Introducing Arbor Lane

October 18, 2024

There's something about a row of houses tucked up in the trees that makes me think of the new school year. Maybe it's all those years I walked to school down a tree-lined street with charming little brick houses. And that was a lot of years ago!

Anyway, every time I look at this little pillow, which at the moment is resting on a wooden box (which could be a pencil box) behind a wooden ruler that has the Golden Rule on it - I think of a new school year. And then, in my mind's nose, I smell new erasers, pencil shavings, chalk dust, etc.

Boy, I'm really dating myself now, aren't I? Do kids today even know about pencils and erasers and chalk? I fear not.

That's not really the point though, is it? I've gone a-wandering a bit. This little cutie is also stitched with Gentle Art's wool threads. (Which sends me down a different rabbit hole thinking about woolen's and woolly-ness.) But they give small designs like this a great texture.

Introducing Arbor Lane - October House Fiber Arts Journal

Details

Stitch Count 97 x 58

Fabric 32 ct. Parchment linen by Weeks Dye Works

Floss Gentle Art Simply Wool (GASW)
GASW - Antique Rose, Raspberry Frost, Terra Cotta, Roasted Marshmallow, Brandy, Maple Syrup, Bayberry, Summer Shower

Finished size As stitched on 32 ct. linen - 6" x 3 5/8"

Finishing Chenille Trim - Italian Custard by Dames of the Needle. Stuffed with polyfil.

Release date: November 1, 2024

You can pre-order your copy from your favorite local or online needlework shop! Our Auto Shops get these designs before anyone else.

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