The Design Collective Volume 2 Christmas

Introducing the second volume in The Design Collective. Twelve of the world’s most talented needlework artisans were asked to each design a project to celebrate Christmas with stitch. Each designer was given the same brief. There were no rules. No guidelines. The only criteria: a connection to Christmas. The result? A fabulous range of unique responses, including ornaments and decorations for your home, special gifts and a spectacular bonbon for the Christmas table.

Projects include:
- The Nutcracker by Natalie Dupuis. A beloved Christmas decoration depicted in or nué with additional embellishments to enhance the design.
- A Christmas Rose by Betsy Morgan. Ornament with a stumpwork hellebore and gold star worked over a background of counted thread embroidery.
- A Sprig of Holly by Susan O’Connor. Elegant brooch with holly berries and leaves worked with silk threads.
- Pat’s Bonbon by Hazel Blomkamp. A bonbon to use every year, adorned with sparkling poinsettias, flowers and leaves in three-dimensional beading.
- A Summer Christmas by Ana Mallah. Wreath with softly shaded hydrangeas and berries to honor the different seasons around the world at Christmas.
- Folk Art Bird Ornament by Trish Burr. Colorful bird with flowers and snowflakes inspired by Scandinavian folk art.
- Christmas Wreath by Di van Niekerk. Wreath with Christmas reds and greens, framed in a hoop bound with hand-dyed silk ribbon.
- White Christmas by Di Kirchner. White hanging ornament with a garland of leaves, beaded berries and twigs.
- Memories by Margaret Lee. Centerpiece table mat sumptuously worked with Japanese-style bead embroidery.
- Box of Delights by Helen M. Stevens. Large design of hellebores and small designs of sweet pea, fuchsia and morning glory.
- Secrets by Laurence Lieblich. Pyramid box with surface embroidery in silk and metallic threads.
- Christmas Cheer by Katherine Diuguid. Sparkling Christmas tree ornament embellished with metal thread, beads and crystals.