~ Motto Samplers ~

Good Morning Friends & Folk ~

and a happy, sunshiney Sunday to us all...

 I have been working on a few smallish motto samplers lately ~

{you may remember seeing the one in the larger hoop on my Hoop'n Tray Needlework Stand}.

this one is being stitched on 35ct 'Cornsilk' from Weeks Dye Works

~ using DMC threads, 2 over 2.

I charted this design using my software ~ and should be finished soon...

 

the wind has kept me mostly stitching in the farmhouse, 

but today I will try to work out on the front porch ~

this little motto sampler I have not charted yet, but simply working from my mind's eye ~

the ground fabric for this one above is plain old osnaburg, with the cotton seeds in it ~

{I prefer to call it cupboard cloth and I occasionally sell it in my Etsy shop}

which is an uneven weave of 35/36 count. 

oh, and I'm using DMC threads for this too, 1 over 2.

do you like my needleminder? ~ it is a mother of pearl dove, 

something that I have had in my button jar for a long time, 

and a while ago I decided to glue on some rare-earth magnets to use it to hold my needles...

what are your favorite needles to cross stitch with?

mine are absolutely the Easy-Glide Ball Tipped needles 

available from from Rachelle at TheCottageNeedle on Etsy...

I have 26's & 28's {green & blue caps}

and I also have ball tipped embroidery needles that I adore too! {yellow cap}

click on the pic below for a really good close up of the tip of the needles...

 

a few of my narcissus that Peter picked for me last weekend 

are still doing well in their glass vase...they smell heavenly!

 

Wishing you all a peaceful and creative day my friends.

 

Blessings from the Farm

 ~ Lori