Winter Garden Sampler-Victorian Garden Series #42, The Victoria Sampler

Stitched with all silk threads, on smoky pearl linen, this sampler was a joy to design from start to finish! A jaunty snowman and his woodland friends are part of this delightful Winter Garden. Stitched using silk floss, overdyed silk, silk ribbon, silver metallic, and sparkling crystal beads on Smokey Pearl linen, this frosty garden sampler is a colorful addition to the Victorian Garden series. As you walk into this garden at the bottom of the sampler, you'll see a little fenced area surrounded with bird houses and feeders Some chickadees and red cardinals are enjoying the winter feast of seeds and berries on the bushes. Further on you'll find Hardanger snowflakes, and a band of holly, right under the first sign of spring, a bed of snowdrops in a sheltered corner of the garden. Right there you'll see some more chickadees in the pine trees, and a branch with berries to feed on. At the end of the garden, someone has built a snowman, and he watches over the bunnies and birds. This Learning Sampler is perfect for the beginning through intermediate specialty stitcher. You will practice some very basic Hardanger, Algerian Eyelets, Lazy Daisy Stitches, some Hemstitching, pulled Four Sided Stitches, Plait Stitches, Modified Crosses, Couching, Backstitching, and Colonial Knots. Take some time to walk through this delightful Winter Garden!

Design Area: 30w x 114h (2 .1" Wide x 8.1" High)
Model: 28ct Cashel Linen Smoky Pearl:
(Cut fabric: 8" X 14" for framing or 6" X 14" for bell pull)

Suggested Materials

• Kreinik #4 Braid #001HL silver
• Kreinik Mori #8000 white, #5055 slate blue med dk, #4167 green dk and #923 yellow
• Needlepoint Inc. Silk #0974 brown med
• Access Au Ver a Soie #4624 cranberry, #3346 grey brown, #Noir black, #5384 teal and #0545 tangerine
• Access Soie Perlee white
• Caron Collection Waterlilies - evergreen
• SJ Designs Beads #1813 red and #1818 silver
• YL1 4mm silk ribbon #001 white
• 28ct Cashel linen - Smoky Pearl
• DMC #12 Perle Cotton - white
• #24 tapestry needle
• #10 short beading needle