Advent Calendar 2017 – No. 16

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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

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Advent Calendar 2017 – No. 15

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Cover for a Cache Pot

Pot: glass with a diameter of 18 cm and a height of 18 cm
Linen: 20/cm thread count, cut to 25 cm X 70 cm
Threads: coton à broder No. 20 for Coral Knot stitches, No. 25 for Blanket stitches, No. 30 for Chain stitches and the filling patterns.
Design: No. 23 measuring 8 cm X 12.32 cm
Filling patterns: Checkerboard Filling stitch (Openwork Pattern Samplers) and Rose stitches (Please note: Both filling patterns are worked in a grid cut 1, leave 2. The Checkerboard Filling stitch is difficult to work in such a star shape.)

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Advent Calendar – No. 13

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Label for a Special Binder

Linen: 20/cm thread count, cut to 14 cm X 22 cm
Threads: coton à broder No. 20 for Coral Knot stitches, No. 25 for Blanket stitches, No. 30 for Chain stitches and the filling pattern, 2 strands of 6-ply stranded cotton for the Satin stitches.
Design: No. 01.1 measuring 5 cm X 10.51 cm
Filling pattern: Diagonal Cross stitch (Basic Principles of Schwalm Whitework)
Additional item: a finished cover for a binder

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Advent Calendar – No. 12

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Decorative Band for a Pillow

Linen: 16/cm thread count, cut to 14 cm X 68 cm
Threads: coton à broder No. 16 for Coral Knot stitches and the filling pattern Chain stitches, No. 25 for Blanket and Satin stitches, No. 30 for the outlining Chain stitches, 2 strands of 6-ply stranded cotton for the Satin stitches in the tulip petals.
Design: No. 12 measuring 8 cm X 12.11 cm
Additional items: a finished pillow measuring 28 cm X 38 cm
and some non-woven fusible interfacing for the back of the band

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