December Basket

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Theresa's Basket is where to find the newest designs, fibers and products which meet the stringent quality control standards of ... well ... Theresa! This list changes monthly, but you will be able to go back and look at previous months' lists by following the month links above. Supplies needed are listed along side each design, but if you have questions, send me an e-mail, and I'll do my best to fill you in on whatever you need to know. If you've seen something new (or old) elsewhere that you'd like me to get for you, I'm always happy to fill special orders.

Read more about my automatic programs, where your 12th month is FREE! If you missed out on the start of any of the programs, just get caught up, and join in on the fun!





Summer Breeze
by Cat's Whiskers/Dinky Dyes


Fabric: Mint Green Cashel 28 ct. Linen
Fibers: Included with graph (special edition silk Summer Breeze.) You also get miniature pearl buttons, chart and instructions for finishing.
Price: $14.00


Spiced Tea
by Little House Needleworks/Crescent Colours


Fabric: 32 ct. Vintage Exemplar (Lakeside Linens)
Fibers: Belle Soie silks included with chart
Price: $13.00


Dot Box
by Cottage Mills


These wonderful storage systems are perfect for beads, charms, buttons and all those little bits and pieces you collect for your cross stitch. Multiple sizes of little containers in each case make organizing fun. Plus, if you need just one of the compartments, you can remove it from the carrying case and throw it in your stitching bag. A must for people who love to be organized (or at least aspire to be...).
Price: $16.00 for small size (32 pieces); $30.00 for large size (53 pieces)


Thomas
by Notforgotten Farm


Fabric: 18 ct. Stained Aida Cloth
Fibers: DMC floss
Price: $8.00


Snowman Trio
by Stitchy Kitty


Fabric: 28 ct. Bluebell Jobelan
Fibers: Weeks Dye Works Americana, Blue Bonnet, Bubble Gum, Carrot, Mascara, Ocean, Peoria Purple, Rust, Strawberry Fields; Sampler Threads Geranium; DMC floss
Extras: Button pack by Just Another Button Co.
Price: $7.50


Rolling Hills of Winter
by By the Bay Needleart


Fabric: 32 ct. Twilight Blue/Smokey Pearl Linen
Fibers: DMC floss; Weeks Dye Works Hydrangea
Price: $12.00


Ol'Snowman Mitten (punchneedle)
by Stone & Thread


Printed Fabric comes with directions. You will need threads to complete the design.
Price: $14.00


Un Natale da Ricamare


This booklet contains 16 exclusive designs from Giulia Punti Antichi, MTV Designs, Per Segno Per Filo, Olde Willow Stitchery, The Thread Gatherer and more. 72 pages!
Price: $17.00


New Silk N Colours
by The Thread Gatherer


New colors are Bark & Branches, Forest Ash, Peek-A-Boo Pink, Sidewalk Chalk, Chrsitmas Carol, Firefly Nights, Slug Bug, Hopscotch Days
Price: $6.80/skein


Mustard Pots
by Thea Gouverneur


This kit comes with linen and threads.
Price: $42.00


Jam Pots
by Thea Gouverneur


This kit comes with linen and threads.
Price: $42.00


January's Cool Crowd
by Pine Mtn. Designs


Kit comes with pre-sewn pillow sham with organza ribbon ties, floss, needle and instructions. Pillow form sold separately. This will be a monthly series for 2008 -- join the auto, and get your 12th month free!
Price: $19.90


Five Desserts
by Thea Gouverneur


This kit comes with linen and threads.
Price: $41.00


Chill Bag
by Shepherd's Bush


This kit comes in the bag you stitch on! Threads and button included.
Price: $12.00


Cottage Garden
by Country Cottage Needleworks/Crescent Colours


Fabric: 28 ct. Natural Pearl Linen
Fibers: Full Skeins of Crescent Colours included with graph
Price: $12.00


