Stitching Gifts

Yule may be just around the corner but this entry is about the stitching gifts that are not Yule-related! A few entries ago I showed a snippet of the sampler I was stitching for a close friend's new baby. I finally finished stitching this cutie, found a simple frame and mailed it off to her this morning. Almost 6 months after Noah blessed us with his presence, but I'm delighted with the results. Aren't the tiny animals for the ark, so adorable?


Noah's Baby
Designer: Hillside Samplings
Stitched on 28ct Lambswool Wichelt Linen using recommended DMC floss

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My next gift was for Storm and Chas, the owners of The Mystic Dream, where I read tarot twice a week. I've owed them a wedding gift since they wed over the summer before the passing of the backward Prop 8 here in California. I stitched them a talking board similar to the one's that Chas has been woodcrafting and selling through Carnivalia. It seemed like a great fit for these magicians of note and they loved it!

The Talking Board
Designer: The Primitive Needle
Stitched on 32ct Belfast Picture The Plus Linen with Sampler Threads Dark Chocolate

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The more I stitch for my friends and community, the more I feel the threads of connection between us all.