Russell Sisters Cross Stitch Chart by Erica Michaels Needle Threaders In a Country Garden by

In a Country Garden by Lorna Bateman

18 x 70 cm / 7

a few beads and some eyelets

Olive Branch

"New Arrival" was stitched on 30 count Olde Towne Blend Linen R&R Reproductions with Classic Colorworks (Baby Blanket

Russell Sisters Cross Stitch Chart by Erica Michaels Needle Threaders In a Country Garden byNote from the designer: A quick look at the original samplers and we can be quite certain Isabella and M. were sisters and may very well have stitched these together. Both marked them with their village of Eddleston(e) in Scotland, but most of all, they are so very similar in many ways color, pattern, layout, stitches, etc. Isabella's is the larger, more complex sampler and we might assume she was the older sister. She stitched on higher count linen