Advent Calendar 2023 – No. 21

Advent Calendar 2023 – Nativity Scene
Robe of the first Wise Man

The robe of the first Wise Man is relatively easy to embroider, because he wears a simple, one-piece coat, which is supposed to achieve its effect through a magnificent filling pattern.

In order not to have to interrupt the difficult-to-embroider pattern too often, only the outer outlines are embroidered with Coral Knot and Chain stitches.

Thread withdrawing 2:1 is made over the entire shape of the coat.
With coton à broder No. 20 double crosses (Openwork Pattern Samplers, p. 77)

are embroidered in two steps.

At the end, the drapery is set with wrapped Chain stitches (coton à broder No. 16).

The cuffs are filled with Satin stitches (coton à broder No. 16)

and with the wise man 1 the eighth figure is already finished.

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Advent Calendar 2023 – Outline Designs
Advent Calendar 2023 – Prep Work
Advent Calendar 2023 – Hairstyles and Facial Features of Wise Men
Advent Calendar 2023 – Hands
Advent Calendar 2023 – Vessels for the Gifts
Advent Calendar 2023 – Headwear
Advent Calendar 2023 – Sheep
Advent Calendar 2023 – Footwear
Advent Calendar 2023 – Robe of the first Shepherd
Advent Calendar 2023 – Stick of the first Shepherd
Advent Calendar 2023 – Robe of the second Shepherd (A)
Advent Calendar 2023 – Robe of the second Shepherd (B)
Advent Calendar 2023 – Robe of the second Shepherd (C)
Advent Calendar 2023 – Sheep Wool
Advent Calendar 2023 – Stick of the third Shepherd
Advent Calendar 2023 – Robe of the third Shepherd
Advent Calendar 2023 – Maria’s Robe (A)
Advent Calendar 2023 – Maria’s Robe (B)
Advent Calendar 2023 – Baby Jesus in the Manger
Advent Calendar 2023 – The Star of Bethlehem
Advent Calendar 2023 – Joseph’s Robe

Advent Calendar 2023 – No. 20

Advent Calendar 2023 – Nativity Scene
Joseph’s Robe

The sleeves of Joseph’s shirt only have very small areas. Therefore, no thread withdrawing is made, so Chain stitch boundaries can be omitted. When working with filling pattern 571 I noticed that the pattern could look quite attractive even if only the first half was embroidered. So I embroider the Cross stitches (coton à broder No. 20) in this way, but only without thread withdrawing.

The vest should have an openwork pattern. Because of the small area, thread withdrawing is made 2:1.

Some threads are also withdrawn in the area between the hairs. It would have been better to leave these areas without thread withdrawing.

Since I don’t want to weave the threads back in, the area is inevitably filled with filling pattern 147 from Openwork Needleweaving Patterns.

The skirt of the vest also gets a thread withdrawing of 2:1 and

Cable stitches (coton à broder No. 25). A marking thread is withdrawn for the other half of the vest so that the pattern can be worked at the same height later.

Filling pattern 147 from Openwork Needleweaving Patterns is embroidered into the shape.

For the sleeves and collar I want a dense, small Limet pattern, which I found in “Feather Dress” in Limerosen II .

The hat brim is embroidered with geschlossenem Fischgrätenstich (auch geschlossener Federstich genannt) closed herringbone stitch (also called closed feather stitch)??? (Who can help with right translation?) (coton à broder No. 16).

The shirt that looks out of the vest receives the same decoration.

At the end, the hat shape is withdrawn 2:1 and a Rose stitch pattern similar to filling pattern 543 – only with non-staggered rows of Rose stitches – is worked.

The seventh figure, Joseph, is now finished.

Advent Calendar 2016
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Advent Calendar 2019
Advent Calendar 2023 – Outline Designs
Advent Calendar 2023 – Prep Work
Advent Calendar 2023 – Hairstyles and Facial Features of Wise Men
Advent Calendar 2023 – Hands
Advent Calendar 2023 – Vessels for the Gifts
Advent Calendar 2023 – Headwear
Advent Calendar 2023 – Sheep
Advent Calendar 2023 – Footwear
Advent Calendar 2023 – Robe of the first Shepherd
Advent Calendar 2023 – Stick of the first Shepherd
Advent Calendar 2023 – Robe of the second Shepherd (A)
Advent Calendar 2023 – Robe of the second Shepherd (B)
Advent Calendar 2023 – Robe of the second Shepherd (C)
Advent Calendar 2023 – Sheep Wool
Advent Calendar 2023 – Stick of the third Shepherd
Advent Calendar 2023 – Robe of the third Shepherd
Advent Calendar 2023 – Maria’s Robe (A)
Advent Calendar 2023 – Maria’s Robe (B)
Advent Calendar 2023 – Baby Jesus in the Manger
Advent Calendar 2023 – The Star of Bethlehem

Advent Calendar 2023 – No. 19

Advent Calendar 2023 – Nativity Scene
The Star of Bethlehem

The star is outlined with slanting, wide Stem stitches (coton à broder No. 16).
(Find further information about Stem stitch variations in my book Early Schwalm Whitework)

The tail remains unworked inside, the surface of the star is filled with Cross stitches (coton à broder No. 25) over three fabric threads each. There is no thread withdrawing.

