Sources
The two heraldic trumpeters are adapted from an illumination in the 14th-century Peterborough Psalter. (Brussels, Bibliothèque Royale, MS 9961-62, fol. 57) The bagpiper is adapted from an illuminations, “Annunciation of the Shepherds”, in the 14th-century Hours of Jeanne de Navarre. (Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS Nouv. Acq. Lat. 3145, fol. 53) The alphabet is adapted from the 8th-century Codex Aureus. (Stockholm, Kungliga Biblioteket, MS A. 135, fol. 115) The main border is adapted from an illumination, “Boris of Bavaria”, in the 12th-century Lectionary of Constantine of Bulgaria. (Moscow, State History Museum, MS 262)
Materials and Techniques
You can use any even weave fabric such as Aida cloth or linen. The threads are DMC floss. Only whole cross-stitches are used.
Sizes of finished picture
Design size: 129 stitches wide x 209 stitches tall
on 10-count fabric, 12.9” x 20.9”
on 12-count fabric, 10.75” x 17.42”
on 14-count fabric, 9.21” x 14.93”
on 16-count fabric, 8.06” x 13.06”
on 18-count fabric, 7.17” x 11.61”
See below for required DMC skeins
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Craft Type:Cross Stitch
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Craft Type:Cross Stitch
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Theme:Samplers
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Format:Printed Chart
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Brand:Arelate Studio
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Product Code:ARELATE06
