Stitch a Gingerbread House - part 1 of the Gingerbread Village! A lined Gingerbread House trimmed with button and bead candies, and decorated with white stitched ‘icing sugar’ is a delicious addition to my Gingerbread Garden Sampler! Sweet icing-sugar snow covers everything. A Gingerbread boy and girl stand next to one window, amid the candy canes and delectable candy flower beds. A jaunty snowman made of icing sugar is watching over one of the Gingerbread birdhouses, where tiny cardinals are feeding. The whole delicious fragrant Gingerbread house is dripping with icing, has glowing windows, and lots of decorative candies to welcome the hungry visitor. The matching Biscornu, Chimney Pincushion and Scissors Fob are the perfect Christmas Stitching Accessories! To make Finishing easy for you, Lisa’s incredibly complete "Beautiful Finishing" instructions are included at the end of the Gingerbread House leaflet! There are over 30 full colour step by step photos along with their clear instructions to help you construct your lined Gingerbread House, Scissors Fob, and Biscornu! Place the complete Gingerbread House on your mantle, on your Christmas table as a centerpiece, or beside your Stitching Chair to give you some extra Christmas cheer as you stitch your ornaments. Sending all of you a delicious and Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from my house to yours! - Thea
House Back and Front
- Design Area : 58w x 55h (4.1” w x 3.9” h)
- Model: 28ct Cashel Linen - "Gingerbread" (substitute for Antique Almond):
- Cut 2 pieces of fabric: 7“ wide x 7” high for finishing
Two House Sides
- Design Area : 56w x 26h (4” w x 1.85” h)
- Model: 28ct Cashel Linen - "Gingerbread" (substitute for Antique Almond):
- Cut 2 pieces of fabric: 7“ wide x 5” high for finishing
Scissors Fob Front and Back
- Design Area: 14w x 17h (1” w x 1.2” h)
- Model: 28ct Cashel Linen - "Gingerbread" (substitute for Antique Almond):
- Cut 2 pieces of fabric: 4“ wide x 4” high for finishing
Chimney all four sides in one
- Design Area: 51w x 20h (3.6”w x 1.4”h)
- Model: 28ct Cashel Linen - "Gingerbread" (substitute for Antique Almond):
- Cut fabric: 7“ wide x 4.5” high for finishing
Two House Roof Sides
- Design Area: 74w x 48h (5.3” w x 3.4” h)
- Model: 28ct Cashel Linen - "Gingerbread" (substitute for Antique Almond):
- Cut 2 pieces of fabric: 8.5“ wide x 6.5” high for finishing
Biscornu (Tuffet) Top and Bottom
- Design Area: 72w x 72h (5.1” wide x 5.1” high)
- Model: 28ct Cashel Linen - "Gingerbread" (substitute for Antique Almond):
- Cut 2 pieces of fabric: 7“ wide x 7” high for finishing
One House Base as shown in finishing instructions
- Design Area: 58w x 56h (4.1” w x 4” h)
- Model: 28ct Cashel Linen - "Gingerbread" (substitute for Antique Almond):
- Cut fabric: 7“ wide x 7” high for finishing
- For ALL pieces, pre-cut linen 19.5"w x 32.5”h OR Cut linen 18"w x 36.5"h
Suggested Materials
- Kreinik Mori #0103 - flesh
- Kreinik Mori #4216 - olive green dk
- Needlepoint Inc. #0126 - brick red dk
- Needlepoint Inc. #0923 - blue
- Access Au ver a Soie #2516 - cinnamon
- YLI 4mm silk ribbon #0129 - red
- Kreinik Mori #3063 apricot med
- Kreinik Mori #4044 - turquoise
- Kreinik Mori #8050 - black
- Needlepoint Inc. #0402 - grass green
- Needlepoint Inc. #0473 - yellow
- Access Au ver a Soie #2924 - red
- Heart beads - red
- SJ Designs petite bead #1813 - red
- Mill Hill seed bead #00557 - gold
- Beads small - mixed colours
- Beads large - striped and mixed colours
- Buttons - red, green, blue, yellow, orange, purple
- Kreinik Mori #8000 - white
- DMC #8 Perle Cotton (thick twist) - white
- DMC #12 Perle Cotton (thin twist)- white
- Picture This Plus 28ct Cashel Linen - "Gingerbread"
- #24 tapestry needle
- #10 short beading needle
Stitches used in this Sampler:
- Cross Stitch
- Back Stitch
- Cross Stitch over ONE fabric thread
- Smyrna Cross
- Mosiac Stitch
- Bargello Lace
- Arrowhead Stitch
- Kloster Blocks
- Dove's Eye
- Woven Bars
- Scotch Stitch
- Running Stitch
- Satin Stitch
- French Knot
- Blanket Stitches
- Beadwork
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