ASK28: Santa Sampler
Description:
This design was inspired by a painted wooden Christmas ornament that depicts Santa in the shape of a Christmas tree cookie cutter. Using this as a "centerpiece," a nine-patch sampler was created that arranges other cookie shapes (stars, stockings and a heart) around the central figure. The nine-patch design has an elegant border that is stitched in an original open composite pattern based on an extended Hungarian stitch. The negative space created by this stitch forms a natural circle that creates a lovely wreath corner motif at each intersection where the border lines converge or intersect.
This design was inspired by a painted wooden Christmas ornament that depicts Santa in the shape of a Christmas tree cookie cutter. Using this as a "centerpiece," a nine-patch sampler was created that arranges other cookie shapes (stars, stockings and a heart) around the central figure. The nine-patch design has an elegant border that is stitched in an original open composite pattern based on an extended Hungarian stitch. The negative space created by this stitch forms a natural circle that creates a lovely wreath corner motif at each intersection where the border lines converge or intersect.
Materials:
1 - 16" x 18" canvas, Zweigart light gray 24-mesh Congress cloth
1 - 16" X 18" stretcher frame
DMC #5 pearl cotton: 1/2 skein white
DMC #8 pearl cotton: 1 ball white
Anchor #8 pearl cotton:
1 ball #398 light gray
1 ball #47 red
Anchor #12 pearl cotton:
2 balls #47 red
1 ball #228 kelly green
DMC cotton floss:
2 yards #597 blue
2 yards #351 medium coral
2 yards #948 flesh
1 1/2 yards white
1/2 skein #353 light coral
#16 Kreinik metallic braid:
1 yard #001 silver
#8 Kreinik metallic braid:
8 yards #005 black
Au Ver a Soie d'Alger silk: 20" length black or noir
Rainbow Gallery Very Velvet: 15 yards #V212 red
Caron Collection Rachel (or the Rainbow Gallery Flair equivalent): 1 skein #B4 white
Caron Collection Rachelette (or Rainbow Gallery Frosty Rays equivalent):
7 yards #A32 white with pearl
1/2 skein #A16 gray with silver
Rainbow Gallery Faux Fur: 3 yards #FF1 ermine
Rainbow Gallery Wisper: 5 yards #W88 white
Mill Hill seed beads: 1 package #02022 silver
Mill Hill frosted seed beads: 1 package #62013 red
6 Access Commodities #BDS255 red jade hearts
Needles: Tapestry #22, #24, #26 and #28 plus #8 crewel
1 - 16" x 18" canvas, Zweigart light gray 24-mesh Congress cloth
1 - 16" X 18" stretcher frame
DMC #5 pearl cotton: 1/2 skein white
DMC #8 pearl cotton: 1 ball white
Anchor #8 pearl cotton:
1 ball #398 light gray
1 ball #47 red
Anchor #12 pearl cotton:
2 balls #47 red
1 ball #228 kelly green
DMC cotton floss:
2 yards #597 blue
2 yards #351 medium coral
2 yards #948 flesh
1 1/2 yards white
1/2 skein #353 light coral
#16 Kreinik metallic braid:
1 yard #001 silver
#8 Kreinik metallic braid:
8 yards #005 black
Au Ver a Soie d'Alger silk: 20" length black or noir
Rainbow Gallery Very Velvet: 15 yards #V212 red
Caron Collection Rachel (or the Rainbow Gallery Flair equivalent): 1 skein #B4 white
Caron Collection Rachelette (or Rainbow Gallery Frosty Rays equivalent):
7 yards #A32 white with pearl
1/2 skein #A16 gray with silver
Rainbow Gallery Faux Fur: 3 yards #FF1 ermine
Rainbow Gallery Wisper: 5 yards #W88 white
Mill Hill seed beads: 1 package #02022 silver
Mill Hill frosted seed beads: 1 package #62013 red
6 Access Commodities #BDS255 red jade hearts
Needles: Tapestry #22, #24, #26 and #28 plus #8 crewel