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Take up the challenge of stitching a wonderfully detailed and complex design, an ornithologist’s delight and an exclusive from Anchor
T his sampler from Anchor is an absolute treat for any stitcher, even if you only tackle
one of the smaller elements of it. The entire design is quite a challenge, featuring so many close colour shades and with a lot of backstitch to work, making the finished piece a stitching triumph. If you don’t want to take that on, then any of the individual motifs within the design make terrific pictures in their own right. Whatever you choose to stitch, you’ll make a bird lover happy with the results.
Details are dotted all over this sampler, so you will have a great time working each element of it, with lots of backstitch and subtle shading to work in grey threads
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Bird watching Anchor Colour
Cross stitch in two strands001 Bright white
023 Very light pink
026 Light pink
041 Medium pink
059 Dark pink
167 Very light blue
168 Light blue
235 Dark grey (2)
236 Very dark grey (2)
264 Very light green
265 Light green
267 Medium green
269 Dark green (2)
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Cross stitch in two strands292 Light yellow
305 Dark yellow
311 Light apricot
313 Light orange
360 Dark brown (2)
363 Dark apricot
369 Light brown (2)
371 Medium brown
386 Pale yellow
399 Medium grey (2)
403 Black
1003 Medium orange
1004 Dark orange
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Cross stitch in two strands1035 Dark blue
1066 Medium blue
Half cross stitch in one strand301 Medium yellow
397 Very light grey
874 Straw
Half cross stitch in two strands398 Light grey
888 Olive
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Backstitch/long stitch in one strand045 Red
foxglove outlines and details
*059 Dark pink
foxglove outlines and details
*235 Dark grey
black and grey motifs and birdhouse ledge details
*236 Very dark grey
black and grey motif details
*265 Light green
birds, leaves and foxglove details
*269 Dark green
birds and foxglove leaves and stem details
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Backstitch/long stitch in one strand*360 Dark brown
bird bodies and birdhouse outlines and details
*386 Pale yellow
birds and leaf details
*399 Medium grey
all other outlines and details
*1035 Dark blue
bird outlines and details
French knots in two strands*059 Dark pink
foxglove details
Anchor Colour
French knots in two strands*235 Dark grey
peanut and book details
*236 Very dark grey
binocular case, eggs, book, peanuts
and birdhouse details
*399 Medium grey
grey flower motif centre
Stitched using Anchor threads on 28HPI
evenweave over two threads
Stitch count 248x188
Design area 17¾x13½in (45x34cm)
*indicates colour is listed earlier in the key
(2) indicates more than one skein required
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Preparing your fabricAs this design has many different elements, all spaced randomly across the fabric, it’s important you count carefully between each one when positioning them. Also, it’s quite a large design which will take many hours to stitch, so it’s equally important that you can find your place when you pick it up to stitch. The best way to help with this is to tack grid lines across your fabric. Use a contrasting coloured sewing cotton – red is usually a good choice – and tack a line horizontally and vertically across the centre of the fabric. Now stitch more vertical and horizontal lines, but this time spacing them 20 squares apart. Mark the corresponding positions of these lines on to your chart. In this way you can easily count from one area to another and see where you are on the chart. Although this is a little time-consuming when you just want to start cross stitching, you will find it saves you loads of time counting, re-counting and possibly unpicking too!
Stitching the designAll the cross stitch is worked in two strands of stranded cotton over two threads of the evenweave fabric. As there are no fractional stitches it can easily be stitched on 14HPI aida if you prefer, but the effect achieved will be different as the holes in the aida fabric stand out more than those in evenweave. The effect of shadows and shading is achieved by working half cross stitch. If you look at the key you will see that some areas are worked in one strand of half cross stitch and others in two strands. Make sure that you work all these stitches facing in the same direction so the light falls evenly on them.
Adding the detailsWhen you have finished all the cross stitch and half cross stitch, you can add the backstitch using one strand. You may prefer to do this for each section of the design in turn to break up the task. There are 10 different colours of backstitch used, so it’s important you refer carefully to the chart, key and photograph to make sure you get the right colour in the right place. Details are given in the key to describe exactly what colour goes where if you’re not sure. Finally, add the French knots using two strands, again referring to the chart and key for their exact colour and positioning.
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Bird lovers have plenty of choice for kits from Anchor, including these three exquisite designs in the 2009-10 catalogue. ‘Waterways Collection’ (above, ref APC944) comes with 16HPI cream aida and measures 18x15in (47x38cm). The two other designs are freestyle embroidery kits – ideal if you fancy a bit more of a challenge than cross stitch. ‘Blue Tits’ (above right, ref PE650) and ‘Bullfinches’ (below right, ref PE651) come with stone coloured cotton fabric and measure 15x8in (38x20cm). For your local Anchor kit stockists call Coats Crafts UK on
☎ 01484 681881.
Cross Stitch Collection
✦ 28HPI evenweave, off white 25x22in (64x36cm) (or 14HPI aida)
✦ Anchor Stranded Cotton as listed in the key
✦ Frame with a 19¾x15½in (50x39cm) aperture, natural wood
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