Southern Cross Needlework - Gallipoli Rose (cross stitch)

Southern Cross Needlework
Designs from Australia

#106 - Gallipoli Rose (cross stitch)

Gallipoli Rose (cross stitch)	Design size: 11 1/2" x 11 1/2" on 28-count linen or 14-count Aida Cross stitch model stitched with DMC floss Instructions for stitching both cross stitch and tent stitch needlepoint are included with the design. The Gallipoli Rose has a strong link with Australia's military heritage. It grows wild on the Gallipoli Peninsula and has powerful legend associated with it. It is believed Australian soldiers at Gallipoli in Turkey during the First World War were so taken with the plant's beauty that they brought seeds back to Australia and scattered them around fields and gardens as a symbol of peace and remembrance.

Gallipoli Rose (cross stitch)

Design size: 11 1/2" x 11 1/2"
on 28-count linen or 14-count Aida

Cross stitch model stitched with DMC floss

Instructions for stitching both cross stitch
and tent stitch needlepoint are included
with the design.

The Gallipoli Rose has a strong link with
Australia's military heritage. It grows
wild on the Gallipoli Peninsula and has
powerful legend associated with it. It is
believed Australian soldiers at Gallipoli
in Turkey during the First World War
were so taken with the plant's beauty
that they brought seeds back to Australia
and scattered them around fields and
gardens as a symbol of peace and
remembrance.