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June 12, 2011

Patterns: Daisychains ABC Crewel Work Pattern Sampler


Daisychains ABC Crewel Work Pattern Sampler by Alicia Paulson

Last month Alicia Paulson over at Posie Rosy Little Things launched the Daisychains ABC Crewel Work Pattern Kit, which sold out like hot cakes, but luckily she now has the pattern for the very same sampler in her shop, so we can still recreate it, hooray! I've already treated myself to the pattern and it's not often you see quite that much instructional detail in a pattern .pdf, so I can't wait to get stitching and try some new stitches.

I can thoroughly recommend checking out all the Posie Rosy Little Things site, as there are lots of other gorgeous patterns including some free ones!

18 comments:

  1. This is absolutely beautiful!!

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  2. I love this sampler and it's now pinned onto my "must make" board on Pinterest.

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  3. That is so adorable! It would make such a pretty baby shower gift or something :) Love it!

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  4. Fantastic - this is such a nice take on a traditional theme! Just lovely!

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  5. That is so pretty! What is the difference between embroidery and crewel work?

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  6. Bex - as far as I know there isn't really that much difference between crewel and normal embroidery. The major difference is that crewel uses a thicker thread but I don't think it matters with this pattern and I for one will be stitching this with normal embroidery floss, as I find it difficult to get crewel wool where I love in the UK.

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  7. Oops, sorry, that should have said LIVE in the UK, Freudian slip lol?

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  8. Oh my goodness I love it!! I am just getting into stitching and fear that I might not be good enough yet to complete this as gorgeously, but hey, maybe I should give it a whirl!

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  9. Absolutely gorgeous! Simply stunning!

    Sheila

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  10. I absolutely will check her shop out. I love your blog, I just became your newest follower. Please come visit me at my new blog, Ric Rac and Polka Dots. I'm brand new, but have lots of fun things planned! Hope to see you and any of your friends there!
    Julie

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  11. I love it and I have already bought the PDF. Let's hear it for the revival of crewelwork!

    Traditionally, crewelwork was wool thread on linen fabric. In my experience, it also tends to have a slightly abstract feel rather than the more naturalistic approach embroidery sometimes takes (for example, freestyle embroidery of a rose will often use long and short stitch in lots of colors to closely approximate the shading of real petals, where as a crewel rose might have one petal in chain stitch, another in laidwork with a plaid affect, another filled with seed stitches or french knots, etc.). For that reason, it also seems to me that crewelwork tends to use more varied stitches. But maybe I'm making that all up.

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  12. WOWZERS! I love this embroidery ABC piece! It's so cute!! Love, love, love! :)
    -HappyHands @ www.mimickinggodscreation.blogspot.com

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  13. Cool! All of your explanations make it a lot less intimidating!

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  14. Crazy amazing! Crewel is fantastic!!! I checked out a book from the library one time called the Pleasures of Crewel by Jo Springer and have wished to own it since... but have never seen it again! Checking out the suggested shop now :D Thanks!

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