The World of Cross Stitching - UK (2020-05)

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Project VE Day

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DESIGNED BY LESLEY TEARE

Commemorate the 75th anniversary of VE Day with this

glorious celebration of the end of World War II

victory

M

illions took to the streets to

celebrate the end of World

War II, singing and dancing

the night away. Here we see that

the whole neighbourhood has come

out to party for VE Day. The scene is

made complete with red, white and

blue bunting, flags waving about and,

of course, a cup of tea – even the pets

have joined in with the festivities!

Commemorate this historic day

with Lesley’s jolly street scene. It’s a

sizable project that’ll be satisfying to

stitch, right down to the French knot

button details and subtle backstitch

in one strand. Fabric Flair’s Cloud

Summer Sky evenweave is the perfect

fabric choice, as the happy blue sky is

just as uplifting as this cheery lot!

Such a monumental stitch

deserves to be displayed where

everyone can see it. We recommend

hanging this happy bunch in your

living room, so that when you’re

entertaining, it can be admired over

some traditional tea and scones.

V for

I was delighted to be asked to create a

design to honour VE Day. I really wanted

to capture the jovial spirit and charged

atmosphere that the people must have

been experiencing at the time.

Lesley Teare

Meet the designer

Stitching Time

Approx. 70 hours

Type of Stitches

Cross stitch, fractionals,

half cross stitch, backstitch,

French knots

Ease of Stitching

Intermediate

Heirloom

Fa c t b  piece