Australian Homespun — February 2018

05

PROJECT

MATERIALS

Q Three calico squares about

18cm (7in) (embroidery

background)

Q DMC Stranded Embroidery

Cotton in White (Blanc),

Light Pewter (169), Black

(310), Tan (436), Light Beaver

Grey (648), Very Light

Terracotta (758), Ultra Very

Dark Topaz (780), Very Light

Apricot (967), Light Yellow

Green (3348), Very Dark

Sand (3772) and Light Mocha

Beige (3864) – see Note

Q Size 7 embroidery needle

Q Three timber hoops 12cm

(5in) diameter (framing)

Q One 15cm (6in) embroidery

hoop (working) – see Note

Q Three squares, 15cm (6in)

cream felt (back finishing)

Q encilP

Q Lightbox (optional)

Q General sewing supplies

Stitches used:Backstitch,

long and short stitch, satin

stitch, straight stitch

Finished sizes:12cm (5in)

diameter; design areas 9.5

x 8cm (3^33 ⁄ 4 x3^1 ⁄ 8 in) approx.

Note: Read all the instructions

before starting the project. The

listed threads were used by

Chloe but they can be varied

or substituted with other

colours and brands if desired.

Six strands of embroidery

cotton are used unless stated

otherwise. It’s fine to work the

designs in a 12cm (5in) hoop

if you don’t have a 15cm (6in)

one, but it’s slightly easier to

stitch with more space around

the design, plus if the fabric

isn’t perfectly centred in the

larger hoop, the creases are no

problem since they’ll be hidden

in the smaller framing hoops.

Instructions are given for using

the printed Pattern Sheet in

the magazine, but you can also

download the digital patterns

from http://www.homespun.net.au

and print them out.

Tabby cat

Ginger cat

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