"Merchant Mermaid" MD117 by Nora Corbett Release Date: October 15, 2011. I love Mill Hill Crystal Treasures and beads nestled between silky stitches on cross-stitch handwork. It seems to me that they could have been harvested by mermaids in deep sea gardens and then sold to merchants traveling the abyss. Nora Stitched on 32 count Laurel Linen (65-141) by Wichelt Imports. Stitched area is 12.44" w x 16.88" h with a stitch count of 199 x 270.