Roof linen that is finished into a pin cushion! VERY nice, you don't have to work these designs on that bit of 40ct if you don't want to... other fabric choices are awesome because the designs are good enough to work on so many offerings. Weeks Deep Sea and Lancaster Red are the predominent colors... I like the less-yellow background of the cushion!
Beach Blessing - Cross Stitch on Linen Originally published as a bitty Petites design, Linda has re-worked her chart a little and here it is ready for 28 or 32 linen! Your stitch count is 93 stitches square, and colors called for are Cidermill Brown, Dungarees, Flax, Old Red Paint, Pumpkin Pie and Tea Rose. Make a pin cushion and poke in those darling JABCO seashore pins!!!
New Stitched Berries Oh my gosh, Linda Stolz has 4 new stitched strawberries that are SO COOL!!! Joining her Linen and Silk berries for Christmas and Halloween -- we now have Brrrberry -- a frosty snowman -- and Sweetberries -- chocolate and vanilla for Valentine's Day! You have choices! The larger version berries are worked on linen and finish approx 2 inches (fat) and 4 inches long. The smaller ones are stitched on 40ct silk gauze and they are petite little things at about 1 x 2. The designs on each ARE different, and of course, you can stitch either design on anything you want, but the gauze version does come with the gauze cut. They are stitched flat -- the shape looks like a flatted doggie head come -- and then you simply bring them together and join on the long edge, and squish up the top and cover it with some 'wool leaves.' Absolutely enchanting... these are REALLY special for that basket of stitched smalls you are collecting!!!
Holly Berries on Silk or Linen! Erica Michaels has a pair of stitched Christmas Strawberries to go with her new Yikesberries for Halloween! Absolutely the most charming little things... you have two fabric and stitching options with these. Holly Berry for LINEN is worked on 32ct -- we like Waterlily (softer) or Star Sapphire (stiffer) such a pretty soft green color to highlight the cute little reindeer and holly leaves... that is the linen showing, you do not stitch the background. That berry option finishes approx 4 inches in length. The SILK Berry is worked over the 40ct silk gauze that is included with its chart. It IS solid stitching, and the chart varies a little from the linen version. The little SILK guy finishes about 2 inches in length! Scroll down... we've added more new designs!
Pumpkin Row *Pumpkins at morning, Pumpkins at noon, If it weren't for pumpkins, we should be undoon.* This is very cute -- lots of brilliant and bold color in the rows of pumpkins -- this is offered as a chart, and offers three different stitching and finishing options. The bitty pin cushion is worked on 40ct silk gauze (not included in the chart). It finishes approx 2 x 3, and with the fabric border, this model is actually 3-1/2 x 4-1/2 in total size. Over-the-top cute! The long pumpkin line cushion finishes approx 2 x 8-ish on 32ct. Same row design... just easier to see! The third option is the 5 x 7-ish framed piece with the verse. That is on Weeks 35ct Tin Roof Linen -- stunning! All three options are stitched with Gentle Art Sampler Threads or the Weeks flosses. This is a great set of pieces -- you're going to have trouble choosing a favorite!
We Are Blessed Here is the new Cross-Stitch version of Linda's well-loved gauze design of We Are Blessed. Presented in chart format, it doesn't have all the background detail of the miniature gauze version, and finishes approx 10 x 7-1/2 in size. L ots of pretty Autumn-y color... you COULD stitch the gauze version on larger fabric.. and you COULD put this one on the gauze!!!
Erica Michaels in Cross Stitch! Linda has introduced three of her silk gauze Petites designs stitched on linen instead!!! Originally published as charts for miniature stitching and now in this larger chart format... these don't need backgrounds worked... and each will turn out larger than their Petite counterparts. Linda has 'tweaked' her original designs a bit adding borders here and there or changing backgrounds... subtle changes just for fun. The charts are beautifully presented, the pictures are huge and clear, GREAT additions to our Erica Michaels collection! Always Thankful is worked on Weeks 40ct Straw (we have that in 30 and 35ct as well) and finishes approx 5 x 6. Charted for either DMC or hand-dyeds of Acorn, Havana, Juniper and Twilight. Good Every Day is finished as a sewing case -- but you could frame this version as well. Stitched on 32ct Waterlily linen, it finishes approx 9-1/2 x 4 and is worked with Garden Gate, Grape Leaf, Old Blue Paint, Artichoke, Aztec Red, Daylily, Red Rocks, Seaweed, Spanish Moss and Sunset -- actually quite a few colors! The chart includes instructions for the case as well as the interior picture for a finishing aide. Random Threads is STUNNING!!!!! It is Linda's original little stitching miniature re-done as a pin cushion. Stitched on a cream 40ct, it'll finish approx 5 x 5, on 28ct it'd be about 6-1/2 inches square. (just choose fabric you like!) This one is done in two colors of hand-dyed red (Cherry Wine and Merlot) -- easy to change to blues or greens or anything you'd rather use. Next, add that charming set of Just Another Button Company Pins -- they're so darn cute on there! Spools, hearts and a nifty black and white herringbone... every pin cushion deserves special pins!
Erica Michaels Petites Linda Stolz has new Petites designs that she is presenting in chart format. (But like her new Classics -- you CAN stitch these on larger counts!) Always precious tiny heirlooms... here is the new line-up! Ocean of Wisdom - Fun 'watery' verses! Take time to coast Don't be crabby! * Sea the Beauty * Make Waves* Stitched on 28ct linen, it'll be 6-1/2 x 8-1/2. Linda finished this using a few scrap-booking goodies... just for a different touch. Thanks to the Brave - We are the Home of the Free. Linda included a bonus chart for a larger version on this, too. Charted for DMC and hand-dyeds. Portion of proceeds from this chart go to TADSAW which helps soldiers and veterans and their rescue dog partners.
New Designs from Erica Michaels More of Linda's elegant petite silk designs... these are definitely tiny works of needleart to be treasured for years to come! All are offered as charts with cut of 40ct silk gauze included. You can always work them on any OTHER fabric you wish... it just changes the finished size a little -- but not the 'flavor' of the designs! Every Moment -- Only 2-1/2 x 3 in size, Cherish every memory, Love every moment and Embrace every possibility. Worked with deep blues, greens and red, choose a light or darker background color treatment.
Witches Go Riding Stitch a little tombstone that is less than 2 inches in size! This would be so cute on the front of a sewing or needle case... find one of Fern Ridge's halloween-y beaded scissor fobs to pair with it -- SO COOL! Offered as a chart with optional 40ct silk gauze cut included, if you choose a larger linen for this, it'll finish approx 5 x 5 on a 32ct.-- which would make a nice-sized case.
Seven Virtues Stitch count of 71 x 149, this finishes 1.8 x 3.8 inches on 40ct gauze. The seven virtues are easily seen against the Week's Whitewash background!
Heart & Compass Hidden in the tapestry-like background around the aolde world compass is the verse of advice in this. *Let your heart be your compass.* With a stitch count of 77 x 79, this finishes almost 2 inches square and features a gold #28 Tapestry needle as the needle of the compass!
4 Seasons Summer We round out the set of 4 seasons with this lovely medley of summertime thoughts. Sailboats and bumblebees and a bold border of simple flowers, it follows the same design format as the other three seasons. The stitch count is 105 x 105, so on the provided 40ct silk gauze cut, this finishes approx 2.6 inches in size. A very pretty set of designs!
Out of Many, One VERY appropriate for anybody who loves America!!!! Proceeds from this pattern are being donated to TADSAW -- the organization that is rescuing and training service dogs to help returning soldiers and veterans. Stitch count is 92 x 94... so on the 40ct this finishes a bit over 2 x 2, and on 14 aida/28 linen... it'll be approx 7 x 7 in size. DMC or hand-dyeds of Chestnut, Cocoa, Linen, Merlot, Navy, Onyx and Putty.
