Erica Michaels Counted Cross Stitch Needlework Patterns, Silk Gauze, Leaflets, Materials and supplies from The Silver Needle, Tulsa

We at The Silver Needle have a special place in our hearts for "Erica Michaels!" Linda worked for us for a few years before she moved away. We're constantly in touch... so it feels like she's right in our backyard, instead of a few states away! These designs are full of fun threads and embellishments... Enjoy all of them!

'Autumn is the second spring... where every leaf is a flower.' Erica Michaels has released 3 new silk gauze designs... Second Spring is featured in our pic. Trick or Treat, a tiny Halloween Stocking, and A Family Sampler are stunning... we have them below.

Like all the others, Second Spring is presented in chart format, so you can stitch it on virtually any count fabric you wish. The chart comes with a bit of 40ct silk gauze... so if you are brave... you can stitch it into a 2 x 2 miniature masterpiece... or a cute 5 x 5 if you chose something like 28ct. Awesome Autumn colors, how can you NOT be drawn to this? It's stunning!

Who ever heard of a Halloween Stocking? This is darling!!! Erica Michaels has made a miniature stocking out of Weeks Dye Works hand dyed wools, and stitched the coordinating cuff over one on 40ct silk gauze! A jack-o-lantern face, just as simple as can be... your stitched area is only 2 x 2! These silk gauze designs are so *do-able!* I hope she does a whole series of these!

If you're not a stocking-gal... just frame Trick or Treat... or make a needle case... or an ornament! Offered as the chart with bit of gauze, in case you want to try it!

Wow... this is a full-sized sampler... complete with border, alphabet, the house, verse and lots of family initials!!! The stitch count on this baby is 187 x 124. If you work it on the provided 40ct silk gauze... you'll have made an unbelievable 3 x 5 sampler. If you choose something a little larger -- like 28ct over two -- it'll finish approx 9 x 13!!!!!

The verse quotes Thomas Jefferson... 'The happiest moments of my life have been the few which I have passed at home in the bosom of my family.' Pretty over-dyed colors, notice that whole bottom border section? It's full of family initials!!! Very neat, this is offered as the chart with a generous cut of the 40ct silk gauze... in case that is your fabric choice!

Erica Michaels has released two more tiny 40ct silk gauze pieces... this one catches my eye... because not only does she get those tiny stitches done on 40ct... but she incorporates SPECIALTY STITCHES on the gauze as well!!!

Mending features a meaningful verse for stitchers. Its bottom border treatment uses Rhodes Stitches, so the 'tassels' at the bottom of the design actually are raised a little! Only 4 colors of threads in this piece... it is offered as the chart (which can be stitched on ANY count of fabric) and the cut of 40ct silk gauze to make this perfect little wisp of a piece!

Another itty-bitty seasonal wonder... remember, these finish a mere 1 x 2-ish... in TOTAL SIZE!!! The design comes charted like a regular cross stitch design... and includes a cut of 40ct silk gauze.

Freedom Bits joins this delightful collection of tiny seasonals... each one is as cute as the other!!!!

Linda has outdone herself again... with 4 new 40ct silk gauze designs... here are just 2! Teeny-Weeny Easter and St Pats finish approx 1-1/2 x 2... and are stitched with only a HALF a Cross Stitch, with ONE strand of floss. Just like stitching 'over one' on linen... the gauze is actually thinner than linen, so the holes are twice the size. Doesn't seem to make sense, but trust me!

Darling little designs, each is offered as the chart with bitty gauze cut. They mount into Olde Colonial's miniature frames -- we have every single one -- so your tiny masterpieces WILL turn out like these! (3 Days before Market, we had Linda's Easter model in the shop. I LOST it... and it was re-stitched in 11 hours... in time to show at Market! Lesson learned... these are exquisitely tiny... but very stitchable!!!

'He has made everything beautiful in it's time.' Oh, a lovely look out your window into your very own backyard... you are treated to the beauty of each season. Notice the tree is divided into the four seasons? Lower right brings Springtime with baby bunnies... Summer has the magnolia leaves, bluebirds and bees, Autumn's tiny guest is a squirrel perched on that tree branch, while Winter has that frosty sky and deep red cardinal.

