Advent Calendar 2017 – No. 20





Cover for a Box Lid

Linen: old handwoven with a 18/cm thread count, cut to 20 cm X 20 cm
Threads: coton à broder No. 16 for the Lazy Daisy stitches of the filling pattern, No. 20 for the Chain stitches outlining the star, No. 30 for the Chain stitches outlining the hearts and for the Rose stitches of the filling pattern, 2 strands of 6-ply stranded cotton for the Satin stitches in the hearts.
Design: part of No. 25 measuring 8 cm X 8 cm
Filling pattern: Combination of four Lazy Daisy stitches establishing a cross and Rose stitches
Additional item: box and ribbon

Advent Calendar 2017 – No. 18






Cover for a Tall Cylindrical Container

Linen: 20/cm thread count, cut to 26 cm X 38 cm
Threads: coton à broder No. 20 for Coral Knot stitches; No. 25 for Satin stitches; No. 30 for Chain, Blanket, and Eyelash stitches and the filling patterns.
Design: No. 05 measuring 8 cm X 12.59 cm
Filling patterns: big heart – a variant of filling pattern 481; small heart – Wave (Limetrosen I); body of the bird – Wave stitches (Basic Principles of Schwalm Whitework)
Additional item: a tall cylindrical container

Advent Calendar 2017 – No. 17




Bag for a Napkin or the Menu

Linen: 20/cm thread count, cut to 14 cm X 28 cm
Threads: coton à broder No. 20 for Coral Knot stitches; No. 25 for the Satin stitches of the leaves, the Stem stitches, and the Satin stitches of the filling pattern; No. 30 for Chain stitches and the Rose stitches of the filling pattern.
Design: No. 21 measuring 8.5 cm X 8.5 cm
Filling pattern: double wide Satin stitches in a Rose stitch grid
Additional item: thin cotton fabric for lining

Advent Calendar 2017 – No. 16





Bag

Linen: 16/cm thread count, cut to 19 cm X 66 cm
Threads: coton à broder No. 20 for Coral Knot stitches, No. 25 for Blanket stitches and the filling pattern of the heart, No. 30 for Chain stitches and the filling pattern of the bloom, 2 strands of 6-ply stranded cotton for the Satin stitches.
Design: No. 07 measuring 7 cm X 12.31 cm
Filling patterns: heart – Magic Net (Limetrosen I); bloom – Diagonal Cross stitch (Basic Principles of Schwalm Whitework)
Additional items: a milk carton, some white paint or white adhesive film