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1. BUTTERFLY
“Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die.” John 11: 25-26 The butterfly has long been considered a symbol of the resurrection of Christ. The choice of colors is yours. We have used gold and white, but you can use two shades of gold or a metallic if you want.
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2. FISH “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” Matthew 4:19
The initial letters of the Greek phrase "Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior" form the Greek word ICHTHUS, which means "fish." The more common spelling is IXOYC which we have shown in crossstitch on top of the continental stitching in white with the fins done in very light gold at the top and the bottom. We have also done several models with stitch variation including the open stitch shown. Be sure that you do one each direction, or you will not be able to join them and have the right side showing on each. The eye can be added if wanted. It is not necessary.
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3. THE CROWN
The crown is used to show the Lordship of Christ and that He is the Prince of Peace. We have sometimes chosen to use some color in the jewels of our crown as shown, so we have varied from the true Chrismon which must be in white and gold only. The choice of jewels is yours. Also, if you wanted, you could just do another stitch in the spots for the jewels and stay with complete white and gold. We are showing it with color. We have done it many times in the traditional Continental stitch. This one shows the jewels done in the Continental stitch and the opening in white in the continental stitch, with the body of the crown done in the Cross Algerian Eyelet (small cross stitch) variation open cross stitch. We have bound the crowns together with another gold. The choice is yours!!! If you do the open stitch, please be sure you are doing one exactly the opposite of the other so light will shine through. Check several times after you start the second model to make sure. It saves a lot of ripping, but looks very nice when finished.
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4. THE LAMP
In ancient times, an oil lamp provided the most common means of illumination for those traveling after dark. Symbolically, the Bible, as God’s Word, provides mankind with the only reliable source of true Spiritual light. The Lamp is a fairly easy pattern to do. We are showing it with the regular Continental stitch. You could put one of the small patterns in the middle of it if you desire. Several are given below on a second sheet of graphs. We are showing it with white interior and bound gold. Your choice of color and stitch. Please note you will need to do one in each direction so they can be bound with the two wrong sides together. ©Copyright. Gail Kennedy Keffer |
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“We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure.” (Hebrews 6:17) The anchor cross is a very early Christian symbol that has been found in the catacombs. It brings together the cross and the various nautical Christian symbols (fish, boat), and it symbolizes Christian’s hope in Christ.
Our model shows the anchor cross done in the “T” stitch in white and bound in gold. You can do it in whatever stitch you want. The usual continental stitch would make this an easy Chrismon to do. You can choose the gold you want to use in binding. We have also shown a couple variations below. One shows a gold model in the center with the white around it, or you could do a nice open stitch. This is just another possibility!!!
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