ONLINE MAGAZINE FOR CROSS STITCHERS ISSUE 4 MAY 2006 FeatureFeature PatternsPatterns SeasonalSeasonal VVintintageage LadiesLadies byby KaedeeKaedee DuFresneDuFresne WINWIN OverOver 200200 HandHand DyedDyed Threads!Threads! MysteryMystery SamplerSampler PartPart 44 www.thegiftofstitching.com Editorial Page Contents2 It seems that we are always either greeting Featured Pattern - Seasonal Vintage Ladies - Spring or bidding farewell to summer, so it is nice and Summer to be reminded of the two favourite seasons: summer and spring. In this issue we are Page 12 honoring these seasons with two vintage Column - Investigate with Marie by Marie Chantal- ladies designed by new designer Kaedee Lord. Includes Assisi embroidery history and pattern. DeFresne. Youll enjoy stitching these delicate pictures. Winter and autumn will Page 15 appear in a future issue. Article - Hand Dyed Threads. Includes sample pattern This month we have a section devoted to and directory of hand dyed thread companies. hand dyed threads. There is an article answering every question youve ever had Page 22 about these threads, and a directory of dyers. Competition - Huge assortment of Hand Dyed Threads Make sure you enter the competition for a large assortment of hand dyed threads. So Page 23 many beautiful colours and textures, I dont Column - With My Grandmothers Hands by Kirsten want to give them away! Edwards. Includes Mothers Day Card rose pattern Our three columns this month include and Coronation Reproduction Sampler. antique patterns from the era of Queen Elizabeths coronation, Assisi embroidery, Page 29 and Jacintas continuing saga as a new Column - Test-Tubes to Chart-Packs by Jacinta Lodge designer. Last but not least, part 4 of the mystery Page 32 sampler is ready for you to stitch. Part 4 of the Mystery Sampler by Yvonne Horn of Enjoy your warmer days stitching in the Papillon Creations sun or your cooler days stitching by the fire. Page 30 With love, Excursions - Marie Chantal-Lord goes to the Bunka Kirsten Edwards exhibition and Jacinta Lodge takes a trip to Londons Editor Stitch 2006. Page 34 Stitch diagrams our featured designer is Brookes Books Publishing,In our the finalnext part issue of the Mystery Sampler will be revealed, and well have an article about framing. I would like to thank the following people for their contribution to this issue: Andrew Edwards - Proofing, Kaedee DuFresne - Designer, Marie Chantal-Lord - Columnist, Yvonne Horn - Designer, Heather Harrison - Research, Jacinta Lodge - Columnist, Andrew Moore - Photography, Monique Keylon - Writer and Designer, Ozark Sampler, Supplier, and all the companies in the hand dyed thread directory. This magazine has been written in Australasian English. Any queries regarding this magazine should be sent to the Editor, Kirsten Edwards at [email protected] Copyright: The Gift of Stitching 2006. All patterns in this issue have been published with permission from the designers. This magazine is under copyright. It is illegal to republish or distribute it in print or electronically, either in part or whole. www.thegiftofstitching.com Issue 4 May 2006 Page 1 Feature Pattern Seasonal Vintage Ladies - Spring and Summer by Kaedee DuFresne About the Designer Our feature designer this month is Kaedee DuFresne. Her original work were under the name of Playing with Colour, but as her designs have focused in a certain direction, the name has changed to Mirabile Visu. Kaedee is a stay at home mum from New Zealand. She loves to take her time designing, making sure each pattern represents the object realistically. She incorporates half and quarter stitches, and uses beads and metallics to help lift the design and give it a unique look. You can view Kaedees developing website at http://playingwithcolor.kdsplaygound.ezikiwi.com Spring Design Information Design size: 95W x 139H stitches Finished stitched area for 28ct: 7x10 inches or 17.5x25.5 cms Stitch on off-white linen or evenweave fabric allowing 4 (10cms) all round for framing. Use two strands of DMC floss for all cross stitches. Where a symbol has a circle around it, do a French Knot instead. Stitches Used Cross Stitch Quarter Stitch French Knot See page 34 for stitch diagrams DMC Symbol Chart L 3771 Y 3855 Blended Colours U 3856 J 3823 (1 strand each) C 3722 R 301 H 746 K 818 G 402 b 166 e 818/746 E 819 D 400 a 3819 7 754/3771 S 223 F 3776 Z 165 8 948/White P 152 I 948 c 581 6 948/754 T 224 B 300 O 225 W 3853 M 754 X 3854 www.thegiftofstitching.com Issue 4 May 2006 Page 2 Spring Top Left www.thegiftofstitching.com Issue 4 May 2006 Page 3 Spring Top Right www.thegiftofstitching.com Issue 4 May 2006 Page 4 Spring Bottom Left www.thegiftofstitching.com Issue 4 May 2006 Page 5 Spring Bottom Right www.thegiftofstitching.com Issue 4 May 2006 Page 6 Feature Pattern Seasonal Vintage Ladies - Spring