Silver Needle Teresa Layman Designs Cross Stitch, Needlework Patterns, Leaflets, Materials and supplies from The Silver Needle, Tulsa

New from Teresa Layman Designs, this is an EXQUISITE set of miniature knotted rugs... perfect for a dollhouse, or even better -- framed and hanging with your favorite finished pieces!!! Joining our needlework industry, Teresa has been designing in the miniatures field for a few years -- and now we've discovered her!!! These tiny rugs -- 'My Cottage' measures a mere 3-1/8 x 2-1/4 -- are simply French and Colonial Knots with one strand of floss on sturdy muslin -- like weaver's cloth! The design is presented just like Punch Needle -- stamped onto the ground fabric. You stretch it tight in the hoop -- just like Punch Needle -- only this time work on the front of the piece! I've never been a fan of French Knots... but Colonials are a breeze... and we got to try it out at Market! You have the option of packing your knots in really tightly... or relaxing a bit... whichever you want!

Kitty Corners from Teresa Layman -- click to see more

Kitty Corners from Teresa Layman -- click to see more

Our models feature approx 1000 knots per square inch worked in Colonials, and 2000 per sq in worked in French Knots! Teresa promises stitching time per square inch runs between 3 and 6 hours, depending on which knots you use. So... 'My Cottage,' for instance, should take approx 22 to 40 hours. Offered as the design stamped onto the fabric, the needle is included, as well as complete instructions... written in the order of areas you stitch first. I cannot possibly describe to you with my words, how beautiful and charming these are. They have enchanted me... and I want EVERYBODY to have at least one to love and enjoy for years and years to come!!!

I'm knot happy! It's knot fun! I'm knot interested. Knot again! Knot your average stitch. Knot till the cows come home. I'm knot serious. I'm knot inspired. Knot until pigs fly. I'm knot impressed. Knot today! Knot till tomorrow. Knot necessarily. Knot a lot. knot tonight. Believe it or knot!

Our favorite 'Knotty Gal' Teresa Layman is beginning to convert some of her miniature knotted rug designs into Cross Stitch, via leaflets!!! We are *SO EXCITED*... because her first 6 are HERE! Beautifully presented with a huge color pic on the front, she's chosen really good symbols -- to create contrast in the actual chart.

No looking at one of these and seeing nothing but symbols in all the same faded value. You can 'See the Design' in the chart! Charted predominantly with DMC flosses, there are a few hand-dyed tossed in here and there! What treats to stitch, click to see them all, and choose the one you want to do first!

Cross Stitch, this needs to be stitched on a darker fabric, in your choice of count. DMC and Gentle Art flosses, this finishes approx 9-1/2 inches square over 2 on 32ct. (On 10ct, it would be 15 x 15!... on 32 over one, it'd be almost 5 x 5!)

I love the crooked lines in the windows, the purple bats, and the charming checkerboard borders and roof. The chart is beautifully done, very easy to read.

I want to live here! Charted for DMC floss, this finishes approx 7 x 9-1/2 on 32ct. Fabric choice determines the final size... so anything goes! Pretty, pretty colors, just a charming scene.

The same whimsical rabbit carrying his girl to her sweet dreams! Stitched with DMC cottons and Weeks overdyeds, this one is rather large if you work it over two on 32ct... 10 x 13!

This is stunning... and so is the chart! Regular DMC flosses... all the little rabbits are running around their delicious garden of radishes, pumpkins, sunflowers, peas, carrots and dill.

This has always been one of the most popular designs in Teresa's Knot Work collection... so I can't wait to get our shop model stitched! This one is large... over two on 32ct, it measures an impressive 14-12 inches in diameter!!!!!

One of my personal favorites... just like that English Cottage... I want to live HERE, too! Stitched with DMC flosses... you probably could use a bit of hand-dyed in the water and grass if you have a pale shade on hand. Finishes approx 6 x 8, over two on 32ct. So charming!

Full of birds and full of bright color... the little kitty at the bottom looks on with patience!

Stitched with DMC and Gentle Art Sampler Threads, this finishes approx 5-1/2 x 7-1/2 on 32 over 2. Bright and cheerful!

Teresa's newest set of 5 -- we now have 10 little guys all 'busy' getting ready for the 'Busy Season!!!' All are knotwork, all finish approx 2-7/8 inches in diameter... and all coordinate with last year's set of cuties! MAKE SURE YOU PAY ATTENTION to all their names!!!

