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Colouring Pencils • free PDF cross-stitch pattern
PDF Pattern to learn how to cross-stitch and stitch a backstitch outline.
Note: this pattern is downloadable free of charge, but remember that it is NOT free of rights. Please, only download it for your personal use. If in doubt, please contact me.
Hardanger Christmas Crew pattern
TYPE: downloadable cross-stitch embroidery PDF pattern
LANGUAGES: UK English / US English / French
SKILLS: Expert
STITCH COUNT: 90w x 40h stitches
STITCHED SIZE (when using 28ct fabric): 16.5 x 7.5 cm (6.5″ x 3″)
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Anchored in the Sand pattern
TYPE: downloadable cross-stitch embroidery PDF pattern
LANGUAGES: UK English / US English / French
SKILLS: Advanced
STITCH COUNT: 90w x 40h stitches
STITCHED SIZE (when using 28ct fabric): 16.5 x 7.5 cm (6.5″ x 3″)
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Love You Dad
“QUICK CHALLENGE” • PDF Pattern to learn how to stitch Kloster blocks and a woven bar.
This design features 2 overlapping messages (Love You Dad & Happy Father’s Day), as well as a colour-coordinated Hardanger heart.
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Valentine Balloons
“QUICK CHALLENGE” • PDF Pattern to learn how to stitch whipped backstitch.
This design features a bunch of colourful heart-shaped balloons to celebrate Valentine’s Day, or just to say “I love you”.
Enhanced with 2 variants of whipped backstitch.
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Assisi Holly & Poinsettia
“QUICK CHALLENGE” • PDF Pattern to discover the Assisi technique and learn how to stitch Holbein stitch.
This design features festive poinsettia as well as holly leaves & berries.
Enhanced with a few golden beads.
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Anthea Calendar • December
PDF pattern as DIGITAL DOWNLOAD
Stitch the Anthea design for December – you can use it as part of the Anthea Calendar, or customise it with your own caption, using the ABC included in the pattern.
This design features a festive arrangement of poinsettias, Christmas roses and winter berries. It’s beautifully enhanced with beads, gold thread and special sequins.
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Seasonal Wreaths (set of 4)
“QUICK CHALLENGE” • Set of 4 PDF Patterns to learn how to stitch a spiderweb stitch, a ribbed spiderweb stitch and a Lazy Daisy stitch.
They can be stitched and framed separately, or stitched together and framed in a single square frame.
Enhanced with beads and special stitches.
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Summer Wreath
“QUICK CHALLENGE” • PDF Pattern to learn how to stitch a spiderweb stitch and a Lazy Daisy stitch.
This pretty seasonal wreath features juicy apples, gracefully entwined with greens, blooms and little strawberries.
Enhanced with beads and special stitches.
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Winter Wreath
“QUICK CHALLENGE” • PDF Pattern to learn how to stitch a ribbed spiderweb stitch and a Lazy Daisy stitch.
This pretty seasonal wreath features bright holly, gracefully entwined with greens, berries and snowflakes.
Enhanced with beads and special stitches.
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Ring a Ring o’ Foxes Biscornu
PDF Pattern to stitch this lovely biscornu in warm and bright autumnal shades.
This design features foxes running around after each other, amongst a feast of leaves and berries. It’s beautifully enhanced with beads and a touch of gold thread.
Once assembled, it’s about 11cm (4.5″) wide and 4cm (1.5″) high.
Sparkly Owl Hoop
PDF Pattern to stitch this beautiful and fun owl – by day, he’s all shiny and blinged up with beads and sequins, by night, his eyes glow in the dark!
This design is carefully enhanced with metallic threads and special stitches.
Once stitched, it fits perfectly into an 8″ hoop.
Christie Mini Frames (set of 6)
PDF Pattern to stitch 6 beautiful festive designs, featuring the “Merry Christmas” caption, a snowflake, a Christmas tree, a heart wreath, a candle in a bauble, and the caption “Peace & Joy to the world”.
BONUS CHART: also includes the “Joyeux Noël” version.
These designs are all enhanced with special stitches, gold thread, beads and sequins.
Thank You Card
PDF Pattern to stitch this thank you card, featuring the caption “A big [heart]-felt thank you!” The French version reads “Merci du fond du [cœur]”
This design is enhanced with beads and golden thread.
