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Spring Keys Miniature Rug Needlepoint Pattern

Name: Spring Keys Miniature Rug Needlepoint Pattern
Brand: SpiritOfBelarus
SKU: 184539902
Price: 9.99 CAD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5.0 (30 reviews)

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Skill level - beginner to intermediate

Fabric - 24 ct. canvas
Threads - DMC floss, 6 colors
Stitch count - 121 x 121 stitches
Design size - 13 x 13 cm (5" x 5")
Technique used - needlepoint (half-cross),
Though, it can as well be done in cross stitch. There are charts for both techniques.

SPRING KEYS
Who, pray tell, is not bothered with winter yet?
We anxiously watch the weather forecast on TV, waiting for someone to conjure up some sign of spring...

To shorten the time until spring's arrival our ancestors would gather to sing vociferously and without interruption believing their magical songs echoed from one village to another, always reaching further south. There, in distant southern lands, were larks that held the keys in their beaks that locked up winter and unlocked spring. It was believed that the larks returned to their northern home thus bringing spring, using our ancestors' songs to guide them back.

While waiting for these spring messengers, people baked cakes in the shape of larks, placed them on special embroidered towels and linen runners, then took to open areas on hilltops and continued to sing the lark's return.

As a designer, my contribution to heralding spring is to create this miniature rug inspired by my memories of Belarusan "Calling For Spring" Rite and evoking traditional embroidery motifs in Spring Keys pattern.

The Spring Keys design was published in Canadian 'A Needle Pulling Thread' magazine
https://www.aneedlepullingthread.com/product/spring-2012/

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Love this download. Available when I'm ready. Great designer.

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Jo Harvey 05 Feb, 2022

Many thanks to Iryna for this beautiful design! I bought the pattern as a gift for my mom, and she is absolutely happy with it :). It is just precious for anyone who is 100% Belarusian at heart. Вялікі дзякуй!

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It's a very nice design.I'm looking forward to getting started.Thank you for letting me know.

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