Cross Stitch For All Seasons

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Frog Happy

A Kreinik website design by Pam Kellogg

Skill Level: Beginner

Design Size: 83w x 43h

This is a fun project-perfect for frog collectors, kids, and green rooms everywhere!

Materials needed:

• 28-ct Annabelle linen fabric in Ice Blue color (the design comes out to be about 6" x 3" when stitched over two threads on 28-count)
• Kreinik Blending Filament 015, 009, 008
• Kreinik Very Fine (#4) Braid 029
• DMC embroidery floss 310, 319, 320, 367, 368, 369, 415, 433, 762, 801, 890, 898, 938, 3345, 3346, 3347, 3348, White

 Instructions:

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Here's a simply sweet Easter project or a design for a little girl's room. Another idea: add letters from your favorite cross-stitch alphabet and personalize it as a baby gift.

Materials needed:

• Kreinik Very Fine (#4) Braid in Gemstone Colors: 3214, 3215, 3228, 3231, 3237
• DMC cotton embroidery floss: White, 818, 309, 310, 326, 335, 776, 819, 899, 3326, 413
• 28-count Linen in Silver Blue (Wichelt Imports)
• #24 Tapestry needle

Instructions:

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Materials needed: 

• 14” x 16” piece of 28-ct BoPeep Pink Cashel Linen by Zweigart

• Kreinik Silk Mori® 8000, 3011, 1032, 1055, 4093, 4163, 5103

• Kreinik Very Fine #4 Braid™ 192, 092, 007, 3221

• Kreinik 1/8” Ribbon™ 032, 192, 092, 007

• #24 and #26 Tapestry needles

Instructions: 

• Cross stitch over 2 threads using 2 strands of Mori or 1 strand of Braid according to the color key (each square on the chart = 2 fabric threads).

• Backstitch: SpiderWeb Roses—2 ply Silk Mori 8000 for spoked bases only Big Butterfly—2 ply Silk Mori 1055 for swirls on upper wings and part of swirls on lower part of wings (thinner black lines) Big Butterfly—Very Fine #4 Braid 3221 for remaining part of swirl on lower part of wings (thicker black lines) Small Butterflies—2 ply Silk Mori 5103 for legs and antennae

• Spiderweb Ribbon Roses: use 032 Pearl 1/8” Ribbon to make the center rose. Use 192 Pale Pink 1/8” Ribbon to make the remaining 4 roses.

• Japanese Ribbon Stitch: use 192 Pale Pink 1/8” Ribbon to make tripetal flowers on either side of heart.

• French Knot: use 2 ply Silk Mori in charted colors to make French knots. Triple wrap the floss on the large wings, double wrap on the heart.

• Make 2 Breast Cancer Awareness Ribbons: One with 007 1/8” Ribbon and one with 092 1/8” Ribbon. Layer them and tack with #4 Braid between the large butterfly wings to form the body of the butterfly.

Printing Instructions: 

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Designed by Pam Kellogg for Kreinik

Materials needed:

• Kreinik Very Fine (#4) Braid™ in 085 Peacock, 210 Gold Dust 5982 Forest Green, 009HL Emerald Hi Lustre
• Cotton embroidery floss as listed below
• 16-count Aida in pale green. ALTERNATE FABRIC: 28-count Jobelan in Waterlily if you want to stitch this design over two threads
• #24 Tapestry needle
  

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Designed by Mosey ‘N Me
 (Frank & Judy Bielec)
 Design size: 93w x 55h

Stitches used: Cross stitch, Backstitch, Diagonal Satin Stitch

Materials needed:

• 28-ct Ice Blue Zweigart Cashel Linen
• Anchor Embroidery Floss in 276, 376, 379
• Kreinik Fine (#8) Braid 051HL, 008
• Kreinik Very Fine (#4) Braid 421
• Kreinik Silk Mori in 3044, 6127, 4033, 8000, 2013, 5013, 8050, 3017, 5093 (one 2.5m skein of each color)
  

Instructions:

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Keeping The Eggs Dry

Designed by Pam Kellogg for Kreinik
 Design size: 56w x 72h

Come rain or come shine, we love to nest. We like to make our nests, decorate our nests, protect and comfort our loved ones. Did you get your nesting instinct from this sweet little momma bird? She's protecting her eggs from a soft, fresh rain of fresh metallic thread. This is a terrific, fun, quick and small project to stitch this spring. Frame it in a rustic white frame to lift your spirits.

