I’m thrilled to share my latest artist collaboration with Kam Wenzloff! Many of you may remember our first team-up back in 2020 with the What A Hoot series, which proved very popular. Since then, Kam has created several beautiful published projects featuring my threads, including the ever-popular Courtly Checks and the elegant Layers of Leaves, both of which appeared in Needlepoint Now.
For the past few years, Kam and I have been brainstorming ideas for a new series, but nothing quite clicked—then last year, inspiration struck; when one of my Canadian customers, Simone, sent me a photo of an original design she had created: a small canvas of a coffee mug. She indicated she planned to do one mug/canvas for each of the four seasons which she has since completed. When I saw her work, I was immediately inspired and asked if she’d allow us to use her concept as a springboard for a new series. Simone graciously agreed and gave us permission and that’s how MUGGS was born!
MUGS and our artist collaboration
Mugs is a series of four holiday themed designs featuring what else MUGS! We will be introducing one design/kit each month for the next four months. Today we’d like to introduce, Be Mine celebrating Valentine’s!
Be Mine boasts a palette of pinks, cherry red and red violet! The design incorporates a variety of stitches and measures 5×5 on 18 count canvas, offering needleworkers a mix of textures, stitches and colors.
The Kit Includes
With this series, I am including canvas which I have not done previously. You will have everything required to start the project with the exception of white perle cotton, needles and your frame.
- Custom dyed threads to complete the design
- 18 count white mono canvas cut 8×8
- PDF pattern emailed once payment has been processed
There are sufficient threads included in the kit to likely start a second design. You might like to switch around the colours.
Finishing Your Canvas
Each of the designs could be finished by framing the set of four as a wall hanging. What about acrylic tray inserts – you can change canvases to celebrate each of the holidays. How about door hangers. There are a variety of possibilities. You may like to stitch all four designs or perhaps only one or two.
I can’t wait for you to start stitching Be Mine, the first of our MUGS series. A big thank you to Simone for inspiring this idea and to Kam Wenzloff for her stunning designs. Artist collaborations are such a joy, and I’m very grateful to both Simone and Kam.
Make sure you stay tuned for Easter, Halloween and Christmas!
Please note that this design is now sold exclusively as a PDF download. If you would like a custom thread kit, please contact me via email at [email protected]