Stitch count of 105 x 105, this finishes approx 7-1/2 x 7-1/2 on 28ct BUTTTTTT a petite 2-1/2 x 2-1/2 on the provided 40ct silk gauze. A treat to yourself!

'Papillon, Butterfly, Transformation, Resurrection.' Celebrating Spring and Renewal... this striking piece is stitched in either Belle Soie silks or DMC flosses. A deep green/black background, the reds and moss greens are stunning contrasts, and make the design POP!

Stitch count of 80 x 80, this finishes 2 x 2! Chart includes the cut of 40ct silk gauze.

Erica Michaels has two new teeny-weeny pieces in her series of Bits. Of course, you can choose any size fabric to stitch them on... but her charts come with a small cut of 40ct silk gauze that makes these a mere trifle of 1-1/4 inches x 2!

Absolutely breathtaking little things... we SAW one of our ladies stitch an entire one of these in ONE DAY at Camp Wannasew this past fall!!! You do only *half* of the cross stitch, with one strand of either DMC or hand-dyed floss.

Awesome color, pretty designs... we have Linda's Trunk Show in the shop till February, so I hope you can make it in to see our almost 2-dozen confections of miniature perfection! Each is offered as the chart, and includes the gauze.
We have ALL the little frames available for the Little Bits as well.

Oh, this is a CHARMING miniature acorn scissor fob that is stitched over one on 30ct silk gauze. (same size as over one on 30ct linen.) Erica Michaels' Linda has outdone herself with her latest releases -- we have 6 of them -- this is just one!

Stitched with one strand of Gentle Art's Simply Wool thread... this tiny acorn finishes approx 1.7 x 2.2 inches -- you can see its size, because that's my hand in the pic!

Chart comes with the gauze and brass acorn charm... we sell the wool thread separately. This tiny thing is just beautiful... it feels so good in your hand... I think because the wool is so soft, and it's a pleasing shape, the colors are soothing and gentle!

'Let each of us be mindful of all we have for which to give thanks; friends, food, hopes, health and happy memories. So in giving thanks, we are blessed.' This piece is absolutely stunning... it's over-the-top awesome! Stitched over one on 40ct silk gauze using Weeks and Gentle Art flosses, it finishes approx 4 x 5 -- the stitch count being 197 x 157. (That's 11 x 14 on 14ct!!!!!)

Very Autumnal in color, there are acorns rounding the border, and a subtle Fleur-de-Lis pattern in the background. Chart includes the cut of gauze needed. The overdyed threads called for give you that aged look,and are available separately. Solid stitching... this is breathtaking!!!

NOTHING is as cute as these are -- one thread over one square of 40ct silk gauze -- Linda Stolz has definitely found her niche in silk gauze designing!!! We present a set of 5 tiny 1-1/4 x 2 inch designs for the Holidays!!! She even has Smryna Crosses in some of these -- over one on 40ct! Stitched with overdyeds and DMC flosses, you simply do a 1/2 a stitch to make these tiny creations! Each is offered as the chart with cut of gauze.

YOU CAN STITCH THESE ON ANYTHING LARGER... if gauze is not your fancy -- on 28ct linen, they would finish approx 3-1/2 x 6, which is still pretty petite! Great colors, fun motifs, the Holiday name down the left-hand side adds a touch of contemporary.
Be sure to click the images above so you can see these in their full glory!

Linda has rounded out her four TINY seasons with this wild seashore scene!!! The sand castle, the little terra cotta crab, pelican, bright sunshine, stormy sky, and those roiling waves... I was going to say all we needed was JAWS... but I do see a little sea turtle in those waves!!! A teeny-weeny 1 x 2 creation... this joins Spring, Autumn and Winter -- and all are *really neat!*

Each framed piece fits easily into my hand... SUCH an eye-catcher displayed individually on a small plate easel! Olde Colonial makes the little frame you see here... We can send the chart (that contains the little piece of gauze) and that petite frame! Zip-Zap - you add schnigglets of your flosses to stitch this in about 15 hours... and you're done!

Erica Michaels has designed a *precious* miniature stitching piece!!! As part of her 40ct silk gauze series of Petites, Random Threads is a tiny 1.8 x 1.8 inches, and is a miniature medley of threads, spools, and 'sewing stuff.' All 1/2 crosses of Crescent's Belle Soie Silk -- the colors used are Chocolat, Cinnamon Stick and Vanilla Pudding! Sounds good enough to eat!

