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What Remains is Love ~ Blackbird Designs ~ Nashville Needlework Market 2022!

    January 25th, 2022 Update:  This sampler was our 20th Anniversary Exclusive design from Blackbird Designs.  It had completely sold out during our Anniversary year but Alma has re-released it for the Nashville Needlework Market 2022.

    We are happy to take your order for this chart and supplies.

    While we collect your payment information at the time that you place your order, we do not process your payment until the day that your package is ready to be mailed. 

    The photos above are: the cover image for our booklet (the final image will be tweaked a bit for color), my shop model (stitched on 40 count linen using hand dyed cotton floss) and our Fibers to Dye For silk thread conversion (Kathleen will be stitching a model on 36 count linen using Amy's threads).  


    What Remains is Love was designed to celebrate Traditional Stitches' 20th Anniversary.  Our sincerely thanks go to Barb and Alma at Blackbird Designs for creating this beauty for us!

    The model was stitched on 36 count Weeks Dye Works hand dyed linen in Straw using hand dyed cotton floss from Weeks Dye Works, the Gentle Art and Classic Colorworks. Thread list is at the bottom of this section.


    We are offering Zweigart based Weeks Dye Works hand dyed linen in Straw in your choice of counts.  Please choose from the drop down box above.

    In addition to the hand dyed cotton floss, our friend Amy Mitten of Fibers to Dye For has done a *gorgeous* conversion to her hand dyed silk thread for us!  Please choose your thread from the drop down box above.

    We have also enjoyed working with LaDonna of Sampling of Memories to create beautiful thread rings featuring an image of our What Remains is Love sampler. 

    Please note that all of our prices are in Canadian funds.

    The stitch count for our sampler is 165 wide x 171 high.

    The stitches used are cross stitch over two, Smyrna cross and satin stitch.  An alphabet is provided to personalize your sampler.

    The sizes for the linen counts that we are offering are:

    28 count: design size is 11.8" x 12.25" plus framing allowance
    32 count: design size is 10.3" x 10.7" plus framing allowance
    36 count: design size is 9.2" x 9.5" plus framing allowance
    40 count: design size is 8.25" x 8.55" plus framing allowance

    The thread packs will include enough thread for cross stitch over 2, using ONE strand of either cotton floss or silk thread on all of the linen counts offered.  The thread choices will work well on all counts of linen offered, so please just choose your favorite count of linen and either hand dyed cotton floss or hand dyed silk floss.

    Please note that Amy's silk thread (Fibers to Dye For) is single strand so you use it as it comes off of the skein (no separating required).  There are 25 yards per skein so if you choose the silk thread option, there are 2 colors that you will need 2 skeins of, which is why the quantity of her silk is 11 skeins whereas the cotton floss is a total of 9 skeins.

    If you are stitching on 28 count or 32 count and prefer to use two strands of thread, please email us.  We haven't done a model this way so we don't know exact thread usage but can give some guidance. 

    Please note to due to the wide range of products that are available on our web site, we aren't able to create a shipping option at checkout that gives a flat rate amount for your destination.  If we did that, the shopping cart system wouldn't allow you to add any non-What Remains items to your shipment, and we certainly welcome you to order any other items to help spread out the postage costs.

    Orders for KITS (chart, linen, thread) will be shipped in a stiff cardboard mailer using a trackable, insured shipping method.  Please expect the following approximate costs:
    Within Canada: $12 to $25 depending on your postal code (we are located in Calgary, Alberta)
    To the US: approximately $16 (in Canadian funds)
    Outside of North America:  $24 and up depending on country (in Canadian funds)

    Orders for CHARTS only will be shipped in an envelope with a stiffening insert using the least expensive, non-trackable letter mail option.  Please expect the following approximate costs:
    Within Canada: $3.75
    To the US: $6.15
    Outside of North America: $11.70


    Threads:
    Classic Colorworks: Cinnamon Toast, Used Brick
    Gentle Art: Lexington Green, Mountain Mist, Rose Garden
    Weeks Dye Works: Oilcloth, Oscar, Schneckley, Tarragon

    What Remains is Love ~ Blackbird Designs ~ Nashville Needlework Market 2022!

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