Advent Calendar 2017 – No. 5

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Cover for a Storm Lamp
Lamp: glass with a diameter of 18 cm and a height of 18 cm
Linen: old handwoven with a 17/cm thread count, cut to 22 cm X 66 cm (Please note: One long edge had the original hem from the untouched linen roll. I wanted to preserve it, so I only needed a seam allowance for one side.)
Threads: coton à broder No. 20 for Coral Knot stitches and the needleweaving stitches of the filling pattern, No. 25 for Blanket stitches and the Satin stitches, No. 30 for Chain stitches and the Cable stitch grid.
Design: No. 24 measuring 10 cm X 12.42 cm
Filling pattern: No. 139 (Openwork Needleweaving Patterns)

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Advent Calendar 2017 – No. 4

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Individualized Label for a Project Bag
Project bag: finished bag measures 18 cm X 28 cm
Linen: old handwoven with a 18/cm thread count, cut to 16 cm X 11 cm
Threads: coton à broder No. 20 for Coral Knot stitches and French Knots; No. 30 for the filling patterns, Wave stitches, and slanting Blanket stitches (Early Schwalm Whitework); 2 strands of 6-ply stranded cotton for Stem and Satin stitches.
Design: No. 03 measuring 10 cm X 4,94 cm

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Advent Calendar 2017 – No. 3

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Band for a Laundry Bag
Laundry bag: finished bag with a diameter of 42 cm and a height of 57 cm
Linen: 13.5/cm thread count, cut to 25 cm X 145 cm
Threads: coton à broder No. 16 for Coral Knot stitches; No. 20 for the needleweaving stitches of the filling pattern, for the Blanket stitches, and the Satin stitches of the leaves; No. 30 for Chain stitches, the Satin stitch bars in the basket, and the Single Faggot stitch grid (in the tulips cut 1, leave 2), and the Peahole hem; 2 strands of 6-ply stranded cotton for the Satin stitches in the tulips.
Design: No. 18 measuring 9 cm X 9.62 cm
Filling pattern: No. 37 (Openwork Needleweaving Patterns)

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Advent Calendar 2017 – No. 1

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Picture
Linen: 20/cm thread count, cut to about 18 cm X 24 cm
Threads: coton à broder No. 20 for Coral Knot stitches; No. 25 for Satin, Blanket, and Eyelash stitches; No. 30 for Chain stitches, the filling pattern, and the Peahole hem.
Design: No. 15 measuring 8 cm X 11.26 cm
Filling pattern: alternating one row of Narrow Zip (Wickelstiche) and two rows of Honeycomb Darning stitches (Basic Principles of Schwalm Whitework)
Additional items: non-woven fusible interfacing for the back of the linen, a small wooden frame, a small hook
Putting a S hook in the Peahole hem, a year-round picture can easily turn into a holder for an advent gift.

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