This is the MOST gorgeous X stitch

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In the U.K. we have had this really great TV program starring Kirstie Allsop and it's called Kirstie's Homemade Home.  I loved every single episode and watched some twice and three times with the help of my MacBook.  She does all kinds of things from showing us from Kirstie Creates: Restored Chairs to How to Make a Cushion Cover and beyond.  She has had three series so far and each one has been breathtakingly good.  The main link to Kirstie's Handmade Home can be found here and it is so worth seeing.


In one of the episodes, requested by viewers of previous shows of hers Cross Stitch was widely requested.  Well did she pick a good one for this.  She picked Emily Peacock who creates the most gorgeous pillows and sells the kits for the stitching.  You have to provide any embellishments you want and also the fabric and stretching letting you make a pillow.  I just have to buy at least one of these beauties they are just super gorgeous:

They come in two sizes.  Large and Small.  The large one is large enough to two people to sit it on and the small one is, well, smaller like for one person.

The large kit is worked with Appleton Brothers tapestry wools in counted cross stitch on Zweigart 7 h.p.i. canvas. The small kit is worked with 2 strands of Appleton Brothers crewel wool in counted cross stitch on Zweigart 10 h.p.i. canvas. The design is worked from the easy-to-follow colour chart provided. 

Working with tapestry wools on the larger 7 h.p.i. canvas (large size) gives a beautiful chunky, hand-made finish. The crewel wools worked on the 10 h.p.i. (small size) give an elegant, smoother finish.

To be honest I am going for the Smaller kit size as I don't particularly like chunky and also the pillow will be too big for what I want it for, and I so prefer elegant to anything else.  It will be a Christmas Gift this coming year so I'd better get my skates on and buy and start it.

I will keep you appraised of my progress weekly whilst I do everything else I love to do too.

So until next time ... 


Lots of Love
Patti xxx
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