Victorian Christmas Frame
PDF Pattern to stitch this traditional Christmas scene, complete with a roaring fire in the fireplace, and encased in a frame showcasing thematic words. This design is delicately enhanced with special stitches, mother-of-pearl sequins, and metallic threads.
Victorian Christmas Humbug
PDF Pattern to stitch this humbug featuring a traditional Christmas scene, complete with a roaring fire in the fireplace. This design is delicately enhanced with special stitches, mother-of-pearl sequins, and metallic threads.
Wild Rose Basket
PDF Pattern to stitch this elegant little basket – perfect to tidy away your other Wild Rose stitching items! This design features wild roses and fruits, and it’s beautifully enhanced with beads and a dainty decorative border.
Wild Rose Glasses Case
PDF Pattern to stitch this elegant glasses case. This design features wild roses and fruits, and it’s beautifully enhanced with beads and a dainty decorative border.
Wild Rose Biscornu
PDF Pattern to stitch this elegant biscornu. This design features wild roses and fruits, and it’s beautifully enhanced with beads and a dainty decorative border.
Wild Rose Scissor Case
PDF Pattern to stitch this elegant scissor case. This design features wild roses and fruits, and it’s beautifully enhanced with beads and a dainty decorative border.
Perfect for scissors up to 11 cm (4.5″) long.
Wild Rose Needlebook
PDF Pattern to stitch this elegant needlebook. This design features wild roses and fruits, and it’s beautifully enhanced with beads and a dainty decorative border.
Christmas Tags (Traditional Christmas series)
PDF Pattern to stitch this set of 4 pretty tags.
This design features traditional Christmas motifs (Christmas tree, presents, stocking, baubles) and it’s beautifully enhanced with beads, golden thread and special stitches.
Christmas Tags (Lights and Music series)
PDF Pattern to stitch this set of 4 pretty tags
This design features music and light themed motifs (harp, candles, Christmas crackers, bell) and it’s beautifully enhanced with beads, golden thread and special stitches.
Christmas Tags (Floral series)
PDF Pattern to stitch this set of 4 pretty tags
This design features Christmas floral motifs (poinsettia, mistletoe, ivy and holly) and it’s beautifully enhanced with beads, golden thread and special stitches.
Papa Noël Pendant
PDF Pattern to stitch this pretty 3-sided pendant. Alternatively, you could also make it into 3 separate flat ornaments.
This design features Father Christmas’s face on one side, as well as gifts and toys on the other two sides. It’s beautifully enhanced with beads, and golden thread.
Once assembled, it’s about 16cm (6″) high.
Maman Noël Pendant
PDF Pattern to stitch this pretty 3-sided pendant. Alternatively, you could also make it into 3 separate flat ornaments.
This design features Mother Christmas’s face on one side, a gingerbread biscuit on another, and a Christmas pudding on the last side. It’s beautifully enhanced with beads.
Once assembled, it’s about 16cm (6″) high.
Rudolph the Reindeer Pendant
PDF Pattern to stitch this pretty 3-sided pendant. Alternatively, you could also make it into 3 separate flat ornaments.
This design features Rudolph’s red-nosed face on one side, a bunch of carrots on another, and bells on the last side. It’s beautifully enhanced with beads, golden thread and special stitches.
Once assembled, it’s about 16cm (6″) high.
Poppy Biscornu
Pattern to stitch this biscornu featuring vibrant poppies, enhanced with special stitches, gold thread, and beads.
Poppy Glasses Case
Pattern to stitch this glasses case featuring vibrant poppies, enhanced with special stitches, gold thread, and beads.
Poppy Card
Pattern to stitch this lovely Mother’s Day card, featuring vibrant poppies and enhanced with special stitches, gold thread, and beads.
Poppy Humbug
Pattern to stitch this humbug featuring vibrant poppies, enhanced with special stitches, gold thread, and beads.
Love Biscornu
Pattern to stitch this pretty biscornu – in shades of white, cream and deep red, it’s perfect as a wedding ring pillow.
This design features hearts and curly ribbons on a subtle background made of letters spelling the word LOVE. It’s beautifully enhanced with beads, gold thread and special stitches.
Love Humbug
Pattern to stitch this pretty humbug – a great gift for Valentine’s Day, or for Mother’s Day! Or why not use it as a wedding favour?
This design features hearts and a curly ribbon on a subtle background made out of letters spelling the word LOVE. It’s beautifully enhanced with beads, gold thread and special stitches.
