Down the Garden Path A BEADED & EMBROIDERED BOARD GAME

CHARTPACK INCLUDES: 4 coloured glass button markers; one dice; a pretty organza bag to store your finished ‘game board’ and accessories; complete finishing instructions; a game booklet and an alphabet for customizing "Stitched by ..."

DESIGN DETAILS... Down the Garden Path is a playable game which may either be finished as described in the finishing instructions or, of course, be placed in a frame. It measures approximately 16" x 16".

Stitchers and children alike will be delighted by the whimsy of this game and by the textural elements of the needlework itself. After rolling the dice, each player leaves the cobweb-strewn old shed and enters the 'Ladybug Trail' at Wisteria Walk. Hopefully, no gardening efforts are cut short by the sparkling, but deadly, hazard of a late frost! Exceptionally lucky players will discover the 'shortcut through the Holly Bush' and could win the game very quickly... IF they don't fall asleep beside the pond and miss their turns! Play continues along Labernum Lane (where rabbits lie in wait to munch on your tender, young vegetables); across Teasel Terrace (where organic gardeners are amply rewarded) and down Poppy Place (take the time to build a scare crow and you'll get to move ahead). The first player to arrive at the charming, renovated garden-house... a vibrant space filled with beaded Hollyhocks, Topiaries, Garden Peas and Cauliflowers; glittering Dragonflies and beautiful Hanging Baskets... has succeeded in transforming the garden and has won the game.

Embroidering "Down the Garden Path" is easy, quick and very interesting. The game is made up of many small elements (most of which can be easily completed in a single stitching session). These provide a great variety of stitching experience and the satisfaction of completion at every turn. A space has also been provided on the game to include your own name as the stitcher of this piece. My mother and grandmother were both great needleworkers and I would have loved for them to have been able to make and play a game like this with my brother, cousins and myself... I hope that you feel the same.

A few close-ups...

AREAS OF EMBELLISHMENT: SNOWFLAKE... Kreinik #4 Braid 032 and Mill Hill Petite bead 42010; TOADSTOOLS... MH Petite bead 42011; LADYBUGS... DMC S321; RAIN BARREL water droplets... MH Petite 42010; HONEY BEES... Kreinik #4 Braid 032, MH Petite 42011; WEED KILLER/Poison BOTTLE... Kreinik #4 Braid 032; HOLLY... MH Petite 42043; PEAS... MH Petite 42031; CAULIFLOWERS... MH Petite 40123; FLOWERS AROUND NEW SHED... MH Petites 42011, 42043 and 42018; DRAGONFLIES... Kreinik #4 Braid 032; FLOWER BED... MH Petites 42011, 40123 and 42018; HOLLYHOCKS... MH Petites 42010 and 42018.

FABRIC FOR MODEL: 16-count Lambswool Aida (a colour that is similar to DMC 3033)

STITCH COUNT: 183 wide x 180 high

FINISHED SIZE: approximately 16" wide x 16" high

MATERIALS LIST: DMC 310; DMC 523; DMC 760; DMC 3031; DMC 3051; DMC 3328; DMC 3726; DMC 3782; DMC 3799; DMC B5200; DMC S321; Crescent Colours Desert Mesquite (OR DMC 3051); Crescent Colours English Ivy (OR DMC 934); Crescent Colours River Rocks (OR DMC 840); Crescent Colours Sassy Brass (OR DMC 977); Crescent Colours Tyler Boy Blue (OR DMC 932); Kreinik #4 Braid 032; Mill Hill 40123 Petite Cream Bead; Mill Hill 42010 Petite Ice Bead; Mill Hill 42011 Petite Victorian Gold Bead; Mill Hill 42018 Petite Crystal Pink Bead; Mill Hill 42031 Petite Citron Bead; Mill Hill 42043 Petite Rich Red Bead

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