An Embroidered Christmas: Patterns & Instructions for 24 Festive Holiday Stockings, Ornaments & More
By Cheryl Fall
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An Embroidered Christmas - Cheryl Fall
Dedication
This book is dedicated to stitchers around the world who enjoy making beautiful handmade items for the holidays, and who have inspired many of the projects in this book. I hope some of the projects in this book become family heirlooms, passed on and enjoyed by family members and friends for years—and generations—to come.
Contents
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Basic Materials
Basic Techniques
The Projects
Felt Stockings
Paisley Stocking
Mistletoe Stocking
Embroidered Nativity Figures
Scandinavian Banded Stocking
Banded Tree Centerpieces
Banded Candle Mat and Napkin Ring
Embroidered Ornaments and Wine Bag
Naughty or Nice Framed Hoop
Heartfelt Christmas Ornaments
Noel Banner
Christmas Star
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Framed Sampler
Felt Peppermints
Stitch Guide
Finishing Basics
Recommended Resources
Terminology
Color Conversion and Metric Equivalent Charts
Index of Stitches
Visual Index
Acknowledgments
Ahearty thank you
goes out to my friends at DMC Threads in Kearny, New Jersey. In addition to supplying the bulk of the materials used in this book, they are a great source of inspiration and creative resources. I’d also like to thank the entire Stackpole Books staff for their editorial skills, brilliant design layout, and their help in making this book a reality.
To my grown daughters, Rebecca and Ashley, whose fresh, youthful ideas always inspire me to push the limits with my designs and to think young;
my husband who never seems to mind the amount of time I spend each day stitching; and my mother, who keeps me motivated.
Fabrics
The projects in this book are made using fabrics that you can readily find at your local needlework shop, hobby and craft chain, or sewing store. Types of fabrics used in the projects include Aida, evenweave, and plainweave fabrics, as well as wool felt.
Aida fabric is specially woven for cross-stitch, with a weave that contains an even number of vertical and horizontal squares per inch. It is available in a wide variety of counts—the number of squares—per inch. Refer to the project instructions for the count used in each sampler. The fabrics used in this book range from 11- to 16-count and are easy to find at your local needlework or hobby store and through online sources.
Evenweave fabrics have an even number of vertical and horizontal (warp and weft) threads per inch in a plain weave. They are used for the counted thread projects in this book, as well as some of the cross-stitch samplers. When working cross-stitch on evenweave, the pattern will state the number of threads to cross when working the stitches.
Plainweave fabrics are tightly woven evenweave fabrics with threads that are too close together to count. These firmer fabrics are used for the surface-embroidered samplers in this book.
Wool felt is a heavier fabric available at better craft and sewing stores that is made of wool or a wool blend, and is available by the yard or in pre-cut sheets. Pre-cut sizes are 9 x 12
or 12 x 18
. I have used the 12 x 18
size for the felt projects in this book, as the 9 x 12
is too small for the stockings, and purchasing by the yard yields a lot of