Winter Birds Paid Download

You’ll want to be sure to save a distinct place among your winter décor to show off this spectacular piece by Barbara Sestok! Cross-stitching the design on two different fabrics—a Vinyl-Weave frame and an aida cloth center design—gives the piece extra dimension while beads add the perfect finishing touch.

Design size: 10 7/8 x 14″ (27.6 x 35.6cm) for outer frame design; 7 3/8 x 7 1/8″ (18.7 x 18.1cm) for center design

Stitch count: 153w x 196h for outer frame design; 105w x 100h for center design

Model fabric: 14-ct. White Vinyl-Weave by Crafter’s Pride for outer frame design; 14-ct. Blue Lady Aida by Wichelt Imports for center design

Materials needed to complete: Vinyl-Weave, cross-stitch fabric, DMC cotton embroidery floss, Kreinik very fine (#4) braid, Mill hill seed beads, and Mill Hill pebble beads

This is a downloadable pattern, first published in the January 2009 issue of Cross-Stitch & Needlework magazine. Supplies used to stitch this pattern were available at the time of publication. However, you may need to find substitutes if supplies are no longer available.