Kelmscott Designs Charts and Kits

A Schoolgirl's Book of Needle Worke - November

We are almost there - this is the second last page! This month the design is a bunch of gorgeous bands of stitching on a rich purple piece of wool.

A Schoolgirl's Book of Needle Worke - November Chart Pack is available at £9.00 plus postage & packing.

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This is a quick Christmas ornament stitch, but given the lovely words, it could easily be left up all year.
The All Hearts Come Home for Christmas (chart only) is available at £5.00 plus postage & packing.
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A Schoolgirl's Book of Needle Worke - October

The third last page - nearly there! This month is all about the wonderful fall harvest, with a pear and buzzing bees.

A Schoolgirl's Book of Needle Worke - October Chart Pack is available at £9.00 plus postage & packing.

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A Schoolgirl's Book of Needle Worke - September

This month as school begins, we have a lovely schoolgirl design with four adorable schoolgirls!

A Schoolgirl's Book of Needle Worke - September Chart Pack is available at £9.00 plus postage & packing.

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A Schoolgirl's Book of Needle Worke - August

A Schoolgirl's Book of Needle Worke - August Chart Pack is available at £9.00 plus postage & packing.

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Pumpkin Harvest Heart

Another lovely Heart. This piece is stitched on 35ct Tin Roof by WDW and uses GAST threads.

The Pumpkin Harvest Heart (chart only) is available at £5.00 plus postage & packing.

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A Schoolgirl's Book of Needle Worke - July

This month's stitching page includes lots of wonderful animals and makes for a fun stitch!

A Schoolgirl's Book of Needle Worke - July Chart Pack is available at £9.00 plus postage & packing.

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A Schoolgirl's Book of Needle Worke - June

We are now halfway through this popular woolie book.
This is the sixth part of this book from Island Cottage NeedleArts.

A Schoolgirl's Book of Needle Worke - June Chart Pack is available at £9.00 plus postage & packing.

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A Schoolgirl's Book of Needle Worke - May

This is the fifth part of this book from Island Cottage NeedleArts.

A Schoolgirl's Book of Needle Worke - May Chart Pack is available at £9.00 plus postage & packing.

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A Schoolgirl's Book of Needle Worke - April

This is the fourth part of this book from Island Cottage NeedleArts.

Another lovely month of A Schoolgirl's Book of Needleworks - the chocolate wool is wonderful for a woolie page!

A Schoolgirl's Book of Needle Worke - April Chart Pack is available at £9.00 plus postage & packing.

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Spring Heart Hop

Another lovely Spring Heart Hop - a quick stitch and again 3 colours of ribbon are braided and 2 posies mother of pearl buttons are used. This piece is stitched on 35ct Beige by WDW and GAST threads. Stitchers will also need 9 x #11 beads in a gold/yellow colour.

The Spring Heart Hop (chart only) is available at £5.00 plus postage & packing.

Please contact Linda to order.

A Schoolgirl's Book of Needle Worke - March

This is the third part of this book from Island Cottage NeedleArts.

The linen for March is 36 ct Mourning Dove from Lakeside Linens and the threads are Belle Soie by Crescent Colours: Tulip, Tree Trunk, Poison Apple, Mer Bleu, Noir, Vanilla Pudding, Ivy League, Puritan Blue, Scarecrow, Creme de Menthe.

A Schoolgirl's Book of Needle Worke - March Chart Pack is available at £9.00 plus postage & packing.

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A Schoolgirl's Book of Needle Worke - February

This is the second part of this book from Island Cottage NeedleArts.

You can see from the picture that there is a tiny chart to stitch on the left page (which is the back of the January page) and then there is February’s page. The linen for February is 36 ct Quicksilver and the threads are Belle Soie by Crescent Colours: Old Crow, Blue Lagoon.

A Schoolgirl's Book of Needle Worke - February Chart Pack is available at £9.00 plus postage & packing.

Please contact Linda to order.

Where My Heart Is

A simply gorgeous heart shaped ornament approximately 5" high x 4" wide. This piece is stitched on 35ct Mocha from Weeks Dye Works using GAST threads and calls for 5 Mini-Round mother of pearl buttons.

The Where My heart Is (chart only) is available at £5.00 plus postage & packing.

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A Schoolgirl's Book of Needle Worke - January

For 2012 - A Schoolgirl's Book of Needle Worke - a book with 12 woolie pages and 24 designs, issuing on a monthly basis:

Island Cottage NeedleArts are now ready to release the first part of this book. It is the front page of the wool book. Included in the chart pack is the woolie page in Antique Pink Rosey (which is a custom hand-dyed wool colour by Island Cottage NeedleArts), the chart and a bit of information about the woolie book. January's page is stitched on 36 count Magnolia from Lakeside Linens and the stitch count is 48 w by 87 h - the threads are Belle Soie by Crescent Colours: Poison Apple, Noir, Scarecrow, Chocolate and Crème de Menthe - these are not included in the pack. You may decide you use your own coloured linen and choice of threads.

A Schoolgirl's Book of Needle Worke - January Chart Pack is available at £9.00 plus postage & packing.

Please contact Linda to order.

