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Angel 2025

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This elegant free design depicts an angel in stylized sections, as if cut from glass. The motif is complemented by a star with small angel pendants – a delicate and translucent effect that gives the piece a glowing appearance.

The pattern is stitched on 8-thread linen using 2 strands of flora-cotton. It mainly employs backstitch and half cross stitch, creating a refined and airy look.

  • Finished size: 72 x 32 cm
  • Materials: Linen, flora-cotton
  • Techniques: Backstitch & half cross stitch
  • The pattern is completely free

A perfect project for anyone who loves combining classic stitches with a modern, almost stained-glass inspired design.

Angels and Spruce

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This year’s angels are embroidered on linen canvas (8 threads per cm). Flora-cotton from fru zippe (no. 502), embroidered with 2 threads in the needle. Contour stitches and half cross stitches have been used. Finished dimensions approx. 39 x 39 cm.

Pink plastic spruce branches embroidered on linen canvas (8 threads per cm).
DMC dark (no. 602) and light (no. 818), embroidered with 2 sub-threads in the needle.
Whole cross-stitches have been used. Finished dimensions approx. 30 x 30 cm.

The patterns are free for you to enjoy 🙂

Angel 2023

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Here’s a “paper folding” inspired pattern!

Finished dimensions are approx. 95 x 22 cm. Stitched on linen canvas (8 threads/cm) with flora-cotton from fruzippe. DMC yarn can also be used.

Cross stitches are embroidered using two threads in the needle. Backstitches and contour stitches are embroidered using one thread in the needle.

The squared pattern is obtained by embroidering every other row with backstitches, and every other row with contour stitches.

Make rows of stitches and contour stitches at each end of the runner. The backstitches are pressed backwards, and the contour stitches forward. On linen canvas it is easy to do this using your fingers.

Enjoy!

Angel 2021

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Embroidered on linen canvas (8 threads per cm.), with full cross stitches and contour stitches.

Threads used:

  • 341 flora-cotton from fru zippe (or 310 from DMC)
  • E 168 SILVER from DMC

Finished size approx. 35 x 55 cm.

Optional: I have pulled threads out of the fabric to create a lace-like effect from edge to edge.

Angel 2020

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Runner stitched using cross- and back-stitches on linen, 10 threads/cm. Size approx. 28 x 102 cm.

The pattern was created from a black and white sketch, using a PC. Some of the initial sketch lines were edited a bit, to make them better suited for back-stitches. The light grey stitches help to make the pattern more clear, and the blue stitches gives the pattern form. The dark silver stitches are added along the edges for more detail.