Sea Fever
The brooding drama of the North Sea, and the haunting words of John Masefield are the inspiration for this sampler.
...the wind's song and the white sail's shaking,
And a grey mist on the sea's face and a grey dawn breaking
John Masefield
Lacy white Hardanger sails are tossed about on waves of pulled and drawn thread work, bargello, cross stitch, bead work and other counted thread stitches, complemented by the use of overdyed silk floss, sparkling blending filament, silk ribbon and beads. The hazy dawn is provided by an iridescent mother of pearl button. Design size 6" x 9" when stitched on 28ct fabric. Comprehensive instructions for speciality stitches are included.
Optional Goody Bag contains the overdyed thread, silk ribbon, mother of pearl button and beads.
SRP Chart £7.00, Goody Bag £5.00
Words from Sea Fever are reproduced by kind pernmission of The Society of Authors as literary agents for the estate of John Masefield.