Simply Samplers by Cheryl Fall

Author:Cheryl Fall
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780811760683
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Published: 2014-08-29T04:00:00+00:00

Directions

1. Transfer the design onto the fabric using the watersoluble fabric marking pen, centering the design on the fabric. If you have difficulty seeing the pattern through the fabric, use a light box or trace the design by holding the fabric and pattern up to a window.

2. Embroider the design using 3 strands of the 6-strand embroidery floss throughout. The schoolhouse, berries in the outer shrubs, and hearts are worked in red; the roof and interior windows in dark straw; the lettering, bell, and steps to the schoolhouse in ash gray; the door, star, leaves next to the hearts, and shrubs in the two shades of green; the sign over the schoolhouse door and the border in brown; and the birds, window frames, and flowers in blue.

3. All of the stitching has been worked in backstitch, with the following exceptions: the berries in the outer bushes and the eyes of the birds, which have been worked in French knots; the flowers in the inner bushes, which have been worked in lazy daisy stitch; and the leaves next to the hearts, which have been worked in detached chain stitch.

4. Once the embroidery has been completed, prepare the fabric for coloring by washing out the marking pen or pencil, and press the piece while still damp. Refer to the Basic Techniques chapter for instructions on using colored pencils in a project. Color the inside areas of the motifs in the design.

5. Refer to the Finishing Touches chapter for basic framing instructions.

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