Hearts and Trumpets

Hearts and Trumpets

This Loretta Spears Designs chart was published in May 1996.  It is worked on ash rose canvas with two types of Kreinik metallic in an open stitch.

This piece was stitched by the Diet Pepsi and Xanax blog. The blog notes the original canvas color was rose but the stitcher saved that to resell with the design on eBay later and went with green instead. 
http://diet-pepsi-and-xanax.blogspot.com/2011/12/army-is-coming.html

http://diet-pepsi-and-xanax.blogspot.com/2012/01/two-ornaments-finished.html

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Close Up of Hearts and Trumpets

The Needleart Nut provided this closeup of the photo.  The original lavender look of the photo shows better here.

Materials List:

6 x 6 inch Ash Rose #18 mono canvas
Kreinik braid size 16, #013
Kreinik 1/16 inch ribbon, #013

Note that Kreinik 013 is now Beige.  It is likely judging from the photograph that some shade of pink or fuchsia was the original color to match the ash rose canvas (a dusty pink color).

Summer Rose (Loretta Spears Designs)

Summer Rose is a Loretta Spears Designs ornament published in (June?*) 1992.  The design is round with horizontal bands of pattern and an 8 step stitch that resembles a rose in the top band.  The overdyed floss is a pale blue and pink mix.

*The instructions page I have seen is dated C 1992.

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Materials List:

7 x 7 white size 24 Congress cloth
Needle Necessities overdye floss #185 (substitute ThreadworX #1143 Sea Flowers)
Lacquered Jewels #442 "Antique Silver"
Lacquered Jewels #425 "Pyrite"
Neon Rays N40 "Beige"
Neon Rays N91 "Silver"

The original kit Loretta sold came with a piece of Congress cloth with the circle already drawn on and the center of the circle marked. Note the "LS" logo in the corner.

St. Patrick's Day (Loretta Spears Designs) - March 1992

St. Patrick's Day, March 1992

St. Patrick's Day, published in March 1992 under the Loretta Spears Designs name, is an egg shaped ornament done in green, silver and white.

There is another St. Patrick's Day ornament chart, published in March 1995 under the Loretta Spears Designs name.  It is a square ornament.
https://lorettaspears.blogspot.com/2012/07/st-patricks-day-loretta-spears-designs.html

There is also a Christmas Heirlooms design chart published in March 1992 that is nearly identical but with a green mono canvas and different beads.  I suppose Loretta changed the name of the original 1992 St. Patrick's design and changed some supplies because she also has that March 1995 St. Patrick's Day ornament under the Loretta Spears Designs name.
http://lorettaspears.blogspot.com/2018/07/christmas-heirlooms-march-1992-ornament.html

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Materials List:

6 x 8 inch size 18 mono canvas
Anchor floss #1214 "Christmas Green" - variegated green and white?
Neon Rays #2  (N02?  if so, white)
Balger Cord #001C silver
Mill Hill Beads #02020  "Creme de Mint"

Nancy's Flower Garden

Nancy's Flower Garden was published in April, 1994 under the Needle Adventures name.  This design is a 7 inch square turned on point, stitched with eyelets, beads and bugle beads on blue Congress cloth.  There is a black silhouette of roses in a vase on the instructions page next to the materials list.

Nancy's Flower Garden in Close up

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Materials List:

7x7 inch Congress cloth light blue
Waterlilies - Blue Lavender (probably #017)
Mill Hill Petite Beads #42012 Royal Plum
Mill Hill small bugle beads - #72010 Ice - 2.5mm by 6mm

Christmas Heirlooms March 1992 Ornament

Christmas Heirlooms March 1992

A new ornament has turned up on eBay, the Christmas Heirlooms March 1992 ornament, which is an egg-shaped design in green and white on 18 count mono canvas.  The ornament itself is 2 3/4 inches by 4 1/4 inches according to the seller.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/123231190578?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&fromMakeTrack=true