Winter Limited Edition Threads
by Sampler Threads/The Gentle Art


This limited edition set of ten five-yard skeins of Sampler Threads comes with ten winter colors for your stitching pleasure. Colors are Silver Bells, Egg Nog, Banana Nut Bread, Wreath, Christmas Tree, Rudolph's Nose, Wrapping Paper, Plum Pudding, Chimney Sweep, and Reindeer. While supplies last. And a great deal (just 90 cents/skein).
Price: $9.00


Sampler Thread Bag Set
by The Gentle Art


This really cool red and black canvas bag with a black zipper is something you can put projects in (about 10 by 12 inches). BUT, what's even better is it comes with a complete set of the above limited edition Winter Threads (see picture above) AND a complete set of the Gentle Art's Simply Wool Collection (19 skeins). While supplies last.
Price: $60.00


Judith Hayle Samplers
by Edwina Ehrman


Get it now -- past publications by Needleprint have gone out of print quickly. This lovely 90-page book is lavishly illustrated with photographs, maps, prints and more. This is not a pattern book, but a great addition to any sampler lover's library.
Price: $40.00 (I have seen this on other sites for $45-$50!)


The Chase Casket Designing Ladies 2007
by Finger Work


Fabric: 32 ct. Vintage Tundra Linen (Lakeside Linens)
Fibers: Sampler Threads Lambswool; Au Vera Soie F8, 2136, 2912, 4136, 3848, 1426, 2236, 2924, 1714, 2532, 3831; Gloriana Threads Elizabethan Green
Price: $15.00


Star Bright Snowman (re-release)
by Ewe & Eye & Friends


Fabric: 35 ct. Pewter Cervinia Italian Linen
Fibers: DMC floss
Price: $7.00


'Tis the Season
by Val's Stitchin' Stuff


Fabric: 28 ct. Mulberry Cashel Linen
Fibers: Crescent Colours Belle Soie Icing, Fresh Raspberry, Collard Greens, Noir, Chester's Blue, Blue Lagoon, Carrot Cake, Love Dove; DMC floss
Extras: Button pack by Just Another Button Company Price: $7.00


Christmas Thread Board
by Historic Stitches


This hand-painted board is decorated on the back, too!
Price: $36.00


Coq au Pins
by Twisted Oaks Designs


Fabric: Jazz 28 ct. Jazlyn (Picture This Plus)
Fibers: Thread packet by Dinky Dyes $12.00
Extras: Mill Hill 02012, 82012; note, this pattern can also be finished as a rectangular Quaker-style sampler, and there are patterns for needlework accessories, too. So cute!
Price: $15.00


Lavender Whisper Belfast (32 ct.)
by Zweigart



Price: $18.50/quarter (18 by 27 inches)


Sampler 1749
by Permin of Copenhagen


Kit comes with linen and flosses.
Price: $75.00


Sampler 1830
by Permin of Copenhagen


This kit comes with fine linen (40 count-ish) and threads.BR> Price: $70.00


Wren on Branch
by Eva Rosenstrand


Kit comes with linen (32 count-ish) and threads.
Price: $88.00


Be Mine Valentine
by Lizzie Kate


Fabric: 32 ct. Natural Belfast
Fibers: Weeks Dye Works LInen, Love, Purple Haze, Scuppernong; Sampler Threads Bluejay, Red Grape
Price: $4.00


Baubles: March
by SamSarah Design Studio


Fabric: 28 ct. Newport Natural/Cream linen
Fibers: Sampler Threads Dark Chocolate, Dried Thyme, Nutmeg; Weeks Dye Works Bright Leaf, Chesapeake, Crimson, Lancaster Red, Purple Haze
Extras: Button pack by Just Another Button Company
Price: $5.00


2008 Double Flip-It's
by Lizzie Kate


The first two sets of words are now here (as of 12-28 -- Dream/Love and Remember/Give). They're $8.00 per graph (two words per graph). So, this year will be CHEAPER than previous years, where each single pattern was $4.50 (so, $9.00 for two). The frame is by Eastside Moulding and is $59.40. You will also need a special cut of 32 ct. Lambswool for $12.00. You will need multiple skeins of a few colors of threads, so make sure you've got enough: Sampler Threads Tea Rose (3), Huckleberry (2); Weeks Dye Works Begonia, Chestnut (2), Collards (3), Guacamole (4), Moss, Navy (2), Teal Frost (2), Williamsburg Red. Join the auto, and get a 2008 Lizzie Kate Annual Santa graph for free at the end!


