Description
Barbara Ana Designs Cross Stitch Pattern.
Here’s All Creatures Great and Small, an extraordinary piece by Barbara Ana Designs. The cross stitch pattern is exceptional by its size and unique in its wealth of detail.
The inspiration for the piece is the verse from an Anglican hymn:
” All things bright and beautiful
All creatures great and small
All things wise and wonderful
The Lord God made them all”
The design is indeed amazingly rich, covering a multitude of small scenes, landscapes and animals. Unlike most of Barbara Ana’s patterns, the designer stitched the sampler first, then set off to chart it. You can feel the designer letting her needle take her wherever it pleased her and the huge excitement of creating such a large piece.
The design was originally cross stitched using Anchor embroidery floss but DMC substitutes colors are also listed with the chart.
Stitch Count: 317 x 248
Au Ver a Soie 112 Soie d Alger
Au Ver a Soie 114 Soie d Alger
Au Ver a Soie 163 Soie d Alger
Appletons 106 Crewel Wool Purple
Classic Colorworks CCT-004 Black Coffee
Tweezers
Au Ver a Soie 122 Soie d Alger
Au Ver a Soie 221 Soie d Alger
Appletons 152 Crewel Wool Mid Blue
Classic Colorworks CCT-14 Ginger Snap
Au Ver a Soie 126 Soie d Alger
Classic Colorworks CCT-024 Pink Posey
Classic Colorworks CCT-020 Lettuce Leaf
Au Ver a Soie 204 Soie d Alger
DMC 3726 Stranded Cotton
Au Ver a Soie 143 Soie d Alger 
