Pins & Needles was released in 2015 but I just saw it recently and decided I HAVE to stitch this one.
While I really love the colors on this one, it calls for all silk floss and I was not willing to spend that much money since some of it sells for $8. and up a skein. The suggested fabric is 36ct linen but I decided to stitch this one on 28ct Monaco which makes it bigger. The smaller pincushions have the wording stitched over one.
There is no conversion chart included for the silk threads so I posted in a Facebook group and Jeannette kindly suggested conversions for some of the threads. There are two color schemes included and I chose the teal and purple.
Suggested Colors/Colors I used
- Silk N’Colors Acorn Woods/Cosmos Seasons SE80-8069
- Silk N’Colors Aged Plum/DMC 3740
- Silk N’Colors Mahogany WIne/GA Mulberry
- Soie d’Alger 5024 Teal/DMC 501
- Needlepoint Inc Silk 124/DMC 3859
- Needlepoint Inc Silk 154 Sea Green/DMC 3768
- Rainbow Gallery Splendor S1137 Tan/DMC 643
- Needlepoint Inc Silk 292/DMC 3051
- Needlepoint Inc Silk 975/DMC 3787
I still need to add the tiny buttons and charms to this one. But will have to check my stash to see what I have.
November 2021 – It’s taken me two years but I finally got back to my stitching on this one and finished up the two smaller pieces. Again, both were stitched on 28ct cream Monaco with the above colors. Stitching the wording over 1 was extremely hard on my eyes but worth it. Now to figure out how I want to finish these.
Started Stitching: Nov 27, 2021
Finished Stitching: Nov 29, 2021
While I love the Lone Elm Box used to finish this piece, I really did not want to spend that much money on it and mine finished piece was bigger since I had stitched it on 28ct. So off to Hobby Lobby to see what they might have. I found a Square Wood Pallet Box that would work and bought the last one at 40% off. I painted it with Folkart Acrylic Greenscape paint and applied Briwax after the paint dried. Bigger stitched piece was laced on a piece of 7.5″ x 7.5″ mat board and fixed to the top of the box using stitchery tape. The inside bottom is a piece of Jinny Beyer fabric another sent had sent me some time ago fixed to a piece of foam core. I love the finished look of this project.
The two small pillows are finished with the same backing fabric as the box is lined with.