Christmas ornament 2025

Free Christmas ornament 2025 

 

The 2025 ornament is a delicate little square worked in Hardanger Kloster, and an open work ground inspired from the Encyclopedia of needlework (1886) By Therese De Dillmont.

This ornament is relatively easy to stitch and requires very little supplies, making it the perfect project for using up leftover pieces of linen, or even-weave fabric. 

The pattern is available as a free download here:

https://www.roland-designs.com/free-patterns/free-christmas-patterns

 

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Work in progress

Details from the original inspiration for the ornament

Christmas ornament 2025

 

Christmas ornament 2023

About a year ago I made a note to myself to use a specific Christmas themed design from my Alpursa vignette album for my next ornament. The pattern is rather small and simple, so I knew it needed a little something more, and I tinkered with the idea of stitching it in tent stitch on canvas, but after a couple tries decided against it.

 

Hardanger is just so lovely for small, decorative items, and a blanket stitch edge is a nice finishing option. I gave it a couple of tries, then settled for this design.

 

I stitched my ornament on a small piece of  28ct linen, and with threads I had in my stash - Small ornaments are a great way to use up leftovers. It is also possible to stitch the Christmas tree motif alone, or to work it in Assisi. 

 

Have fun being creative!

 

The pattern in PDF format is available as an instant download here: https://www.roland-designs.com/free-christmas-patterns

 

For photos of the Alpursa album see this blog post: http://roland-designs.blogspot.com/2013/05/more-alpursa.html

 

Video of the album on You Tube:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXaiS0jb4Qc

 

Roland-designs Christmas ornament 2023

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