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Flowering tree panel

From Thérèse de Dillmont’s Alphabete für die Stickerin, c. 1900.

Checked against the scan, stitch by stitch. How we check

Stitches60 × 44 · 870 stitches
SizeSmall
Finished size
  • 10.9 × 8.0 cm on 14-count Aida
  • 9.5 × 7.0 cm on 16-count Aida
  • 8.5 × 6.2 cm on 18-count Aida
  • 10.9 × 8.0 cm on 28-count linen, over two
Colours2 or 3 colours
DMC 797 Royal Blue, 1 skein
DMC 783 Topaz Medium, 1 skein
TimeAbout 6 h
LevelIntermediate
Form and styleMotif · Vintage · Folk · All motifs
SourceDillmont, Alphabete für die Stickerin, c. 1900, plate 56

Colourways

Our suggested colours. The original is printed in two shades: the darker thread goes where the chart is dark. For the old look, stitch it all in Turkey red.

ColourwayDMCNameStitchesSkeins
Royal blue and mustard797Royal Blue4991
783Topaz Medium3711
Terracotta and sage3830Terra Cotta4991
3053Green Gray3711
Forest and blush3362Pine Green Dark4991
3779Rosewood Ultra Very Light3711
Turkey red, one shade321Red8701

Where it’s from

Thérèse de Dillmont, Alphabete für die Stickerin, c. 1900, plate 56. See the scan.

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