The Saw is Family

This bad boy is another whole-stitches-and backstitch special; 10 high by 40 wide.

One more post before next week's big announcement, when I will finally reveal my sinister design(s)...

An Improving Motto...

Good heavens! Something that's not about death! Fancy that...

Including the border, 28 whole stitches high and 29 whole stitches wide. The chart is in imperial purple, but you can, of course, choose your own colour scheme; perhaps a dark green on white fabric, or red thread against one of those 'natural' brownish linen fabrics.

Since all my readers are thoroughly versed in philosophy, you will already know that this is a quote from Rene Descartes; in translation, it means: "I think, therefore I am".

For those whose education has a few Cartesian-shaped gaps in it, may I present in the spirit of Enlightenment this free lecture from the Philosophy Department, University of Wooloomooloo. Take it away Bruces:

Pierrepoint's Old Friend...

Although I suppose you can think of it as a lasso, if it makes you feel better.

Whole stitches and backstitch outlines: 18 stitches high and 7 wide.

Only a few more of these; I promise you, gentle readers, you'll be the first to see the finished piece.

Duelling Pistols

Yes, technically I suppose they ARE automatics, rather than pistols...

Whole stitches and a bit of backstitch: each individual gun is 6 high and 8 wide; adjust the space between them if you want to add a name, or motif.


For the more pacifist/pranksterish:


Whole stitches and a bit of backstitch: 6 high and 18 wide.

Details at this scale are hard without fractionals; I warn you, gentle readers, I may have to succumb to the lure of the three-quarter stitch soon...

Pills...

Continuing our medical theme...Stitch count is 5 high by 14 wide, whole stitches again, with a little backstitch for detail.

How about all-red and all-blue versions as the border to a Matrix sampler?

The Needle and the Damage Done

Far too long since I last posted here, and especially since I last posted a little freebie pattern, so here we go.

Bit of backstitch on this one; easiest way to outline the barrel. Still proudly fractionals-free, though. Stitch count; 7 high and 28 wide.

Stay tuned for more news on my new spiffy project ideas; who knows, I might even get my backside shifted and populate my tumbleweed-friendly Etsy store...

Edited to add:

Now available: the Herbert West Signature Edition in Glowing Reagent Green. Actually, how excellent would this look on black fabric, perhaps with one of those [Madeira? DMC?] glow-in-the-dark colours for the syringe contents?

Now, back to avoiding work...

Serene or Just Asleep?

My first pattern; a slightly snoozy-looking Buddha.

Robes are saffron or orange, skin 'flesh', 'gold', or even blue as preferred, and outlines black.

Stitch count is 45 high by 38 wide.

Since it's all full cross stitches, and no backstitch, he might do just as well for needlepoint; 10 count canvas makes him just the right size for a small mala bag.