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All the latest news about Lesley Teare Designs, as published in Creative Poppy's newsletter.
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Wildflower season, by Lesley Teare Designs
In the manner of botanical plates, complete with their Latin names, here are four pretty wildflowers - columbine, pansy, meadow geranium and bellflower - in a richly detailed chart by Lesley Teare.
Complex in appearance, each pattern is only full cross stitches, with just a couple of backstitches and French knots, which will make them accessible even to a beginner cross stitcher.
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Wildflowers | | Counted cross stitch pattern by Lesley Teare Designs |
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It's still time to join:
Lesley Teare Country Folk 2023 SAL
For those stitchers who like an element of surprise, yet want an idea of what the finished project will look like, now is the perfect time for joining 2023 Lesley Teare stitch-along
featuring the monthly activities of countryfolk on a farm.
There are now 5 parts already published and 7 more to discover, one per month.
The SAL comes as a subscription, and is available in 12 parts. The January to May patterns are now available. You can join at any time. The next part will be released on June 1st 2023.
>> 2023 Country Folk SAL by Lesley Teare
Here's a closer look the various folk characters:
Monday's Child is fair of Face
A popular nursery rhyme and a fun way for children to learn the days of the week, sweetly illustrated by Lesley Teare in cross stitch.
Alphabet patterns by Lesley Teare
We have just released three new alphabet designs by Lesley Teare. All patterns can be stitched as a whole, for their decorative effect. You can also use them to personalise objects of your choice, adding initials on the flap of a hand-made pouch, gifting a pair of His and Hers towels with a couple's initials, or creating a bedroom name plaque for each of your (grand)children. We carry a lovely selection of Lesley Teare Alphabet. Do check them out!
>> see all Alphabet patterns created by Lesley Teare Designs
Love blooming in a spring garden
Love knots are symbols of the unbreakable bond between lovers. Associating flowers with each kind of love, Lesley Teare portrays the innocence of first love, hopelessness of unrequited love, thrill of secret love and happiness of eternal love as if they were gardens. The four cross stitch motifs combine into a cheerful and decorative sampler evocative of a spring. So why not stitch them all and keep them guessing?
Home is where we nest
Twelve nesting birds, each in a different home, be it a basket, watering can or teapot. This detail-rich design* comes with a motif relating to each month of the year. Make it unique by stitching on the background fabric of your choice.
*Initially the 2022 Lesley Teare SAL
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Birds Homes | | Counted cross stitch pattern by Lesley Teare Designs |
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More Year-round patterns by Lesley Teare
A pair of matching seasonal houses, one Shaker style, one with Georgian houses.
and a tall banner shaped sampler with rows of seasonal motifs interspersed with poetic quotes.
A a quartet of quaker star houses and their garden, with variations between the seasons.
>> see all Year-round patterns by Lesley Teare
Cat-chy Christmas Quotes
Fun cat and kitten motifs with catchy quotes, ideal for greeting cards or small Christmas ornaments. Delight your cat-lover friends with a hand stitched card sent with all your love. Cross stitch chart designed by Lesley Teare.
>> see more Christmas patterns by Lesley Teare Designs
New Greeting Cards by Lesley Teare
The wreaths will fit nicely within a 3 inch hoop. Teddy however is so busy discovering the presents under the Christmas tree that he bursts out of his frame.
>> see all Greeting card and mini motif patterns (all designers)
The Twelve Days of Christmas in cross stitch
Nativity in cross stitch
From Greeting cards to large nativity samplers, the choice is yours. Discover three new nativity designs by Lesley Teare.
Stained Glass windows
These cards have been designed on the manner of stained glass church windows where colored glass panes are assembled with lead, letting through the light from outside.
Similarly the cross stitch version is fully filled with various areas of solid colors and black backstitch lines
>> see all Christmas patterns by Lesley Teare Designs
Woodlands, riverside and seashore
A keen observer of wildlife, Lesley Teare brings to us four delightful samplers depicting different natural settings. You will appreciate cross stitching all the fun detail, as well as the beautiful warm tones set against the natural background.
Fall Splendor
We love this Quilt style sampler celebrating each new season, a creative idea by Lesley Teare. This is the third in the series and features lovely warm autumn colors, mature fruit, honey bees and little squirrels harvesting acorns. The Winter pattern will follow shortly so you can complete the whole series.
