THE COLEUS AND THE PEAR Chart - PREORDER

"The Coleus and the Pear" is a cross stitch design by Brenda Gervais of With Thy Needle & Thread. Inspired by an antique from Brenda's collection. Brenda was immediately drawn to the nontraditional shape of the sampler, long and narrow and the alphabet worked in one long row.... only 3 7/8" wide! The antique was worked on canvas with wool. No signature, no date. Brenda noted that she took some liberties with this piece, using green floss for the flower stems, adjusted the bow, and added a 2nd blue to the piece. So, not a true reproduction, but no less, inspired by an antique piece of needlework.

Stitch count - 250 wide X 70 high

Finished size - 13 7/8" x 3 7/8"

Linen - model was stitched on 36 count linen