Your mini confection will make an awesome scissor fob... but if you'd like to frame it in Olde Colonial's 'bead board' frame, we have it, too! An exquisite little piece! Offered as the chart with silk gauze. Crescent Silks and frame offered separately.

A colorful garden of Springtime flowers lined up in the Spring sunshine... 11 colors of Crescent's hand-dyed flosses are needed to stitch this tiny 1 x 2 inch wonder! Worked in half crosses (only the first stitch of an X) these really do stitch quickly!

Offered as the chart with 40ct silk gauze, you CAN stitch these on any other fabric as well -- because, remember, you do have the chart! Summer is due out in a few weeks, which will complete the 4-Seasons set.

A small and uplifting piece by Erica Michaels, this is simple cross stitches, worked with 7 different overdyed flosses.

DMCs would work... on 14ct, this finishes approx 5 x 9... but changing fabrics will change your finished size. A lovely gift for someone special! Offered as the chart.

Erica Michaels is into 40ct silk gauze these days... and this new piece is a stunning example of her talents! It is really only 1/2 stitches on 40ct, so the stitching measures a mere 1.7 x 2 inches... and is worked in only 4 colors of hand-dyed flosses and one DMC. A deep, rich green, accented with lighter green, golds and purples, we had the model in the shop for a few special days, and it was a real eye-catcher!

A cool wedding or anniversary piece, or a gift for someone you love... the secret to working on the gauze is to highlight the parts of your chart that you have *finished.* That way, you eliminate lots of extra counting, and you know right where you are! Pattern includes the chart and the piece a gauze. You supply the bits of floss and the stitches! Exquisite!
(Linda's Summer and Spring miniature gauze season pieces are due out in a few weeks... companions to Autumn and Winter!)

Linda presents a lovely silk qauze piece that stitches a mere 2 x 6 on 40ct! Of course, you can stitch it on something larger... and it'll be pretty either way... but the charm of the 40ct silk qauze is simply its finished presentation.

Joining four other designs in her Petites Collection, Linda is using overdyed flosses in her gauze designs -- something that we haven't been treated to before.

Christmastide is a stunning Holiday piece that has a bold, moving background, behind the 1930s verse she's taken from an old Christmas Card. Check out 'Winter' as well... it's the second season, and joins Autumn, which has been a shop favorite since it arrived!

A teeny thing... Winter stiches a mere 1 x 2 on the provided 40ct silk gauze! Included with the chart is that gauze... you stitch it the same way you do anything else... only you need to do only a HALF of the cross stitch, not the whole thing!

Calling for overdyed flosses gives the design lots of interest -- can you see the 'lines' in the background? That's the overdyed. Just exquisite!

Linda is beginning a new collection of designs -- Petites -- all stitched over one on 40ct silk gauze!!! The stitched models (which are coming to the Celebrations Show in Louisville with us!) are *OVER THE TOP* exquisite and lovely! 3 Released so far... Autumn is the first of 4 seasons... and is stitched in 8 shades of Weeks hand-dyed flosses. It finishes a super-bitsy 1-1/2 x 2 inches, and is shown in one of Olde Colonial's teeny-weeny birdseye frames.

Silk Gauze stitching in Progress - click for a larger view

Technically, the holes on silk gauze are larger than 40ct linen... and you are doing only half a cross stitch... so this really isn't seemingly impossible to stitch! You'll appreciate your magnifier a little more, and your family and friends will appreciate your talents a LOT more after they see the beautiful miniature you make! You can even re-stitch this on 10ct -- and have a 4 x 8 pillow!

Chart includes lots of helpful information on gauze stitching, along with the gauze itself. Just stunning! (Winter releases mid-October 2008, Spring and Summer release February of 2009.)

A tiny 1-1/2 inch square of stitches, this is worked in one ply of silk over one thread of 40ct silk gauze. Part of Erica Michaels's new Petites collection of designs, the chart comes with the gauze fabric, and great stitching instructions.

Because of the simplicity of the design, this is a great beginning gauze piece, because there isn't as much counting involved as in Autumn or the Holly Sampler. Just amazing to look at!

Cardinals, holly, blue sky and crisp snow, this piece finishes a tiny 1-3/4 inches on the 40ct silk gauze.

