May 2006

 

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 I am the Vine

Designed by

  Angela Pullen

 

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"I am the Vine"

Sampler designed by Angela Pullen using Kreinik Silk Mori®

Design size: 98h x 78w


 

 

Materials needed:

• Kreinik Silk Mori® in the colors listed in the color key
• 28-count cream or natural linen
• #24 Tapestry needle 

Instructions:

  • Cross stitch this design over two threads with two strands of Silk Mori according to the color key (each square on the chart equals two fabric threads).
  • Backstitch with one strand of Mori 6086 (grapes).
  • Blends use one strand of each color. - The top “ABCD” letters are made with Algerian eyelets using one strand of Mori.
  • French knots are made with two strands of Mori 4167.
  • Stitch your initials in the area below the left crown, using the colors indicated by the lines (do not stitch the lines, they are for placement and color only).
  • Stitch the year you made this design beneath the lower right crown.
  • Satin stitch the area below ABCD, within the lines (but do not stitch the lines, they are for placement only), with two strands of Mori 7012.

Click here to download Vine Layout

Click here to download Vine Color chart