Cats & Pumpkins Erica Michaels has 4 new silk gauze pieces -- all delivered in chart format with 40ct silk gauze fabric cut included in each. Go with the 40ct... or change it out and work on your favorite fabric. Cats & Pumpkins is a striking Halloween piece, it finishes approx 2 x 2-1/2. The other three offerings cover Christmas and Autumn, all are coded for DMC or hand-dyed flosses.
4 Seasons Autumn Beautiful, rich autumnal colors, this finishes approx 2-1/2 inches square.
Christmas Blessing Lovely borders surrounding a welcoming Holiday greeting, this finishes approx 2-1/2 x 3-1/2 on the 40ct gauze.
Liberty Squared Erica Michaels has a few new miniature silk-gauze pieces... Liberty Squared follows the same format as her Jingle, Seaside and Scared Squares. A 2-inch, 4-square theme... can you see the four different sections in here? The flag, the verse, USA and the hometown fireworks scene? You get a lot into your 72 x 72 half stitches on 40ct!!! Offered as the chart with cut of gauze. On 28ct, this would finish approx 5 x 5!
Kindness *Wherever there is a human, there is an opportunity for Kindness.* A bit under 3 x 3 the colors in this are Wavy navy, Apple Cider, Parchment and DMC 3828.
Jingle Squared Erica Michaels has a new 4-part mini-gauze design that is SO CHARMING!!! Jingle Squared is just like Scared and Seaside Squared -- 4 TINY motifs jammed together into a petite 2 x 2 stitched area. 10 Different colors of DMC and handyed flosses, you are doing one-half a stitch on the 40ct gauze. We have several other of Linda's things stitched on such fabrics as 32ct, and even 14... so don't let that little number like 40 dissuade you! (if you're past 40... think of how good 40 was!) Anyway... real cute motifs, lovely color... we like these displayed on an easel or in a little stand-up cube, or framed. Really neat as tree ornaments - but really too pretty and delicate to risk getting lost among the branches. Display these by themselves... they deserve it. Offered as the chart with cut of gauze. Flosses come from your stash.
Spirit of Christmas Elegant color, gorgeous fonts for the medley of seasonal words and sentiments... this stitches into a very classic Holiday decoration. Stitched on 40ct silk gauze, with DMC threads, this finishes approx 3 x 3-1/2 inches. It does call for 2 skeins of Week's Goldenrod floss which really gives you a soft, relaxed background -- so definitely do not substitute that color.
Good Every Day A flowing vine of stylized flowers against a background of soft swirls... this is luscious! Find the good in every day is the featured verse in this 2 x 4-ish tiny masterpiece. The saw tooth border is actually worked in Satin Stitch! Gorgeous palette of reds, and greens, with the 'blue sky background' and the golden border. I wish the flowers in my yard grew like these!!! Offered as the chart with bit of silk gauze. Use overdyeds from your stash, this finishes approx 2 x 4.
Seaside Squared Pretty seaside colors, the mermaid and lighthouse, you get all sorts of sea creatures in the waves below. Finishing just under 2 x 2, what a neat little piece for anyone who loves the ocean and the waves. The tiny crab and whale are less than 1/2 an inch each! Offered in chart format, along with a bit of silk gauze for stitching, this uses regular over-dyed flosses -- not too much -- because it is so petite! You're just using half a cross stitch, and I find that highlighting the finished rows on your chart are a great help in the stitching process.
All Thy Works Featuring Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, Linda has packed the whole world into this delightful miniature work of art! Stitched with one strand of hand-dyed and DMC cotton floss over one on 40ct silk gauze, this might take a while to execute, but well worth the effort. Enchanting with all the tiny details in here, this is one of Linda's drawings... and we saw it before it was even stitched and were blown away. You're doing a simple Half Cross Stitch. I find it easier to mark my chart with a yellow highlighter when I've finished a row or section. Sometimes those teeny stitches are too hard to count. The chart comes with the gauze, but if you want to do this on something larger -- like 28ct Cashel -- you can. (28 count will finish approx 10 x 13!!!) Just breathtaking!
