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Primitive Traditions
Primitive Traditions has a lovely collection of samplers. Lovely for framing... there are lots of other finishing options demonstrated here. Note the Needfuls Sets. Eyeglass cases, Checkbook Covers and little Credit Card Cases! Pretty Quaker motifs, fun American Traditional things, too... just enjoy the artwork of Cathy Campbell!
Plenty and Grace Hey, you might recognize this as the TOP of Sarah Elliot's Sewing Chest! We loved her sewing ensemble while we had it... and I guess Cathy did too... as she re-released just the design that graced the top of the lid. The picture is of a seaside port. The verse speaks of the sailor who is doomed to sail with the blast of the gale... bending over waves which may soon be his grave... remembers his home with a tear. Stitch count of 160 x 95, you'll want to choose any light blue colored linen. Stitched in DMC and overdyeds. Offered as the chart.
Sarah Elliot's Home Port Primitive Traditions has a new piece, originally designed as a wedding sampler. Sort of a Family Established kind of thing. May joy and peace surround you. Contentment latch your door (that word is crammed in there... just like the stitcher from times past would have had to do to get it in there!) May happiness be with you now and bless you evermore. Offered as a chart, this finishes approx 11 x 13 on 36ct, and is charted for Belle Soie Silks. It does feature a couple of specialty stitches -- Eyelets and French Knots, but nothing too involved. Colors are wonderful, design style is so balanced and traditional, really a very pretty piece. You'll notice initials all over on it... those can be family initials, the 'house established' info... whatever you want!
Love To One from Primitive Traditions 'Love to One, Friendship to Many, Good Will to All.' Primitive Traditions has a lovely new pastoral scene, stitched entirely in Crescent and Gentle art overdyeds. Offered as the chart, it measures 180x 90, worked completely in Cross Stitch with touches of a few straight stitches for effect. The colors and content of the picture are what draws you to this... it is so quaint, so restful, it looks like a page from my calendar!!!
Abigail Colby's Work Basket Primitive Traditions has designed a fantastic Quaker Sewing Basket Set of designs... and I've patiently waited for the right baskets to arrive before showing it to you! This is an awesome set, a basket topper, stitching for the underside of the basket top, and 6 little pieces to store inside! Offered in 3 separate charts, the 8-inch, (5-inch high, swing handle) round Olde Colonial Nantucket Sewing Basket is offered separately. (Basket has no lid... you stitch and assemble that part.) Abigail's basket top design is full of her favorite Quaker motifs -- you'll notice that they 'wrap off' the edges of the topper -- which gives you the impression of upholstered fabric. Stitched on 40ct linen in Belle Soie Silks, you'll need 1/4 yard to complete all the matching pieces, offered in the other charts. A Cheerful Mind This is the featured design INSIDE the basket on the UNDERSIDE of the lid. Suitable for framing -- just by itself, it does make a cool interior for Abigail's Work Basket. The whole piece is stitched over one thread on 40ct... stitch count of 240 x 240... so be aware of that. Your basket will be lovely if you choose not to include this part... it is only cross stitch with one ply of thread, and if you couldn't do all of it... at least you have a shape and lots of ideas for using creative license to line the interior of your basket lid.
Bargello Pocket Needfuls This is a set of three pieces for your purse; a Card Purse, Checkbook Keeper and Spectacle Pocket! Each is offered as it's separate chart, and is a study in Flame Stitch, which is also known as Bargello. Simple satin stitches... what makes these fun, are the different patterns of the waves, and the color shading in each of the rows. All done with Satin Stitches, you can work these on linen, aida, OR needlepoint canvas, in any number of different threads and color choices! You'll want to enlarge the charts to highlight the rows you've already done... that makes Bargello so much easier to keep track of! Finishing instructions included for the various pieces, as well.
Quaker Pocket Needfuls A Spectacle Case, Card Purse and Checkbook Keeper trio of stitched organizers... each of the three pieces is offered in its own chart-pack. Stitched in Crescent's Belle Soie Silks of Red Fox, Espresso and Teddy Bear, they are actually Quaker Samplers that are finished into 'somethings!' The Spectacle Case actually stitches into a 6-1/2 in square piece over 2 on 40ct. The Card Purse is a lovely piece that is folded into thirds. It measures approx 4-1/2 x 8-1/2... and if you don't fold it, you'll need to reverse the direction of the center panel -- so all three face the same direction. Third is the Checkbook Keeper -- it finishes into a 6-1/2 x 7 piece -- simply stitch your initials 'right-side-up!' Acorns, swans, trees, flowers and urns... all three of these are kind of too pretty to hide in your purse! They need a pretty basket to sit in! There is also a new trio of Ladyes Pocket Needfuls -- houses and more traditional sampler motifs in that set, so scroll around to see them all!
Lets Dance by the Light of the Moon A charming evening scene... all the animals are coming out by the light of the moon to dance and play! Offered as a chart, this is stitched with Crescent Colours and Gentle Art overdyed flosses on a light or dusky blue linen of your choice! You DO need to notice that the animals aren't the only ones 'up to something'! Notice that upstairs bedroom light??? When stitched on 40ct, this fits into a little bitty 5 x 7 frame!
American Log Gosh, this is so cool!!! The tall, skinny log cabin is stitched in a medley of Weeks and Gentle Art overdyed flosses. The sawtooth border is made up of Satin Stitches, but the rest is simple Cross. The logs in the cabin are so horizontal... the trees and the flag so vertical... this is simply charming!!!!! Another piece that fits into a dinky 5 x 7 frame if you work it on 40ct... it'll be just as neat if your eyes demand a larger fabric! Offered as a chart.
The Shelter of Each Other What a great friendship verse; 'How prized and esteemed is a Friend, on whom we may ever depend. Our joys when extended, increase. Our griefs when divided, are hushed into Peace. Dedicated to Cathy's mother... you'll find both their initials in the cartouche area at the bottom. Pretty overdyeds of Schneckley, Forest Glade, Gold Leaf, Maple Syrup, Cinnamon and Nutmeg... it sounds good enough to eat! Offered as the chart, this CAN fit into a 5 x 7 if you stitch it over one on 36ct. Otherwise... a nice 32ct Belfast will produce a 9-1/2 x 14 sampler.