Each is offered as the stamped design on cloth... and remember that DVD, if you 'think you can't do these!'

Finishes approx 4-1/2 inches in diameter, so much movement in the design... very classy!

Polychrome Palooza!
Here's a switch in Teresa's Style! Awesome, bright colors, this set is knotted in Colonials rather than French Knots, so they're bigger, and it goes faster!
Package includes the designs, handmade clay bead for the fob, acid-free boards for the forms, flannel for the needlebook pages, lobster claw clasp, and all the assembly details. Scissors are not included... but we carry 4 great colors of those!

Packages include the pendant hardware!!! 1st Question answered! Only 1-1/4 inches in size, so they are GREAT beginner pieces!!! 2nd Question answered! Teresa's words of advice tell us NOT to begin with your very favorite design first, because you're just learning... and the first piece won't be your best.

All these pendant designs are really cute... but they are less than half the size of her regular designs, and offer instant finishing... so they are perfect *First Pieces!* The dragonfly uses a few metallics... so you might want to stick with the bunny and Rose Bowl first... but all are good first options!

One of Teresa Layman's newest releases, this miniature gingerbread rug is exquisite!!!!! Your 5-inch circle of French and Colonial Knots is worked in gingerbread brown flosses, with accents of cream, black and reds. Stunning detail, such a graceful and flowing design... it's so classy! We've seen these pieces custom framed in such elegant presentations, they're too pretty just to leave out on a shelf to collect dust! Offered as the design stamped onto the ground fabric, ready for your tiny knots!

This is a charming family of 5 elves... all knotted in different colors... but all the same shape and size. Each is a special Christmas Character... and I just love their names! Milton Cookies, Rosie the Ribboner, Twinkle Toes, Cocoa Chanelf, and Peppermint Twister. Studies in shading, all are created with your tiny French Knots done with one strand of floss.

Offered as the line drawing on the base fabric, each finishes approx 1-1/2 x 2 inches -- a great ornament size. Their faces are sweet, costumes are delightful, their whole demeanor is one of Holiday Cheer!

This is a great way to try one of these little knot-work pieces... Hide 'n Peek is one of six designs that is offered with a small showcase pendant-type frame for finishing. Smaller in size than the rest of the knot work projects -- this is only 1-1/4 inches in diameter! You get to mess with some of this 'knot business', but KNOT by doing a 5-inch rug!!!

Package includes the pre-stamped design and little frame... you add the floss and knots!

1-5/8 x 2, This is full of pinks and reds... just charming! It would be perfect perched inside an open-book style picture frame -- opposite the special pic!

'Where did you come from, baby dear? Out of the everywhere, into the here.' Teresa Layman has brought us the most exquisite birth sampler announcement! It is cross-stitched on 36ct Cream Edinburgh linen in shades of DMC, Weeks and Gentle Art overdyed flosses. There is a special opening in the chart which is reserved for a miniature knotwork piece by Teresa called 'Fairy Godmother.' (Available with this chart, or separately) If you choose 'not to knot!' you can cut out the opening in the linen, hem the edges, and insert a photo of your special baby instead.

The main sampler is worked in blues and aquas, because of the colors of the Fairy Godmother showpiece in the center. If you really, really want more pinks... change the checkerboard blanket and baby's dress in the miniature knotwork portion, and adjust border colors in the sampler. Measuring approx 12 x 17, this piece is elegant and stunning -- we haven't begin to do it justice in our image, in fact. (Our fabric cut is a 'fat quarter yard' chunk -- more economical for you than the 18 x 23 cut!) Definitely at home in a 'decorator' nursery... and treasured forever... wherever its final hanging place will be!

Oh my gosh... watch the kitty... stalking the mice in the center of the garden! Hiding in amidst the flowers, ready to dash down the cobblestone garden path... those merry mice have no clue what awaits them! Teresa Layman's unbelievably small, perfect little knots create the most beautiful miniature creations... and this is no exception! Offered as the line drawing stamped onto the base fabric, simply 'paint by number' by filling in areas with French Knots, using one strand of floss. 'Impossible' you say... let her DVD tell you otherwise!!!

