Advent Calendar – No. 13





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

Advent Calendar – No. 12




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

Advent Calendar – No. 11






Elegant Cover for a Glass Jar

Linen: 16/cm thread count, cut to 40 cm X 40 cm
Threads: coton à broder No. 20 for Coral Knot stitches, No. 30 for Chain stitches and the filling pattern, 2 strands of 6-ply stranded cotton for the Satin stitches.
Design: No. 20 measuring about 12 cm X 12 cm
Filling pattern: Pattern 51 (Stars)
Additional item: a glass jar with a neck

Advent Calendar 2017 – No. 10






Card Holder

Linen: old handwoven with a 18/cm thread count, cut to about 18 cm X 75 cm
Threads: coton à broder No. 20 for Coral Knot stitches and French Knots, No. 30 for Chain stitches and filling pattern, 2 strands of 6-ply stranded cotton for the Stem stitches, the Satin stitches, and – please note – the tiny Back stitches around the French Knot of the eye.
Design: No. 26.1 measuring 11 cm X 7,43 cm
Filling pattern: Federkleid (Limetrosen II)
Additional items: a hanging fixture