I simply fell in love with flowers when we visited Bermuda where I was teaching for a long weekend! These fabulous flowers are actually grown as hedges around many on the houses. The colours are so rich you can hardly believe they are real. Stitched in pure cross stitch with a little backstitch outline it can be worked on linen or Aida but remember that the thread count of your fabric will determine the completed size of the completed stitching.
Design Size
To work out the design size (or the stitched area) you need to divide the stitch count by the number of stitches to the inch (2.5cm) on the fabric. You then add enough fabric to this measurement to allow for framing etc. If a stitch count is not shown on any design, you will need to count across the design and down the design, which will give you the stitch count.
Example: 140 stitches divided by 14 (Aida) = 10 inches
If working on evenweave fabric, remember that you generally work over two fabric threads, thus 28-count linen is also 14-count when doing the sum. I suggest adding 5 inches to the design size on a project to make sure you have an adequate margin for mounting and framing. Obviously you can adapt this amount when working a small card of lid top.
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