Mer-Carrot is shown stitched on 30ct Foggy Bottom over-dyed linen
by R & R Reproductions using DMC floss (5200, 402, 471, 472,
760, 761, 818, 959, 3041, 3042, 3809, 3813 and 3814). Kreinik
Blending Filament used (085, 032 and 3814). Mill Hill Petite
Glass Beads used (42029). Just Another Button Company button
JB3321.M is used with this design as well. The stitch count
is 35w x 127h.
Salty Neighbors is designed for neutral fabrics such as Antique
White or White Jobelan or Lugana. Threads used are DMC floss
(White, 160, 597, 598, 644, 745, 775, 818, 3011, 3013, 3041, 3687,
3743, 3747, 3854, 3855, and 3866). You can play with the
stretch of sand between the water and the beach houses by adding a
scattering of small buttons from Just Another Button Company.
A selestion from the following list will ornament your beach with
salty treasures: (small stars) tea-dyed star JB3447.S, white
star JB3313.S, baby pink star JB3415.S, small sand dollar JB4514.S,
small scallop shell JB4466.S, small seagull JB1195.S and any of the
Ken, Poindexter and Spike buttons in tans and whites. Many
buttons are listed, but you will only need a few. The stitch
count for the design that spells "Beach" is 119w x 58h.
