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Portrait of a Woodpecker, by Lesley Teare
While you may know Lesley Teare for her Cross stitch and Blackwork designs, she is also an expert birdwatcher - and it shows when she tackles the complex work of creating a portrait of a woodpecker, more often heard than seen, as it hammers a half rotten tree trunk, searching for food by chasing out surprised insects. Seen in profile, this is a wonderful portrait mixing cross stitch and a tiny touch of Blackwork.
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A Summer House and Garden by Lesley Teare
Brought to you by Lesley Teare, here is the second in a series of classic cross stitch samplers featuring a typical georgian House in the English countryside. The Summer pattern features a potted apple tree heavy with fruit and rabbits leaping across the green lawn.
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Barbara Ana's Winged Dreams against a mountain sunset
We love it when we hear from a stitcher who comes up with a lovely personal interpretation of a design. It shows how stitchers really appropriate a pattern, coming up with the most brilliant ideas.
In this case, Nona J., having decided to stitch Barbara Ana's Winged Dreams came across a lovely Etsy shop selling printed Aida fabrics in a great variety of atmospheric backgrounds, including this colorful sunset.
"It had all the best colors and a oncoming night sky at the top which was perfect for tones chosen by Barbara Ana." Kindly Nona agreed to share it with us.
 | | Winged Dreams | Counted cross stitch pattern by Barbara Ana Designs Original on the right, reinterpreted by Nona J. on the left |
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Congratulations Nona on the awesome piece. We sent it to Barbara who approved "The fabric is stunning and it's perfect for Winged dreams, it's so creative and pretty"
Underwater worlds
Barbara Ana's latest dreaming girl is actually a mermaid. But look closer and you will discover several surprise landscapes among the luxurious underwater life. Like all her designs, this cross stitch pattern by Barbara Ana's is a lot of fun to complete, each new part filled with wonderful surprises, stitch after stitch.
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Tiny yet stylish William Morris style mini motifs
It's amazing how much Lesley Teare manages to incorporate into such tiny motifs. The expert designer has already tackled much larger design inspired by the Arts and Crafts movement, but these tiny ones, involving full cross stitch only are proof of her talent.
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Summer garden joys
Summer days are here. Beans are ready for harvesting. Dahlias are in full bloom. Part of the vegetable patch is already empty - time to add some new compost. Designer Samantha Purdy captures the simple joys of life - in cross stitch - in a series of very personal contemporary-style patterns. These new summer garden designs are her latest addition to a wonderful collection of snapshots of life's happy moments.
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