Trick or Treat Trio 

Designed by Ursula Michael

Remember the excitement building as you decided on and then prepared your Halloween costume, as you anxiously waited through dinner to get dressed, and then as you hurried into the crisp autumn air to meet your best friends to go trick-or-treating. (Or did you go with your siblings?) You looked simply scary (or simply darling, according to all the neighbors), and had so much fun getting candy and meandering through the seasonal decorations at every door. 

Well, this little design by Ursula Michael is a grown-up treat for a stitcher. Made with glow-in-the-dark threads, it can be appliquéed on a tote bag (for trick-or-treating), or made into a door hanger (mount on wooden board with curled wire as the hanger).  Let it remind you of all the fun and camaraderie of childhood at Halloween.  

Materials needed:

• Kreinik Very Fine (#4) Braid in 053F, 054F, 9192, 326

• cotton embroidery floss (DMC: 948, 353, 3799, 921, 434, 437, 414) or (Anchor: 1011, 6, 236, 1003, 310, 362, 235)

• 16-count fabric (we stitched our model on Charles Craft’s ‘Natural’ Aida color)

• #24 Tapestry needle

Instructions: