Dropcloth Samplers
Dropcloth Samplers is a line of hand-drawn embroidery samplers, printed and ready for you to jump in and start stitching right away. Each pattern is hand drawn by Rebecca Ringquist in her Portland, Oregon studio, and printed for you to embroider with your own color and thread choices.
Introducing
Introducing- Snowflakes! An embroidery sampler that when complete you can sew into four festive holiday ornaments, perhaps with customized messages of love on the backside. Basic Instructions included.
This sampler includes fours snowflake panels for you to embroider by hand. I used back stitch, running stitch, satin stitch and french knots, but you can choose your own stitches to suit your own taste. For best results, we recommend using 3 strands of embroidery floss or size 8 perle cotton in your needles. For the examples shown, I used all the colors in the Yo Yo Perle Cotton Set.
You will need:
- Embroidery Thread
- Needles
- Scissors
- Backing fabric or wool
- Sewing Machine (optional)
- Iron and Ironing Surface
*Want to add a little glitzy sparkle to your ornaments? We’ve got you covered! SELECT "Add Sparkle!" in the dropdown menu above. Sparkle kits include seed beads, sequins, and metallic threads to add shine to your ornaments. Each kit is unique and contains a mix of new and vintage embellishments, hand packaged in an up-cycled metal mints tin.
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The Original's Sequel
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About dropcloth samplers
Think of our samplers like coloring book pages for embroidery—there's no preparation necessary—they arrive ready to stitch. The first two samplers, Original and Sequel, were designed with the stitch names printed right on the cloth. You stitch as you learn, creating a lasting reference for all future embroidery projects. Other designs offer less guidance, encouraging you to make decisions as you go, choosing colors and threads that suit your own tastes. Have you been embroidering for awhile and you’re ready to shake things up? Perfect! Welcome! New to embroidery but ready to jump in? Great! We have custom Creativebug classes based on our most popular designs that are ready to walk you through every single stitch.