Noel Deere 1683

This design is stitched on 36ct Maple Sugar from Lakeside Linens, using GAST threads. It also requires 25 mini-hexagon mother of pearl buttons by Kelmscott Designs and 3 yards of 7mm ribbon.

The Noel Deere Kit is available at £6.00 plus postage & packing.

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Lazy Hare - #7 in the Woolie Kit Series

The seventh instalment in this woolie series, this design features a lazy hare, who has decided to harness a sheep and rather than hopping to the next locale, he'll catch a ride! Notice how the sheep even has a gorgeous blanket. This small will hold a pair of 3.75" scissors in the back. The kit contains the chart, the hand-dyed wool, back fabric and finishing instructions.

The Lazy Hare Kit is available at £6.50 plus postage & packing.

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May Flowers - #6 in the Woolie Kit Series

The sixth instalment in this MOST popular woolie series, this design features a wonderful flower, which could also be used as a pin cushion. The kit contains the chart, the hand-dyed wool, back fabric and finishing instructions. Please note that this design also needs 4 mimi-rounds mother of pearl buttons by Kelmscott Designs.

The April Showers Kit is available at £6.00 plus postage & packing.

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April Showers - #5 in the Woolie Kit Series

The fifth instalment this year in the popular woolie series, this design features a lady with her dog walking in the rain (the rain drops are beads) under her pink umbrella. You will see at the top a semi-circle and inside there is a place to store needles and pins. The kit contains the chart, the hand-dyed wool, back fabric and ribbon, along with the finishing instructions.

The April Showers Kit is available at £6.00 plus postage & packing.

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Spring Hare - #4 in the Woolie Kit Series

Here in North America spring is on its way and here is this lovely Spring Hare, just in time! Once again Island Cottage has designed as adorable but quick stitch. The stitched design is a pocket to hold the mother of pearl Hare Winder (not included) and included will be the custom-dyed wool (DMC 372), the chart, finishing instructions, ribbon for the neck, real sheep wool for the tail and of course, the back fabric.

The Spring Hare Kit is available at £5.75 plus postage & packing.

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Clover Sheep - #3 in the Woolie Kit Series

The Clover Sheep Kit from Joni of Island Cottage NeedleArts includes the hand-dyed wool, the cotton fabric (not shown in this picture, but it is clover leaves on a brown background) the chart and finishing instructions.

The Clover Sheep Kit is available at £6.00 plus postage & packing.

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Quilted Shaker House

A beautiful chart-only piece stitched on 35 ct WDW Tin Roof using
GAST threads - love the motif on the roof of the saltbox house!

The Quilted Shaker House Chart is priced at £5.00 plus p&p.

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Boo Boo Kitty

A fun thread palette prim kit that is a witch boot and the thread holes are pumpkins. There is a cat, attempting to be scary sitting atop the pumpkin. It is Halloween night so the bats are flying and the pumpkin is lit. Everything is included in the kit, you just need a needle and some glue!

The Boo Boo Kitty Thread Palette Prim Kit is priced at £13.50 plus p&p.

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Saltbox Chickens Thread Palette Prims Kit

The Saltbox Chickens Thread Palette Prims kit is #4 in the Thread Palette Prim kits. This palette is shaped like a salt boxhouse and the thread holes are the windows of the house. This is a full kit - everything is included to stitch and finish this piece.

The Saltbox Chickens Thread Palette Prims kit is priced at £13.50 plus p&p.

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Airing the Quilts

A lovely piece - note the lazy cat lying on the pile of quilts! This is stitched on WDW 35ct Straw, the stitch count is 113w x 53h and a variety of GAST threads are used.

Airing the Quilts (chart only) is priced at £5.00 plus p&p.

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Hoppin Hares Thread Palette Prims Kit

This is #3 in the Thread Palette Prim kits and these Hares are Hoppin into Spring! Please note that the thread holes are eggs - the finished model is absolutely gorgeous. This is a full kit, everything is included to stitch and finish this piece. The wooden folk art painted thread palette is 5" high x 4" wide.

The Hoppin Hares Thread Palette Prims kit is priced at £13.50 plus p&p.

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Ohio Star

This piece is just beautiful - the stitching (in GAST threads) on the 35ct Aztec Red by Weeks Dye.

The Ohio Star (chart only) is priced at £4.50 plus p&p.

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Harvest Moon

This is Harvest Home and it is stitched on 32ct Sea Storm by Lakeside Linens, using GAST threads.f

The Harvest Home (chart only) is priced at £4.50 plus p&p.

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A Heart for You Thread Pallette Prims Kit

This is a full kit, everything is included to enable you to stitch and finish this piece. The wooden folk art-painted thread palette is in the shape of a 5.5" x 5.5" square and the thread holes are heart-shaped, 2 in each corner.

A Heart for You Thread Palette Prims kit is priced at £17.50 plus p&p.

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This is an all inclusive, including a folk art wooden palette, the charted design, linen, threads to stitch the design and the thread used for the cording, finishing materials and finishing instructions. All a stitcher needs are items such as the needle, glue, scissors, etc. The design is stitched on 30 count WDW Garnet (1 thread over 1) and uses GAST threads. The colour of the thread palette is approximately DMC 930.

The Island Cottage NeedleArts - Thread Palette Prims - Angel Song kit is priced at £13.75 plus p & p.