Butterfly Pattern of the Month / Laugh - Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Jan 2016

 

Stoney Creek's popular Pattern of the Month continues with the January 2016 design "Laugh ~ Eastern Tiger Swallowtail." 

We stitched the design by itself on 28ct Vintage Blue Whisper Cashel and framed it in a 6" x 6" black frame, and also stitched all three designs together displayed as a banner using a 5" Butterfly Fabric Holder and framed in a 6" x 15" black frame. Stitch count for "Laugh ~ Eastern Tiger Swallowtail" is 62w x 62h, approximately 4 1/2" x 4 1/2" on 14ct.  DMC colors in "Laugh ~ Eastern Tiger Swallowtail" are 208, 209, 210, 211, 310, 471, 472, 550, 580, 740, 742, 743, 744, 745, 959, 964, 3823 and 3837. Specialty threads used are Weeks Dye Works 4129 Swampwater (2 skeins if stitching whole series) (DMC sub 3021) and Glissen Gloss Rainbow Blending Threads 202 Light Teal Blue, 403 Iridescent Pastel Yellow, 640 Iridescent Apricot, 900 Multi-Black (2 cards if stitching whole series).  The design is embellished (optional) with two extra small and one small handmade pale yellow glitter flower buttons.

Design Size: 62 x 62

 

Other Supplies: Buttons

Suggested Fabric: 28ct. Vintage Blue Whisper Cashel Linen

Recommended Floss: DMC, Anchor, Weeks Dye Works and Rainbow

 

Counted Cross Stitch Pattern

Manufacturer: Stoney Creek Collection, Inc.