CHL Design: In a Purple Passion

Purple is such a wonderful color. Symbol of royalty, faith, wisdom and, of course, passion, no one can fail to be inspired by its use. The love of the color purple is interpreted here in Passion Watercolours using the double-fan-doubled stitch, a sign of controlled but radiant warmth. Worked on 18-count lavender canvas, this piece uses a variety of luxurious threads, including Passion Watercolours, Grandeur silk pearl, Impressions, Kreinik metallics, Coronet braid, and #8 overdyed and solid pearl cotton.

Purple Passion

Essentially a stitch sampler, this piece includes a variety of composite and pattern stitches, beginning with the double fan doubled, and continuing with borders and squares of spring stitch, half Rhodes, cashmere Byzantine variation, braided knitting, sprat's head, shadowed cross stitch, laid plaid, and burden stitch.

As much as I love purple, I realize there are many stitchers who do not share this passion. For you, I have created an alternate color scheme of white/cream/gold.

Susan Hzura garnered the "Best of Show" ribbon at the Yarnhill County Fair in Oregon for her rendition of "In a Purple Passion"!

Kit fee: $65.00

Level: Intermediate

Pre-Class Stitching Required: about 3 hours