Chuck-ful Christmas
Inspiration for this holiday design comes from an old vintage Christmas card and it was great fun bringing part of this quirky verse to life with needle and thread. For obvious reasons, this needed to be a stocking design, but I also straightened it out a bit for a more customary sampler style - pick your favorite!
In addition, you will notice two different color palettes - one is a warner, more contemporary palette and the other is done in the traditional colors of Christmas we are accustomed to. They are interchangeable, so you can stitch the sampler or the stocking in your choice.
The stocking shown here is stitched on silk gauze so is definitely an ornament-size. Easily transferred to your favorite fabric, it would be a pretty stocking as well on a larger scale, perhaps 9” to 12” long.
Stitch count:
83 x 183
Fabric:
Picture This Plus: 36 count "Fog"
Threads:
Weeks Dye Works: Aztec Red, Brrom Tree, Flatfish, Grasshopper, London Fog, Olive
DMC: 844
Stitch Count:
90 x 169
Silk gauze is not included; a cut 4" x 6" should be sufficient.
Threads:
The Gentle Art: Baby Spinach, Mustard Seed, Ruby Slipper, Straw Bonnet (10 yards for background fill), Toasted Barley, Wood Trail
DMC: 844, 3052
Stitching Level:
Intermediate
Chuck-ful Christmas, Copyright 2019. Original counted thread designs by Linda Stolz for Erica Michaels Designs.