Orenco Originals Counted Cross Stitch Chart, Pattern, Graph
Victorian Father Christmas Santa Claus # 712
With Children and Presents from an Antique Christmas Card
Counted Cross Stitch Pattern
about this chart
Its finished size will be 10 inches (140 stitches) by 16 inches (224 stitches)
Designed for 14 Count Fabric and DMC Cotton Floss
Note to Stitchers: You will receive a chart that is of the entire image including the background. You can stitch the background or stitch on your choice of a 14 count solid cloth and create a raised embossed effect.
This is not a KIT. NO Fabric or Floss are included in purchase
Christmas: The word Christmas originated as a compound meaning " Christ’s Mass". It is derived from the Middle English-Christemasse and Old English Cristes mæsse, a phrase first recorded in 1038. "Cristes" is from Greek Christos and "mæsse" is from Latin missa (the holy mass). In Greek, the letter X (chi), is the first letter of Christ, and it, or the similar Roman letter X, has been used as an abbreviation for Christ since the mid-16th century. Hence, Xmas is sometimes used as an abbreviation for Christmas.
Santa Claus, also known as Saint Nicholas, Sinterklaas, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle, or simply "Santa", is a figure who, in many Western cultures, brings gifts to the homes of the good children during the late evening and overnight hours of Christmas Eve, December 24 or on his Feast Day, December 6 (Saint Nicholas Day). The legend may have part of its basis in hagiographical tales concerning the historical figure of gift giver Saint Nicholas. A nearly identical story is attributed by Greek and Byzantine folklore to Basil of Caesarea. Basil's feast day on January 1 is considered the time of exchanging gifts in Greece.