Love Bookmark
Pattern to stitch this bookmark – a great gift for Valentine’s Day, or for Mother’s Day!
This design features hearts and a curly ribbon on a subtle background made out of letters spelling the word LOVE. It’s beautifully enhanced with beads, gold thread and special stitches.
Christmas Rose Star
Pattern to stitch this festive star – use it as a tree topper, or as a hanging ornament.
This design features a delicate Christmas rose in the centre, surrounded with a feast of poinsettia flowers and holly. It’s beautifully enhanced with beads and golden threads.
Once assembled, it is about 15 x 15 cm (6 x 6 inches).
Poinsettia Star
Pattern to stitch this festive star – use it as a tree topper, or as a hanging ornament.
This design features a vibrant poinsettia flower in the centre, surrounded with a feast of Christmas roses and mistletoe. It’s beautifully enhanced with beads and golden threads.
Once assembled, it is about 15 x 15 cm (6 x 6 inches).
Christmas Wreath Biscornu
Pattern to stitch this festive biscornu – use it as a pretty ornament for a side table or a mantelpiece, or even tie a ribbon to it, and hang it on your Christmas tree!
This design features traditional flowers, foliage and berries, and it’s enhanced with lovely gold thread and beads.
Once assembled, it is about 9 cm (3.5″) wide.
Holly and Ribbon Humbug
Pattern to stitch this colourful festive Humbug – hang it on your Christmas tree, or display it on an ornament display stand.
This design features vibrant holly with large decorative gold ribbon bows, and it’s beautifully enhanced with beads.
Once assembled, it is about 8cm (3″) high.
Poinsettia and Ribbon Humbug
Pattern to stitch this colourful festive Humbug – hang it on your Christmas tree, or display it on an ornament display stand.
This design features vibrant poinsettia flowers with large decorative gold ribbon bows, and it’s beautifully enhanced with beads.
Once assembled, it is about 8cm (3″) high.
Bauble and Heart Christmas Hoops
Pattern to stitch these two festive hoops.
These designs feature an ornate bauble and a heart, both encased in a delicate wreath of foliage and berries, and they’re beautifully enhanced with beads and metallic threads.
Both are presented on a 5″ hoop.
Sparkly Christmas Biscornu
Pattern to stitch this Christmas Biscornu and add an extra touch of style to your festive decor.
This design features traditional Christmas floral motifs and it’s beautifully enhanced with special stitches, beads and metallic threads.
Once assembled, it is about 10 cm (4″) wide and 5 cm (2″) thick.
Sparkly Christmas Star
Pattern to stitch this eye-catching Christmas Star – pop it at the top of your Christmas tree, or display it as a hanging ornament.
This design features traditional Christmas floral motifs and it’s beautifully enhanced with golden thread, special stitches and sparkling beads.
Once assembled, it is about 15 x 15 cm (6 x 6 inches).
Sparkly Christmas Pendeloque
Pattern to stitch this original and intricate Pendeloque.
This design features traditional Christmas floral motifs, and it’s beautifully enhanced with beads, special stitches and metallic threads.
Once assembled, it’s about 7 cm (3″) wide and 11 cm (4.5″) high.
Sparkly Christmas Humbugs
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Pattern to stitch this 4 festive humbugs, to decorate your Christmas tree, or to offer as a small gift to your Christmas Day guests.
These designs feature a rings of traditional Christmas floral motifs on a background of graceful ribbons, beautifully enhanced with golden threads, beads and special stitches, for a luxurious and sparkly finish.
Once assembled, this humbug is about 6cm (2.5 inches) high.
Sparkly Poinsettia Humbug
Pattern to stitch this festive poinsettia humbug, to decorate your Christmas tree, or to offer as a small gift to your Christmas Day guests.
This design features a ring of poinsettia leaves and flowers on a background of graceful ribbons, beautifully enhanced with golden threads, beads and special stitches, for a luxurious and sparkly finish.
Once assembled, this humbug is about 6cm (2.5 inches) high.
Elf Stocking • PDF cross-stitch pattern
Pattern to stitch a fun Christmas Stocking!
This design features a cute little elf – in a very cheerful mood, but also a bit overwhelmed with getting Santa’s gifts ready!
The name area at the top of the stocking is easily customisable with the alphabet provided in the pattern, and the design is beautifully enhanced with special stitches, beads and metallic threads.
Once assembled, the stocking is about 41 cm (16″) wide and 55 cm (22″) high.