Shepherd's Needle
A Stitcher's Haven
JD Matter In Hand
How we who cross stitch love to hold ‘Matter in Hand’, whether it is literally in hand, in
hoop or stretcher bars. We love our needle in one hand and our linen in the other. This
led to the naming of this pattern as the theme is celebrating needlework. It follows in
the manner of Christmas Sampler and Halloween Sampler; it has the words for cross
stitch in different languages. French, Spanish, English, German, Dutch, Italian, Chinese
and Russian. I hope my research didn’t steer me wrong with translation. Forgive me if I
have not. I find that needlework crosses all language barriers for sure. Stitched with
handdyed cottons and a DMC conversion is included.