I’ve always loved the Nativity, and I’d have a huge
collection of Nativity sets, except that I’m very picky about the faces. And
most sets I’ve seen have faces that I don’t like. As a teenager, I found
patterns for this set, and I actually liked the faces!
When The Husband and I were planning our wedding, I decided
to go ahead and start this set for us. I collected all the supplies, and I
started stitching it on the plane to our honeymoon. That was….a long time ago.
22.5 years, to be exact. I soon discovered that these pieces were very detailed
(which is what I liked about them!) and did not make good portable projects
(had to pay too much attention to the graphs). So I would make a little
progress, and then life (vet school, babies, work, etc.) would get in the way,
and I would put them away again.
Enter wrist surgery and post-op recovery boredom. I was
looking for a project I could work on to fill the days and was able to hold
with my messed up post-op wrist….and I pulled this set out! And this time, I
finally actually finished the set! They are lightly stuffed and have various
old bits of hardware wrapped in plastic and stuffed inside as weights. And did
I mention that they are DONE?!?
Today’s viewing: the shepherd/sheep group. None of these had
even been started before Feb. 2020. These patterns were originally available in
the Leisure Arts magazine Plastic Canvas Corner in the Jan 1996 issue. They are
stitched on 14 ct plastic canvas using 6 strands of embroidery floss. The backs
are plain brown stitches.
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| Grouping together |
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| Standing Shepherd |
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| Kneeling shepherd |
