Northern Lights Sampler

Description

Northern Lights Sampler from the Canadian Journey Series.  Stand awe-struck beneath the swirling Aurora Borealis as you visit the far north. Enjoy the wonder of the Midnight Sun as the tundra blooms each summer. The sampler contains 32 bands, done in a palette of DMC and over-dyed silks. Many “specialty” stitches are used – there are diagrams and written instructions for all of them, making this design approachable – if you have patience (and Google), your initial skill level with specialty stitches will not be important.

Each band is described both in terms of how to execute the stitches, and in its significance or symbolism to the sampler as a whole. Jeannette includes wonderfully interesting tidbits of science, history and lore behind each subject. You will feel the majesty of the untamed wilderness in every stitch. As Jeannette says,

“The North. Its sheer immensity is awesome. The North is a vast and empty land, the largest wilderness on earth. It is a strangely haunting land: the dark, spired forest, the flaming birches of fall, the endless rolling tundra, the myriad nameless lakes, the loneliness, the infinite space. Some love it and some fear it, but it is a land that few ever forget.” When I read this in one of Fred Breummer’s books about the Arctic, I was spellbound… My only regret is that there was no room [on the sampler] for sea life, which is also such an important part of Inuit culture.

Designed by Jeannette Douglas, © 2002.

Supplies Needed to Stitch “Northern Lights Sampler”

Stitched on 28 count Blue Spruce Cashel linen from Wichelt Imports (2 over 2).

There are no known corrections to this pattern. If you suspect an error, please contact Jeannette Douglas.