Welcome to Christmas Town! Our main street set on a snowy day is packed with festive details and uses blending, beads and more!
Welcome to our latest project that’s a bit more challenging. Start the first part of our Christmas Town design, then stitch it over issues 403 and 404, before completing it as a wall hanging for your home. It will add an instant festive touch wherever you hang it – and is sure to be a talking point with guests! Enjoy beads, blending, sparkling threads and backstitch in this design.
YOUR COMPLETE CHRISTMAS TOWN SCENE
In this issue we are giving you the first part of our Christmas Town design – the left section. Next issue (issue 403) we will publish the middle of the chart, then in issue 404 we’ll publish the right section. Use our wall hanging instructions once all your stitching from all three issues is complete. Never miss an issue! Check out our latest subscription offer on page 42.
Make a… wall hanger
Step 1 START stitching with your fabric turned landscape. Part 1 of the design, in this issue, is the left section, fold your fabric into three, and then find the centre point of this section. Follow the key for the number of strands for each stitch.
Step 2 MAKE four hanging loops out of the cotton fabric. Fold each one in half lengthways bringing the raw edges together. Stitch down the seam. Trim off the excess and turn through to the right side. Press, with the seam at the centre back. Fold each one in half bringing the raw edges together.
Step 3 PLACE your aida right-sides together with your backing fabric. Place on a flat surface and smooth out any creases. Pin the layers together.
Step 4 PLACE the hanging loops equally spaced across the top of the stitching. The folded ends needs to be inside the layers, with the cut ends outside the seam allowance line. Pin in place and then tack the layers together. Cut away some of the excess fabric outside the seam allowance to make it less bulky and easier to stitch.
Step 5 WITH the back of the cross stitching facing upwards, and leaving 2cm (¾in) of unstitched aida around the stitching, stitch around the design leaving a gap at the bottom for turning.
Step 6 CUT away the excess seam allowance leaving about 1.25cm (½in). Press, then turn to the right side and press again. Your hangers should have turned through and will now be along the top edge of your finished wall hanger. Fold in the open end of the wall hanging, and catch stitch closed. Use a cane or pole to hang your wall hanging.
If you prefer you can add more seed beads for highlights, such as for the fairy lights
Designed by: Am