A Sampling of Friends Stitch this with or without the bottom section that includes initials of your friends... you might have too many to fit in there! Friend -- spelled in different languages -- is a pretty study of yellows, greens, blues and cream. Stitched on 40ct silk gauze, this finishes approx 2-1/2 inches square.
All The Stars The moon shines full at His command and all the stars obey. What a neat piece for a guest room! Stitched on 40ct silk gauze, this measures 2 x 3-1/2 and is primarily stitched in Crescent's Wavy Navy, Gentle Art's Oatmeal and Pumpkin Pie, and Weeks Amber. All that luscious gold and navy!
Scared Squared I LOVE this little thing! A scary skeleton, Frankenstein, Witch and Jack-o-Lantern are all organized into their Hollywood Squares!!! Stitched into the petite 2 x 2 design on 40 ct fabric -- that makes each of these ONLY 1/2 AN INCH IN SIZE! The picture on the pattern cover is bigger than the actual finished piece!! Stunning in brilliant color, this is an enchanting piece! Offered as the chart.
Always Thankful There is always, always, always something to be thankful for. Words of eternal wisdom!!! This exquisite silk piece is worked in only 5 colors of cotton flosses, and finishes a tiny 2-1/3 x 3. Quite understated and elegant, this deserves an awesome custom frame treatment, and a place of honor on a table easel or special wall. Offered as the chart with gauze.
Hope and Welcome Grace Retiring! A trio of 'Little Bits o' Wisdom,' each of these finishes a mere 1-7/8 inches square and is shown inside one of Olde Colonial's miniature frames, made especially for them! Stitch counts of 74 x 74, they can be stitched on something like a 25 Lugana (6 x 6) or 32 Belfast (4-1/2 x 4-1/2)... but as long as you already GET the 40ct silk gauze cut inside the chart package.... you have no excuse not to enjoy trying it, too! Beautiful, comforting sentiments, these are quite impressive as tiny 3 x 3 framed pieces, quietly perched on a small easel and displayed on a table, sill or inside a neat alcove. Offered as charts with gauze cut, we carry the little frames!
Proverbs Child This gorgeous birth sampler is packaged with an oversized chart, alphabets for personalization, and charted verse for he vs she. Presented as the chart with cut of 40ct silk gauze... THIS model is stitched on the 40ct and measures approx 3 x 5. Of course, it can be stitched on any fabric, so if you like the sentiment, but not the small size, choose another linen -- 28ct ct will make it approx 8-1/2 x 14! Very pretty, tailored, classic, and not baby fussy! Offered as the chart with cut of gauze.
Making Christmas Stocking Selections? Don't miss seeing the entire collections of several different designer's talents! Christmas Stockings are an individual thing! Some want all in the family to match... some want different designs to 'match the person'... Check out our Stocking Page for lots of options!!!
Second Spring 'Autumn is the second spring... where every leaf is a flower.' Erica Michaels has released 3 new silk gauze designs... Second Spring is featured in our pic. Trick or Treat, a tiny Halloween Stocking, and A Family Sampler are stunning... we have them below. Like all the others, Second Spring is presented in chart format, so you can stitch it on virtually any count fabric you wish. The chart comes with a bit of 40ct silk gauze... so if you are brave... you can stitch it into a 2 x 2 miniature masterpiece... or a cute 5 x 5 if you chose something like 28ct. Awesome Autumn colors, how can you NOT be drawn to this? It's stunning! Add we carry the little frame! Beautiful burled and distessed, it measures approx 2 x 2!
Mending Erica Michaels has released two more tiny 40ct silk gauze pieces... this one catches my eye... because not only does she get those tiny stitches done on 40ct... but she incorporates SPECIALTY STITCHES on the gauze as well!!! Mending features a meaningful verse for stitchers. Its bottom border treatment uses Rhodes Stitches, so the 'tassels' at the bottom of the design actually are raised a little! Only 4 colors of threads in this piece... it is offered as the chart (which can be stitched on ANY count of fabric) and the cut of 40ct silk gauze to make this perfect little wisp of a piece!