Pre-sale: Goode Huswife Sampler Packet
available February '08


I'm taking pre-orders for this wonderful booklet of old Goode Huswife patterns that have been out of print for a few years! Some of these graphs individually have been going for over $100 on ebay!!! This packet includes the following graphs: 1798 Quaker, Nine Patch, The Birth Sampler, Ellen Birdseye, A Primitive Bird, Mattie Graves Quilt, With My Needle, Elizabeth Easton, Live Simply and June Morning. Reserve now, and I'll bring you back one from Market in Nashville in February.
Price: $79.00


A Friendship Sampler
by Carriage House Samplings


Fabric: 40 ct. Pearled Barley (Lakeside Linens)
Fibers: Belle Soie Teddy Bear, Attic Tea, Vanilla Pudding, Cinnamon Stick, Old Crow, Eiffel Tower, Espresso, Mudpie, Moss, Noir, Fawn
Price: $12.00


Be Merry
by Pine Mtn. Designs


This kit comes with pre-sewn pillow sham with organza ties, DMC floss, tapestry needle, and complete instructions. Pillow to stuff it with is sold separately.
Price: $19.90


Gold Matte-Finish Embroidery Scissors
by Dovo/Solingen



Price: $45.75


Ladybug Scissors
by Dovo/Solingen



Price: $10.50


Manicure Set
by Dovo/Solingen


A fingernail and a toenail clipper in a lovely leather case with the Dovo name and German quality.
Price: original price $100.00 sale price: $90.00


Tweezers
by Dovo/Solingen



Price: $22.75


What a Hoot!
by The Cat's Whiskers


Fabric: 32 ct. Toasted Almond Linen
Fibers: DMC floss
Extras: Putford or Seaton Scissors (Black or Gold) $9.00 Price: $10.00


Dasher
by Mirabilia/Nora Corbett


Fabric: 32 ct. Twilight Blue Linen
Fibers: DMC floss; Rainbow Gallery Wisper W88; Caron Waterlilies 204, 241; Kreinik #4 011HL, 1432
Mill Hill: 10001, 10009, 10032, 10034, 18010, 13005 (2), 13053, 13063 (2), 13099
Price: $11.00


Country Garden in November
by Country Garden Stitchery


Fabric: 28 ct. Country French Old Lace Linen
Fibers: Sampler Threads Dried Thyme, Cherry Wine, Grecian Gold, Pumpkin Patch, Gingersnap, Butternut Squash
Extras: Mill Hill 02078
Price: $6.00


Country Garden in December
by Country Garden Stitchery


Fabric: 28 ct. Country French Golden Needle Linen
Fibers: Sampler Threads Mistletoe, Cherry Wine, Brandy, Pink Azalea, Peacock, Buttermilk
Extras: Mill Hill 02019
Price: $6.00


Cross Stitch & Needlework Magazine
January '08 Issue


This issue features a beautiful Victorian Christmas Eve chart by Mirabilia Designs.
Price: $5.95


Brights
by Country Garden Stitchery


Fabric: 32 ct. Waterlily Linen
Fibers: DMC floss
Price: $7.00


Pumpkin Topiary
by Country Garden Stitchery


Fabric: 28 ct. Chai Tea Jobelan
Fibers: DMC floss; Kreinik Cord 104C
Extras: Mill Hill 02011
Price: $6.50


Floral Splendor
by Country Garden Stitchery


Fabric: 40 ct. Pearled Barley (Lakeside Linens)
Fibers: DMC Floss; Winter Sky Silk N Colours
Extras: Mill Hill 00283
Price: $6.50


Just Cross Stitch Magazine
December 2007 Issue



Price: $4.99


The Ultimate Needle Book
by Jache Designs


Fabric: 32 ct. Cream Belfast
Fibers: Gloriana Silks Merry's Mauve, Cottage Woods; Needlepoint Silks 887, 563
Price: $15.50


