Sources
Adam, Eve, and the foliage are adapted from a manuscript in the 8th-century Spanish “Morgan Beatus”. (New York, Pierpont Morgan Library, MS 644, fol. 4v) The alphabet is adapted from the 11th/12th-century Spanish “Creation Embroidery”. (Girona, Girona Cathedral)
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: 177 stitches wide x 135 stitches tall
on 10-count fabric, 17.9” x 13.7”
on 12-count fabric, 14.92” x 11.42”
on 14-count fabric, 12.79” x 9.79”
on 16-count fabric, 11.19” x 8.56”
on 18-count fabric, 9.94” x 7.61”
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:ARELATE09
