Count Your Blessings Wall Hanging Kit

Description

The Count Your Blessings Wall Hanging Kit makes a 13″ x 10″ wall hanging or tapestry.  Having trouble falling asleep because of your worries and troubles?  These little woolly friends will remind you that you have so much to be thankful for.

Everything you need to start is right in the package including precision cut wool felt, floss, a sewing needle, and instructions.

Rating: Apprentice – 4 Hours

This product is Made in the USA in our Shop in Colfax, California.

Instructions:

1. Lay out and pin all components in place to one blue mat.
2. Blanket stitch the hearts in place starting with the largest first.
3. Use the heart petals to make the flowers and attach. See lumenaris.com/videos.html for help.
4. Blanket stitch the sheep bodies, the heads, and the penny stacks.
5. Chain stitch the legs, tails, flower stems, and vines.
6. Use French knots for flowers on the vines and the sheep eyes.
7. Backstitch the mouths, curlicues and text.
8. Add the backing mat and blanket stitch the outer edge.

Our wool felt is Made in the USA from wool grown in the USA.  It is a blend of 35% wool and 65% rayon.

Why A Blend? 

• Our goal was to have a blend that is close to the wool/cotton blend which has been in use for hundreds of years through out the world.
• The wool/cotton blend was favored over 100% wool or 100% cotton as the combination provided much better service
  • The wool provided strength and warmth while the cotton added breathability and softness to touch.
  • It was an ideal combination for all kinds of weather and purposes.
• Rayon and cotton are almost identical with cotton being a little bit softer and rayon being more silky or shinny on the surface.

How are Rayon and Cotton Different?

• Rayon is made from cellulose, a carbohydrate plant substance, derived from wood and wood pulp which is then made into fibers.
• Cotton is made of cellulose fibers from the cotton plant.