I've seen this as a Loretta Spears Designs chart called St. Patrick's Day published in March 1992 that uses 18 count mono with no color listed and Mill Hill beads.  There appear to be two versions of this design, in other words.  It is possible that Loretta renamed this design and changed the supplies used because there is also a St. Patrick's Day ornament in March 1995 under the Loretta Spears Designs name.
https://lorettaspears.blogspot.com/2018/08/st-patricks-day-loretta-spears-designs.html

The auction bidding starts at $9.99 plus $3 for "standard shipping."  Included are the chart and what appears to be the original Santa Fe green mono canvas with Loretta's LS logo.    Many thanks to Aggiestitcher for the photographs.


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Materials List and Line Drawn Canvas (with LS logo?)

Materials List:

7x7 piece Santa Fe green 18 count mono canvas
Anchor cotton floss #1214 "Christmas Green" which is variegated green and white
Neon Rays #2
AK beads 14/210A ( I think this means size 14 beads in color 210A)
Balgar cord #001C (now Kreinik cord in silver 001)

The Antique Thread Winder Sampler Stitched...

The Needleart Nut is going to stitch Loretta's Antique Thread Winder Sampler on her blog.  Stay tuned!
http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2018/03/antique-thread-winder-sampler.html

She is using white Congress cloth and ThreadworX overdyed floss and perle cotton in a pale lavender/mint green mix with a touch of pink.  Very springtime!
http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2018/03/overall.html

You can see as Pat works the design that it really is a band sampler.  Each row changes to a different pattern, and sometimes a different thread.
http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2018/03/the-next-bands.html

https://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2018/03/two-more-bands.html

Two more, and a start on a series of darning patterns.
http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2018/03/two-more.html

The darning patterns are very pretty!
http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2018/03/pattern-darning.html

https://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2018/03/the-last-of-patterns.html

The side and bottom borders are very pretty as well. They are unusual.
https://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2018/03/maltese-crosses.html

Here is the final result with an old mother of pearl thread winder attached in the bottom right corner.
https://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2018/03/it-is-finish.html

Once Pat's version is framed I'll post a link here.


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Pat is changing the colors in her version.   If you would like to look at Loretta's original model, click on this link.
http://lorettaspears.blogspot.com/2012/03/antique-thread-winder-sampler-needle.html

Christmas Heirloom January 1993

Cover Page, Courtesy of Fireside Stitchery

Christmas Heirloom (published January 1993 under the Needle Adventures name) is a diamond-shaped design on 7x7 inch piece of rose 18 count needlepoint canvas using pink, purple and rose DMC cotton floss plus an overdyed floss in shades of pink, rose, purple and a teal green.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/4x-Needlepoint-Pattern-Christmas-Heirloom-Ornaments-Xmas-in-July-Snowman-FJ93/232672456324?hash=item362c5bee84:g:k~QAAOSwmRFajGYV

Closeup of the Design

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Stitching Underway - Notice Outside Border in Pink

Materials List:
7x7 inch piece of rose 18 count needlepoint canvas
pink DMC cotton floss (#968?)
purple DMC cotton floss
rose DMC cotton floss
overdyed floss in shades of pink, rose, purple and a teal green

Quilt Pattern Unstitched (1990 Version)

Quilt Pattern Line Drawing

Quilt Pattern, an outlined canvas for a class at Loretta's shop, Fiesta Needleart, has turned up on eBay.  The outline (copyright 1990 Loretta Spears Designs) is on a piece of 9 1/4 by 13 1/4 inch Congress cloth.  The seller thinks the Congress Cloth is 20-22 inch.  The auction doesn't have any written material included.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/hand-printed-geometric-abstract-petitpoint-needlepoint-canvas-loretta-spears/391982805745?hash=item5b43fef2f1:g:rJQAAOSwY7tah0Eb

This is what the 1986 class version looks like stitched.  Note that it is on 18 count tan canvas.
http://lorettaspears.blogspot.com/2015/06/quilt-pattern-new-loretta-spears-design.html


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