and Summer by Kaedee DuFresne Summer Design Information Design size: 95W x 131H stitches Finished stitched area for 28ct: 7x10 inches or 17.5x25.5 cms Stitch on off-white linen or evenweave fabric allowing 4 (10cms) all round for framing. Use two strands of DMC floss over two threads for all cross stitches. Where a symbol has a circle around it, do a French Knot instead. Backstitching Use 1 strand of DMC thread to backstitch the following: Outline of eyes: 801 Earring: 3750 Neck and throat: 543 Hat brim: 3864 Stitches Used Cross Stitch Quarter Stitch French Knot See page 34 for stitch diagrams DMC Symbol Key DMC Key - Blended Colours (1 strand each) www.thegiftofstitching.com Issue 4 May 2006 Page 7 Summer Top Left www.thegiftofstitching.com Issue 4 May 2006 Page 8 Summer Top Right www.thegiftofstitching.com Issue 4 May 2006 Page 9 Summer Bottom Left www.thegiftofstitching.com Issue 4 May 2006 Page 10 Summer Bottom Right www.thegiftofstitching.com Issue 4 May 2006 Page 11 Investigate with Marie by Marie-Chantal Lord Assisi Embroidery This month we are investigating Assisi embroidery. traditional techniques and fibres for their local co- This form of embroidery can be described by its other operative embroidery shop. names: void work or silhouette work. When worked, the motif is left blank and the space around it is filled Modern stitchers have embraced Assisi work and it is with stitches to give the motif its shape. You could say now a predominately counted thread work. Cross stitch it is like a negative image. is the main stitch used to fill the background and Holbein The name Assisi was given to this embroidery because stitch or backstitch is used to outline the motif. The of its origins in the Italian town of Assisi where St. range of colours and fabrics used is limitless and all Francis lived. After he was canonized in 1228, the types of motifs are incorporated into designs. Hand dyed Francisican sisters under St. Clara created Assisi work threads look particularly nice when worked in this type by making simple line drawings of items in the murals of embroidery. in their church of St. Francis life. These drawings were This month I have created a small pop art design in transferred to linen, outlined with a stitch, and then the the Assisi style. I have worked it with a regular cross background was filled with stitches. They chose themes stitch, but if you want to try it with long armed or Italian true to St. Francis patronage of birds, beasts and plant stitch, I would love to see your piece in the magazines life. These pieces were used to decorate alter cloths and Yahoo! Group. other ecclesiastical items. Next month we will investigate Bunka embroidery, Holbein stitch was used to outline the motif, then long- also know as Japanese punch needle embroidery. See armed stitch was used to fill the background. Dark reds, the Excursions section of this magazine will examples. blues and greens were traditionally used in this form of work. References: By the 17th century, Assisi embroidery had been Lachatelainedesigns.homestead.com/assisiwork.html The West Kingdom Needlework Guild, Stalking the Wild Assisi exported to other countries that had a tradition of counted Assisi Embroidery by Jane Zimmerman work, but as with many types of embroidery, Assisi DMC Librairies, Assisi Embroidery, Mulhouse, France, Éditions work almost disappeared during the 18th and 19th Thérèse de Dilmont. centuries. Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org In the 20th century it took on a new life. It was revived The Embroiders Guild of America: http://www.ega-gpr.org Needlework Antiques: by the women in the town of Assisi. If you go there http://www.needleworkantiques.com/index.html today you can still observe them stitching using the Here is an example of a modern interpretation of Assisi embroidery. This border was copied from a 16th Century sampler. For more information about this piece see the Needleworks Antique website at: http://www.needleworkantiques.c om/sampler_gallery_-_page_8.html If you would like help with finding a rare pattern, or patterns around a theme then send your request to [email protected] www.thegiftofstitching.com Issue 4 May 2006 Page 12 Investigate with Marie - May Bee Design Information Symbol Key Symbol Number Type of Thread The model above is stitched on 14 count antique white 210 DMC Aida using DMC and DMC Light-Effects threads. The ! bee is from a childs button card, but an equivalent can 7 744 DMC be found at Buttons Galore: www.morebuttons.com, Pack 776 DMC #735. (Put bee in the search box to find the pack easily) " % E211 DMC-Light Effects Design size: 60W x 60H stitches $ E818 DMC-Light Effects Finished stitched area: # E966 DMC-Light Effects 14 ct: 4.2x4.2 (10.8x10.8 cms) & E3747 DMC-Light Effects Use two strands of thread for all cross stitches.