Scarlet Ribands
by Long Dog Samplers/STRONG>



Price: $32.50


Thanksgiving Bird
by Heart in Hand


Fabric: 32 ct. Summer Khaki Belfast
Fibers: Weeks Dye Works Hazelnut, Juniper, Linen, Molasses; Sampler Threads Black Crow, Brandy, Dried Thyme, Flax, Maple Syrup
Extras: Pumpkin Button
Price: $4.00


Sampler Bookplates
by In the Company of Friends



Price: $8.50/packet


Project Tags
by In the Company of Friends



Price: $10.00/packet


Quaker Pynkeepe
by Historic Stitches


Kit comes with graph and hand-painted box (painted inside and out!) You will need 40 ct. Iced Cappuccino Linen (R&R) and Milady's Teal Crescent Colours Floss.
Price: $50.00


Haunted Thread Winders
by Historic Stitches


These hand-painted charmers are a must for any Halloween-stitcher!
Price: $48.00


Merlin and Arthur
by Heaven and Earth Designs


See samples of what Heaven and Earth Designs pieces look like when stitched at www.heavenandearthdesigns.com. They're stunners!
Price: $15.00


St. Nick in His Study
by Heaven and Earth Designs


See samples of what Heaven and Earth Designs pieces look like when stitched at www.heavenandearthdesigns.com. They're stunners!
Price: $15.00


Santa Claus at the North Pole
by Heaven and Earth Designs


See samples of what Heaven and Earth Designs pieces look like when stitched at www.heavenandearthdesigns.com. They're stunners!
Price: $15.00


Up Up and Away
by Heaven and Earth Designs


See samples of what Heaven and Earth Designs pieces look like when stitched at www.heavenandearthdesigns.com. They're stunners!
Price: $15.00


Seek Joy in All Things Pinkeep Pillow
by Stacy Nash Primitive Designs


Fabric: 28 ct. linen
Fibers: DMC Floss
Price: $10.00


Homespun Stocking & Mitten Ornament
by Stacy Nash Primitives


Fabric: 28 ct. linen
Fibers: DMC Floss
Price: $10.00


Brave Hearts
by Little House Needleworks


Fabric: 28 ct. Natural Linen
Fibers: Belle Soie Icing, Mudpie, Mer Blue, Collard Greens, Teddy Bear, Poison Apple (Crescent Colours Floss conversion also provided)
Extras: Frame by "The Family Tree" (aka Crescent Colours)
Price: $7.00


Garden Girl
by Country Cottage Needleworks


Fabric: 28 ct. Natural Pearl Linen
Fibers: DMC Floss
Price: $7.00


Cowboy Dreams
by Country Cottage Needleworks


Fabric: 28 ct. Light Mocha Cashel
Fibers: DMC Floss; Crescent Colours Brown Sugar, Bandana, Milady's Teal, Weeping Willow
Price: $7.00


Bits & Pieces Journal
by Blackbird Designs


A cute spiral-bound sideways journal for keeping notes. Pages are all printed with pictures and quotes about stitching and quilting.
Price: $16.00


Heirloom Nativity Sampler
by The Victoria Sampler


Fabric: 28 ct. Smoky Pearl Cashel
Fibers: Accessory pack comes with all threads and embellishments ($70.90)
Price: $12.05


Beautiful Finishing 2
by The Victoria Sampler


Fabric: 28 ct. Dirty Cashel
Fibers: Accessory pack comes with threads and embellishments ($25.00)
Price: $15.40


Home for Christmas
by The Victoria Sampler


Fabric: 28 ct. Dirty Cashel
Fibers: Accessory pack comes with hand-dyed threads needed for the design ($32.00)
Price: $9.00


Violet Mist Cashel (hand-dyed)
by Zweigart/Silkweaver



Price: $26.00/quarter


2008 Cross-Stitch Pattern a Day Calendar


This calendar is in a sturdy box that's built to stand up on your desk. Treat yourself to a different pattern every day of the year!
Price: $15.90

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