I have recreated this beautiful pattern in pink, beige, and brown after a cross stitch embroidery on a "kampåse" (a kind of bag) from Finland, dating from around 1880.
The zip file contains only the cross stitch pattern, not the pattern for the bag itself.
Photp: Mari Termonen, Nådendals museum, CC BY 4.0
The finished size depends on the fabric you choose:
Aida 5.4 rutor/cm eller linne 11 trådar/cm: 13 x 11 cm
Aida 6.4 rutor/cm eller linne 12.6 trådar/cm: 11 x 10 cm
Embroidered with DMC Mouliné Spécial 25, 5 colors, 2 strands. The yarn usage for this pattern is less than one skein per color.
The pattern uses only full cross stitches.
For this embroidery, I have chosen the following DMC colors: DMC 3731, DMC 543, DMC 841, DMC 3354, DMC 06.
The ZIP file includes:
- Color key
- Pattern
- Instructions
License
This embroidery pattern is licensed under: CC-BY 4.0.
