Kit - French Woolens (Pattern and Floss), by Plum Street Samplers
Kit - French Woolens (Pattern and Floss), by Plum Street Samplers
oui oui! The shepherdess, in her white woolens, tends her flock. Add your initials, and she is now YOU! In front of your beautiful french woolen chateau/cottage with the fire burning inside, and the warm drink and music calling you in, to sink into your making chair for a creative afternoon of making. After the sheep get tended to, of course. Ahhhhhhhh.
Listing Includes patterns and flosses. Please see listing pictures for any conversions I’ve made.
Stitch Count: 88 x 110
Model was stitched on 36 ct Vintage Examplar by Lakeside Linens. One strand over two threads. I would consider Zweigart Flax, LFA Linens in Nor’Easter, or Covered Bridge!
Light brown linen with a slightly darker brown delicate mottling. So versatile, this fabric can be used beautifully for samplers as well as more modern pictorial stitching.
Beautifully hand-dyed cross-stitch fabric by Sue of LFA Linens/Legacy Fiber Arts.
Use the “Cross Stitch Calculator” button in this listing to calculate if your project will fit the linen/Aida sizes offered. Thank you Yarn Tree for this wonderful calculator!
Linen and Aida Sizing Information:
Because the dyeing process involves heat and water, fabric shinking does occur. The following cuts are the industry standard sizing prior to dyeing. I find most hand-dyed linens shrink about an inch or two either way. The Aida does not tend to shrink much at all. Linen and Aida have different Fat Half and Fat Quarter sizes due to their different bolt sizes.
Linen Sizes:
Yard = 36” x 55”
FH = Fat Half = 36” x 27x5”
FQ = Fat Quarter = 27.5” x 18”
Aida Sizes:
FH = Fat Half = 20” x 36”
FQ = Fat Quarter = 18” x 20”
PLEASE KEEP IN MIND:
Sue’s beautiful fabric is hand-dyed in individual batches with lots of care and creativity, which makes it impossible to have two pieces look exactly alike. But you already probably know that, and that is why you are looking to purchased hand-dyed fabric in the first place!
I do my best to photograph the yarn in natural light to best show off the colors, but all screens display color differently. If you ever want to video chat “live” to see the fabrics even better, contact me at rachel@treehousefiberarts.com to set up a Facetime or zoom conference call.
