Hapsburg Lace Sampler: Framed

I have just got my Hapsburg Lace Sampler back from my framer this afternoon :-)

Next thing to do now is to find a good place for it, so we will probably play "musical chair" again, as each time that we have a new piece to put on our walls, we invariably end up moving 5 or 6 so that we can find the "perfect" spot for that latest one.

Pierrette =^..^=

Hapsburg Lace Sampler with border

Well, now my sampler is totally done with the border that I have just finished stitching all around it.

Next step is to bring it to the framer and let her do her magic :-)

Pierrette =^..^=

Hapsburg Lace Sampler: Completed

This is a photo of my completed Hapsburg Lace Sampler.

All that remains now is for me to stitch lots and lots of double cross stitches all around the sampler and then will bring to the framer as I have decided against making a bell pull with it as I want to protect it against dust for years and years to come :-)

Pierrette =^..^=

Hapsburg Lace Sampler: Patterns 22 - 25

I have just finished the last section of my Hapsburg Lace Sampler by stitching patterns/bands 22 through 25.

Pierrette =^..^=

Hapsburg Lace Sampler: Patterns 15 - 21

I have just stitched another 7 patterns (15 through 21) and have added a new photo.

I now have only 4 more patterns/bands to stitch but pattern 22 is a "biggy" but the most beautiful one. It will really make a statement once it is completed.

After the 25 patterns have been all done, I still need to stitch double crosses all around it, which should be about a yard on each side & top and bottom, so as you can see, I am not out of the woods just yet :-)

Tomorrow, I will continue with pattern 22.

Tanja gives instructions to finish the sampler with bell pull hangers, which is tempting, but I am thinking long term and wondering how nice it will look in a few years so I think instead I will have it framed, preserving it from all the dirt. It will be a more expensive proposition, but my philosophy is if I think it is a nice enough project to stitch, then it deserves to be preserved properly.

Pierrette =^..^=

Hapsburg Lace Sampler: Patterns 8 - 14

Here is another photo of Hapsburg Lace Sampler showing patterns 8 through 14. I had not realized that I had not been stitching on this project for close to 4 months. My first posting with photo can be found in the postings dated 11/12/06 - 11/19/06.

I will be working exclusively on it until I get it done, so I imagine that if all goes well, it should take me more or less one week to complete.

The photo is a little darker than the first one, but that has all to do with lighting. When it is completed I will put a new photo showing all 25 patterns/bands.

There are two little ribbons in this section of the sampler, the first one is a baby pink and the second one a baby blue (which is not showing too well in this photo).

Better go back to my stitching now :-)

Pierrette =^..^=

Hapsburg Lace Sampler: Patterns 1 - 7

This Hapsburg Lace Sampler gives a beautiful lacy affect. It has a total of 25 different bands/patterns to stitch. It is done on 18-count mono canvas, natural color and the threads used are white perle cotton and some ribbons.

I have completed bands/patterns 1 through 7 (picture above), so only 18 more bands to go :-)

I have had many requests asking me where I purchased my sampler, so here is that information. I purchased it at Berlin Embroidery. Link: http://www.berlinembroidery.com/hapsburglace.htm

Pierrette =^..^=

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