Corrections and Substitutions in Designs
While every effort is made to ensure instructions are accurate, occasionally I miss something. Also, sometimes thread companies discontinue threads or colors so substitutions are necessary. Please find information below on possible substitutions or corrections to charts where necessary.
These corrections only apply to older or original versions of these patterns. All current charts for sale, contain the corrections already.
Some of the corrections are in PDF file format, designated with this icon . These PDF files can be read with Adobe Acrobat Reader 3 or higher.
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Due to the closing of Needle Necessities, their threads are now unavailable. As they are used in many of my patterns, I have put together a Thread Substitution Chart , to give replacement choices for these threads.
Christmas Balls #4 - Cardinals Ornament
- To view or print the corrections, click here
- Please be sure to use the corrected template size on the page provided here
Christmas Balls #3
- To view or print the corrections, click here
- Please be sure to use the corrected template size on the page provided here
Dark Side of the Sun
Day Into Night
- Bead colour should be 00252
Surf & Sand
- Bead colour should be 00275
- Supply List - Needle Necessities Spring II - Use 364 Turquoise instead of 360
- Delete Needle Necessities Overdyed Pearl Cotton #5106 (not needed).
- Step 8 - Ignore reference to Spring II.
- Step 11 - Change colour of Spring II to 364.
- Step 13 - Change colour of Spring II to 364.
- Step 14 - Should read use 739 pearl cotton, not 735
Snowflake Christmas Tree
- Replace Kreinik Braid 9400 Blossom with 9294 Periwinkle
Autumn Splendor
- A corrected chart is available for this design. Please for a revised master chart.
Abalone
- Earlier versions of the chart called for DMC Pearl Cotton Size 5 #518 - this is NOT required.
- Also, use Goldrush 286C instead of what is listed.
- Check Thread Substitutions Chart (above) for Needle Necessities floss and metallic braid alternatives.
- DMC Pearl Cotton #5 - 333 was inadvertently left off the earlier supply lists. It is required.
Ebb Tide
- Canvas color is Leventeen Blue, not Leviathan Blue, as listed. This is a "royal" blue.
- Rachel B34 may be substituted with Flair F562.
- Leah's Overdyed Floss may be replaced with Weeks Dye Works #2337 (3 skeins required) or Dinky Dyes Floss or Silk #39 (2 skeins).
- In Step 7, use 085 - Peacock Braid.
- In Step 10, use 085 - Peacock Braid, not 329.
- If you have one of the original Ebb Tide charts, published as a chartpack, not a leaflet, there was an error in the diagram for the first two stitches. Each stitch is one thread longer than shown on the stitch diagram. If you count from the master graph, you will have the correct count.
Gothic Stained Glass Window
- Step 3 - Arch Section Floss Color 963 should be 943 and 519 should be 518.
- Step 6 - Color 794 should be 792.
Autumn Leaves Stained Glass
- Kreinik Braid #684 is not needed for the pattern. Please ignore it on the supply list.
Copper Hearts
Celtic Butterflies
- Replace Needle Necessities Pearl Overdyed with #5190 Finian's Rainbow.
- Replace Fyre Werks F48 with F45.
- Substitute Frosty Rays Y056 or Rachelette A87 for Rhapsody R13 which has been discontinued.
Frosty Panes
- Replace Crystal Rays with Frosty Rays Y225 or Rachelette A17.
Jolly Santa
- Charts for the 2 sections of Santa's beard were left out of the instructions.
- JPG Version of Charts:
Left Side
Right Side
- PDF Version of Both Charts: Click here
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