The Coleus and the Pear Cross Stitch Chart by With Thy Needle and Thread (Brenda Gervais) Flowers A 4 inch wooden hoop

A 4 inch wooden hoop

Vintage Country Mocha Belfast linen with DMC floss

Punch Needle is stitched from the back to create the loops on the front

Nature's Realm by Trish Burr

The Coleus and the Pear Cross Stitch Chart by With Thy Needle and Thread (Brenda Gervais) Flowers A 4 inch wooden hoop"The Coleus and the Pear" is a cross stitch design by Brenda Gervais of With Thy Needle & Thread. Inspired by an antique from Brenda's collection. Brenda was immediately drawn to the nontraditional shape of the sampler, long and narrow and the alphabet worked in one long row. only 3 7 8" wide! The antique was worked on canvas with wool. No signature, no date. Brenda noted that she took some liberties with this piece, using green floss for the flower