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). A one-page Pattern Keeper compatible file is also included in your downloads.
Real Comfort was first released in 2017 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the death of Jane Austen. This year, in 2025, we are celebrating the 250th anniversary of her birthday in 1775, and it seemed like a perfect moment to revisit this design and present it in an updated booklet.
The design features a quote spoken by Mrs. Elton in Jane Austen’s 1815 novel Emma. Mrs. Elton mentions the following words in a dialogue with Emma:
“Ah! there is nothing like staying at home, for real comfort.”
The last row of alphabets is a set of ligatures, or combination letters, which are common in print and are used to make certain combinations of letters more easy to read. On my design I chose F ligatures (FF, FFI, FI, FT) and CT and ST.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
This design measures 193 crosses in width and height and has 8428 crosses. Please see the graph below for size and floss estimates. Floss estimates are based on working with two pulled strands (14 – 18-count Aida or 28 – 36-count linen) or one strand (20-count Aida / 40-count linen and higher). It is, of course, up to you how many strands you want to use for your project. A three-cross greyed-out overlap area is found from the 2nd pattern page onwards to help you find your way.
As this is a monochrome design, you may stitch it with whatever colour (or colours) you wish. If you want to approach the look of the cover, I recommend the following Roxy Floss Co. flosses and linens (all exclusively available through www.evertote.ca in Canada). Falu Red is my absolute favourite red to work with, and would be perfect for this sampler. “Speculaas” is always a great linen to work with, and resembles the cover image. As Roxy Floss Co. has such a wide range of colours, I would recommend browsing the Evertote website to see what really speaks to you.
i.vanoorschot (verified owner) –
What’s not to love about this?! I really enjoyed stithing this, I adapted it to my own taste and am really pleased with the end result. I found the pattern easy to read. The order process and downloading of the digital chart went without any difficulty.