All the Bells Basket with Heartstring Sampelry

This class is an optional paid part of the Jingle Ball.  You will need an entrance ticket to the Jingle Ball as well as a class ticket to attend.  Jingle Ball tickets and class tickets go on sale on October 16th.  Class previews are so you can see what classes will be available for you to purchase on that date.  
All classes will be recorded so that paid students may access them for up to 30 days after the Ball concludes.
  • CLASS:  All the Bells Basket with Heartstring Samplery
  • TIME:  TBD
  • COST:  $35 PDF
  • AVAILABLE:  PDF worldwide
  • TICKET TYPES:  PDF Only 
  • DURATION:  2 hours

A sweet four-sided festive container with an optional handle for holding your small holiday treasures. This basket features the lyrics, “And all the bells on earth shall ring on Christmas day in the morning” from the classic Christmas Carol, “I Saw Three Ships (Come Sailing In)”.  The words are accompanied by stitched bells in silver and gold as well as sprigs of Holly.

In class, I will show you each step of the process of turning your stitches into a holiday heirloom that is sure to become a keepsake for your family for generations to come. We won’t have time to finish the entire piece during class, but by the end, we will have thoroughly explored all aspects of the finishing so you can easily get it wrapped up on your own time.

Although the model is stitched on linen, this design is appropriate for any type or count of cross stitch fabric.

Skills needed to complete this project:

Ability to read and stitch from a standard cross stitch chart.

Hand sewing (no previous experience needed; if you can cross stitch, you can hand sew!)

What you will receive:

1x PDF pattern chart for use on digital devices or for printing

1x welcome and how-to-get-started instructions (finishing instructions will not be made available until class) 

Basic outline of what you’ll need for this project (full details with class welcome letter):

Your favorite stitching needle

All-purpose scissors

index weight/card stock paper

medium weight matboard

Acid free glue stick

Thin cotton batting/wadding or wool felt (approximately 6 x 15)

1x fat 8th yard of cross stitch fabric of your choice *model was stitched on 36 count Zweigart Vintage Country Mocha, but all templates provided with the chart can be adjusted to compensate for your favorite fabric count, and regardless of count or type, a fat 1/8th will be enough.

7x DMC thread colors

1x 1/8th yard of the lining fabric of your choice. Optional additional 4 x 8 piece of a coordinating fabric for the bottom of the basket.

 Approximately 1 gram of Gold and/or Silver seed beads (2mm size used on model)

Thread for finishing that matches your chosen cross stitch fabric.


 

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