Russell Sisters Cross Stitch Chart by Erica Michaels Needle Threaders lion and hippo) and the

lion and hippo) and the ark as designed by Jan Kerton for Windflower Embroidery

This design is done on 28CT Picture This Plus linen using Weeks Dye Works threads

Companion to Juliet the Bride Mouse (sold separately) Model stitched on 32 Ct

Count: 52w x 40h each

Stitch count is 357w x 351h

Russell Sisters Cross Stitch Chart by Erica Michaels Needle Threaders lion and hippo) and theNote from the designer: A quick look at the original samplers and we can be quite certain Isabella and M. were sisters and may very well have stitched these together. Both marked them with their village of Eddleston(e) in Scotland, but most of all, they are so very similar in many ways color, pattern, layout, stitches, etc. Isabella's is the larger, more complex sampler and we might assume she was the older sister. She stitched on higher count linen