About a year ago I made a note to myself to use a specific Christmas themed design from my Alpursa vignette album for my next ornament. The pattern is rather small and simple, so I knew it needed a little something more, and I tinkered with the idea of stitching it in tent stitch on canvas, but after a couple tries decided against it.
Hardanger is just so lovely for small, decorative items, and a blanket stitch edge is a nice finishing option. I gave it a couple of tries, then settled for this design.
I stitched my ornament on a small piece of 28ct linen, and with threads I had in my stash - Small ornaments are a great way to use up leftovers. It is also possible to stitch the Christmas tree motif alone, or to work it in Assisi.
Have fun being creative!
The pattern
in PDF format is available as an instant download here: https://www.roland-designs.com/free-christmas-patterns
For photos of the Alpursa album see this blog post: http://roland-designs.blogspot.com/2013/05/more-alpursa.html
Video of the album on You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXaiS0jb4Qc
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| Roland-designs Christmas ornament 2023 |
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