Norwegian Julenisse

Norwegian Julenisse
Designer:  Martha Schmidt
Series:  World of Santas #7 of 13
Needle Maid Designs chartpack #NMC-47, c1995
Stitch count:  127w x 170h

Description:  Julenisse is given porridge in the barn, and he gives good fortune to the family and gifts to the children.  Often shown with a goat, church bells ring, families celebrate with a hearty dinner of roasted pig and by placing a sheaf of oats or wheat onto a pole as a welcome dinner for the birds.

Italian Babbo Natale

 

Italian Babbo Natale

Designer:  Martha Schmidt

Series:  World of Santas #6 of 13

Needle Maid Designs chartpack #NMC-46, c1994

Stitch count:  127w x 170h



German Christmas Man

German Christmas Man
Designer:  Martha Schmidt
Series:  World of Santas #5 of 13
Needle Maid Designs chartpack #NMC-44, c1994
Stitch count:  127w x170h

Description:  Weihnachtsmann has become a gift giver to help Christkindl and St. Nikolaus, rides a white horse

Polish St. Nicholas

 

Polish St. Nicholas
Designer:  Martha Schmidt
Series:  World of Santas #4 of 13
Needle Maid Designs chartpack #NMC-43, c1993
Stitch count:  127w x 170h

Description:  arrives on December 6 from the stars by way of a golden rope depicted here as a Polish native

American Country Santa

 

American Country Santa

Designer:  Martha Schmidt
Series:  World of Santas #3 of 13
Needle Maid Designs chartpack #NMC-38, c1992
Stitch count:  127w x 170h

Description:  Santa in a barn setting

American Victorian Santa

American Victorian Santa
Designer:  Martha Schmidt
Series:  World of Santas #2 of 13
Needle Maid Designs chartpack #NMC-37, c1992
Stitch count:  127w x 170h

Description:  lacy curtains and roses typical of the Victorian era.

I have no idea why the scanned photo is so grainy and has yellow vertical stripes on these photos.  The photo in the chartpack looks perfectly clear with no yellow stripes.

Russian Grandfather Frost

 

Russian Grandfather Frost

Designer:  Martha Schmidt

Series:  World of Santas #1 of 13

Needle Maid Designs chartpack #NMC-36, c1992

Stitch count:  127w x 170h

 

Description:  long Russian-style coat in icy blue trimmed with fur, rounded Russian cap trimmed with fur, long white bear, tall leather boots, carries a staff, rides a Russian horse, gives out gold coins

 

I have an interest in international series, so I bought up the international Santa series.