As someone who grew up in the country,
the harvest was always an important event
in the village calendar. Designing this scene
brought back some happy memories, and I
hope stitching it does the same for you!
Susan Bates
Meet the designer
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Project Fa r m La ndscape
DESIGN BY SUSAN BATES
Celebrate the bounty of the harvest with this
charmingly rustic project – all without the mud!
the farm
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onderfully nostalgic,
this piece celebrates the
traditional harvest that takes
place all over the countryside, when
the crops in the fields begin to be
brought in and hay bales appear. And
while the tractors that are used today
might have changed a bit in looks
from this vintage-style model, many
elements of this late summer event
have remained unchanged.
Full of Susan’s trademark
attention to detail, this realistic
scene uses over 30 thread colours.
Backstitch is used to highlight
certain details of the tractor and the
landscape, including the picturesque
farmhouse in the distance, while
half cross stitch creates the distant
landscape and beautifully soft sky.
This is a project that will last you
throughout this season and into early
autumn. All the many hours spent
stitching will be worth it, however,
as the finished piece will be a lovely
reminder of warm summer days.
Down on
Stitching Time
Approx. 85 hours
Type of Stitches
Cross stitch, fractionals, half
cross stitch, backstitch
Ease of Stitching
Advanced beginner/
intermediate
Idyllic
country
Fa c t b scene