Description
This listing is for a digital PDF file. Immediately after purchase you can download your file, in either Letter format (used mainly in Canada, the US, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Panama, Guatemala, the Dominican Republic and the Philippines) or A4 (rest of the world). As this pattern features a lot of decorative backstitch, it is not Pattern Keeper compatible.
For over 10 years this design has been on my site as “Frisian Cross Stitch Sampler”. I felt a little overhaul was needed, and I made some small changes to the original design and cleared up the chart.
The pattern plays with traditional embroidery motifs from the northern provinces of the Netherlands, such as the decorative alphabets, flower pots, round geometric motifs and bird motifs. It also pays homage to the strict geometry of many samplers from the neighbouring province of Groningen.
TECHNICAL DETAILS:
The sampler and the alphabet chart measure 275 crosses in width and 205 in height. It has a total of 18953 crosses and backstitches. Please see the graph below for sizing- and floss estimates. The sampler is entirely monochrome, so feel free to pick your favourite ground cloth and floss colour to work with. Don’t feel you must limit yourself to the monochromatic palette either; if you want to use lots of colours, go for it! I recommend using a single strand of floss for the backstitches to create an open and airy outline.
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