This cute project – a multi-coloured dapple dachshund on 28-count linen – was very difficult. Not because of the pattern or the number of needle changes needed but because of the stitch size. Usually on a 28-count linen you would work as you would for a 14-count aida. So, I began this piece as a …
Category: Customer projects completed
A selection of cross stitch commission’s that I have completed for my clients.
Clouded Leopard Cross stitch kit.
We created this Clouded Leopard Cross stitch kit using a photograph provided by a regular client. For more details please see our Photo to cross stitch finishing service. Firstly, on receipt of the image we edited out the background. The Leopards head was then edited to suit the design and dimensions in keeping with a …
Ross Jaguar Cross-stitch pattern.
This Ross Originals, Jaguar cross-stitch pattern has to be one of my favourite pieces to date. This Jaguar cross stitch design is one in a big cat series that also includes a Lion, Snow Leopard, Tiger, White Tiger and Panther by Australian cross stitch designer Graeme Ross. The design can be stitched on 18ct Aida, …
Uterus Cross-Stitch pattern.
Probably the most colourful and interesting kit I have sewn in a while: Pattern No 505 Uterus Cross-Stitch pattern. It has a grid size of 149 x 118 stitches on 14ct Aida. It’s design area is 10.64″ x 8.43″ or 27.03cm x 21.41cm 9 of brightly coloured DMC threads. The design requires you to print …
Love Heart by Bothy Threads.
A cross-stitch re-stitch project. The kit, called Love Heart by Bothy Threads arrived almost completed. However the kit needed our immediate attention as our client contacted us because they had got themselves into a real pickle with the design and the backstitching, as shown below. With kits like the Love Heart by Bothy Threads as …
A Summer Place Cross-Stitch.
A Summer Place cross-stitch chart by The Cross-eyed Cricket; number 264 in the collection and designed by Vicki Hastings. Summer Place Cross-Stitch is one of our latest customer commissions that we have had the pleasure to work on. The design conjures up a dream home by the sea and as stated on the well thought …
Cat Stack Cross Stitch kit.
For Cat Lovers Everywhere: Cat Stack cross stitch kit from Bothy Threads. Where to buy Cat Stack cross stitch kit by Bothy Threads. Amazon.co.uk Amazon.com Kit contents: 14 count white Zweigart Aida pre-sorted stranded cotton ‘Lana’ (a woolly thread) a needle stitching diagrams completion instructions. Finished size 18 by 34cm. This kit uses full cross …
Robin’s Nest Counted Cross-Stitch. Kit #65076.
A Trio of Robins. Robin’s Nest Counted Cross-stitch kit from the Gold Collection Petites, by Dimensions crafts. This kit is a 16 count cross-stitch kit with finished dimensions of 15cm x 15cm on light blue Aida. This one was an unusual commission as I have never had to complete three identical kits for one client …
Man’s best friend. By Cecil Aldin.
Man’s best friend by Cecil Aldin are a series of cross stitch kits by CWOC Stitch. This kit is called Murphy and is one of the many beautiful kits in the Man’s Best Friend series. Its my most recently finished client request and I apologise for not uploading it sooner. About the Man’s best Friend …
Bluebell wood by Maria Diaz
Bluebell Wood. Having had to take time out to focus on my teaching here is my most recent cross stitch project. Its title is Bluebell Wood from the Cross Stitch Collection magazine dated March 2009 issue No: 168. The pattern is a design by Maria Diaz. Maria has designed many cross stitch patterns most of …