Band Sampler 'Souvenir' Sal – Victoria Sampler

I don’t think I’ve ever started so many new SAL’s/part works in just one month!

This SAL came about after I saw some posts on Facebook, from stitchers' that had worked on a free SAL from Victoria Samplers last year.

I really loved the finished pieces I had seen, especially as they was full of specialist stitches, so joined the group straight away, but unfortunately all the free charts were removed on December 31^st  and I missed out.

I was sad for a while, but then I noticed they were doing a new SAL for 2022 …….and I’m not missing out on this one Lol!

It will be a band sampler with lots of specialty stitches and the parts will be released every Friday, finishing in  April.

They suggest stitching on 28ct linen, and give you a colour chart to download each week, but encourage your to do your own thing with regard your colour pallet.

I've decided to stitch mine on 32ct Murano Evenweave in Antique White and go with an autumn pallet, using overdyed and metallic threads and will be adding beads.

Part 1 was a cute little house and flowers done with cross stitch, back stitch and some French knots, but I was planning to change the knots for beads, so I left them off until the project is finished, so as not to crush them whilst working on it.

Week 2 we added a cross stitched heart with a pretty Rhodes Heart in the centre.

And part 3 is a Bargello border, with back stitch and cross stitch, but I swapped my cross stitch for Colonial Knots.

It was at this point I also decided to add Colonial knots to part 1 instead of the beads I had planned.

 My list of materials is documented below.

Happy Stitching!

Sue

xxx

 Weeks Dye Works,

 1121 – Straw,  1183 – Artichoke,  1224 – Amber,  1227 – Bright Leaf,  1273 – Grape Vine,  1321 – Williamsburg,  2200 – Kudzu

Classic Colorworks,

Colonial Copper,

The Gentle Art

7042-  Raven

Madeira Glissen Gloss Rainbow

114,   25.

Anchor

872,  1018