Boo & Oh Railroad
Design by Deborah Fasano of Historic Handworkes Skill Level: Intermediate Materials
• 8" x 12" piece 32- count lambswool
linen from Wichelt Imports Inc.* • One skein each DMC® or Sullivans®
USA six-strand embroidery Floss* • One skein each Weeks Dye Works™
Hand Over Dyed Floss* • One spool each Kreinik Very Fine
Braid #4* • One spool each Kreinik Blending
Filament* • One package Mill Hill Petite Seed
Beads* • Size 24 tapestry needle • Beading needle *See Where to Find It on page 112.
DMC® Sullivans®
642 45149 beige gray, dk. (tent stitch)
645 45151 beaver gray, vy. dk. (tent stitch)
905 45254 parrot green, dk. 90 905 45254 parrot green, dk. 01 015 chartreuse (tent stitch)
Weeks Dye Works™ Hand Over Dyed Floss DMC® Alternatives Listed in Parentheses*
1154 (414) graphite 1154 (414) graphite (tent stitch) 2206 (733) pistachio (tent stitch) 2238 22 (920) sweet potato 027 02 orange (tent stitch) 3900 (535) kohl
Backstitches
1154 (414) graphite 2206 (733) pistachio 3900 (535) kohl
French Knot
1154 (414) graphite 3900 (535) kohl
Kreinik Very Fine Braid #4
002 gold 005 black
023 lilac 026 amethyst 032 pearl (tent stitch) 101 platinum Backstitches 005 black 101 platinum
French Knot 101 platinum Kreinik Blending Filament
027 015 orange chartreuse
Mill Hill Petite Seed Beads 42014 black
*DMC® alternatives are not one-to- one equivalents of the floss suggested by the designer. To achieve results pictured, use floss listed in the first column. Stitch Count: 24H x 88W Design Size: 1½" x 5½"
Instructions: Cross stitch over two threads using two strands of floss or very fine braid.
Backstitch over two threads using one strand of floss or very fine braid.
Work tent stitch over one thread using two strands of floss or very fine braid. When two colors are bracketed together, use two strands of floss and one strand of blending filament.
Work French knot using one strand of floss and wrapping floss around needle twice.
Attach beads using two strands of floss and a cross stitch. Finishing Instructions: Refer to Flat-Ornament Finishing Instructions on page 112. Twisted-cording hanger and trim were made using DMC 310 and 721; refer to Twisted-Cording Instructions on page 112.