A Peacock, A Unicorn, A Badger - Reproduction Sampler Pattern by The Scarlet Letter advent Cinnamon Stick (829)

Cinnamon Stick (829)

The design area is 120 stitches (w) x 211 stitches (h)

This antique reproduction sampler's original stitcher did not leave any clues to her identity

A good way to try a technique if you've not tried hardanger before

It was inspired by the trend for making very small cross stitch items which can be used to adorn jewelry

A Peacock, A Unicorn, A Badger - Reproduction Sampler Pattern by The Scarlet Letter advent Cinnamon Stick (829)This design was inspired by an early eighteenth century English canvaswork picture executed in tent and counted satin stitches. It illustrates a stylized Tree of Life: a brilliant example of needle painting with the meticulous shading of embroidery threads on linen, illuminating various exotic creatures and plants, inspired by the new discoveries of mariners and men of science as excursions to the west teased and opened the minds of embroiderers more