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THE CHALLENGE

14 count white aida
Seven shades of stranded cotton (shown above)

THE RULES

Create an autumnal biscornu
The design area is 50 x 50 stitches
Only the materials above can be used
Becreative as possible!

Welcome to this month’s designer challenge! With autumn on its way we asked three designers to this month come up with an autumnal biscornu. Biscornus are a type of pincushion that

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