I warn you that this miniature stitching is ADDICTIVE! Offered as the chart with gauze.

A new cross-stitch chart, Love & Joy will be joining this one in a few weeks! Finishing approx 5 x 8 on 28ct Summer Khaki linen, a contemporary lettering style gives this lots of interest.

Overdyed flosses, this could be a 7 x 11 pillow piece on 10ct, or another 1-3/4 x 2-3/4 gauze Petite! Offered as the chart (no gauze included.)

Erica Michaels has released three inspirational pieces; Share Faith is one of them. Shown here as its trio in one piece, you can separate if need be!

Offered in chart format, My Shade and Stitcher's Blessing aren't technically companions -- they just seem to all go together a little bit!

Finishes approx 8 x 14 on 32ct, this is full of rich green and brown overdyeds, with touches of persimmon and gold. Lovely!

Pick your favorite colors for this one... stitch it for friends... it belongs beside those favorite stitching chairs!

I remember this song from Christmas Programs when I was a little girl, and still love hearing it! (I think I was a sheep one year... in something like 2nd grade!) Erica Michaels takes this classic piece, and had added the stable full of the donkey, cow, sheep and dove... surrounded it with the Shining Star, and falling snowflakes all around.

Just a really neat Christmas piece... this is offered as a single chart, and is worked on 36ct Summer Khaki Edinburgh Linen in Crescent Colours hand-dyed flosses. Finishing approx 6 x 9, she has the roof charted for Alternating Scotch Stitches for a little texture, but offers the alternate chart of regular crosses as well. I just like everything about this... and I can't wait till our shop model is finished and on display!!

Well, this is just the cutest little boiling cauldron -- spewing forth all sorts of scary things -- from it's mysterious batch of potion!

Offered as a chart, it finishes approx 6 x 11 on 32ct, and is so full of charming critters, the colors are delightful, as well. I love looking at all the bugs... I love the whole thing!

Erica Michaels has released two new designs -- this one and a fun Halloween piece. We the People features the words of the preamble to the US Constitution, stitched in luscious overdyeds of Bandana, Wavy Navy, Tarnished Gold, Maple Syrup and Oatmeal!

Finishing approx 12 x 12 on a 30ct, it is simple and elegant! So nice for a family room or study! Offered in a leaflet format, this is a definite!

A note from Linda Stolz: Some of you on this side of the "pond" may find the spelling of the word "defence" a bit odd; here in the United States we are used to seeing it spelled "defense." However, the word "defence" is actually the British spelling of the same word and as our founding fathers were British colonists, it's not surprising that this spelling was used. It's just one example of many (such as color vs. colour) small differences in British and American English.

Joining Linda's other seasons, this collection of simple Summertime motifs is so effective together as a miniature sampling of heat and all-things-Summer!

Offered as a leaflet, this finishes approx 4 x 6, and can be stitched in any number of colors. There are several special stitches in here... the borders and wheat stalks... just a little bit of extra interest!

I LOVE this set of Punch Needle designs! Joining the Seaside, Spring, and Autumn Roundabouts... comes a charming winter scene that celebrates bringing home the Christmas Tree!!! Linda has done these round punch needle designs so well, and packed them full of specialty threads and charming design details.

Her punch needle designs are offered as line drawings onto a RE-USEABLE iron-on transfer... so if you're an 'over-achieving-puncher' you can do her things more than once! (very affordable, too, compared to most other designs that offer the design pre-stamped for $12 to $18.) So very charming, very full of color and movement... this set of Roundabouts is top-notch in creativity, so unique!

Ohhhh, the brilliant Harvest Moon has settled atop your garden's harvest of corn, pumpkins and squash! One of Linda's newest punch needle designs, this includes not only the re-useable iron-on transfer for the punch needle (so if you screw it up... you can re-iron a new one and start again!), but a miniature transfer to create this same piece with the teeny-tiny knots that Teresa Layman has inspired all of us to do!

An impressive 5 x 6, the punched model is shown mounted onto Weeks Dye Works Wools for a really soft, warm-fuzzy effect. The miniature knotted version 2-1/2 x 3, is shown inside the package as a small sewing case. Luscious overdyed Weeks and Gentle Art flosses, this is stunning!

