Cacti | Botanical Blackwork Embroidery Pattern
Cacti | Botanical Blackwork Embroidery Pattern
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Cacti do not require much attention. They thrive in difficult conditions. They will outlast you. The Guild respects this enormously.
A botanical blackwork embroidery pattern from Urban Stitches featuring a collection of cactus specimens rendered in counted thread. Gothic nature aesthetics applied to the world's most self-sufficient plants.
■ Sizing ■
Pattern size: 99 stitches wide by 99 stitches high
Following sizes are based on: 14 count Aida
Stitched area: 18cm by 18cm (7 x 7 inches)
Fabric size suggested: 33cm by 33cm (13 x 13 inches)
(Fabric size includes allowance for mounting)
■ Pattern Content ■
Floss brands: DMC & Anchor
Colour count: 1
Backstitching: YES
Fractional/squashed stitches : NO
French/colonial knots: NO
Metallic floss: NO
Other speciality floss: NO
Blends: NO
Printed overlap: Included on all multi-page patterns
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Video Stitching tutorials
- Basic Equipment
- How to unwind a skein
- Choosing your floss length
- Pin stitch, back stitch, Holbein stitch and fractional stitches in blackwork
Written tutorials with diagrams
- Converting Fabric Sizes Between Different Counts
- How To Read A Pattern
- Gridding
- Separating A Strand Of Floss
- Back Stitch – Aida
- Back Stitch – Evenweave/linen/stitching “over 2”
- Holbein Stitch (Double Running Stitch)
- Pin Stitch (no knot start/end) – Aida
- Pin Stitch (no knot start/end) – Evenweave/linen
- Loop Start (even umber of floss strands)
- Loop Start (odd number of floss strands)
- Waste Knot
- Needle Sizes
- Dealing With Fractional Stitches
