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The Arabic word barakah in counted cross-stitch, oxblood thread with a mustard shadow row on cream cloth, under a small crescent and star. A border of stitched diamonds and eight-point stars frames the sampler.
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Barakah Sampler

No. 1 of 50 · free · 300 dpi

What you seeThe Arabic word barakah in counted cross-stitch, oxblood thread with a mustard shadow row on cream cloth, under a small crescent and star. A border of stitched diamonds and eight-point stars frames the sampler.

What it meansBarakah means blessing: the quiet increase and goodness that God places in a home, a meal, time or work. Diamond and star borders like these belong to tatreez, the cross-stitch embroidery of Palestine and the Levant.

Where it worksA gentle blessing for a hallway, kitchen or family room.

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The word rahma, mercy, in cream cross-stitch with a blush shadow on deep green cloth, framed by a stitched zigzag border, with a crescent above and diamond medallions in the taller shapes.Rahma on Dark ClothNo. 2
The word bayt, home, in large forest-green cross-stitch with an olive shadow on blush cloth, between bands of stitched eight-point stars, with stitched rosettes in the taller shapes.Bayt SamplerNo. 3
The short word hubb, love, in small oxblood cross-stitch at the centre of plain oatmeal cloth, inside a single running-stitch frame, with a row of tiny stitched diamonds beneath.Hubb, Small StitchNo. 4
The word sakinah, tranquillity, in teal cross-stitch with a mustard shadow on oatmeal cloth, a crescent above, between rows of stitched eight-point stars, with star medallions in the taller shapes.Sakinah Between BandsNo. 5
The word karam, generosity, in oxblood needlepoint on a cream panel, set on a mustard field of small dots inside a saw-tooth border, with rosettes in the taller shapes.Karam in NeedlepointNo. 6
The word jannah, garden, in deep green needlepoint on a cream panel, set over a green diamond lattice inside a chequered mustard border, with eight-point stars in the taller shapes.Jannah LatticeNo. 7
The word farah, joy, in oxblood needlepoint outlined in cream on a blush field of small dots, framed by stripes of oxblood, mustard, cream and green, with diamond medallions in the taller shapes.Farah CushionNo. 8
The word amal, hope, in green loom beadwork outlined in cream on a mustard panel with a chequered border, hanging from a wooden rod with a fringe of oxblood, mustard and cream beads.Amal in BeadsNo. 9

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