Anthea - January - Snowdrops
CROSS STITCH PATTERN READY TO DOWNLOAD, DESIGNED BY Faby Reilly Designs

Anthea - Greek for Flower - is a collection of 12 cross stitch floral designs, one for each month of the year.

The January flower is the Snowdrop.

Each monthly flower can be stitched:

- either with the name of each month

- or customized with the name of a person, or words of your choice (see example: With Love)

An alphabet (caps and lower case) as well as a blank chart for positionning letters are provided with the chart 

These designs make great Greeting cards and Birthday cards that follow the seasons. if you feel up to it, you can also challenge yourself to stitch all the months of the year, creating a perpetual calendar where you rotate the design each month.
 

The snowdrop motif is first cross stitched in full stitches, then extra detail is added with backstitch outlines of flowers, stems and leaves. Finally come extra embellishments using mother of pearl seed beads and sequins, as well as an ornate frame, worked using several specialty stitches including rice stitch and fan eyelets in the corners.

Threads include solid color DMC floss, DMC variation used for letters, as well as silver metallic thread.

A tutorial is included with the chart for all specialty stitches.

A cross stitch pattern by Faby Reilly Designs.

>> see more patterns by Faby Reilly Designs
 

Chart info & Needlework supplies for the pattern:
Anthea - January - Snowdrops

Chart size in stitches: 70 x70 
Needlework fabric: 32ct Zweigart Belfast linen in color Platinum (770)
Size: 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 inch (11 x 11 cm) on 32ct
Stitches: Cross stitch, Backstitch, rice stitch, fan eyelet,  round eyelet over sequin
Chart: Color
Threads: DMC, DMC variations, DMC Diamant or silver metallic thread of your choice
Number of colors:
Other Supplies: sequins, Mill Hills seed beads

Themes: Flower calendar, monthly flower,

>> see all Calendar and Year-round patterns (all designers)

>> see all cross stitch patterns with Snowdrops (all designers)

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