Ann Forfitt 1812 is a very large and impressive sampler at 519 stitches (w) x 570 stitches (h) and is sure to be a blue ribbon winner for the competitive cross stitcher.
The 40 page chart, of which 36 pages are the graph, comes in booklet form in full colour throughout
The sampler was charted with Au Ver à Soie® Soie d’Alger silks.
The model on the cover photo was stitched on 40ct Lakeside Linen Vintage Buttercream. You can find the various counts of this fabric in our online fabric catalog.
Linen Count
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Cut Size Needed (allows for a 3in margin)
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| 28 count over-one
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Stitcher's Half (36x27) min 27x24
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| 32 count over-one
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Stitcher's Half (36x27) min 24x22
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| 36 count over-two
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Full Yard (36x54) min 35x38
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| 40 count over-two
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Full Yard (36x54) min 32x35
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Click on the thread type below to go to the order page for each thread type.
The designer calculated the skein quantities based on 1 strand of silk on 36ct fabric stitched over-two.
Soie d’Alger/ DMC
4623 x 4 / 3722 x 4 – Shell pink – medium
1844 x 3 / 3815x 3 – Celadon green – dark
1846 x 4 / 500 x 4 – Blue green – very dark
2211 x 2 / 834 x 2 – Golden Olive – very light
F18 x 1 / 612 x 1 – Drab brown – light
2242 x 2 / 3046 x 2 – Yellow beige – medium
3822 x 1 / 676 x 1 – Old gold – light
2234 x 1 / 729 x 1 – Old gold – medium
4233 x 1 / 680 x 1 – Old gold – dark
641 x 1 / 948 x 1 – Peach- very light
4613 x 1 / 3859 x 1 – Rosewood – light
2911 x 3 / 3774 x 3 – Desert sand – very light
3825 x 1 / 435 x 1 – Brown – very light
4536 x 1 / 3031 x 1 -Mocha brown – very dark
3416/Noir x 1 / 310 x 1 – Black