Cross stitch

It was by serendipity that just around the time ANPTmag announced the theme for Issue 61, Jo Gatenby watched a program about the beautiful, tiles in Tuscany. This design is inspired by actual building roofs, and the bright colours are also Tuscan-inspired. However, please feel free to change the colour palette, as ex-plained in the instructions. The instructions also include diagrams and instructions to make the Algerian eye-lets, linked eyelets, and the loop start. The pattern is worked on 28ct evenweave and worked over 4 strands. Finished measurements: 7ct – 41¼”W x 34¼”H [105 x 87cm] stitched on 14ct fabric 14ct – 20½”W x 17¼”H [52 x 44 cm] stitched on 28ct fabric 16ct – 18”W x 15”H [48 x 38cm] stitched on 32ct fabric

While working on my Elemental Fractal series published in A Needle Pulling Thread magazine in Issues 55 through 58, Jo became enchanted by all the fractals in nature. A nautilus shell was one of the things she considered for the water element. She ended up using a colourful coral spiral for the fractal water design featured in Issue 56, but she loved this Nautilus one so much that she was pleased to be able to offer it for this nautical-themed issue. She used the same frameless framing option described in Issue 58, offered here for your convenience. Includes material list, chart, and DIY framing instructions Finished Measurements Design size 28ct – 8”W x 8”H [20 x 20cm]