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I carry all of the Mirabilia patterns that are available at Julie's X Stitch. They are generally quality pattern that often use beading and metallic threads to highlight the design. Mirabilia is one of my favorite line of patterns. Her subjects are generally angels, mermaids, queens, fairies, mothers and lovers along with timeless women. She creates original water color paintings and turns them into cross stitch patterns.
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Mirabilia and Nora Corbett cross stitch patterns are designed by an artist named Nora Corbett in Ohio. Some of my favorites are "From me to Thee", "Loose Feathers", "Wildberries" and their stockings. The patterns use a lot of the hand dyed, varigated floss from designers like Weeks Dye Works, The Gentle Art and Classic Colorworks (formerly Crescent Colors), The finished product is amazing with the different kinds of floss and the great color choices they make. I stitch their designs as gifts for friends often. Our books and patterns are available at your local quilt and cross stitch shops. (from their blog) Barb Adams and Alma Allen began this company in 1999 to share our love of color, pattern and fiber. Several designers fall under Heritage crafts like John Clayton, Dave Shaw, Phil Smith, Peter Underhill, Susan Ryder, Sue Hill and more.īlackbird Designs. They are easy to stitch, yet they have amazing detail in the face and eyes that make the designs almost come alive. Heritage Craft kits and patterns come from England. More experienced stitchers generally just “eyeball” their work and know where they left off. Some chose to laminate their pattern before beginning and use an erasable marker to mark of the areas they have already stitched. Some people use a highlighter and mark off the section they are stitching on their pattern as they go along. There are various methods for keeping track of where you are on your pattern or chart. For tips on working the more difficult patterns, please see the bottom of this page, "Tips for working a large pattern". Patterns come in varying degrees of difficulty, and are often labeled as such. There are many, many, many different cross stitch pattern designers to choose from. Some of my favorite kits come from Dimensions, Permin of Copenhagen, Thea Gouverneur, Riolis, and Lanarte.įor more experienced cross stitchers, pick out your own pattern and fabric for a more unique piece. There are even kits designed especially for kids and beginners by Dimensions and Permin. Kits come in varying degrees of difficulty. Most kits also include some basic cross stitch instructions. Kits come with all the necessary materials (fabric, floss, needle, etc.) other than a hoop. If this is your first cross stitch project, I suggest buying a small kit.