Advent Calendar 2016
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Advent Calendar 2023 – Outline Designs
Advent Calendar 2023 – Prep Work
Advent Calendar 2023 – Hairstyles and Facial Features of Wise Men
Advent Calendar 2023 – Hands
Advent Calendar 2023 – Vessels for the Gifts
Advent Calendar 2023 – Headwear
Advent Calendar 2023 – Sheep
Advent Calendar 2023 – Footwear
Advent Calendar 2023 – Robe of the first Shepherd
Advent Calendar 2023 – Stick of the first Shepherd
Advent Calendar 2023 – Robe of the second Shepherd (A)
Advent Calendar 2023 – Robe of the second Shepherd (B)
Advent Calendar 2023 – Robe of the second Shepherd (C)
Advent Calendar 2023 – Sheep Wool
Advent Calendar 2023 – Stick of the third Shepherd
Advent Calendar 2023 – Robe of the third Shepherd
Advent Calendar 2023 – Maria’s Robe (A)
Advent Calendar 2023 – Maria’s Robe (B)
Advent Calendar 2023 – Baby Jesus in the Manger

Advent Calendar 2023 – No. 18

Advent Calendar 2023 – Nativity Scene
Baby Jesus in the Manger

The manger of the baby Jesus should be displayed inconspicuously. Blanket stitches of different lengths (coton à broder No. 16) form the wooden structure, Bullion Knots with two wraps form the nail heads.
(Find further information about knots in my book Early Schwalm Whitework)

The straw is worked with Satin stitches (coton à broder No. 20).

The swaddled child’s cloth bandages are embroidered with wide stem stitches (coton à broder No. 20).

The main character of the group is depicted in just a few stitches.

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Advent Calendar 2023 – Outline Designs
Advent Calendar 2023 – Prep Work
Advent Calendar 2023 – Hairstyles and Facial Features of Wise Men
Advent Calendar 2023 – Hands
Advent Calendar 2023 – Vessels for the Gifts
Advent Calendar 2023 – Headwear
Advent Calendar 2023 – Sheep
Advent Calendar 2023 – Footwear
Advent Calendar 2023 – Robe of the first Shepherd
Advent Calendar 2023 – Stick of the first Shepherd
Advent Calendar 2023 – Robe of the second Shepherd (A)
Advent Calendar 2023 – Robe of the second Shepherd (B)
Advent Calendar 2023 – Robe of the second Shepherd (C)
Advent Calendar 2023 – Sheep Wool
Advent Calendar 2023 – Stick of the third Shepherd
Advent Calendar 2023 – Robe of the third Shepherd
Advent Calendar 2023 – Maria’s Robe (A)
Advent Calendar 2023 – Maria’s Robe (B)

Advent Calendar 2023 – No. 17

Advent Calendar 2023 – Nativity Scene
Maria’s Robe (B)

I had actually chosen pattern 137 from Openwork Needleweaving Patterns, but then I had doubts whether it would match the Röserich pattern of the dress.

So I work with copies again and back the corresponding area with different patterns.

My choice is pattern 80 from Openwork Needleweaving Patterns.

The sleeve should have a small pattern that matches the Röserich. Rose stitches (coton à broder No. 25) are worked into the limet grid (3:1).

The outercoat is still missing. Since its surface is very narrow in some places, a thread withdrawing of 2:1 is used. The resulting grid is also embroidered with Rose stitches.

The other side of the outercoat remains unembroidered because of the very small areas.

Now all that’s left is the borders on the hem edges. They are decorated with witch Herringbone curved lines (coton à broder No. 16).
(Find further information about Curved Lines in my book Schwalm Curved Lines, Narrow Borders, and Ornamental Stitches)

Figure 5 – Maria – is now finished.

Advent Calendar 2016
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Advent Calendar 2018
Advent Calendar 2019
Advent Calendar 2023 – Outline Designs
Advent Calendar 2023 – Prep Work
Advent Calendar 2023 – Hairstyles and Facial Features of Wise Men
Advent Calendar 2023 – Hands
Advent Calendar 2023 – Vessels for the Gifts
Advent Calendar 2023 – Headwear
Advent Calendar 2023 – Sheep
Advent Calendar 2023 – Footwear
Advent Calendar 2023 – Robe of the first Shepherd
Advent Calendar 2023 – Stick of the first Shepherd
Advent Calendar 2023 – Robe of the second Shepherd (A)
Advent Calendar 2023 – Robe of the second Shepherd (B)
Advent Calendar 2023 – Robe of the second Shepherd (C)
Advent Calendar 2023 – Sheep Wool
Advent Calendar 2023 – Stick of the third Shepherd
Advent Calendar 2023 – Robe of the third Shepherd
Advent Calendar 2023 – Maria’s Robe (A)