IL FAZZOLETTO RICAMATO – PDF Pattern

This sampler was purchased from a lady in Italy who told me she believed it was stitched by her great-grandmother. Her mother referred to it as “Il fazzoletto ricamato”, or “The handkerchief embroidery”. When it arrived, I understood why: it is the most finely worked sampler in my collection, stitched on an actual finely woven handkerchief with a thread count of at least 80 threads per inch!

The booklet describes the pattern and some of the individual elements found on it in a PDF booklet counting 34 pages with the pattern itself taking up 30 pages. It is charted with colours closely matching those on the original sampler. This design is also available as a redrawn monochrome pattern, here.

CHART DETAILS

This design measures 445 crosses wide and 482 crosses high. If you stitch it on 32 count, it will measure approximately 28” by 30 ⅛” (70.5 x 76.5cm). If you are stitching with 2 pulled strands over 2, you can stitch approximately 2000 crosses per 8 metre skein of 6-stranded floss. Please refer to the key below to calculate your required amount of floss. The original fabric colour of this sampler is very close to ‘light sand’ by Zweigart (no. 224).

DMC 310 (Black) – 82 crosses
DMC 3041 (Antique Violet Medium) – 12313 crosses
DMC 645 (Beavera Grey Very Dark) – 897 crosses
DMC 3022 (Brown Grey Medium) – 61 crosses
DMC 612 (Drab Brown Light) – 16656 crosses
DMC 18 * (Yellow Plum) – 460 crosses
DMC ECRU (Ecru) – 3794 crosses
DMC 3865 (Winter White) – 57 crosses
DMC 32 ** (Dark Blueberry) – 463 crosses
DMC 3722 (Shell Pink Medium) – 2598 crosses

* An alternatively for DMC 18 might be 3821
** There is no real alternative to DMC 32 which is a faded purple. Alternatives are either grey or brighter purple. 3041 is in the same greyish colour as nr 32, but is mauve. A more purple option might be 3746 although this is much brighter.

PLEASE NOTE: This design is available immediately after purchase. If you do not receive a confirmation email with download links, please check if it has gone to your spam folder.