Strawberries

This rather charming Victorian basket of strawberries is just too sweet, isn’t it?

Likely from the middle to late 1800’s, this little piece was stitched with wool threads on a canvas fabric. There is no signature or date to be found, so we’ll never know the exact provenance of this treasure. I hope that by reproducing it into cross stitch form, this little “Panier de Fraises” will be enjoyed again and again.

Stitch Counts

Reproduction : 104 x 82
Mattress : 132 x 132
Spool Wrap : 45 x 35
Strawberry : 70 x 36

Cover shows original antique needlepoint.

Recommended Materials:

Weeks Dye Works fabric: 36 count Dove linen for reproduction, mattress, and wrap
32 count Aztec Red linen for berry

Threads: 

Classic Colorworks: Cocoa Bean, Little Sprout, Onion Skin
DMC: 310, 524, 890, 3859
Weeks Dye Works: Merlot, Monkey Grass, Pecan, Sun Dried