Sepia Sampler Finish ~

...all finished

and framed too ~

how do you like it?

the big old heavy white painted & heavily-carved frame 

was found on my short trip to CT a few weeks back ~

truth be told,

I had already began stitching the sampler before I found the frame…

but

as things usually work for me,

the frame is a perfect fit!

the Sepia Sampler was stitched by me

onto 30ct Parchment hand dyed linen from

Week's Dye Works

I did take the liberty of adding a few stains to my finish as well ~

stitch count: 82w x 121h

approx. finished stitched size of recommended linen ~ 5-1/2" x 8"

DMC 6 strand cotton floss used ~ 

{model stitched using one strand of floss over two threads of linen}

611 - drab brown

640 - beige grey very dark

869 - hazelnut brown dark

3021 - brown grey very dark

the frame dates to ca. mid 1800's…

it has two interior liners plus one frame, making it a triple-frame.

I love all of the layers of thick white paint that have built up over time…

and there are a few 'ghost spots' of guilt-gold paint peeking through in places.

remember, this {and a few others!} will be released at the PSS retreat 

April 29th ~ May 3rd 2015 in Williamsburg, VA

and the PSS Merchant Mall 

May 1st & 2nd...

you can't make it to the retreat or Merchant Mall?

no worries ~

this {and a few others!} 

...will be available in my Etsy shop in May :)

Well it  is a sublimely rainy morning here at the farm today ~

I love the rain. have some chores to do, then get back to my stitching….

Oh! almost forgot to mention ~

we have been blessed with  7 new little baby chicks!

I'll introduce you to them on the morrow….

have a *sparkling* day my sweet friends!

~ Blessings from the Farm ~ 

 Lori