#146   Happy New Year Sampler!

 This sampler celebrates the start of a new year. From the top of the sampler, where explosions of fireworks shimmer over the water near the small town, to the band playing great dance music, to the dancers under a ceiling of balloons ready for midnight, to a cityscape where neon lights and fireworks herald another year, to Old Father Time and Baby New Year as the sands of time run out on the old year; all these elements are depicted in this cute sampler, and can hang in pride of place throughout the holidays even into January! I always loved New Years eve... as a child my parents would leave for their dance, looking excited and beautifully dressed, and when I was an adult I did the same thing. Now I enjoy more sedate parties, but I still go out and spend a few hours having a gourmet dinner with a gathering of likeminded people, wishing each other a Happy New Year at 9 instead of midnight! Wishing you many more New Years.. enjoy stitching this Happy New Year sampler on Misty Blue or other coloured linen, with silks in bright colours ! Frame or fashion into a bellpull and hang this in your hall this Holiday season and beyond! - Thea

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  #146P MAIN Accessory Pack (enough to stitch this long sampler)
  
  BUNDLE A
  Dinky Dyes #051 “Kakadu”- green lt 
  Kreinik Mori #0113 - flesh 
  Kreinik Mori #0634 - antique mauve dk 
  Kreinik Mori #8000 - white 
  Kreinik #4 Braid #023 metallic - lilac 
  Kreinik #4 Braid #102 metallic - vat. gold 
  Needlepoint Inc. #0504 - red 
  Needlepoint Inc. #0955 - brown 
  
  BUNDLE B 
  Dinky Dyes #124 “Freo” - gold, green, purple, blue 
  Kreinik Mori #0325 - salmon 
  Kreinik Mori #4044 - turquoise 
  Kreinik Mori #7024 - tan 
  Kreinik Mori #8050 - black 
  Kreinik #4 Braid #041 metallic - multi 
  Needlepoint Inc. #0473 - yellow 
  
  BUNDLE C 
  Dinky Dyes #067 “Jacob’s Ladder” - blues
  Kreinik Mori #2066 - orange 
  Kreinik Mori #6104 - lavender lt 
  Kreinik Mori #8055 - grey 
  Kreinik #4 Braid #3215 metallic - green 
  Needlepoint Inc. #0324 - antique blue dk 
  Needlepoint Inc. #0355 - green med dk 
  
  BUNDLE D 
  SJ Designs petite bead #1848 - sea green
  SJ Designs petite bead #1868H - antique rose (hex cut)
  
  Extra Materials Needed:
  
• Needles #10 short beading  
• DMC #8 Perle Cotton - White
• DMC #12 Perle Cotton - White
• Needles #24 Tapestry

      Stitches Used in this Sampler:

• Cross Stitch
• Petit Cross Stitch   
• Backstitch
• Arrowhead Stitch
• Reversed Mosaic Stitch
• Four Sided Stitch
• Modified Smryna Stitch
• Arrowhead Stitch
• Upright Cross stitch
• Diamond Eyelets
• Satin Stitches
• Smyrna Rice Stitch
• Partial Rhodes
• Oblong Cross Stitch
• Ray Stitch
• Kloster Blocks
• Dove's Eyelets
• Curled V in a Fan Filling Stitch 

Sorting The Threads in your Accessory Pack: Remember to sort in daylight near a window, not under artificial light indoors, as the colours change with the colour of the lightbulbs we use. Each floss has a different number of strands in each thread length. This helps you differentiate the different colours in your pack. Needlepoint Inc. silk floss has 8 strands per length The Kreinik Mori has 6 strands per length The Gloriana Overdyed Silk has 12 thin strands per length. Dinky Dyes has 6 strands per length. FYI: We noticed that some colours have been divided into two lengths. This can happen if a colour requires 1.5 yards. Our kitmaker might include one 1 yard length and one 0.5 yard length, so don't get confused if one colour has more than one length of thread. We hope this extra information will help you sort your threads more easily!