The Sewing Bee
A sweet pin pillow and berry design with the ‘Sewing Bee’ as the main character. The berry was first released in collaboration with Heartstring Samplery at a retreat in 2020. Now, these designs are available to everyone - this time with a companion pin pillow design (hand-dyed buttons and charm included).
You will notice a small design finished as a scissor block - this was stitched on 30 count silk gauze (not included), and it is a quick stitch suited to lots of finishes. This chartpak includes charts for all three pieces: berry, pin pillow, and scissor block.
Stitch count:
Pin Pillow: 54 x 72
Berry: 127 x 72
Fabric:
Picture This Plus: 32 Legacy linen
Threads:
Weeks Dye Works: Havana, Lancaster Red, Oscar, Twilight, Whiskey
DMC: ecru, 676, 3371
Finishing:
Hand dyed buttons and a brass charm are included.
Weeks Dye Works wool: Gingerbread, Dungarees, Whiskey, Lancaster Red
Lady Dot Creates: Grubby Frog rayon ribbon, Bird's Nest rick rack
Stitch count:
35 x 50
Fabric:
Model is stitched on 30 count silk gauze (not included)
Threads:
Weeks Dye Works: Lancaster Red, Whiskey
DMC: 676, 3371
Finishing:
The wood block as shown was exclusive to the retreat project. It is a simple block painted black with a hole drilled for the scissors - and you may be able to find something similar or create your own. A small piece of Whiskey wool was applied to the wrong side of the stitching and attached to the block.
THE SEWING BEE, Copyright 2020. Original counted thread designs by Linda Stolz for Erica Michaels Designs.