Part three of the Gingerbread Village Series This beautiful Gingerbread Church is the latest addition to a whole Gingerbread Village which I will continue to create over the coming years. Just like the Gingerbread House and Gingerbread Tree Etui, this year’s figure is stitched on a Gingerbread coloured linen. However, this time you can decide to use black linen for the roofs, or substitute the same linen as for the Gingerbread walls. You will be stitching with delectable silk flosses, Perle Cottons, sparkling beads and delicious looking ‘candy’ snow buttons. Unlike the first two pieces, this building is not lined, which makes finishing easier and faster! The delicious fragrant Gingerbread Church is dripping with icing, has glowing windows, and lots of decorative candies to welcome the hungry visitor. Lisa’s “Beautiful Finishing” instructions are included at the end of this leaflet. This year, place all three pieces including the completed Gingerbread Church, your Gingerbread House and your Gingerbread Tree Etui, on your mantle for the Holidays! You can also place it beside your Stitching Chair to give you some extra Christmas cheer as you stitch your last minute ornaments. Look for more Gingerbread Village additions in future years! Sending all of you a delicious and Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from my house to yours! -Thea
Church Back and Front
- Design Area : 50w x 78h (3.6” wide x 5.6” high)
- Model: 28ct Cashel Linen - Antique Almond:
- Cut 2 pieces of fabric: 6“ wide x 8” high for finishing
Church - Two Sides
- Design Area : 70w x 28h (5” wide x 2” high)
- Model: 28ct Cashel Linen - Antique Almond:
- Cut 2 pieces of fabric: 7“ wide x 4” high for finishing
Church Steeple - all Four Sides
- Design Area: 20w x 88h (1.4” wide x 6.3” high)
- Model: 28ct Cashel Linen - Antique Almond:
- Cut 4 pieces of fabric: 3.5“ wide x 8.5” high for finishing
One Steeple Base (optional)
- Design Area: 20w x 20h (1.4” wide x 1.4” high)
- Model: 28ct Cashel Linen - Antique Almond:
- Cut fabric: 3.5“ wide x 3.5” high for finishing
One Church Base (optional)
- Design Area: 58w x 56h (4.1” wide x 4” high)
- Model: 28ct Cashel Linen - Antique Almond:
- Cut fabric: 7“ wide x 7” high for finishing
Black Steeple Roof all Four Sides
- Design Area: 20w x 56h (1.4” wide x 4” high)
- Model: 28ct Cashel Linen - Black:
- Cut 4 pieces of fabric: 3.5“ wide x 6” high for finishing
Black Church Main Roof Two Sides
- Design Area: 72w x 58h (5.1” wide x 4.1” high)
- Model: 28ct Cashel Linen - Black:
- Cut 2 pieces of fabric: 7“ wide x 6” high for finishing
To Buy enough LINENS for the whole Church...
- Cut Antique Almond linen 14"w x 27.5”h and
- Cut Black Cashel linen 7"w x 26"h
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Suggested Materials
- Gloriana silk #087 “Forest” - greens
- Kreinik #4 Braid #002 metallic - gold
- Kreinik Mori #3063 - orange
- Kreinik Mori #4044 - turquoise
- Needlepoint Inc. #0473 - yellow
- Needlepoint Inc. #0974 - brown
- Kreinik Mori #4216 - olive green dk
- Kreinik Mori #6104 - mauve
- Needlepoint Inc. #0113 - blue
- Access Au ver a Soie #2516 - cinnamon
- Access Au ver a Soie #2924 - red
- SJ Designs 2mm pearl beads - white
- Mill Hill seed bead #00557 - gold
- Micro Mini Round Buttons - white
- Snowflake Buttons - white (DISCONTINUED)
- Charm Cross - 1 gold
- Kreinik Mori #8000 - white (3 - 5 yard skeins)
- DMC #8 Perle Cotton (thick twist) - white
- DMC #12 Perle Cotton (thin twist)- white
- Zweigart 28ct Cashel Linen - Antique Almond
- 28ct Cashel Linen - Black
- #24 tapestry needle
- #10 short beading needle
Stitches used in this Sampler:
- Cross Stitch
- Back Stitch
- Rhodes Stitch
- Partial Eyelet
- Satin Stitches
- Arrowhead Stitch
- Diamond Eyelet
- Beadwork
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