Summer Schoolhouse – Lessons in Abecedarian

All the projects are what the designer calls, “tiny work” & finished into smalls. All designs are worked on 28 count Mushroom Lugana, over 1 thread. Lugana is great fabric to do over 1 work on since the thread diameter is consistent. If you want to work on linen we are suggesting Cashel Clay, which is a similar color to the Mushroom.

All six of the abecedarian-themed projects (released across 4 charts) coordinate and are designed to be placed together for a striking vignette of tiny hand work. It will be a fun summer of stitching!

Each chart will be released at the end of June, July, August & September. Each of the 4 charts will be listed separately in the shopping cart when you add part 1.

Cathe is doing her series with 1 strand of silk thread on 32 count Floba, stitched as tent stitch (or a half cross).Floba is an evenweave that looks a bit like a light raw linen. It even comes in 35 count if you want to make the projects even smaller! For the Floba, purchase a Stitcher's Quarter.

These colors are based on the photos of the designs vs. what the project calls for. So they are in many cases, quite different.

The required fabric for all 4 lessons is Regular Quarter (9” X 54") which is enough fabric for finishing/backing, too. We do not normally sell this cut so you'll only find it available through this page. If you want to work on linen we are suggesting Cashel Clay, which is a similar color to the Lugana 28ct Mushroom.

Click on the thread company names below to go to the order page for each type of thread. If you want to see our suggestions for silk threads, click on the Alternate Supplies tab.

Thread required for this series are listed below (1 skein of each):

Weeks Dye Works Floss

• Flat Fish (1239)
• Olive (2211)
• Oscar (2197)
• Peach (1131)
• Sandcastle (1124)

The Gentle Art Sampler Threads

• Lexington Green (7040)
• Mountain Mist (7045)
• Old Hickory (7048)
• Uniform Blue (7055)
• Woodrose (7018)

Classic Colorworks Cotton Floss

• Cayenne
• Egg Shell
• Hazelnut
• Pebble Beach
• Used Brick

Brenda used a 1/4in Ric-Rac trim for the edge of several of her smalls. You'll find 1/4in Birds Nest Ric-Rac from Lady Dot Creates in the Related Product below. One package is enough for all the projects.

If you want to do the project in silk thread (and don't we all :-)) we have selected the threads below as "matches" to the cotton floss or in a couple of cases, slightly different colors to improve the pairings.

If a color is listed in both Belle Soie and Dinky Dyes it means either one should work. Click on the title at the column to go to that thread's page.