We are pleased to offer an Orenco Originals Counted Cross Stitch Chart, Pattern, Graph

Inspired by British Artist Illustrator Cicely Mary Barker The Pine Tree Garden Fairy Counted Cross Stitch Pattern

Counted Cross Stitch Chart Specifics:

•  ·     This is a pattern that is used to sew and to create a counted cross stitch picture.
• ·       This is NOT a completed product. It is NOT a kit, it contains no floss or fabric.
• ·       COUNTED CROSS STITCH PATTERN Charted for 14 count fabric and DMC Cotton Floss.
• ·       Finished size is 10 inches (140 stitches) by 15 inches (210 stitches).
• ·       Chart uses up to 40 colors DMC Cotton Floss. Full stitches only. No half stitches and no backstitching necessary.
• ·       We provide two charts both printed in black ink on bright white 11" by 17" paper.  Chart #1 is a single page chart. Chart #2 (tired eyes) is a 4 page enlarged chart that eases eye strain.

 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.

 What Inspired This Counted Cross Stitch Pattern:

Cicely Mary Barker, 1895 –  1973, was an English illustrator best known for a series of fantasy illustrations depicting fairies and flowers. Barker's art education began in girlhood with correspondence courses and instruction at the Croydon School of Art. Her earliest professional work included greeting cards and juvenile magazine illustrations, and her first book, Flower Fairies of the Spring, was published in 1923.

Barker was a devout Anglican and donated her artworks to Christian fundraisers and missionary organizations. She produced a few Christian-themed books such as The Children’s Book of Hymns and, in collaboration with her sister Dorothy, He Leadeth Me. She designed a stained-glass window for St. Edmund's Church, Pitlake, and her painting of the Christ Child, The Darling of the World Has Come, was purchased by Queen Mary.

Barker was equally proficient in watercolour, pen and ink, oils, and pastels. Kate Greenaway and the Pre-Raphaelites were the principal influences on her work. She claimed to paint instinctively and rejected artistic theories.