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ROYAL BLOOD LINE

I was astounded by the beauty of Kareen Taylerson’s design of Henry VIII in issue 285 (October 2019). I kept the issue close at hand for months because I couldn’t stop looking at the beautiful colours, but I wasn’t sure why, as an American, I would stitch this picture. Something else I like to do, besides cross stitching, is research my family history, so I decided to see if Henry VIII was in my family line. I used the Family Tree app and I now know that I’m 70% British, and that Henry VIII married my 13th great aunt, Catherine Parr. How exciting! I was so thrilled with this news that I set out to stitch him right away. Now he’ll hang in a place of honour in my home. I would love to stitch a picture of Catherine too.

Jenny Minichino, Utah, USA

Hannah F: How fantastic to learn this about your family heritage, Jenny. It’s just wonderful to be able to use these tools to find out more about our lineage – especially when it’s as interesting as this! I’m so glad you found a reason to stitch Kareen’s design. The detail is just incredible! I really hope you get to stitch Catherine too.