Seascape Miniature

Suggested Retail Price: $6.00 CAN/US

Kathy and Neale Unruh (owners of Thread & Eye needlework shop in London, Ontario) gave this piece the perfect finishing touch... a pair of high-flying seagulls. Thank you very much, Kathy & Neale, for your inspired embellishment and for letting me use your photo.

Two 'designer tricks' help make the Seascape Miniature a quick and interesting stitch. While most of the design is sewn using full-crosses, the sea and the rocks which fade out as they rise to the sky are quickly sketched using half-crosses. The other designer trick? The technique of 'negative space' (using the empty spaces in a design to define shapes) is time-saving and produces an image with a strong artistic flare.

This Seascape is rendered mostly in earthy shades of thread which pass from palest eggshell to deep charcoal. The suble variations of the sea are stitched with a beautiful Needle Necessities floss called Tapestry Blue (#113)

Fabric for Model: 32-count White Lugana by Zweigart (#3984/100/55) Stitched over 2 threads

Stitch Count: 65 stitches wide x 59 high

Design Area: Approx. 4" x 4"

Materials Required: DMC 612 Lt. Drab Brown/DMC 613 V. Lt. Drab Brown/DMC 645 V. Dk. Beaver Grey/DMC 647 Med. Beaver Grey/DMC 712 Cream/DMC 3021 V. Dk. Brown Grey/DMC 3753 Ult. V. Lt. Antique Blue/DMC 3781 Dk. Mocha Brown and Needle Necessities 113 Tapestry Blue

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