| Stitched by: |
Eight
Flags Needlepointers Chapter |
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| Project: |
Rug |
| Location: |
Micah's
Place |
| Description: |
A
painted octagonal interlock canvas done in all DMC wool threads -- the
canvas was purchased in Ohio by a Chapter member, who donated the
canvas and threads to complete the project. |
| Presented: |
March
27, 2003 |
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| Project: |
Christmas
Tree Ornament Crosses |
| Location: |
First Presbyterian
Church, Fernandina Beach, Florida |
| Designer: |
Lee |
| Description: |
Four
Lee designs were stitched on 5" x 7" mesh canvas, finished in a diamond-cross
shape, and backed with gold or silvery blue velvet. The crosses were stitched
using Kreinik Metallic #8 and #16 braids, DMC Metallic Pearl #5 and DMC Metallic Floss. Primary
stitches used included satin, continental, and Rhodes, with
continental for the inside back ground of the cross. The interior of the cross was stitched in Treasure Braid TR
80, and the background around the crosses was left open, using a running
stitch interspersed with stars in Kreinik Cable with DMC Metallic Floss. |
| Presented: |
18
initial ornaments on November 16, 2003
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