Loving Friends Box - Embroidery and Cross Stitch Pattern - PDF Download

Loving Friends Box - Embroidery and Cross Stitch Pattern - PDF DownloadThe Hardanger and Drawn Thread areas are wonderful to work, and are very easily learned with my special teaching videos, clear instructions, and diagrams. The finished box is lovely to keep, or give away to someone you love. The design features some lacy specialty stitches on raw linen, using Perle Cottons, soft blue, olive green and bronze colours. The stitching will fit inside the lid of a beautifully styled Victorian style wooden music box. Search

The Hardanger and Drawn Thread areas are wonderful to work, and are very easily learned with my special teaching videos, clear instructions, and diagrams. The finished box is lovely to keep, or give away to someone you love. The design features some lacy specialty stitches on raw linen, using Perle Cottons, soft blue, olive green and bronze colours. The stitching will fit inside the lid of a beautifully styled Victorian style wooden music box. Search Amazon for a "Cottage Garden" Wooden Music Box so you can enjoy finishing this piece easily! The design includes a stitching lady, some specialty stitches of Hardanger, and a tiny bit of Drawn Thread. She’s wearing a blue dress, and stitching on a lovely rose pink project, like a quilt or a wallhanging. If you don't want to finish this as a box top, then just frame it!  Included in this pattern are a square “mattress” pincushion, and a small scissors fob to match. What a lovely project to work on, something that has that old world charm and personal touch. Reach through the centuries to our shared needlework past by stitching this charming music box and then share it with your loving friends...! - Thea

Link for Cutting Layout for Linen

Design Area: Box Top Insert 72w x 44h (5” wide x 3” high)
Model: 28ct Raw Linen Cashel:
Cut fabric: 9” wide x 7” high for finishing

Design Area: Scissors Fob 14w x 14h (1” wide x 1” high)
Model: 28ct Raw Linen Cashel:
Cut fabric: 4” wide x 4” high for finishing

Design Area: Pincushion x 2 (for Top and Bottom) 42w x 42h (3” wide x 3” high)
Model: 28ct Raw Linen Cashel:
Cut 2 pieces of fabric: 5” wide x 5” high for finishing

Design Area: Pincushion Sides x 2 (Horizontal Orientation) 42w x 6h (3” w x .4” h)
Model: 28ct Raw Linen Cashel:
Cut 2 pieces of fabric: 5” wide x 2.5” high for finishing

Design Area: Pincushion Sides x 2 (Vertical Orientation) 6w x 42h (.4” w x 3” h)
Model: 28ct Raw Linen Cashel:
Cut fabric: 2.5” wide x 5” high for finishing

Suggested Materials

• DMC #12 Perle Cotton (thin twist) #822 - beige grey lt
• DMC #8 Perle Cotton (thick twist) #822 - beige grey lt
• Gloriana silk #138 “Artic Ice” - multi blues
• Kreinik Mori #0113 - flesh
• Kreinik Mori #4216 - olive green dk
• Needlepoint Inc. #0981 - platinum
• Gloriana silk #128 “Cherry Tart” - multi pink
• Gloriana silk #206 “Olivine” - multi greens
• Dinky Dyes “Natural” - cream
• Needlepoint Inc. #0304 - brown
• Needlepoint Inc. #0694 - gold
• SJ Designs petite bead #18114 - bronze iris 156FP
• Zweigart 28ct Cashel Linen - Raw Linen
• #24 Tapestry Needle
• #10 short Beading Needle
• Wooden Music Box (optional) 3" x 5" opening for insert. Outside measurements: 6" x 8" x 2.3" high (search Amazon for Cottage Garden Music Boxes)

• Cross Stitch
• Back Stitch
• Cross Stitch over ONE fabric thread
• Herringbone Stitch
• St. George Cross
  
• Modified Smyrna Cross
• Beading
• Algerian Eyelet
• Kloster Blocks
• Cutting Fabric Threads
• Woven Bars with Dove's Eye's
• Greek Cross
• Blanket Stitch Flower
• Diagonal Twisted Spokes
• Herringbone Hemstitch

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