Freedom Bits Another itty-bitty seasonal wonder... remember, these finish a mere 1 x 2-ish... in TOTAL SIZE!!! The design comes charted like a regular cross stitch design... and includes a cut of 40ct silk gauze. Freedom Bits joins this delightful collection of tiny seasonals... each one is as cute as the other!!!!
Easter Bits Linda has outdone herself again... with 4 new 40ct silk gauze designs... here are just 2! Teeny-Weeny Easter and St Pats finish approx 1-1/2 x 2... and are stitched with only a HALF a Cross Stitch, with ONE strand of floss. Just like stitching 'over one' on linen... the gauze is actually thinner than linen, so the holes are twice the size. Doesn't seem to make sense, but trust me! Darling little designs, each is offered as the chart with bitty gauze cut. They mount into Olde Colonial's miniature frames -- we have every single one -- so your tiny masterpieces WILL turn out like these! (3 Days before Market, we had Linda's Easter model in the shop. I LOST it... and it was re-stitched in 11 hours... in time to show at Market! Lesson learned... these are exquisitely tiny... but very stitchable!!! Extra Tiny Frames available, too!
Time & Seasons 'He has made everything beautiful in it's time.' Oh, a lovely look out your window into your very own backyard... you are treated to the beauty of each season. Notice the tree is divided into the four seasons? Lower right brings Springtime with baby bunnies... Summer has the magnolia leaves, bluebirds and bees, Autumn's tiny guest is a squirrel perched on that tree branch, while Winter has that frosty sky and deep red cardinal. Stitch count of 105 x 105, this finishes approx 7-1/2 x 7-1/2 on 28ct BUTTTTTT a petite 2-1/2 x 2-1/2 on the provided 40ct silk gauze. A treat to yourself!
Happy New Year & Valentine's Day Little Bits Erica Michaels has two new teeny-weeny pieces in her series of Bits. Of course, you can choose any size fabric to stitch them on... but her charts come with a small cut of 40ct silk gauze that makes these a mere trifle of 1-1/4 inches x 2! Absolutely breathtaking little things... we SAW one of our ladies stitch an entire one of these in ONE DAY at Camp Wannasew this past fall!!! You do only half of the cross stitch, with one strand of either DMC or hand-dyed floss. Awesome color, pretty designs... we have Linda's Trunk Show in the shop till February, so I hope you can make it in to see our almost 2-dozen confections of miniature perfection! Each is offered as the chart, and includes the gauze. We have ALL the little frames available for the Little Bits as well.
Needle Nut Oh, this is a CHARMING miniature acorn scissor fob that is stitched over one on 30ct silk gauze. (same size as over one on 30ct linen.) Erica Michaels' Linda has outdone herself with her latest releases -- we have 6 of them -- this is just one! Stitched with one strand of Gentle Art's Simply Wool thread... this tiny acorn finishes approx 1.7 x 2.2 inches -- you can see its size, because that's my hand in the pic! Chart comes with the gauze and brass acorn charm... we sell the wool thread separately. This tiny thing is just beautiful... it feels so good in your hand... I think because the wool is so soft, and it's a pleasing shape, the colors are soothing and gentle!
We Are Blessed Retiring! 'Let each of us be mindful of all we have for which to give thanks; friends, food, hopes, health and happy memories. So in giving thanks, we are blessed.' This piece is absolutely stunning... it's over-the-top awesome! Stitched over one on 40ct silk gauze using Weeks and Gentle Art flosses, it finishes approx 4 x 5 -- the stitch count being 197 x 157. (That's 11 x 14 on 14ct!!!!!) Very Autumnal in color, there are acorns rounding the border, and a subtle Fleur-de-Lis pattern in the background. Chart includes the cut of gauze needed. The overdyed threads called for give you that aged look,and are available separately. Solid stitching... this is breathtaking!!!
