Albert & Effie Cross Stitch Chart by Long Dog Samplers Animals Fish and Birds 7 cm) in length

7 cm) in length

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Albert & Effie Cross Stitch Chart by Long Dog Samplers Animals Fish and Birds 7 cm) in lengthOf this design Jools says: " Albert & Effie are the central characters of this sampler and they live in a parallel world to our own. In this strange place lies the Garden of Need (an acronym for Never Ending Embroidered Desires and also an anagram of Eden curiously enough), and right at its very heart stands The Tree of Paradox. Nestled in the branches of the gnarled old hardwood live a pair of twin snakes who represent duality; the two sides of a