Lattice border
The narrow band along the bottom of Thérèse de Dillmont’s Gothic border, 1886. Add repeats for a longer band.
Lifted from fig. 319, which we checked against the 1886 scan: overlay and mirror check. How we check
| Stitches | 31 × 9 · 155 stitches |
|---|---|
| Size | Small |
| Finished size |
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| Colours | One colour, worked here in two shades DMC 797 Royal Blue, 1 skein DMC 783 Topaz Medium, 1 skein |
| Time | About 1 h |
| Level | Beginner |
| Form and style | Border · Vintage · Geometric · All borders |
| Source | Dillmont, Encyclopedia of Needlework, 1886, from fig. 319 |
Colourways
Our suggested colours first, then the original ones: Turkey red, indigo or mahogany. The band is almost all outline, so it reads as one colour either way.
| Colourway | DMC | Name | Stitches | Skeins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal blue and mustard | 797 | Royal Blue | 151 | 1 |
| 783 | Topaz Medium | 4 | 1 | |
| Terracotta and sage | 3830 | Terra Cotta | 151 | 1 |
| 3053 | Green Gray | 4 | 1 | |
| Forest and blush | 3362 | Pine Green Dark | 151 | 1 |
| 3779 | Rosewood Ultra Very Light | 4 | 1 | |
| Turkey red | 321 | Red | 155 | 1 |
| Indigo | 311 | Wedgwood Ultra Very Dark | 155 | 1 |
| Mahogany | 300 | Mahogany Very Dark | 155 | 1 |
Where it’s from
Dillmont found this border and its partner, fig. 320, “lying un-heeded in a remote corner” of the national museum in Munich.
Thérèse de Dillmont, Encyclopedia of Needlework, 1886, fig. 319. See the scan.
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