Brenda tells us: "A piece of heavily damaged cross stitch was the starting point for an original sampler, Every Opening Flower. The piece of deteriorating needlework was too beautiful to be lost and forgotten, so the large urn filled with flowers became one of the main focal pieces of this sampler. Then I filled in with motifs inspired by Quaker motifs, original motifs, and an alphabet sprinkled in. The bee skep in the surrounding wreath or the bird on the branch motifs would make lovely small companion pieces to the sampler. I can see small needlebooks or pincushions using those motifs."
Stitch count - 200 wide X 216 high. Finished size - 11" x 12"
The model was stitched on 36 count Winter Brew hand dyed linen from R&R Reproductions using hand dyed cotton floss.
Threads required include:
DMC ~ 612
Weeks Dye Works - 1 skein of 1092 Grits, 1123 Cornsilk, 2211 Olive,
1223a Bee's Knees; 2 skeins of 1232a Oilcloth, 2197 Oscar
The Gentle Art - 0350 Mulberry, 7045
Mountain Mist, 7004 Brethren Blue, 7018 Woodrose.
Classic Colorworks - Hickory Sticks, Used Brick, Ye Old Gold
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