• Source of Design: Stitch
• Designer: Sue Hawkins
• Fabric: 18 ct interlock canvas
• Threads: DMC – 355, 356, 734, 732, 783, 676, 3740
• Beads: Millhill – 42033, 42043
• Started: 1st June 2007
• Finished: 10th May 2007

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• Source of Design: Mains & Merveilles – Blackwork
• Fabric: 32 ct
• Threads: DMC 3685
• Beads: Millhill 02012
• Started: 18 June 2007
• Finished: 21 June 2007

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• Source of Design: Caron
• Designer: Heirloom Embroidery – Carol Tinson
• Name of Design: A Good Vintage Scissor Fob
• Fabric: 28 ct Cashel linen – Lilac
• Threads: Caron Wildflowers – Parfait and DMC 3042
• Started: 26th May 2007
• Finished: 30th May 2007

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• Source of Design: Victoria Sampler
• Name of Design: Heirloom Anniversary Sampler
• Fabric: 28ct Platinum Cashel
• Threads:
  • Highland Heather” Sampler Threads – Gentle Art
  • Au ver a Soie – 3043 rose
  • Au ver a Soie – 3443 dark taupe
  • Au ver a Soie – 3341 med taupe
  • Au ver a Soie – 3412 light taupe
  • YLI #162 mauve silk ribbon 4mm
  • YLI #160 rose silk ribbon 4mm
  • YLI #164 taupe silk ribbon 4mm
  • Kreinik 102HL #8 Braid Vatican Gold
  • Kreinik 102 #4 Braid Vatican Gold
  • Trebizond TRA132 ecru
  • DMC #3033 floss platinum
  • DMC #12 Pearl Cotton #712 creme
• Beads:
  • Mill Hill Antique Glass Beads #3005- copper
  • Mill Hill Antique Glass Beads #3021-creme
  • Mill Hill Antique Glass Beads #3044 – mauve
  • Mother of Pearl Heart beads
  • Rose Quartz Heart beads
  • Mother of Pearl Rice Bead
• Stitches:
  • Cross stitch
  • Backstitch
  • Beadwork
  • Silk Ribbon Spider Web Rose
  • Stem Stitch
  • Japanese Ribbon Stitch
  • Pulled Three Sided Stitch
  • Large Single Cross Stitch
  • Satin Stitch
  • Scotch Stitch
  • Hemstitching with Three Sided Stitch and Wrapped Threads
  • Smyrna Crosses
  • Four Sided Stitch
  • Wrapped Herringbone Stitch
  • Queen Stitch
  • Herringbone Stitch
  • Partial Rhodes Stitch
  • Hemstitching with Four Sided Stitch
  • Sheaf Stitch
  • Bargello
  • Rhodes Heart
  • Kloster Block
  • Woven Bars
  • Divided Wrapped Bars
  • Doves Eyes
  • Partial Greek Cross
  • Partial Diamond Eyelets
  • Algerian Eye Stitch
• Design Size: Approx 5″ X 19 1/2″
• Started: 28th April 2007
• Finished: 22nd May 2007

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My 3rd exchange piece for 2007. This is the covered tape measure I stitched for Heidi, for the Robin’s Nest Mystery Exchange. I wanted to stitch something different from the other exchanges I’ve taken part in so I picked this. The motif’s are adapted from an  fil en aiguille sampler

• Source of Design: Motifs from De fil en aiguille – Special Issue – Tout rouge
• Fabric: 32 ct Belfast linen – Light Mocha
• Threads: Carrie’s – Monarch
• Finishing Technique: Tomoneko’s Works
• Started: 12 April 2007
• Finished: 15 April 2007

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• Designer: PCB Dijon
• Fabric: 32 ct Belfast linen – Light Mocha
• Threads: Carrie’s – Garnet
• Started: 14 April 2007
• Finished: 14 April 2007

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• Designer: With my Needle
• Source of Design: Motifs from Stitchers Pocket – JCS Christmas Ornaments 2003
• Fabric: 32 ct Belfast linen – Light Mocha
• Threads: Carrie’s – Garnet
• Finishing Technique: Tomoneko’s Works
• Started: 14 April 2007
• Finished: 14 April 2007

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• Designer: With My Needle
• Source: JCS Christmas Ornaments 2004
• Name of Design: Christmas Swan Needlebook
• Fabric: 28 ct cashel linen – Light Mocha
• Threads: Carrie’s – Garnet
• Started: December 2006
• Finished: 13 April 2007

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This is a birthday gift for my OH’s cousin from his parents

• Designer: Savoir-Faire Vailly
• Name of Design: Le Long Fil Tranquille: Les 19 petit Coeurs de Celine (19001FT)
• Fabric: 28ct cashel linen – Raw
• Threads: Carrie’s (Polar Bear, Rasberry), DMC perle
• Started: 1 April 2007
• Finished: 8 April 2007

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My 2nd exchange piece for 2007. This is the biscornu I stitched for Renée, for the Robin’s Nest Biscornu Exchange. This is a biscornu I first saw at the fabulous Jayne’s Attic last year but only came out as a chart in February 2007.

• Designer: Alchemy Stitchcraft
• Name of Design: Beachcomber Biscornu
• Fabric: 28ct cashel linen – Vintage Country Mocha
• Threads: Needle Necessities, Anchor
• Beads: Mill Hill petite seed
• Started: 17 February 2007
• Finished: 22 February 2007

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