Tenth Day of Christmas Sampler and Tree - Cross Stitch Chart by Hello from Liz Mathews

“on the tenth day of Christmas my true love gave to me 10 lords a leaping… 

Sampler Stitch Count: 97 wide x 132 high

Tree Stitch Count:135 wide x 163 high

Sampler Fabric: 40 count “Fog” from Picture This Plus (see designer notes below)

Tree Fabric: 36 count “Sapphire” from Fiber on a Whim

Sampler Threads: NPI 998, 205, 122, 693, 964, 962, 694, 774, 183, 866, 321, 256, 342, 324, 184A (Blanc DMC will ne needed, too)

Tree Threads: DMC 310, 356, 407, 422, 646, 648, 680, 780, 840, 355, 926, 936, 3012, 3768, 08, 3866

Rainbow Gallery Petite Treasure Braid Metallic thread in PB04 (silver) was used on both pieces. 

When the traditional lyrics had me stumped for designs I decided to get creative and use the ultimate lord of christmas- Santa, as my muse! You can see him leaping over a sleeping village as gifts and Christmas magic (represented by metallic thread) spill from his overflowing sack!

Designer notes:

Because this designs includes a lot of white stitches it's important to choose a fabric that's dark enough for the white stitches to be seen. I stitched the sampler on “Fog” linen, which did not have enough contrast, and for that reason I found it necessary to back stitch around those areas using one strand of gray thread. This back stitching is not charted. 

When I started designing this series I committed to doing all 12 samplers on the same fabric so that stitchers could stitch them as one piece if they choose, which is why I didn't change the linen for this release but do recommend choosing a fabric with more contrast