Modern folk embroidery

As founder of and designer for Avlea Folk Embroidery, Krista West uses traditional Eastern Mediterranean motifs to create cross-stitch designs for the modern world. Read the full article on our site!

height: 295 crosses width: 211 crosses colour one: 17798 crosses colour two: 17798 crosses See product details below for full details

Inbetween larger projects I love stitching some smaller projects. Although it’s awesome to see a large piece slowly (very slowly) develop underneath your fingers, I guess we sometimes need some…

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Swedish style

WINTER PATTERNS – Modern Folk Embroidery

Folk Modern Embroidery.

height: 382 crosses width: 251 crosses OPTION 1: Monochrome total crosses: 34613 thread estimate: Worked with 2 pulled strands of DMC over 2 threads on 32 count linen, you would require approximately 18 skeins of floss to finish this design. OPTION 2: Two-Tone total crosses colour 1: 22026 total crosses colour 2: 25366 thread estimate: Worked with 2 pulled strands of DMC over 2 threads on 32 count linen, you would require approximately 12 skeins of the darker shade and 13 skeins of the…

height: 133 crosses width: 131 crosses total crosses & floss estimates: see listing This chart has only full crosses

Folk art flowers of the Kaszuby Region

height: 97 crosses width: 81 crosses total crosses: 2043 thread estimate: When stitched on 32 count linen (or 16 count Aida) this pattern requires approximately just over one skein of Modern Folk Embroidery Wool, or, when stitched with 2 pulled strands of Retors du Nord 4 stranded cotton floss between 12 – 15 metres (1 skeins of floss). A free pattern celebrating kindness.