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General Instructions (continued):

5.    Stitch the next row oł łour-sided stitches with one strand #8 white pearl cotton.

6.    Stitch the row ol square ray stitches (see chart & stitch diagram) with 2 strands floss leaving one thread in between each ray. Starting in a comer with purple, alternate rainbow colors thus: 208 purple, 798 blue, 702 green, 725 yellow, 740 orange, 321 red; then repeat sequence beginning with purple again. Refer to color photograph.

7.    Stitch outside row of four-sided stitches with one strand #8 white pearl cotton.

8.    Attach 62032 frosted cranberry beads for hearts in square ray row (#) with one strand white floss (see diagram for attaching).

9.    Launder, press and frame or finish as you like. Enjoyl!

Stitch Diagrams

Securing Beads in a Row
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Using one strand of floss, come up at

1,    go through the bead and down at

2.    Add each bead in the row in this same fashion. At the end of the row, come up at 9, run needle through the

entire row of beads, emerge at 10 inserting into fabric. Take a smali stitch on back of fabric to secure row.

Credlts and Acknowledgements

Designer, Computer graphics and model stitching: Linda Connors Photography: Jim Connors

Unwilling model: My cat, George, under duress (but was well paid, as always)

White 25-ct. Dublin llnen (#3604/100): Zweigart® Fabrics & Canvas, 2 Riverview Drive, Somerset, NJ 08873; (908) 271-1 DMC embroidery floss and #8 pearl cotton: the DMC Corporation, 10 Port Keamy, South Keamy, NJ 07032-4688; (201) 51 Blending ttiament and cord: Kreinik Mfg. Co., Inc., 3106 Timanus Lane, #101, Baltimore, MD 21244; [phone] Mili HIII beads avai!able from Gay Bowles Sales, Inc., Box 1060, Janesville, Wl 53547; [phone] Framing: Souriand Studio Framlng, 401 Route 206, #3, Hillsborough, NJ 08876; [phone]

g Framed model stitched on 25-ct. white Dublin linen (#3604/100) courtesy of Zweigart® Fabric and Canvas using DMC floss and #8 pearl cotton, Kreinik blending filament and cord with Mili Hill seed beads from Gay Bowles Sales, Inc.

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© 1996 Calico Crossroads ♦

or-tree as possible; however, II you should find an opportunity to communicate with us conceming these instructions, it would be our plea Barcus Drive, Georgetown, TX 78626-7371; [phone]. Thanks tor buying this chart. Enjoy stitching it and display it with pride!