My Shade
Stitch count:
132 x 226
Fabric:
32 count Shell linen from Wichelt Imports
Threads:
Gentle Art floss: Baby Spinach, Chamomile, Cidermill Brown, Cinnamon, Cranberry, Dungarees, Forest Glade, Parchment, Pumpkin Patch, School Yard, Shutter Green
Weeks Dye Works floss: Bark, Bayberry, Chestnut, Cocoa, Cypress, Galvanized, Holly, Honeysuckle, Juniper (10 yards), Molasses, Moss, Rust, Scuppernog, Whitewash
DMC: 310 black
My Shade
For many years, I sang with my local church choir and one Sunday we were singing from Psalm 121. The idea of God being my "shade" struck me immediately, and right away I made a mental note to develop a design based on portions of this passage. It's also a bit of a tribute to my Dad who loves trees and will be happy to tell anyone who will listen everything he knows about them.
The sampler is packaged in a chartpak with large charts and loads of stitch diagrams and instructions. There are several easy specialty stitches adding lots of texture.
MY SHADE, Copyright 2008. Original counted thread designs by Linda Stolz for Erica Michaels Designs.