Poinsettia Place Sampler #175, The Victoria Sampler

Bright red, or sometimes multicoloured pink or even cream...Poinsettias are some of my favorite flowers at Christmas time! This exquisite sampler celebrates the bountiful bright red Poinsettias that I’m used to seeing when I was younger, and I still love to display in my home during the season. The second of what will be a collection of lovely little samplers focused on cottages and garden flowers, this sampler continues a new series of projects. Stitched with luscious over-dyed silks flosses, silk ribbon, metallic braid, snow charms and sparkling beads, it is perfectly designed for learning! It is not too big, so you can more effectively master how to stitch the few lovely specialty stitches like Scotch Stitch, Double Running, Arrowhead, Algerian Eyelets, Rice stitch, Couching and French Knots; some simple Drawn Thread; and even poinsettias of Silk Ribbon work. Cross Stitched areas at the top and bottom depict a basket of Poinsettia flowers picked from the garden surrounding the little yellow cottage. Follow our clear and simple diagrams included in this leaflet and enjoy the journey to Poinsettia Place! To finish, frame like our model or use the Bellpull Finishing instructions to create a wall-hanging-instructions for the bellpull are at the back of this leaflet! 

• Design area: 64w x 102h (4.6” wide x 7.3” high)
• Model: 28ct Cashel Linen - Smokey Pearl 
• Cut fabric: 11” wide x 14” high for framing

Suggested Materials

• Gloriana #087 “Forest” - greens
• Rainbow Gallery Gold Rush #14 (thick braid) - arctic gold
• Treenway 3.5mm silk ribbon #020 “Bordello” - red
• Kreinik Mori #5055 - blue, #7087 - antique gold and #8000 - white
• Needlepoint Inc. #226 - red dk and #642 - green med lt
• Gloriana Florimel silk #135 “Bellagio” - multi
• Kreinik #4 Braid #002 - metallic gold
• Kreinik Mori #1117 - red, #4215 - olive green med, #7086 - yellow lt and #8050 - black
• Needlepoint Inc. #184 - brown and #298 - green dk
• Mill Hill seed bead #00479 - white
• Mill Hill seed bead #00557 - gold
• Mill Hill petite bead #40557 - gold
• Star Sequins
• Specialty buttons - snow flake (DISCONTINUED)
• Zweigart 28ct Cashel Linen - Smokey Pearl
• DMC #8 Perle Cotton - white
• DMC #12 Perle Cotton - white
• #24 Tapestry needle
• #10 short Beading needle