a cross stitch

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My current cross stitch project for the year is coming along well, there's been a little bit of unpicking but that is most often the result of late night stitching. The pattern is Love Thy Neighbour by Modern Folk Embroidery and I started stitching it as part of Jacob's Summer Stitch A Long. Summer may be nearly over but I am in no rush to finish. The original pattern is stitched in one colour but like my last finished cross stitch I enjoy making it my own and ...

added by Lucy | Charm About You 3 years, 12 months ago. under a cross stitch , aurifil , aurifloss , colorful , colours , counted cross stitch , cross stitch , cross stitch pattern , featured , handmade , modern folk embroidery , needle minder , thread , thread box , work in progress

Last year I chose a cross stitch pattern to work on throughout the year. This was started in January 2019 and finished in December 2019 (only just got round to properly blogging about it), 15605 crosses in total. Of course I worked on other things too during that time but it was lovely to have this project to pick up in between. It was serendipity because my word for 2019 was fortitude. Obviously it wasn't just the title of the pattern that drew me to it, it is full of beautiful Quaker motifs inspired by antique samplers. There is ...

added by Lucy | Charm About You 4 years, 6 months ago. under a cross stitch , belfast linen , kindness and fortitude , lakeside needlecraft , love thy neighbour , modern folk embroidery , opalescent , quaker , sampler , the gentle art , thread , watercolours by caron , zweigart

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