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Script capital alphabet

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

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

Stitches166 × 161 · 4,936 stitches
SizeLarge
Finished size
  • 30.1 × 29.2 cm on 14-count Aida
  • 26.4 × 25.6 cm on 16-count Aida
  • 23.4 × 22.7 cm on 18-count Aida
  • 30.1 × 29.2 cm on 28-count linen, over two
Colours2 or 3 colours
DMC 797 Royal Blue, 2 skeins
DMC 783 Topaz Medium, 3 skeins
TimeAbout 33 h
LevelIntermediate
Form and styleAlphabet · Vintage · All alphabets
SourceDillmont, Alphabete für die Stickerin, c. 1900, plates 4–5

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 Blue2,3632
783Topaz Medium2,5733
Terracotta and sage3830Terra Cotta2,3632
3053Green Gray2,5733
Forest and blush3362Pine Green Dark2,3632
3779Rosewood Ultra Very Light2,5733
Turkey red, one shade321Red4,9365

Where it’s from

Thérèse de Dillmont, Alphabete für die Stickerin, c. 1900, plates 4–5. See the scan.

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