Year-Round Blackwork
With the Autumn Blackwork design, Lesley Teare's seasonal Blackwork series is now complete. This cute patterns can be rotated on display in your home, to mark every season.
>> see all Blackwork patterns by Lesley Teare
Graceful Dragonflies
This cross stitch alphabet by Lesley Teare comes in wonderful aqua green and blue colors, not only of the dragonflies themselves, but also echoed in the changing colors of each letter.
Summer patterns by Lesley Teare
I'm a little teapot...
...so pretty in yellow with tiny roses motifs that Lesley has chosen to use me as a vase.
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March Flowers | | Counted cross stitch pattern by Lesley Teare Designs |
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More Teapots by Lesley Teare
Decorative Teapots Counted cross stitch pattern by Lesley Teare Designs
Architecture and Styles
Designed by Lesley Teare, here are two new samplers paying tribute to different architectural styles.
The first one to late 18th century England when Georgian architectural changed the face of town and country. Four stately homes are pictured in the all-season sampler.
The second sampler is a tribute to the Shaker style of living and features the characteristic dwellings of Shaker communities established in North America.
Spring is in the air
How better to convey the feeling of spring than with this lovely pale yellow contrasting against the darker natural background. This pattern is part of a series of four, one for each season. Watch out for the next releases. A cross stitch design by Lesley Teare.
Small Spring and Easter Motifs by Lesley Teare
These designs by Lesley Teare are all between 20 and 55 stitches wide or high and will measure between 2 and 4 inches wide/high on 14ct. Ideal for all small projects: Easter ornaments, greeting cards, gift tags, fridge magnets, table decoration and garlands.
Cups teaming with life
These twelve cups* are teeming with life: flowers and fruit, birds, bees and butterflies. In a fun mirror effect the cups themselves are decorated with matching themes. A cross stitch chart designed by Lesley Teare.
* originally the 2021 Lesley Teare SAL
While we wait for Spring
Mellow yellows and mauves contrast with the icy spikes of the blackwork crystals. While winter bites, mother nature is slowly but surely piercing through the snow and timid flowers sprout. A Blackwork and cross stitch design by Lesley Teare.
>> see more Blackwork patterns by Lesley Teare Designs
Lesley Teare's Oriental Crane - revisited in crochet
We love it when stitchers come up with creative ideas for using a design to suit their own projects. We just received this message from Delia H who was struck by Lesley' Teare Oriental crane design and decided
to use as a guide to crochet a panel in her own choice of colors.
"It came out so beautiful, and my 19-year old daughter (who this is for) absolutely LOVES it."
Congratulations Delia, and thanks so much for sharing this lovely creative idea.
Redwork Christmas
What we love about this design by Lesley Teare is that it mixes different colors of Gold and reds, as well as tiny blackwork motifs so that the design is stunning, both seen for afar or very close.
More Christmas Blackwork by Lesley Teare
>> see all Blackwork patterns by Lesley Teare Designs
New Chrismas releases
A new version of the 12 days of Christmas is now available from Lesley Teare.
Festive Season
If you are looking for a Christmas project to cross stitch that will make a powerful visual impact, you might want to consider this floral motif. Designed by Lesley Teare, the pattern has an amazing amount of color and detail, as well as extra glitz with its gold and silver highlights.
>> see all Christmas patterns by Lesley Teare Designs
More poinsettia patterns
Jolly Santa's
If you're looking for a cheerful way to stitch away the year, take a peek at these jolly Santas celebrating Christmas on a rooftop. A cross stitch design by
Lesley Teare.
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Santa Delight | | Counted cross stitch pattern by Lesley Teare Designs |
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>> see all Christmas patterns by Lesley Teare Designs
One flower, one bird, two designs
When you first see this new release by Lesley Teare, you might wonder if you have seen this little bird before? Well you have! The existing pattern is the Blackwork design, while the new pattern is the cross stitch version. The flowers have acquired a wonderful blue hue and this time the flowers are fitted in a circular frame of smaller flowers. Now it's yours to choose which of the two patterns you'd like to stitch.
Stained Glass windows
These cards have been designed on the manner of stained glass church windows where colored glass panes are assembled with lead, letting through the light from outside.
Similarly the cross stitch version is fully filled with various areas of solid colors and black backstitch lines
Samantha Purdy Textile
Floral Alphabet Sampler
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