Stitching Under the Oaks chart

“Stitching Under the Oaks” Needlepocket was created to convey that sense of loving camaraderie we feel as we stitch together. It is stitched on a light blue cashel linen with lovely silk flosses, to reflect the beautiful blue skies and bright colours of Florida, a tropical paradise where I’ve taught some special students. I really enjoyed including some different motifs of the area, including tables with stitchers sitting under the moss laden live Oak Trees, a lovely Hardanger Heart with a Blanket Stitched flower in the center, palm trees, the lake, pink roses, and even two wee Florida alligators to keep those pesky stitching errors at bay! You will find many additional specialty stitches and tidbits on both the front and the back of this pocket, including some drawn thread work, and some silk ribbon work to have fun with! There is an area at the lower front of the pocket to include your name and date to personalize your pocket (you can even accommodate a longer name than shown, if necessary). Be prepared to learn some new techniques and have some fun stitching the many Cross Stitched areas. To finish, instructions to create the pocket are at the back of this leaflet. The accompanying pinkeep and scissors case will also surely capture your hearts! I hope you will take this set to future retreats where we truly are drawn together in friendship as we stitch! - Thea

Suggested Materials

• Gloriana silk #096 “Summer Foliage” - multi greens lt 
• Kreinik Mori #0103 - flesh 
• Kreinik Mori #2014 - yellow dk 
• Kreinik Mori #8000 - white 
• Needlepoint Inc. #481 - turquoise lt 
• Needlepoint Inc. #766 - copper dk 
• YLI 4mm silk ribbon #144 - pink 
• Gloriana silk #206 “Olivine” - multi olive greens 
• Kreinik Mori #0923 - gold yellow lt 
• Kreinik Mori #2063 - orange 
• Kreinik Mori #8050 black 
• Needlepoint Inc. #564 - turquoise dk 
• Needlepoint Inc. #571 - melon lt 
• Krenik Mori #0433 - grey green lt 
• Needlepoint Inc. #455 - purple 
• Needlepoint Inc. #515 - mint green med 
• Needlepoint Inc. #572 - melon med 
• Needlepoint Inc. #693 - gold yellow med 
• Needlepoint Inc. #964 - grey brown 
• Mill Hill seed beads #03057 - cherry sorbet 
• SJ Designs seed beads #11048 - sea green 
• SJ Designs 2mm pearl beads - white 
• SJ Designs 3x6mm pear shape pearl beads - white 
• Boutique Trims - alligator charm 
• Zweigart 28ct Cashel Linen - Ice Blue
• DMC #8 Perle Cotton (thick twist) - white 
• DMC #12 Perle Cotton (thin twist) - white 
• #24 tapestry needle
• #26 tapestry needle
• #10 short beading needle

Stitches used :

• Cross Stitch
• Cross Stitch over ONE fabric thread
• Back Stitch
• Lazy Daisy
• Satin Stitch
• Spider Web Rose
• Upright Cross
• Interlaced Beaded Hemstitch
• Fly Stitch
• Plain Hemstitching
• Kloster Blocks
• Algerian Eyelet
• Blanket Stitch Flower
• Diagonal Twisted Spokes
• Bargello Wave