Lavender & Lace Celtic Summer Cross Stitch Pattern

Some of the materials listed on the char are hard to get a hold of, unless you have access to a very well stocked cross-stitch needlework shop.The Needlepaints Thread, listed on the Chart as NP2001 to NP2006 used to be produced by Lavender and Lace, they are used for the inner (purple) skirt, and some accents in the pattern but for a time they were no longer being made, at the time I wrote this I was not able to confirm that they were still in production. I was able to get my hands on the Needlepaints, and on some of the subs to compare.The DMC series (159-160s) are way brighter and more blue than the blue-violet of the Needlepaints.The Rainbow Gallery has several threads (PDF available on [...] ) that are closer to the original dusty blue violet...but still bluer than the original.So before you begin you need to choose which series you will go with, since all three versions vary in shade, intensity and color they cannot be mixed and matched. Both the Rainbow Gallery and the Needlepaints (when you can find them) run about $3.00 per skein, but on the plus side it looks like 1 skein of each Needlepaint color has enough thread to complete this chart and her sister chart Celtic Autumn, which uses the same purple series if you stick to the recommended two threads on 14 ct, per the chart.The green for her dress and in the word "Summer" was originally charted with the Needlepaint's 2100 series, and are truly no longer in production, again the PDF on tiag.com recommended DMC replacement colors. I used the DMC series 500-504 with some blending (I blended 500/501 to replace NP2105) of threads to achive 6 needed shades of green needed. If you are lucky to have the original Needlepaints colors, like with the purple above you can't mix and match with the DMC color set.Thankfully the rest of the needed materials for this piece were easily obtained, but again a warning for those who don't have easy access to a cross-stitch shop gathering the materials for this design can be fustrating.

I love the pattern but would like to receive the fabric with the order as I am having trouble finding the fabric online and stores near me do not carry this material.

New in bag. Can't wait to get started. Be prepared to consult some conversion charts, as many of the required floss colors are discontinued.

Great condition! So happy with it!

I bought all four seasons together. It was exactly what I had been looking for!

Not sure if I missed something in the description, but this is just the diagram. There is no thread or sheet.