Red, White, & Blue Picnic

An aspirational and lovely afternoon by the beach. The stitch plan includes a wide variety of open stitches along with some fun techniques (Or Nue, silk ribbon flowers, woven hat) to up your stitching skills.

Designed for Melissa Shirley Designs Canvas #3140 (13M).

whimsicalstitch.com Stitch Guide #WS-043. Contact your favorite needlepoint retailer for price.

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Passion Flowers & Birds

Another beautiful seaside scene from the charming English artist, Emma Williams. Passion flowers, lilies, gorgeous water, and a lovely tabletop are brought together with a variety of small and large stitches, as well as beautiful ribbon and bead work. Recommended threads include silk floss, Silk Lame, wools, wool metallics, beads (lots and lots of beads), and beautiful silk ribbons (to name just a few). You may contact Bedecked and Bedazzled (410-296-0405) for the canvas, stitch guide, and threads (as stitched at the recent Passion Flowers Workshop) or have your local needlepoint store contact me for the stitch guide.

Designed by Emma Williams for Melissa Shirley Designs Canvas #EW-113 (13M).

whimsicalstitch.com Stitch Guide #WS-030. Contact your favorite needlepoint retailer for pricing information.

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Tea by the Sea

It's an idyllic tea scene surrounded by gorgeous flowers and greenery. In addition, it's a blast to stitch and would make a fantastic framed addition to a bedroom or breakfast nook. With a lot of small areas to stitch, it includes a lot of creative small space stitches, a wide variety of silk ribbon techniques, and easy stumpwork and weaving. Recommended threads include a bounty of ribbons, various sized (and shaped) beads, cottons, silks, and wools.

Designed for Melissa Shirley Designs Canvas #1922 (13M).

whimsicalstitch.com Stitch Guide #WS-019. Contact your local store for retail price.

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Rooftops

This English seaside scene is a charming example of Melissa’s newest artist, Emma Williams. It’s full of rustic charm with a lot of fun threads and stitches.

Designed by Emma Williams for Melissa Shirley Designs Canvas #EW-105 (13M).

whimsicalstitch.com Stitch Guide #WS-014. Contact your favorite needlepoint retailer for pricing.

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Shell Table

A tropical summery treat. Colorful, textured, and natural. Recommended threads include cottons, overdyed metallic, and loads of ribbons and beads in different sizes. Looks far more intimidating than it really is. I promise.

Designed for Melissa Shirley Designs Canvas #1860 (13M).

whimsicalstitch.com Stitch Guide #WS-009 (13M). Contact your favorite needlepoint retailer for pricing.

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Crab Cakes

A vintage whimsicalstitch.com stitch guide design. This light and summery Mary Lake Thompson canvas is brought to life with tramme, open stitches, and a great background tying the whole piece together. Recommended threads include Elegance, Very Velvet, and Kreinik Metallics.

Designed for Melissa Shirley Designs Canvas #MLT78 (18M).

whimsicalstitch.com Stitch Guide #WS-012. Suggested retail price = $40.

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