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Birthday cards
Stitch tip
It’s party coloured cards for a
Choose brightly
finish that’s extra fun –
green, red, pink, blue
time! or yellow would
work well
Send birthday wishes with our cute elephant
cards, sure to brighten someone’s special day!
Stitcher’s guide
These designs are worked on 28-count
white evenweave over two threads of the
fabric in 26 shades of stranded cotton. Cross
stitch is in two strands of thread, while
backstitch is in one strand. These cards use
whole stitches and backstitch only, so could
be tackled by intermediate stitchers who are
confident working on evenweave.
Meet the designer
How to stitch the designs
Lucie Heaton
Find the centre of your fabric by folding
1 it in half both ways. Find the centre of
Lucie has always been
the chart and start stitching here.
a keen crafter with
Work the cross stitch over two threads
a particular passion
2of the fabric using two strands of
for needlecraft. She
cotton.
contributes to a wide
variety of stitching Work the backstitch detail using one
magazines and her work 3 strand of cotton.
has appeared in various
Check over your stitching and prepare
books, too. When she’s 4 for making up.
not busy designing,
Lucie enjoys walking and
exploring new places.
You will need
“From cake and Fabric Zweigart 28-count white evenweave
candles to presents measuring 18x18cm (7x7in) for each
design
and balloons, these
Threads Stranded cotton as listed in the key
elephants know how Needle Size 24 tapestry needle
to party! My cards are Extras White single-fold cards of your choice
super-fun to stitch and from local craft stores
perfect for little ones.”
FOR STOCKISTS’ DETAILS turn to page 59
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