Design Size: 225w x 225h
Threads Used: Hand Dyed Fibers, chart includes a DMC conversion
Fabric Used: Sassy's Fabbys Golden Promise, 40ct

My first "official" design, after much more poking and prodding from stitchy friends, is Celtic Garden. This is the first chart in the Celtic series of four designs (for now). The series is meant to represent my favourite things in nature, the things that inspire me and bring me peace. Flowers are a true favourite of mine, and someday when I own my own home, I will have gardens to rival my needlework designs, I'm sure. For now, all of my gardening is done with needle and thread. The design is stitched in a combination of cross stitch and specialty stitches, using Hand Dyed Fibers threads, on Sassy's Fabrics Golden Promise linen. I generally stitch on high counts of fabric, I'm blessed with good eyes (though I do wear glasses) and I really love the delicate look of the little tiny stitches, so my model is done on 40 ct, however, you could use any count you're comfortable with, as long as it is suitable for over 2 work for the specialty stitches. Aida won't work here, you'll want evenweave or linen. I have included a DMC conversion for those who don't like silk, and somewhere on my blog there is also a conversion to NPI that I did upon request from a needlework shop who stocked NPI