Tales from Periphaeria

I have just took all the parts of Star Sampler down, including previews (excl. whole sampler previews). It was a fun project and I like to thank each and every one of you who took part.

There is an bucket load of beautiful stitcher’s pictures in my email waiting to be published and I try to get ‘em up here by the end of this month as there is a long leave in sight soon…

I hope your stitching year has got a good start and your needles are smoking whole year through!

To add insult to injury I got sick and have slept through the weekend… Which meant that I simply couldn’t prepare the files for you before now. And then I realized that the alphabet in the sampler wont fit in the hollow space and had to modify the original slightly… which, of course, took some more time.

I am very sorry for this delay.

But, on the bright side… they are now ready! And you get slightly bigger chart than the previous parts. I saw no reason to leave that last ten-or-so rows for another month.

That hollow space at the bottom border is for your initials and year. You can use the given alphabet (included with the last part) over one OR use the backstitch alphabet of your liking.

*.pdf for part VIIII can be downloaded from here. (Please do not open the file before saving it to your own computer. You can save it like this: Right click, “Save Link As”/ “Save As” and then you just choose the location at your computer.)

If you are new to this project you can find basic information from here and first eight parts of this just checking previous posts.

Please, do NOT link directly to the files – also do NOT share the design through email, forums, blogs, photo hosts or through any electronic or physical media! If you wish to let your friends know about this stitch-a-long please give them a link to this blog.

If you enjoy the design please vote us at:

When you are done with part nine (or any of the parts), please, email a picture (periphaeria at gmail dot com) or post a comment with a link to your blog or online photo album so we can all see how beautiful your version is!

And remember… this project will be taken down 1st of January, 2012.

Late again! Argh! I remember this on 30th, but when 1st comes I have forgot it… gah.

But hey, it’s here now and you all get to stitch! And guess what? There is only one part left after this!
Does the time fly or something?!

And I want to thank you all for sharing the pictures with me during the month, I just have been in brain fog and forgot to update them. (It’s this time of the year, my thyroid got upset again. But I try to update them soon!)

Regardless, prepare your needles!

*.pdf for part VIII can be downloaded from here. (Please do not open the file before saving it to your own computer. You can save it like this: Right click, “Save Link As”/ “Save As” and then you just choose the location at your computer.)

If you are new to this project you can find basic information from here and first seven parts of this just checking previous posts.

Please, do NOT link directly to the files – also do NOT share the design through email, forums, blogs, photo hosts or through any electronic or physical media! If you wish to let your friends know about this stitch-a-long please give them a link to this blog.

If you enjoy the design please vote us at:

When you are done with part five (or any of the parts), please, email a picture (periphaeria at gmail dot com) or post a comment with a link to your blog or online photo album so we can all see how beautiful your version is!

And remember… this project will be taken down 1st of January, 2012, so make sure you have got all the parts!

How’s everyone’s projects doing? It has been quiet in the picture front, but I guess many of you on Northern hemisphere are enjoying summer (or trying to survive the heat).

Jo Ann D.’ sampler has reached part five and is looking good!

And we have a new SALler, Jo Perry started from the ABC.

She’s stitching her project over one and that fabby is to die for!

And I have to say that I am surprised how many model stitcher candidates have got in touch with me! Wow, I have been sending out SO many packages lately and some of them have already returned with beautiful stitched content!
I can almost see a launch within months, I just need to finish those beautiful things first.

Beautiful things under this link!

Good morning world, some new WIP pictures for your viewing pleasure!

Audrone’s sampler, parts 1-4:

And we have a new participant, Mouse has just started hers!

Beautiful!

Keep ‘em coming folks, we all love ‘em!

Obviously Northern Hemisphere’s summer is here and stitchers use solar energy to add speed to that needle as we have more progress pictures!

Ingrid’s sampler has reached part five:

As has Kristín:

And Jo Ann D. is making a great progress too!

Beautiful work and beautiful colours ladies! Thank you for sharing your WIPs with us.

Can you believe that some of you have already finished part five?! Neither can I, but I have pictures to prove me wrong!

I love to see how different everyone’s projects look even they are based on the same design!

Click link to see beautiful samplers!

Some more!

Pictures under this link!

(Lyrics by Roxette.)

I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart for all the progress pictures. I love all of them, last month just has been straining and busy so unfortunately I haven’t had energy to think and whip up picture posts.

But now we have some eye candy! Click the link to see the pictures.

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