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  • Yellow, Purple, Orange

    Have you considered using yellow, purple, and orange in your next stitching project? They’re a fantastic colour combination featured in previous projects on our blog! One of the great things about these colours is their high contrast. They make a design pop and create a dynamic effect. Picture the warm orange and cool purple against…

  • Candy Cane

    • three skeins of size 5 perle cotton
    • colours 18, 184, 187
    • 3 additional threads are used in the design outlined in the pattern not included in the thread kit
    • a PDF pattern will be emailed following purchase
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  • Fruit Inspired Applique

    Yum! How about a fruit-inspired applique to waken your taste buds. While the inspiration behind today’s Circle Sampler Series is taken from a gorgeous flower, I can’t help but be reminded of slicing open a juicy cantaloupe on a hot, summer morning – what a colourful and fun summer palette! The colours of this palette are…

  • Bold Cross-Stitch Sample

    This bold cross-stitch sample was created using a new colour in last season’s collection. A few blog posts ago, I introduced Colour #84 as part of my new collection of colours for Fall. It was a bold colour, highlighting unique colours that you wouldn’t see in a traditional Fall palette. Nonetheless, I love the way…

  • Fall Stitching

    I know it’s late winter here on the coast but I’m thinking of fall stitching today, using Colour #165 from last year’s fall collection. While this is an deal colour combination for fall stitching, I feel it could be used in any seasonal palette of your choice. Colour #165 is a blend of red, yellow,…

  • Fall Colour Variation

    Today we are featuring the second sample of Prime Examples, which was created, using a variation of the Fall colour palette that we had used in the first project. If you recall in our last post, we talked about there being two patterns in Prime Examples. You will find both patterns in the September/October 2021…

  • Bold Colour Palette

    Today’s cross stitch showcases one of our new, bold colour palette combinations — Colour 84. I mentioned earlier this month that this colour is a beautiful blend of fuchsia and variations of yellows. Hence, BOLD! This blend reminds me of the colours seen in maple leaves when they have fallen on the ground later in…