SPRING FOLIAGE

Coleus

Coleus is a hardy plant that comes in 60 varieties, from bright vivacious splashes of color to muted, more natural hues, and it makes a beautiful container plant.

Angel Wings

The distinctive white and green leaves of Caladium ‘Candidum’, or angel wings as it is popularly known, grow to almost 1 foot (30cm) in length. It’s a great ornamental plant, but cultivate it with care, as it is particularly toxic.

Polka Dot Plant

The polka dot plant (Hypoestes phyllostachya) has beautiful, brightly colored foliage but it has only a very short lifespan, dying almost immediately after flowering.

Bells of Ireland

Round green leaves surround small white flowers on this beautiful foliage plant, which can grow up to 3 feet (90cm) in height. Despite its name, this plant originates from Turkey, not Ireland.

Annual Honesty

A member of the mustard family, this purple flowering plant is grown mostly for its seed pods, which resemble silver dollars once dried and give rise to its alternative common name – the silver dollar plant.

Foxtail Barley Grass

The perennial foxtail barley grass (Hordeum jubatum) is a very adaptable ornamental grass that can be poisonous to animals if seeded incorrectly.

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C – VARIATED BACK STITCH

This stitch, like satin stitch, is a filler stitch, albeit a less controlled one. 1. Referring to how to work back stitch (see Back Stitch), fill in the designated space with back stitches, keeping the stitches random with no consistency (1).

D – SATIN STITCH

This filler stitch should mimic the look and feel of a piece of satin and is a sequence of straight stitches placed parallel to each other. 1. To complete the satin stitch, fill in the designated space with straight stitches (see Straight Stitch in STITCH GLOSSARY), making sure to stitch them next to each other (1, 2, 3). 2 . To keep the stitches consistent, alternate sides starting with the second straight stitch.

Kiss Me Hat

Wear this cute mistletoe patch hat to gain a few extra holiday kisses. MATERIALS Knitted hat Linen Wool felt Chenille 18 needle Embroidery thread Scissors: fabric and embroidery 1. Transfer the pattern onto the linen fabric. 2. Stitch the pattern following the key for the mistletoe (see Winter Foliage In FLOWERS CATEGORY : Mistletoe). 3. Once the stitching is complete, cut around the finished embroidery leaving a little less than 1in (2.5cm) of fabric all the way around. 4. Now cut a piece of wool felt to match the shape of the embroidered linen, making it just a little larger to allow for a felt ‘border’ all the way around the edge. Place the felt behind the linen. 5. Using a single strand of embroidery thread (DMC Ecru), use back stitch to stitch around the edge of the embroidered piece, making sure to sew through both the linen and the felt so that the fabric layers are attached to each other. 6 . Position the finished appliqué onto the front of t...

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