Needle In A Haystack - Country Cottage Needleworks

Nicky Leeman of Country Cottage Needleworks created a great new monthly series of ornaments. Started in August 2014 it finished up July 2015.

Each ornament is stitched on a 32 count linen and are approximately 3" to 4" in size when stitched.

Ornament design names are:

Angels
Dear Santa
Snow Love
Christmas Cookies
Christmas Cheer!
Let Us Adore Him
By the Chimney
Holly Jolly
Christmas Birdhouse
Merry Merry!
Fa La La
Be Merry

The Classic Ornaments series uses Classic Colorworks, DMC, Sampler Threads and Weeks Dye Works as well as a Just Another Button Company button. The button is optional, but is sized for stitching on 32 count fabric, although it should also work on 28 count. The thread and button list for the series is as follows:

Classic Colorworks Floss - Beansprout, Cherry Tomato, Chopped Chives, Hazelnut, Ladybug, Lemon Grass (2), Licorice Red, Ribbon Red
DMC Floss - 304, 318, 321, 349, 420, 433, 434, 435, 469, 470, 498, 603, 613, 642, 722, 728, 743, 744, 754, 817, 839, 841, 842, 869, 3031, 3347, 3371, White
Sampler Threads - Baby Spinach, Geranium, Picnic Basket
Weeks Dye Works Floss - Cocoa, Grape Vine, Ivy, Lucky, Pecan, White Lighting
JABCO buttons - 4638.t, 3462.m, 3506.s, nh1067.s, 3313, 1113.t, nh1066.s, 3314.m, nh1025.t, 4442.t, 2262.t, 4447.t

32 count fabrics used are:

Lakeside Linens - Lentil (1), Light Examplar (2), Patina (2)
Wichelt - Lambswool (4)
Zweigart - Belfast Petit Point Raw/White Dots (1), Raw/Opal (2) - sub for Fabric Flair - Natural w/Silver Sparkles

A Stitcher's Eighth will provide 6 pieces ~6x6.5 or 4 pieces ~9x6.5 - so plenty for your ornaments. If you decide to frame the designs, you will only get 2 pieces big enough for framing (9x9). You could always do them on one single type of fabric or only on 2 or 3 of them for a more uniform look.

You can sign up for the charts, linen, thread and/or button as you require. We'll send each fabric with the first month it's used in, unless you ask us to send them at the beginning of the series. For DMC floss colors, if a color is used in a previous design we don't include it in the list for the next time it is called for.

Classic Ornaments
32 count linen Please list your fabric quantities below (size - Stitcher's Eighth): Lakeside Linens Lentil ($14.25): serge Lakeside Linens Lt. Examplar ($14.25): serge Lakeside Linens Patina ($14.25): serge Belfast Raw/Opal ($10.75) serge Belfast Petit Point Raw/White Dots ($10.75): serge Wichelt Lambswool ($10.75): serge
Items below are for each part of the design. You can choose what you need for a specific section. You might want the buttons, or some of the threads, but not all. We will send these with their respective chart release. The thread list is cumulative so if it was used in a previous part we have not added in the list again. You should have enough to use one skein of each color the series requires (the full list is above).
Angel (fabric Lambswool 63w x 53h) Angel Chart ($6.25) Classic Colorworks - Ladybug ($2.55) DMC - 434, 603, 613, 728, 754, 3031, 3347, White ($6.65) JABC button - Tiny Bell 4638.t/9923 ($1.80)
Dear Santa (fabric Light Examplar 52w x 45h) *Dear Santa* Chart ($6.25) DMC - 420, 433, 469, 470 ($3.80) Sampler Threads - Geranium ($3.75) JABC button - Butter Star 3462.m ($1.60)
Snow Love (fabric Petit Point Raw/White Dots 61w x 45h) Snow Love chart ($6.25) Classic Colorworks - Bean Sprout - ($2.55) Sampler Threads - Picnic Basket ($3.75) DMC - 498, 722 ($1.90) JABC button - True Red Heart 3506.s ($1.85)
Christmas Cookies (fabric Patina 44w x 57h) Christmas Cookies chart ($6.25) Classic Colorworks - Cherry Tomato ($2.55) Classic Colorworks - Lemon Grass ($2.55) DMC - 435 ($.95) JABC button - Peppermint Swirl, nh1067.s ($1.80)
Christmas Cheer! (fabric Lambswool 43w x 49h) *Christmas Cheer!* chart ($6.25) Weeks Dye Works Floss - Pecan (2.55) DMC - 321, 603, 743 ($2.85) JABC button - White Star, 3313.s ($1.60)
Let Us Adore Him (fabric Natural/Silver Sparkles 49w x 64h - sub with Belfast Raw Opal) Let Us Adore Him chart ($6.25) DMC - 304, 744 ($1.90) Weeks Dye Works Floss - Grape Vine ($2.55) Weeks Dye Works Floss - Ivy ($2.55) Weeks Dye Works Floss - White Lightining ($2.55) JABC button - Frank's Cardinal, 1113.t ($1.80)
By the Chimney (fabric Lentil 52w x 66h) By the Chimney chart ($6.25) DMC - 349, 839, 841, 842 ($3.80) Weeks Dye Works Floss - Cocoa ($2.55) JABC button - Holly Sprig, nh1066.s ($2.40)
Holly Jolly (fabric Lambswool 59w x 64h) Holly Jolly chart ($6.25) DMC - 318, 817, 3371 ($2.85) Sampler Threads - Baby Spinach ($3.75) JABC button - Golden Star, 3314.m ($1.60)
Christmas Birdhouse (fabric Light Examplar 35w x 62h) Christmas Birdhouse chart ($6.25) DMC 641 ($.95) Classic Colorworks - Hazelnut ($2.55) JABC button - Wreath, nh1025.t ($1.60)
Merry Merry! (fabric Patina 57w x 45h) Merry Merry! chart ($6.25) Classic Colorworks - Lemon Grass ($2.55) Classic Colorworks - Ribbon Red ($2.55) JABC button - Snowflake, 4442.t ($1.60)
Fa La La (fabric Natural/Silver Sparkles 61w x 54h) Fa La La chart ($6.25) Weeks Dye Works - Lucky ($2.55) JABC button - Red Rose, 2262.t ($1.60)
Be Merry (fabric Lambswool 47w x 59h) Be Merry chart ($6.25) Classic Colorworks - Chopped Chives ($2.55) Classic Colorworks - Licorice Red ($2.55) JABC button - Holly Leaf, 4447.t ($2.00)
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