Counted Cross Stitch and Original Embroidery Designs by Sarah L. Ricketts


Australian Designs
Sarah L Ricketts Original Cross Stitch Designs
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	A Bush Get Together Word has gone out and all the animals of the Australian bush - Kangaroo, Koala, Tasmanian Devil, Emu, Ring-tailed Possum, Wombat, Echidna, Numbat, Dingo, Feather-tailed Glider, Cockatoo, even the brilliant Ulysses Butterfly - are gathering under the old gum tree. 240 stitches wide x 305 stitches high; 17" x 22"/44 cm x 55 cm on 14 hpi AIDA; 42 colours. Want just this chart: Otherwise: Purchase securely with PayPal -- Download immediately with PayLoadz
	Assisi Rosella An unusual and beautiful treatment of one of Australia's loveliest birds. In Assisi work, the background is filled with cross stitch, leaving the design area unstitched. This method gives cross stitch a sophistication and dramatic quality which it often lacks. At the moment, there is no cross stitch equivalent for the Rosella - just ask if you would like one. 90 stitches square; 6"/14 cm square on 32 hpi cream Belfast linen; 1 colour. Appeared in "Embroidery & Cross Stitch" Want just this chart: Otherwise: Purchase securely with PayPal -- Download immediately with PayLoadz
	Australiana Band Sampler A birth sampler with a distinctly Australian difference: platypus, koala and kangaroo are ready to welcome the very latest little Australian. An extra special gift for your friends and family overseas. 104 stitches wide x 116 stitches high; 19 cm x 21 cm/7.5" x 8" on 14 hpi silver grey AIDA or use the colour and fabric of your choice. Want just this chart: Otherwise: Purchase securely with PayPal -- Download immediately with PayLoadz
	Flannel Flowers in Cross Stitch Flannel Flowers are one of the subtlest of the Australian wildflowers and lend themselves perfectly to representation in cross stitch and in assisi because they are predominantly one colour, with distinctive, long daisy-shaped petals. 99 stitches wide x 97 stitches high; 6.25" x 6"/15.5 cm x 15 cm on 32 hpi cream Belfast linen; 1 colour. Want just this chart: Otherwise: Purchase securely with PayPal -- Download immediately with PayLoadz
	Assisi Flannel Flowers The companion piece to the Flannel Flowers in Cross Stitch. A cross stitch and an assisi design look wonderful hung next to each other and also make a great pair of cushion covers. 99 stitches wide x 97 stitches high; 6.25" x 6"/15.5 cm x 15 cm on 32 hpi cream Belfast linen; 1 colour. Want just this chart: Otherwise: Purchase securely with PayPal -- Download immediately with PayLoadz
	The Goldminer's Cottage From Maldon, in Victoria's Gold Fields, comes this lovely old building. 190 stitches wide x 110 stitches high; 12" x 7"/30 cm x 17.5 cm on 32 hpi linen; 29 colours. Want just this chart: Otherwise: Purchase securely with PayPal -- Download immediately with PayLoadz
	Welcome, Possums! These two little sugar gliders have come to give your guests a traditional Australian bush welcome. 235 stitches wide x 110 stitches high; 17" x 8"/43 cm x 20 cm on 14 hpi AIDA; 25 colours. Want just this chart: Otherwise: Purchase securely with PayPal -- Download immediately with PayLoadz
	Banksias in Cross Stitch These stately candles work beautifully as cross stitch and as assisi. The terracotta colour is one of the Australian heritage colours found in tessellated tile patterns, as is the antique blue used in the rosella and lyrebird and the grey-green used in the flannel flowers. These colours are also used in Heritage Tile Sampler I (also available on this site), which would make a perfect companion to all of them. 99 stitches wide x 97 stitches high; 6.25" x 6"/15.5 cm x 15 cm on 32 hpi cream Belfast linen; 1 colour. Want just this chart: Otherwise: Purchase securely with PayPal -- Download immediately with PayLoadz
	Assisi Banksias The companion piece to the Banksias in Cross Stitch. A cross stitch and an assisi design of the same subject look good next to each other. A particularly impressive look can be achieved by hanging a group of the banksias and the flannel flowers together. 99 stitches wide x 97 stitches high; 6.25" x 6"/15.5 cm x 15 cm on 32 hpi cream Belfast linen; 1 colour. Want just this chart: Otherwise: Purchase securely with PayPal -- Download immediately with PayLoadz
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