The Firebird Sampler
by Lucy Lyons Willis
"Once upon a time there was an orphan girl called Maryushka. She was a very nice girl ~ quiet, modest and well-behaved. No one in her region could stitch embroidery as well as she. She worked with colored silks and glass beads making a shirt for one, a towel for another and a pretty sash for somone else. She was always well content with what money she got which was her only means..."
And so begins the Legend of the Firebird!
This beautiful legend was the inspiration for this magnificent sampler which is comprised of various designs and stitches particular to the former USSR. Within the eleven borders are contained fourteen different stitching techniques which will spark stitching excitement!
Sampler Size when stitched on:
27 ct. linen design size is: 11" x 34"
30 ct. linen design size is 10" x 30.5"
32 ct. linen design size is 9.4" x 28.5"
Sampler contains the following stitches and techniques:
The Wisdom Stitch
Mordvinian Star Stitch
Double Hemstitch Variation
Painting Stitch
Chain Stitch
Darning Stitch
Herringbone Stitch
Closed Herringbone Braid Stitch
Straight Stitch
Double Hemstitch Variation
Hemstitching
Cross Stitch
Couching Gold Bullion
Attaching Gold Spangles
Sampler Book Contains: The Legend of the Firebird, History Article of Russian Background, Art and Embroidery, Color Photo of Sampler, complete supply list, complete stitching instructions, charts, concise stitch diagrams and finishing instructions.
All pages of the book are three-hole punched and contained within a three ring binder. Archival plastic sheets are included for each of the eleven border charts.
The Sampler contains 19 vibrant thread colors (and is color coded for Au Ver a Soie Silks, DMC, Eva Rosenstand and Anchor Threads) as well as Gold & Silver Bullion and Spangles!
