A ZIGOUIOUI FOR CHRISTMAS

Now I have discovered some of these neat things to stitch, I have just designed  and stitched a small zigouioui, the design has a wreath of flowers made with closter blocks, chain stitch leaves and  beads.
 I stitched this one with red flowers as a christmas decoration.






It could be stitched with pastel shades for the flowers and fill with lavender for a gift or made as a pincushion not a hanging.

 The design area is 124 threads by 124 threads and any  count thread fabric could be used.

Back stitch round the design area first. The graph shows one section, turn it to repeat the other parts.


                      

closter blocks and eyelets

chain stitches leaves

beads

back stitch stems

                   

EXCHANGES

Big thrill this morning, word came that my Zigouioui had arrived in France. great as my previous posting from June is still in the mail and has not arrived, possibly its being delivered by a snail! These are both exchanges for EMS Cross Stitch Forum

This is the one I sent to France.
A Zigouioui is a decoration made with a square of fabric and the corners are folded in on top to the centre. I stitched this one on 40 count linen using Jane Van Keulen's lovely hand dyed fine tencell thread.I stitch one earlier in the year on an Easter theme. Both are my own designs.