Santa Doll #677 is a painted canvas from Dede's Needleworks. Karen chose the stitches and threads. Santa stands about 19 inches high, 19 inches wide by 7 deep (approx 46 by 46 by 17 cm).
The fur is a knitting yarn done in an underside couching stitch. The blue cape has a silver metallic woven through it. The side seams had to be stitched after the canvas pieces were put together.
The sacks are in ultra-suede.
Look carefully at the bottom of Santa's boots - there's a hole in one! The date he was stitched, 1989, is also there.
Karen Duggan from Lynnfield in Massachuesetts is a fellow member of the ANG (American Needlepoint Guild) mailing list.
Dede's Needleworks, Creekside Cottage, 6641 Yount St., Yountville, CA 94599, USA. (No website)
Design copyright Dede's Needleworks, photograph copyright Karen Duggan, both used with permission.