Moon Sampler
'To pluck bright Honor from the pale-faced Moon'

Stitch Count: 63W x 125L

Fabric: 28ct Quaker (Confederate Grey #718)

Threads: Caron Collection: Soie Cristale; Needle Necessities Perle 8; Thread Gatherer Silk'N colors, Silver Metallic

Stitches: Cross, Woven Star, Smyrna, Diamond Smyrna, Algerian Eye, Alternating Mosaic, Upright Cross, Cobbler Filling, Long Arm Cross, Queen, Oblong Cross, Backstitch

Charm: Sterling Silver Crescent Moon (with a detailed face)

This design was a coming together of the verse and the charm. My sister (the sculptress Barbara Greenberg, who designs some of my charms) had suggested the verse (which I really like). It's from Shakespeare's Henry IV. Stars and moons, scattered through the design and scroll work in Perle 8, add dimension to the stitching. It may be easily adapted to a birth sampler by adding rows for the name and date!