Australian Homespun - June 2018

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STITCHERY GUIDE


Design area Thread Stitch


Flower centre Light Straw (3822)^



  • two strands
    Backstitch


Joins in the fl ower
centre grid Very Dark Straw (3852)

Small cross stitches where two
lines of the grid cross each other

Dots around the
fl ower centre

Dark Hazelnut Brown (420)



  • four strands Satin stitch


Inner petals Light Cyclamen Pink (3806) Loose satin stitch


Outer petals Ultra Very Light Dusty
Rose (963)
Loose satin stitch

Leaf A Light Parrot Green (907) – four strands Backstitch


Leaf B Medium Forest Green (988) – four strands Backstitch


Flower A Very Light Apricot (967) Diagonal satin stitch


Flowers B and C Ultra Very Light Dusty
Rose (963)
Diagonal satin stitch

Flower D Very Light Peach (948) Diagonal satin stitch


Centre of all fl owers Dark Beige Brown (839) Colonial or French knots


Leaves E and G Pine Green (3364) Blanket stitch


Leaf F Light Yellow Green (3348) Blanket stitch


Outline of petals Turquoise (597) Stem stitch


Outer edges of petals Light Turquoise (598) Loose satin stitch


Outline of fl ower centre Light Wedgwood (518)


Stem stitch: work two or three
stitches to cover the longer traced
lines and one or two stitches to
cover the shorter ones

Pollen in the fl ower centre Light Tangerine (742) Satin stitch


Leaf outline Very Light Avocado Green (471) – four strands Loose satin stitch


Leaf vein Dark Moss Green (580) Stem stitch


Flower 1


Flower 2


Flower 3

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