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Anchor Reflecta Cross stitch in two strands

☆    300    gold

Blackwork in one strand

300    gold

all blackwork

Mili Hill seed beads

00557    gold

|_ all beads

STITCH COUNT 184 high x 80 wide DESIGN AREA

14 HPI (28-count evenweave) — 33 X 14.5CIT1 (13¹M x 5³/4in)

16 HPI-29 x 12.5cm (11 V₂ x 5in)

18 HPI-25.5 x 11cm (10¹/4x4V2in)

This design was stitched using Anchor Reflecta metallic thread and Mili Hill seed beads on 28-count evenweave over two and four threads of the fabric.

How to work Holbein stitch

Some stitchers prefer to work blackwork designs using Holbein stitch, rather than backstitch. For Holbein stitch, work a row of running stitch in one direction, leaving the same number of threads between the stitches as the stitch length (for example, bring your needle up through the fabric, then take it back down over two threads, then bring it back up under two threads). On the return journey, fili in the mi5sed stitches

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