Home in the Country is a free tutorial depicting a whimsical house near a spring fed pond and nestled in the rolling hills of the mid-west. It is made with free-form hand embroidery on a single piece of wool fabric and measures about 8 1/2″ x 10 1/2″ when complete. Step-by-step instructions for stitching the piece are found in the free Home in the Country Stitch-Along.
Home in the Country Fabrics
These wool and felt fabrics are the correct sizes and weight for the Home in the Country project.
Home in the Country Threads
Purchase all the threads as a kit (below) or purchase thread skeins one by one by clicking the individual color links.
- Hand-dyed size 8 pearl cotton threads (8):
Butter, Aquamarine,
Red Hots, Grape Juice,
Lime Frappe, Peas in a Pod, Sunrise, Asters
Mary Arden 1/5 Embroidery Needles
For stitching Sizes 3, 5, 8, and 12 threads. One packet contains 12 high-quality needles in sizes 1/5.