Little Bits Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, and Kris Kringle! NOTHING is as cute as these are -- one thread over one square of 40ct silk gauze -- Linda Stolz has definitely found her niche in silk gauze designing!!! We present a set of 5 tiny 1-1/4 x 2 inch designs for the Holidays!!! She even has Smryna Crosses in some of these -- over one on 40ct! Stitched with overdyeds and DMC flosses, you simply do a 1/2 a stitch to make these tiny creations! Each is offered as the chart with cut of gauze. YOU CAN STITCH THESE ON ANYTHING LARGER... if gauze is not your fancy -- on 28ct linen, they would finish approx 3-1/2 x 6, which is still pretty petite! Great colors, fun motifs, the Holiday name down the left-hand side adds a touch of contemporary. Be sure to click the images above so you can see these in their full glory!
Grand Old Flag Wow... Erica Michael's Linda Stolz has really outdone herself with this one! An old-fashioned flag design, stitched in overdyeds... you can stitch this on any count fabric you like. On 28ct... Grand Old Flag measures approx 3 x 5... BUT... if you decide to be adventuresome, and work on 40ct, you will be transported into Bliss! Grand Old Flag will measure a mere 1 x 3-1/2!!! You can work it in regular cross stitches... and it will be lovely... but you can also work it in HALF the cross stitch... (you never even cross the X!)... and for 1/2 the work, you get triple the impact! A lovely little design, her overdyed color choices remind you of denim and raspberry, with age-stained white. Offered as a chart.
Serenity God, Grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change... Erica Michaels has stitched this quietly comforting statement in cross stitch. Serenity is presented as a chart; in the picture, it is stitched in only the first half of your cross stitches on 40ct silk gauze! (DO NOT PANIC! Remember, you're asking for Serenity, Courage and Wisdom!!!) One of her Petite Collection of Silk Gauze pieces, these are all deceptively easy to execute... they appear to have 'streaks' in the backgrounds -- that's the overdyed floss at work for you! All the subtle color differences add lots of interest, without you doing any of that work!!! The Serenity Prayer is charted for stitching with or without 'God' in the top block of the design... I choose one way to stitch it, another may choose the other! (I think I have serenity, courage and wisdom about all that...!) Anyway, this is offered in chart format, WITH the cut of 40ct silk gauze. It finishes approx 3 x 4 on the 40ct (could be 9 x 10 on 14ct aida or 28ct linen!) and is stitched in Weeks, and Gentle Art overdyes, and DMC 644. Very classy, I wish she'd shown the framed piece on her pattern cover... this is serious elegance in a custom frame!!!
Little Bit O' Summer Linda has rounded out her four TINY seasons with this wild seashore scene!!! The sand castle, the little terra cotta crab, pelican, bright sunshine, stormy sky, and those roiling waves... I was going to say all we needed was JAWS... but I do see a little sea turtle in those waves!!! A teeny-weeny 1 x 2 creation... this joins Spring, Autumn and Winter -- and all are really neat! Each framed piece fits easily into my hand... SUCH an eye-catcher displayed individually on a small plate easel! Olde Colonial makes the little frame you see here... We can send the chart (that contains the little piece of gauze) and that petite frame! Zip-Zap - you add schnigglets of your flosses to stitch this in about 15 hours... and you're done!
Random Threads Erica Michaels has designed a precious miniature stitching piece!!! As part of her 40ct silk gauze series of Petites, Random Threads is a tiny 1.8 x 1.8 inches, and is a miniature medley of threads, spools, and 'sewing stuff.' All 1/2 crosses of Crescent's Belle Soie Silk -- the colors used are Chocolat, Cinnamon Stick and Vanilla Pudding! Sounds good enough to eat! Your mini confection will make an awesome scissor fob... but if you'd like to frame it in Olde Colonial's 'bead board' frame, we have it, too! An exquisite little piece! Offered as the chart with silk gauze. Crescent Silks and frame offered separately.
Little Bit o Winter A teeny thing... Winter stiches a mere 1 x 2 on the provided 40ct! Since gauze is no longer available, stitch this on whatever you have in your stash. Calling for overdyed flosses gives the design lots of interest -- can you see the 'lines' in the background? That's the overdyed. Just exquisite!