Another of Erica Michaels' newest Fall 2006 releases, this is a really cool design that is monochromatic -- but done in one overdyed color -- so not really!!! Shown stitched on light as well as dark fabric... your thread count is up to you... and although the threads called for are either Crescent Colours Roasted Chestnut or Gentle Art's Maple Syrup... that choice is yours as well!

VERY well done... there are a few special stitches in the acorns to give them texture against the main design, which measures approx 3 x 4 or 5 x 6... depending on that fabric! Very tailored and classy, this is a definite! Get the leaflet, then decide your linen and floss colors! (I'm gonna bug her to do these for more seasons and holidays... cross your fingers!)

Wow... this imaginative piece is a show-stopper!!! Offered as a punch needle project, this charming piece could be a tiny rug that's framed for your lake house, a sun porch, or any place you want a reminder of the sea! Offered as the pattern presented as a re-useable iron-on transfer, Seaside is punched in a variety of DMC flosses, an overdyed and metallics, features a few clay button embellishments, and finishes a robust 7 inches in diameter. Like looking through a ship's portal window, the colors in this are just wonderful, the design is so unique, the shapes to flowing... can you tell that I just love it??

As a BONUS... EM has included a smaller transfer and complete instructions to stitch this in tiny French and Colonial knots! You'll remember the Teresa Layman miniatures??? This is a seaside version that is knotted on a piece of cotton fabric -- which has a slight mottling to the pattern. A summer companion to EM's Autumn Roundabout and Spring Roundabout... this is a definite!!!

Garden Seed Packets of Carrots, Peas and Tomatoes... your summer garden yields the same things your needles do!!! EM's collection of garden-y botanicals is presented in Punch Needle, and simply pinked around the edges and attached to backing!

Beautifully sculpted vegetables, each finishing approx 3 x 4-1/2... they are full of fresh color and Summer-y feel!!! Offered in a leaflet, the iron-on transfers for your weaver's cloth are re-useable several times!!!

Erica Michaels' fifth Christmas Stocking design... this is rich and elegant! Stitched in size 5 Perle Cottons, the model uses a Watercolors thread to give the hand-dyed color variation you see. The diamond-patterened lines in the background are stitched in Soft-Sheen Fyrewerks -- a metallic from Rainbow Gallery that isn't really too bright and shiny, but adds the elegance! Measuring a generous 12 x 20 when finished... the chart inside is almost full size! The cardinal on the smaller stocking is really a punch needle design... the transfer for it is included too!!!

An adaptation and special tribute to the mothers in your family, this sampler's verse reads: Everything I am or hope to be I owe to my mother. Below the verse is room for you to personalize for your family, and add the names of the special women who were mothers and grandmothers! The original sampler was stitched in 1787 and is the personal family heirloom of Linda Stolz!. It came to her in an old family trunk, so she's told a little of her family history in the leaflet and even supplied a few old photos! What a touching sampler to stitch for someone you love... it's stitched with overdyed floss on linen... and measures approx 8 inches wide. Length will vary depending on the family information you choose to include! Charts and instructions are also included for the Sewing Necessaries pictured!

This is a beautiful arrangement of the famous Irish Blessing! Stitched on 32ct linen, in the prettiest shades of overdyed green and golden threads, it features tiny Irish motifs, shamrocks, and a Celtic flavor in the borders. (We've ordered the wonderful frame it's displayed in, but the shipment isn't in yet. More info to follow on that when it arrives!) Finishing approx 9 x 11... it's definitely something that every Irish-loving home needs!!! (What a neat housewarming or wedding gift!!!) Available as a leaflet.

Best Witches and Fall into Autumn are two seasonal banner designs, that make into really cute stand-up figures as well! Neat threads, banding and embellishments, they're both just charming! It's fun to be able to use all those funky threads that are available... that witch has blue hair!!! Each banner is 130 stitches high, so on 10ct they'll finish 13" tall. On a smaller fabric, they'll make great little hangings!

Happy Christmas Dreams and Purrfect Christmas Dreams are two darling stockings for the 'bosses' of your household!

Full of the fun things your furry-best-friends love, you can even customize the colors of special threads to match your pet!

Along with each stocking, is a matching tree ornament... for your extra-classy furry companion!

Stockings finish approx 9 x 14" on 18ct linen; the ornaments: 2 x 3 1/2. They are just way too neat, and very special. You'll need them!!!

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