French designer Perrette Samouiloff captures the essence of Christmas in this charming cross stitch sampler full of interesting details to stitch, from patterned Christmas trees to the reindeer's jacquard blanket, to the children's fair isle sweaters. The finished piece could be framed, or sewn into a banner. You could also use the individual elemets for smaller gifts and decor pieces.

This piece uses some fractional cross stitches, so it is best worked on linen.

The design is available as a printed pattern. Get up and stitching quickly with the coordinating thread pack which comes complete with 15 full skeins of DMC cotton embroidery floss.

Pattern details:

• Stitching area: 105 stitches wide x 220 stitches high
• Finished size: 7.5" x 15.7" on 14-count Aida or 28-count linen
• Types of stitches: Cross stitch, Backstitch, French knots, 3/4 Cross stitch
• Number of colors: 15