STEPS | ALL ACCESS | 173
NEEDLEPOINT NATIVITY
The thread numbers for this
collection are for Floriani Polyester
and Metallic threads.
NN1
One Size - 3.9” x 6.7” (Stitches - 25608)
1. Placement Stitch - then place base
fabric
2. Tacking Stitch - do not trim fabric
3. 720 - inner tunic shading
4. 741 - faces main shading
5. 743 - faces secondary shading and
hands
6. 740 - hair highlights and hand shading
7. 783 - Joseph’s robe sleeve highlight
8. 786 - lowlight on Joseph’s robe sleeve
9. 784 - shading along Joseph’s robe
10. 779 - baby Jesus’ hair
11. 745 - hair shading on Mary and Joseph
12. 360 - Joseph’s belt
13. 7986 - dark shading on Joseph’s sleeve
cuff and robe hem
14. 779 - Joseph’s walking stick
15. 735 - inner tunic contouring
16. 734 - inner tunic secondary shading
17. 745 - brown accents by feet
18. 720 - Mary’s veil and highlights on
swaddling
19. 4321 - swaddling lowlights
20. 4251 - accent highlights on swaddling
21. 4613 - shadow on swaddling
22. 7986 - Joseph and Mary’s hair and
Joseph’s beard
23. 779 - shading around Joseph’s beard
24. 369 - Mary’s blue outer tunic highlights
25. 370 - Mary’s blue outer tunic mid tone
shading
26. 3103 - navy shading on Mary’s outer
tunic
27. 358S - dark blue shading on Mary’s
outer tunic
28. 360 - shadowing on Mary’s outer tunic
below swaddle; then place ribbon and
back fabric on top of hoop
29. Tacking Stitch
NN2
One Size - 3.2” x 6.7” (Stitches - 15075)
1. Placement Stitch - then place base
fabric
2. Tacking Stitch - do not trim fabric
3. 720 - main inner tunic shading
4. 735 - lowlight inner tunic shading
5. Metallic White Gold - lining of outer robe,
crown shading, and gift of gold
6. 205 - eye color
7. 203 - sleeve cuffs
8. 779 - hair, shadows by hands, and belt
9. 360 - lowlight shading on blue robes
10. 358S - outer robe main shading
11. 743 - face and hands shading
12. 745 - hand shading
13. 4321 - gray beard
14. Metallic Gold - crown accents and gold
gift accents
15. Metallic Bronze - wood base on gold gift
and small brown robe accents
16. 196 - - lower portion of crown’s cap
17. 190 - top of crown’s cap; then place
ribbon and back fabric on top of hoop
18. Tacking Stitch
NN3
One Size - 3.4” x 6.5” (Stitches - 15103)
1. Placement Stitch - then place base
fabric
2. Tacking Stitch - do not trim fabric
3. 451 - taupe inner tunic
4. 735 - shading of outer tunic
5. Metallic Gold - crown, robe edges, and
gold casing for myrrh
6. 7986 - hair and belt
7. 745 - hand shading
8. 190 - red hem and details on robe
9. 358S - robe shading
10. 3103 - cap of crown and main robe
shading
11. 358S - eyes
12. 743 - face and hands
13. 786 - beard and gift details; then place
ribbon and back fabric on top of hoop
14. Tacking Stitch
NN4
One Size - 3.2” x 6.5” (Stitches - 14962)
1. Placement Stitch - then place base
fabric
2. Tacking Stitch - do not trim fabric
3. 720 - main inner tunic shading
4. 190 - red inner tunic accents
5. 196 - sleeve cuff shading
6. Metallic Gold - gold gift and crown
accents
7. 735 - sleeve and hem shading
8. 7986 - hand shading
9. 7986 - hair and middle of tunic
10. 360 - crown
11. 259 - robe shading
12. 205 - main robe color
13. 745 - face and hands
14. 900 - beard and crown base
15. Metallic Bronze - light brown gift accents
16. Metallic White Gold - gold crown and
gift accents; then place ribbon and back
fabric on top of hoop
17. Tacking Stitch
NN5
One Size - 5.5” x 6.6” (Stitches - 16724)
1. Placement Stitch - then place base
fabric
2. Tacking Stitch - do not trim fabric
3. 4321 - halo and robe highlight
4. 4251 - halo and robe shading
5. 783 - hair and trumpet highlight
6. 784 - hair and trumpet shading
7. 786 - hair and trumpet lowlight
8. 720 - white of wings
9. 741 - wing and body highlight
10. 734 - wing and body shading
11. 358S - robe and sleeve hem accents
12. 360 - hem shading
13. 4613 - outer robe shading
14. 483 - light gray rob accents; then place
ribbon and back fabric on top of hoop
15. Tacking Stitch
NN6
One Size - 5.8” x 4.6” (Stitches - 18751)
1. Placement Stitch - then place base
fabric
2. Tacking Stitch - do not trim
3. 370 - swaddling highlights
4. 779 - manger leg shading
5. 745 - manger leg highlights
6. 7986 - manger base shadows
7. 745 - hair and manger base
8. 3103 - swaddling lowlights
9. 358S - swaddling shading
10. 360 - darkest swaddling shadows
11. 741 - face
12. 743 - manger mid highlights; then place