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Christmas 2001 Doily from Dutch
Treat Designs
Instructions and Pattern Compliments of Claudia
Dutcher
copyright © 2001
Dutch Treat Designs
"A tabletopper is a stitched doily.
When I was growing up we had lots of doilies in my Mommie's house. There
were crocheted ones, knitted ones, embroidered ones, and even a few cross
stitched ones! So to keep the tradition going, I present you with the tabletopper:
an easy to stitch, easy to maintain "doily" for your house from
me!" Claudia Dutcher
The easy way to stitch this doily
Stitch the doily in quarters. Stitch the
tree border and the middle wreath motif for one entire side. Then stitch
the single left corner tree. Turn the piece 1/4 turn and repeat. You will
see your stitches crossed in the same direction as you complete each quarter,
but your stitches will not technically cross all in the same direction
when looking at the entire finished piece. Remember, since this is a doily,
however you view it is "right side up".
Stitch the Long Armed Smyrna "star" on top of the corner tree
with red so that it stands out from the rest of the tree.
When the design is finished then complete the Nun stitched edge.
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Materials:
Nun Stitched Edge
The Nun stitch is a finishing stitch
that, when completed, will keep your piece from unraveling. It is a pulled
stitch done using size 12 pearl cotton with a #24 tapestry needle. The
Nun stitch looks like a backward "C". It is an "over two"
stitch. See the stitch diagram for instruction and the pattern chart for
placement. The arrows are for direction only. Use one strand of the #12
pearl cotton.
Begin by pulling out the fifth thread beyond the outer border. This will
leave two threads between the border edge and the inside edge of your Nun
stitch. The "ditch", the vacant thread track, will mark the outer
boundary for your Nun stitch. Begin stitching on the upper left side with
the front of the doily facing you. Bring your thread up in the "ditch"
to start. When you reach the woven borders of the Anne Cloth, treat them
as if they are two threads. When you arrive at the corner, turn the fabric
one quarter turn clockwise. The back of the "C" now becomes the
top of the "C" on the new side.
Fringing
Pull out the 15th thread on the outside
of the finished Nun stitched edge. Use this as a cutting guide to even
up the fabric so that all four edges will be the same width. Fringe by
pulling out the long threads parallel to the Nun stitched edge. This doily
can be machine washed. Enjoy!
Dutch Treat Designs, P.O. Box 161, Livermore, CA 94551-0161
Phone: 925-294-8621 / Email:
dutchtreat @ dutchtreat.com
Acknowledgements:
Watercolour Thread from The Caron Collection, Pearl cotton from
DMC Corporation, Anne Cloth from Zweigart
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free distribution only.
COPYRIGHT NOTICE: None of these designs
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