would have been used in a medieval church. The prof thought this would be ok, provided Rachel build something like a scale model to show how the linens etc. But there seems to be very little information available “out there.” I know, from my background in a liturgical church, that such linens and paraments are often hand-embroidered, and I know that there are “rules” for how the pieces are assembled, folded, stored, what symbols are acceptable, etc. Rachel decided that she would like to investigate Medieval altar linens and paraments. The prof assigned a research paper, and included some very vague suggestions for ideas. She’s taking a Medieval Architecture class (this is relevant, so please keep reading!). My daughter, a metalsmith, is in grad school. Today, I just might tackle that caterpillar…. On the pattern, it’s drawn out in very evenly spaced rows, but I think it almost looks too even for such a haphazard, wild looking garden! We’ll see. One thing I might do over on this is the lattice work. I’m not quite inclined to take the stitches out and do it over, though – overall, I think it looks ok. Instead, I worked in a rather random way until I had the head of the thistle filled up. I should have layered my detached chain stitches a little better, starting first with very long ones, and then building shorter ones on top of that. Most of the detached chain stitches that make the head of the thistle shoot upwards, but there’s a little skirt of stitches pointing down, overlapping the base of the flower (is a thistle a flower or a weed?) that add a bit of depth and reality to the look of the flower. I like the variegated purple selected for this flower – it ranges from very, very pale, to a medium-dark. It’s worked with simple stitches – the base of the flower is long and short stitch in a dark green, crossed with a lattice of light green, and the thistley part of the thistle is stitched in various lengths of daisy stitches. Looking for more flowers to stitch? Check out my roundup of spring flower cross stitch patterns.I haven’t done much stitching (ok, I haven’t done any stitching) for the past week, but last week, I managed the thistle on the Breath of Spring project I’m working on. It uses 36 colors, which is a lot but the effect is so pretty I think it’s probably worth it. It measures 196 by 98 stitches, or 14 by 7 inches/35.5 by 17.78 cm on 14 count fabric. This one only has the word spring surrounded by a bunch of beautiful and colorful spring flowers, which looks like it would be a lot of fun to stitch. Or if you like your word art a little more straightforward, perhaps I can interest you in the spring design from Amanda G Cross Stitch. If you use 24 count it gets it down to 8.25 by 10.25 inches (21 by 25.5 cm), which is still pretty good sized. This is a pretty easy design, but it is large, measuring 199 by 243 stitches, which is 14.25 by 17.5 inches/36 by 44.5 centimeters on 14 count fabric. If you want more of an Easter feeling without the design totally being about Easter, check out this egg-shaped, pastel design from Teajeigh Designs on Etsy. It is 143 by 190 stitches and comes out to 10.5 by 14 inches (or 26.6 by 35.5 cm) on 14 count fabric. The full design includes 11 colors and has three charts to stitch from. While the photo shows a line about Easter, there’s also an option in the chart to change it to bird nests if you don’t celebrate Easter or live in the part of the world where Easter happens in the fall. It was done in 2022 so all the parts are ready for you to download. I love everything Tiny Modernist does, and this sweet spring stitchalong is no exception. Last year I shared some fun Easter word art cross stitch patterns with you, but if you don’t want to be quite that specific so you can leave your stitching on display longer, here are some options for spring word art cross stitch patterns.
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