A Sampler for Neine and Frump

Stitch Count - 183 H X 189 W

Model is stitched on 40-count Maple Sugar hand-dyed fabric by Lakeside Linens with one strand over-two linen threads.

Model is stitched with The Gentle Art Sampler Threads (DMC equivalent provided). You will need one 5 yard skein of each color.

Gentle Art Sampler Threads:
Butternut Squash (3821) 
Morning Glory (3840) 
Mulberry (221) 
Pebble (648) 
Picket Fence (B5200) 
Pine (561) 
Rhubarb (3328)
Sable (3790)
Shutter Green (320)
Sugar Plum (156)
Tarnished Gold (167)
Tin Bucket (3799) 

Floss estimation is for stitching as directed on 40-count fabric with one strand of floss over-two threads of linen. DMC equivalents are only approximate, as there are no exact equivalents for hand over-dyed fibers.

Package contains a master chart, an enlarged chart for easy viewing, and an alphabet for personalization.

I encourage you to use floss and fabric colors that match your personality and style.

Stitches:

Cross Stitch over-two linen threads
Back Stitch - only used for bumble bee antennae

This sampler was done in remembrance of my Grandparents - their nicknames were Neine (pronounced "knee knee") and Frump. As a child, I spent many summers at their New Jersey home surrounded by brick paths, flower and vegetable gardens, fruit trees and beehives (my Grandfather was a bee keeper).