Forever & Ever a celebration of love by Brenda Gervais of With Thy Needle & Thread was released at the Nashville 2019 Needlework Market. I knew when I first saw it, I had to have it.
It is a fairly large piece measuring 336w x 113h. The recommended fabric is 40ct Sheep’s Straw by R & R Reproductions. Besides not liking to stitch on linen, I knew I could not see well enough to use 40ct. I selected 16ct Sand aida which would give me a design area of 21 x 7 1/8 inches. There was a small amount of stitching over one but I decided to improvise.
I started stitching on August 27, 2020.
Because I did not have all of the recommended floss colors, I am going to switch out as I go with Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe thread.
Recommended Floss/What I used
- WDW Light Khaki
- WDW Peach
- WDW Tin Roof
- WDW Palomino
- WDW Olive
- WDW Cinnabar
- GAST Mulberry/VMSS Victoriana Pink
- GAST Harvest Basket
- GAST Brethern Blue
- GAST Mountain Mist
- GAST Endive
- GAST Burlap
- GAST Ruby Slipper/VMSS Antique Red
- CC Barn Door
- CC Gingersnap
- CC Hickory Sticks
- CC Jakey Brown
- CC Hazelnut
The photo above shows the stitched piece just sitting in the frame. I still need to measure, pin and lace it but wanted to see how it looked. Very happy with my frame selection.
Details on the frame I ordered:
| Textured Gray Wood Picture Frame SKU: WX586_pkg Frame: WX586( 21 3/4″ x 8 1/2″ ) Total Cost including tax and shipping was $50.93. |