Materials needed:

• Kreinik Metallic Gift Collection: Pastel
• 28-ct Jobelan or linen in Forgetmenot Blue (a Wichelt Imports fabric)
  

Instructions:

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Designed by Pam Kellogg

Skill Level: Beginner
Design size: 21w x 77h

Materials needed:

• Kreinik #4 Braid in 012, 051F, 052F, 053F, 054F, 055F
• DMC embroidery floss in 310 Black
• Zweigart 16-count White stitchband (or any 16-count Aida you can cut to bookmark size)
  

Instructions:

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Designed By Deb VanOverloop
 Design size: 64 w x 57 h
 Size: 2 1/4” x 2” on 28-ct fabric

This is a sweet, quick-to-stitch gift made from the threads in Kreinik’s Anniversary (Silver) Collection. Look for this boxed set of silver and white threads in your local needlework store.

Materials needed:

• Kreinik Anniversary (Silver) Collection
• 6” x 6” piece of 28-ct antique white Cashel linen

Instructions:

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Designed By Janelle Giese
 Design size: 64 w x 57 h

This is a popular project from the Kreinik archives that we brought back because it is makes a perfect meditation project for November. It's small, yet interesting with a variety of stitches that brings out the best in Silk Mori and Silk Serica. Stitching this project in plain cotton just wouldn't do it justice.

Materials needed:

• 1/2 Skeins of Kreinik Silk Mori® in 2024, 2063, 2066, 4033, 4037, 7024, 7126, 7135, 8050
• Kreinik Silk Serica® in 1116, 2063, 6083, 7024
• 10" x 10" piece of Ivory 28-count Jobelan
  

Instructions:

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Materials needed:

• 2 spools Kreinik Blending Filament in 153V Vintage Burgundy
• 2 spools Kreinik Very Fine (#4) Braid in 153V Vintage Burgundy
• Kreinik Fine (#8) Braid in 153V Vintage Burgundy
• Kreinik Silk Mori 1107 Dark Mauve
• 15” x 15” piece of 14-count Aida in cream or natural color

This design can be stitched in any color to match your decor. Choose the same color number available in BlendingFilament, Very Fine Braid, and Fine Braid, then add a close color in Silk Mori. Such as:

• green house: 009HL Emerald Hi Lustre, 4066 Silk Mori (Dark Holly)
• purple house: 026V Vintage Amethyst, 6127 Silk Mori (Dark Dusty Lavender)
• navy house: 018HL Navy Hi Lustre, 5057 Silk Mori (Dark Slate Blue)
• for a black house: use 005HL Black Hi Lustre, 8050 Silk Mori (Black) or 010HL Steel Grey, 8055 Mori (Dark Ash Grey)

(Note, not all colors are available in all three weights. Check the Kreinik metallic and silk color charts for color availability)

Instructions:

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This is a perfect project if you find yourself with some quiet time one evening this summer. The softness of silk will refresh your fingers and the simple yet texturally interesting stitches will delight your mind. British designer Judy Dixon picked a rich Dusty Lavender and soft Wood Violet to accent the neutrals in this piece. The metallic adds just a touch of light play for visual interest. It’s a simple, fun excursion to a place of peaceful stitching with silk.

Materials needed:

• Kreinik Very Fine (#4) Braid 091 Star Yellow
• Kreinik Fine (#8) Braid 094 Star Blue
• Kreinik Cord 001C Silver
• Kreinik 1/8” Ribbon 195 Sunburst
• DMC embroidery floss in white, 989, 3716
• Mill Hill Glass Seed Beads #00145 Pink
• Kreinik Custom Corder for making trims
• 3-inch oval Stik N Puffs for finishing (or something similar, or make your own out of cardboard and quilt batting)
• 28-ct Antique White Alma Cloth from Wichelt, two 8” x 8” cuts

Instructions:

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Threads and stitches make a design dimensional, filled with texture, and visually interesting. Here, Julia Lucas transforms a simple white piece of 28-count fabric, using a variety of stitches to make flowers that look, well, like real flowers. You will love learning the simple techniques that can be used in any project you are working on. When youstitch a cross stitched flower, for example, think about adding French Knots tothe center. When you stitch a leaf, think about using long stitches to createthe flat, veined look of a real leaf. This is embroidery at its best—and mostfun.

Materials needed:

• Kreinik Silk Mori, one 2.5m skein of each: 2013, 2014, 3013, 4163, 4164, 5102, 5104
• 9" x 9" piece of 28-count white Monaco fabric by Charles Craft (or 28-count white Jobelan by Zweigart)

Instructions:

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