MOJO STITCHES "Manon's Garden", Counted Cross Stitch Pattern, Antique Reproduction Sampler, Fall Needlework Expo 2021, Pattern Only

$17.00

MOJO STITCHES "Manon's Garden", Counted Cross Stitch Pattern, Antique Reproduction Sampler, Fall Needlework Expo 2021, Pattern Only

Name: MOJO STITCHES "Manon's Garden", Counted Cross Stitch Pattern, Antique Reproduction Sampler, Fall Needlework Expo 2021, Pattern Only
Brand: Etsy
SKU: ET-1071590076
Price: 17.00 USD
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MOJO STITCHES, New South Wales, Australia
Needlework Designs & Delights

From Mojo Stitches:

My heart skipped a beat when I first saw the antique – such a sweet collection of flowers, such a bright, rainbow palette and such an enigma. The almost anonymous stitcher only left us a single initial. Having sourced the antique from France, I decided to give her a French name, and to recreate her design as a kind of walled garden that might lie alongside a chateau…

Reproducing this design was such a pleasure. I love stitching flowers, and this little sampler has rows of flowers blooming and fruit ripening, flowerpots bursting with blossoms and even a couple of birds fighting over a tasty morsel.

In my reproduction, I only made one small change from the original – the colour of the initial. In the original antique, it was stitched in a bright blue and purple, which were not used elsewhere in the design. I replaced these colours with a couple already used, which I think create a sense of harmony and add to the quiet enigma of the stitcher’s presence.
If you would like to stitch the initial exactly as the original, simply replace the stitches in Scuppernong with Weeks Dye Works Navy/DMC 3750, and the Raspberry Frost stitches with Classic Colorworks Mulled Berries/DMC 3834.

Alternatively, you might like to stitch your own initials, or the name of a favourite garden that you’ve visited.

The design uses full crosses over two and a small area of full crosses over one. I think this over one border gives a lovely sense of delicacy, but if you prefer not to stitch over one, you could also add your initials and the date here instead.

The fabric I used (and which I failed to photograph in all its warmth and loveliness), is 36-count ‘Toasted Mallow’ from Number12StitchCo on Etsy. My model was stitched in Weeks Dye Works, Gentle Arts and Classic Colorworks overdyed cottons, and the chart provides a full DMC conversion. I’d love to see it stitched in silk too…

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