Thinking HARD about doing a cross stitch wedding sampler. I bought the cloth, thread, & pattern quite a few years ago & never made it up. I’ve done a lot of cross stitch (including wedding samplers) in the past, so I have the skills .... but I also know it’s going to be a lot of work. It doesn’t look too bad until you see the actual chart - tons of ‘outline’ stitch. There are also beads; however, I think French knots in place of beads would work just fine. It is beautiful & would suit the couple I have in mind - would be given to them on their 10th anniversary. Getting motivated is the hard part, but it’s ‘on my mind’ & I’m getting to the point where working on it is the only thing that will get it off my mind.
The particular pattern is the 4th from the left - has wedding bells on top & says “Our Wedding”.
https://store.stoneycreek.com/book-420-wedding-heirlooms-p6434.aspx
A surprise .... got to digging through the box where I had all the wedding sampler ‘stuff’. I thought I vaguely recalled buying all the DMC and I had. The pattern also calls for gold glass beads & two little heart buttons. I was thinking what I could do in place of those items; however, I evidently had bought them when I ordered the pattern book & fabric!
The only thing I’m missing is some Glissen Gloss Rainbow Blending Thread, color ‘brass’. It’s only used in combination with a strand of DMC on the 2 wedding bell clappers ... I think not using it would still work out (DMC color is ‘old gold’). This thread is available on the site where I bought the pattern, beads & hearts ... I’d like to find it somewhere local, but don’t see it with a cursory search. It’s $1.95 and I don’t want to pay shipping on such a small amount.
I’m sliding faster & faster down the mental slippery slope to starting this project. Finding the beads/hearts helped.