Stained Glass Ceiling - Cross Stitch Pattern by Works by ABC Blackbird Designs Stitched in Cottage Garden Threads

Stitched in Cottage Garden Threads and DMC

The model was stitched using 56ct Zweigart-based linen that was overdyed to the shade “Vellum” by Foxglove and Lace Linens

376 ~ Shell pink ~ light

No orange was used anywhere in the piece

Stained Glass Ceiling - Cross Stitch Pattern by Works by ABC Blackbird Designs Stitched in Cottage Garden ThreadsWhile I enjoy looking all around me in the world (such as carpets and wall decor), for cross stitch design inspiration, sometimes I just need to remember to look up. When I did one day, I was looking at a beautiful stained glass ceiling. The geometry appealed to me and I knew a pattern inspired by it would emerge. Model stitched on 32 count Twilight linen from Weeks Dye Works using five Classic Colorworks threads: Betty Bluebell (2 skeins needed),