Cross stitch and blackwork designs by Valentina Sardu for Ajisai Designs

Product type: set of 4 charts (Winter Tea, Spring Blossom, Summer Mint, Autumn Infusion), which can be worked individually or grouped together.
Stitch count for each motif: 60 x 60
Stitches: Cross Stitch, Three-quarter Cross Stitch, Holbein Stitch, French Knot.
Material required: White, cream or natural evenweave fabric, and stranded floss. Colours are indicated in the chart key.
Instructions in English, French and Italian

Cross stitch and blackwork designs by Valentina Sardu for Ajisai Designs

Product type: set of 2 charts (Karkade - Hibiscus sabdariffa; Yerba Mate - Ilex paraguariensis), which can be worked individually or grouped together.
Stitch count for each motif: 80 x 80
Stitches: Cross Stitch, Three-quarter Cross Stitch, Holbein Stitch, French Knot.
Material required: Raw evenweave fabric, stranded floss, and Retors or Pearl cotton thread size 12. Colours are indicated in the chart key.
Instructions in English, French and Italian.

Cross stitch and blackwork designs by Valentina Sardu for Ajisai Designs

Product type: set of 2 charts (Tea – Camellia sinensis; Rooibos – Aspalathus linearis), which can be worked individually or grouped together.
Stitch count for each motif: 80 x 80
Stitches: Cross Stitch, Three-quarter Cross Stitch, Holbein Stitch, French Knot.
Material required: Raw evenweave fabric, stranded floss, and Retors or Pearl cotton thread size 12. Colours are indicated in the chart key.
Instructions in English, French and Italian

Cross stitch and blackwork design by Valentina Sardu for Ajisai Designs

Product type: Blackwork and cross stitch chart
Stitch count: 136 x 108
Stitches: Cross Stitch, Three-quarter Cross Stitch, Holbein Stitch
Instructions in English, French and Italian

Cross stitch and blackwork design by Valentina Sardu for Ajisai Designs

Product type: Blackwork and cross stitch chart
Stitch count: 136 x 108
Stitches: Cross Stitch, Three-quarter Cross Stitch, Holbein Stitch
Instructions in English, French and Italian

Cross stitch and blackwork design by Valentina Sardu for Ajisai Designs

Product type: Blackwork and cross stitch chart
Stitch count: 136 x 108
Stitches: Cross Stitch, Three-quarter Cross Stitch, Holbein Stitch
Instructions in English, French and Italian

Blackwork design by Valentina Sardu for Ajisai Designs

Product type: Blackwork chart
Stitch count: 172 x 232
Stitches: Holbein Stitch
Material required: White evenweave fabric or Aida, stranded floss, metallic thread. Colours and quantity are indicated in the PDF file.
Instructions in English, French and Italian

Blackwork design by Valentina Sardu for Ajisai Designs
Featured in RicAmare magazine – January 2017

Product type: Blackwork chart
Stitch count: 78 x 154
Stitches: Holbein Stitch, French Knot
Instructions in English, French and Italian

Blackwork design by Valentina Sardu for Ajisai Designs
Featured in RicAmare magazine – October 2016

Product type: Blackwork chart
Stitch count: 144 x 144
Stitches: Holbein Stitch
Instructions in English, French and Italian

Blackwork and cross stitch design by Valentina Sardu for Ajisai Designs
Featured in RicAmare magazine – July/August 2016

Product type: Blackwork and cross stitch chart
Stitch count: 216 x 134
Stitches: Cross stitch, three-quarter cross stitch, backstitch or Holbein stitch
Instructions in English, French and Italian

Blackwork and cross stitch design by Valentina Sardu for Ajisai Designs

A girl, embroidered in traditional blackwork, blows delicate and ethereal soap bubbles in rainbow colours. An optical illusion achieved exclusively by overlapping geometric motifs in the three primary colours (yellow, cyan and magenta) and white.

Product type: Blackwork chart
Stitch count: 390 x 167
Stitches: Holbein Stitch
Instructions in English, French and Italian

Blackwork and cross stitch design by Valentina Sardu for Ajisai Designs
Featured in RicAmare magazine – May 2016

Product type: Blackwork and cross stitch chart
Stitch count: 166 x 118
Stitches: Cross stitch, three-quarter cross stitch, backstitch or Holbein stitch, French knot
Instructions in English, French and Italian