Australian Homespun - June 2018

MATERIALS

Q40cm (16in) square

of white cotton fabric

(embroidery background)

QDMC Stranded Embroidery

Cotton in Very Light Moss

Green (165), Very Dark

Lavender (208), Medium

Lavender (210), Lemon

(307), Light Lemon (445),

Medium Cranberry (602),

Light Topaz (726), Tangerine

(740), Medium Tangerine

(741), Medium Parrot Green

(906), Light Parrot Green

(907), Medium Plum (917),

Pale Geranium (957) and

Deep Canary (972)

Q DMC Colour Variations

Stranded Embroidery

Cotton in Morning

Sunshine (4077)

Q Crewel embroidery needle

Q 20cm (8in) embroidery

hoop (optional)

Q Pigma pen in brown

Q40cm (16in) square of

fusible stabiliser such

as Weaveline (optional)

QFrame with 25cm (10in)

diameteropeninge

QGeneral sewing supplies

Stitches used:

Backstitch, French knot,

satin stitch, star stitch

Finished size:16 x 20.5cm

(6^11 ⁄ 4 x 8in) (stitched area);

25cm (10in) diameter (framed)

Note: Read all the instructions

before starting the project.

It is recommended that the

fabric be 100% cotton, pre-

washed and well ironed. All

embroidery is worked with two

strands of thread. Instructions

are provided for using the

printed Pattern Sheet in the

magazine, but you can also

download the digital pattern

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

and print it out.

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PROJECT

84 Homespun http://www.homespun.net.au/homespun-patterns