Description

In search of my Mother’s garden… I found my own.” This lovely and meaningful sentiment seems like the perfect addition to this Stitcher’s Garden Sampler. It has layers of meaning about growing up… finding ourselves as we often find ourselves doing as our mothers do. As we stitch, we find our own place… our ‘garden’. To encourage an atmosphere of stitching, this garden has so many lovely plants and fences.. a willow tree to shade the Victorian House, cute little frogs to remind you to stitch carefully, and sweet flowers and borders made of various specialty stitches! Designed on Light Amsterdam Blue Linen, the sampler shows off the gorgeous colours of the overdyed Silks, blended colours of silk flosses, and shimmering beads and pearls, all adding to the soft spring and summer feeling. The upper left area has a ‘window’ of basic Hardanger, Silk Ribbon flowers and Scotch Stitches. At the upper right there is an area with some lovely Drawn Thread, Pulled Thread and floral bands. On the lower right, picture yourself stitching in your fantasy garden (change your hair colour if you wish!) Finally, the bottom of the bellpull is finished with a Hardanger heart including some beautiful filling stitches. To ease your way through finishing, we’ve used optional Blanket Stitches and a Nun’s Stitched flap to wrap around your hardware! – Thea