With my underwhelmingly open schedule while living in Jordan, I had lots of time to bake homemade bread almost daily, make Greek-style yogurt, read, exercise and craft. A lot! Here are two fine examples of what my idle hands were able to stitch in record time. Normally, such projects would take countless months to make each one; not so in Jordan. I did both of these stockings in about two months. I’m not a skilled sewer, unlike my highly gifted mother, whom I managed to convince (connive?) that no one else would be able to sew the final products nearly as well as her. I think they turned out spectacularly, even better than I imagined with lining, piping and all.
Raj’s is sewn on a tan linen, and mine is sewn on an off-white, extremely fine Irish linen.
Jen Maan in Amman 
Beautiful! Definitely gorgeous work :o)
Thank you Kim!
They’re beautiful, Jen. Baking bread??? I can’t imagine …
Thanks Jo..nothing to it. You should give it a try.
These are stunning!
Thank you!
The stockings look beautiful on the fireplace. Together we made a lovely Christmas memory.
Love, Mom
Thanks mom!
So beautiful! I love the Sampler theme and your work (along with your mom’s) made wonderful stockings!
Thank you!
They are absolutely beautiful, I love the animals xxx
Thank you!
Hi jen. Those are beautiful. I was wondering where did you get the thread you used for cross-stitching. I have not seen any in my 2 years here in amman.
Sorry it took so long to get back to you. I bought the thread online through Michael’s. I couldn’t find it ANYWHERE while I was in Amman.
Amazing!!!!