This is one of 5 precious designs -- I had a hard time choosing just one favorite to highlight in this pic that is a perfect trial size to actually finish!!! Necklace pendants display your 1-1/4 inches of miniature knots!!! Offered as the line drawing on base fabric, stitch your French and Colonial Knots according to the directions, and you'll end up with a lovely piece, suitable for framing, or wearing -- mounted into the brass hardware included in the package.
Bee & Thistle -- the matching bee to the other rug and scissor case designs in Teresa's collection.
Nuts for You has a darling squirrel and his precious acorn.
Daisies features simple floral against a rich black background.
Much smaller than the 3 x 4-ish rugs designs... get the DVD and one of these smaller designs... and you're on your way to becoming a 'Knotty Girl!'

2 Pair of miniature gingerbread houses... each tiny abode knots up to a whopping 2-inches square!!! Our model pics are shown in Just Nan's Whimzi Frames -- enameled with a red trim, and embellished with darling clay pieces that seem to have come right from the tiny houses!

(Note: Teresa used to create real Gingerbread Houses, and then write books about them. She has two published hard-back books with recipes and directions for several of her 'designer houses!') Anyway, you can knot four lovely little homes... too pretty to eat! Perfect for your tree, or a small, special spot on the thin wall... the detail in these is exquisite! Offered as outlined drawings of the two houses in each pack.

The new Whimzi frames are darling! Cherry-Red enamel, and that cute little gingerbread man or candy cane... I was just 'taken' with the fun frames! They're here now!

Finishing approx 3-1/8 x 2-1/16... the creams, lavenders and periwinkles, and soft greens in this piece are stunning. Very 'Country French' feeling to me, I see this in an elegant, chunky, oversized gold leaf frame... (hanging in a 2-story, marble floored foyer with an antique wrought-iron curved staircase... you pass an open leaded glass window that looks over the beach to the sea...) or OK... just somewhere small and special in your house!!!

'Knotty Girl' Teresa Layman has produced an educational DVD to teach you her fine art of miniature knots!!! Just like sitting in front of her for a private class, you'll learn how to make beautiful, well-formed French and Colonial Knots, the strange mechanics of these sometimes-frustrating knots, how to deal with unwanted ones, how to shade them... all sorts of cool stuff!

'Knot in your wildest dreams' would you have figured that you, too, could do these.. we are KNOT fibbing!

This is an exquisitely delicate tooth fairy pillow design that will be cherished for generations of your family to come! Your stitching is the 2-1/2 x 2-1/2 inch pocket on the silk pillow that holds the precious, required tooth. Stitched entirely in French and Colonial Knots, the design features the Tooth Fairy dancing on a sliver of a moon... sprinkling fairy dust. She's floating through the night, gathering those Precious Pearlies!

The design pack includes the pre-printed knotwork fabric, two teeny needles, diagrams and instructions for pillow assembly and knot production, the color key, 3 antique mother-of-pearl buttons, and tiny cording to make tiny piping around the tooth pocket. You'll add those knots, the silk and lace for the pillow, and Love. (I must remind you that this pillow is classy, and the Fairy better put more than pennies in the pocket for the pearlies...!)

Needlework accessories worked with Colonial and French Knots... this is a charming set that's done with the same technique her miniature knotted rugs are... but finished into a special set of stitching cases!!! A pastel garden of flowers surrounds this busy beehive... and I love that yellow and butterscotch checkered border that sets it all off!!! Three coordinating pieces, each of the stitched pieces is offered stamped onto the heavy ground muslin.

Complete instructions are provided for 'knotting' and finishing everything... but I'm guessing this is for a bit of an advanced stitcher and seamstress -- (I can knot, but I can't sew, so I'll send mine out for finishing!!!) The stitched areas feature knots done in one stand of floss, to create a soft looks that reminds you of miniature punch needle! Your scissor case will finish approx 2-1/4 x 3-1/2, Needlebook will measure approx 2 x 2-1/2, and the fob is a 1-1/4 x 1/2 inch oval.

Included in the package are the patterns stamped on the fabric, needles, acid-free boards for forms, ivory flannel for needlebook pages, lobster claw clasp for the fob, and instructions for everything! Absolutely exquisite... this will DEFINITELY become a treasured heirloom!!! (A note: Visit the finishing page for contact information on Pamela's Final Touch -- the expert in finishing this type of thing!)

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