Winter Sparkle! - Blackwork
CROSS STITCH AND BLACKWORKPATTERN READY TO DOWNLOAD, DESIGNED BY Lesley Teare Designs

This needlework design features a large poinsettia flower, with leaves filled in color with tiny blackwork motifs - in other words ... redwork.

Different thread colors and texture as well as the variety of patterns used, create a contrast between each leaf, in the same way leaf colors do for the real flower.

Hanging from the main motif is a trio of heart-shaped ornaments as well as a double ring of snowflakes and stars.

Designer Lesley Teare always pays a lot of attention to detail. In this particular design, a thicker black thread, Pearl Cotton 12, is used for the outlines while the lace-like inner motifs are backstitched in a single strand of regular floss.

The pattern includes some gold mettallic highlights for a festive touch, as well as a couple of fractional stitches for extra detail. A tutorial is included with the chart for fractional stitches.

A cross stitch pattern by Lesley Teare Designs.

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Chart info & Needlework supplies for the pattern:
Winter Sparkle! - Blackwork

Chart size in stitches: 140 x 140 (wide x high) - 10 x 10 inch on 14ct
Needlework fabric: 14 ct Aida or 28 ct evenweave, white
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Stitches: cross stitch, backstitch
Chart: Color
Threads: DMC stranded cotton, Pearl cotton 12, Kreinik Braid #4 gold (0002HL)
Number of colors: 7

Themes: red and gold ornament, poinsettia, lace-like blackwork motifs, snowflakes
 

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