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Each square represents one needlepoint stitch.

Design size on 13 count canvas is approximately 3.5" square.

Use three to four colors of your choice. The colors and threads we have used are listed under MATERIALS.

SUITABLE THREADS
Watercolours -- 2 plies Waterlilies -- 6 plies Impressions -- 2 strands Soie Cristale -- 6 plies Snow -- 2 strands Rachel -- 1 or 2 strands Rachelette -- 1 strand Doubledip Rachel - 1 strand Antica -- 1 strand	Paternayan Persian -- 2 plies DMC floss -- 6 plies Medicis wool - 4 strands #5 pearl cotton - 1 strand 45 x 45 stitches

MATERIALS

8 x 8 piece of 13 mesh canvas. Try to find a piece that has a selvedge on one side.
Wildflowers, 006, Amethyst. Use three strands.
Impressions, 6026. Use 2 strands.
Watercolours, 051, Abalone. Use 2 plies.
Waterlilies, 134, Dawn. Use 6 plies.
#20 tapestry needle
4 artists stretcher bars 9 long, or needlepoint frame to fit canvas
thumbtacks, preferably the non-rust kind

NOTES

1. This design may be stitched on other sizes of canvas, but 13 or 14 is the easiest to work with if you are a beginner.

2. Before starting the stitching, mark the center of the canvas. Then mount it on a frame with thumbtacks. Artists stretcher bars, available in most art stores, or special lightweight frames made for needlework, or roller frames, are all suitable. Hoops do not work well since the canvas is stiffened with sizing and is not flexible like fabric. Keep the canvas taut.

3. Mark the TOP of your canvas with a permanent marker. It is important to keep your canvas upright unless otherwise directed to ensure that your stitches will always face in the same direction. If you have a piece of canvas with a selvedge, be sure that it is on the left when you mark the top. You will see the importance of this in Part II when we discuss basketweave.

4. On the stitched model,illustrated here, not all of the background in the diamond shape has been stitched. See Part II, Section 6 for an explanation.

4. This same design can also be used to practice decorative stitches once you have mastered the basics of needlepoint.

5. IMPORTANT! The symbols on the master chart represent different steps of working the design, not different colors or threads. You may choose whatever threads or colors you wish for each part of the design. The Materials list above indicates what we have used in the model. In the Instructions which follow, we will tell you which thread we have used in our model for each step.

INSTRUCTIONS ON PAGE 2 WITH DIAGRAMS AND CHARTS

 

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Lois Caron's Optical Color Blending Class ­ Part I
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AUTUMNAL SCENTIMENT (in 3 parts) by Anthony Minieri
Teneriffe Embroidery by Norma Wendt of Idle Time Designs
Damselfy Sampler Class taught by Karen Cohn
Border Design taught by Mary D. Shipp of Stitches by Shipp
Fun with the Woven Stitch taught by Ann Caswell
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