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Garden Fair by Courtney Collection |
Even though red is
not my
colour,
this
sampler really caught my eye. The chart only lists “red” and “black” for the thread suggestions and with only 2 colours required it is very easy for you to customize. I choose two overdyed fibres; “Under Tow” a silk by Hand-dyed fibres and “Mascara” by Weeks Dye Works. The sampler is also quite large, 169 x 402 stitches. Thus, I decided to petit point in the continental stitch, 2 over 1, on 32ct silk gauze. There is no page layout diagram, but with the cover photo it is fairly simple to follow along row by row. There are a few missed symbols on the chart, but again with the symmetrical nature of the top and bottom row, and the repeated motifs within each row, this is also not a problem. Another suggestion that would have made this a user friendlier chart is a suggestion of how many skeins are required to complete the sampler. Courtney does list the number of stitches per colour, but this doesn’t help me at all. I have only 3 skeins of each colour, so my tails are minimal. I hope I won’t run out, but with my progress so far I’m doubtful. Even with all these little hick-ups I love this design. Kathrin E., Mississauga July 15, 2011 |