Yeah, I couldn't resist. When I saw Rossie Hutchinson post about her laser-cut letters spelling out 'MERRY' (or 'HAPPY') I had to try them. Not sure I'd ever embroidered on wood before!
Where Rossie suggested using 6-strand embroidery floss for the embroidery, I had much more #8 perle cotton on hand, and opted to use that - double thickness. It worked like a charm, especially with the size 20 Bohin tapestry needle Rossie included with the letters. Suggested stitches and colors were included (online), though I did tweak the palette just a bit to use the colors I had.
It was some fun stitching, and I used them as a reward for other chores completed. Ha! They went pretty quick, and strung together on baker's twine, they look pretty darn cute!
