The Muse

This is inspired by the paintings of the radical Scottish sisters in the late 19th century, Margaret and Frances McDonald. They challenged the Victorian art nouveau depiction of women as objects of purity and beauty. Their images were unapologetic statements of the emerging, “new woman.”
No longer submissive, they broke free from the rigid victorian past and presented a wiser independent, newly imagined, mystical woman.

Delphine’s Butterfly Brigade

Come with me to stitch butterflies with intoxicating colors. Tiny x’ s are made with the most luscious threads.
Thread your needle and come to our special party.
We can’t wait for you to join us.
Glittering beads and silver threads await!

Goddess Garden

In the conservatory at the botanical gardens in New York, there is the most lovely fountain. Statues of women holding hands under the drops of rain. Orchids cascade from all around and the sound of delicate rain fills the glass castle.
This pattern is inspired by that fountain and the magical serenity that is present there.

Blackbird

Cathy, the protagonist of Emily Bronte’s novel Wuthering Heights, is often portrayed as a wild and untamed character. Cathy is depicted
wandering across the moors in a brocade gown adorned with embroidered black birds. The dress is a stark contrast to the rugged landscape around her, emphasizing her refinement and elegance. Despite her refined appearance, Cathy’s presence on the moors is still somewhat unsettling. She seems to blend in seamlessly with the dark and foreboding landscape, hinting at her own dark and mysterious nature. The dress, with its intricate embroidery and classical design, serves to further emphasize Cathy’s complexity and depth as a character. Overall, the image of Cathy on the moors in her brocade gown with embroidered black birds is a powerful and evocative one, capturing the essence of this iconic literary character.

Luda

Inspired by the women of Ukraine.

Camille in Bloom

She doesn’t sit still for her portrait or wear the right frock. She gardens in the moonlight and wears roses like jewels. She’s charming but misbehaves. A cross-stitch design of a wild girl for your stitching pleasure.

Nightingale

Florence Nightingale revolutionized nursing with her round blue diagrams called blue roses. Her dress is a myriad of blue patterns that gleam like china. It is said that she gifted a friend a delft blue and white vase. She carried a lantern at night to attend to the sick and wounded. The same light that radiates in all nurses and caregivers everywhere.

Portrait Queen

A lady of regal manner born meets your
gaze as you ascend the staircase.
What does she know? What secrets
are hidden beneath the rose vines?
They climb the brocade frame as if it were a
forgotten castle. Maybe the answer is under
the layers of oil paint that define her neck.
She’s ready to whisper to you.
While you stitch she quietly tells you…

Lavender Mist
The Rose Society on “Lavender Mist”
This pattern is an eclectic mix of art nouveau and floral design. A carefully chosen palette of greens and violet glow on the linen, “Lavender Mist”. The rosarian is adorned with French pearl jewelry as she examines her bunches of blooms. A truly one of a kind design created for the discerning stitcher of fine art pieces.

Tea in the Garden

Mirabilia Designs requests the honor of your
company for a tea party amoung the flowers.
Wear your frilliest frock and stitch the afternoon away. This event is to be held on the first warm spring day and continuously throughout the summer.