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TROPICAL FISH SAMPLER

TROPICAL FISH SAMPLER

Skill leeel Intermediate FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

Framcd samplcr is '2\4'xl634'(325x42 5cm{c cmbroidcrod arca is Kfttt? (2S.8x3l.5cm) MATERIALS

•    /łyd (50m) 28-couit rutiral Inrn. S5' (MOcmf*vrV (7wwgart Art 3781/53 ‘fashel I nen")

•    I skem embroidefy floss Anchcr (Coats) in each coor on Hoss key. page 32

•    Picture frane. about 12 34x16 W (32.St42.5an)

INSTRUCTIONS

1    Cul Imen to 19 V4“*21 W (50x55cm) ałong slraight gran.cteen-f*ish cut edgev

2    Using counted cross-stitch chart on page 32. center and work cross stitch design on fabric. keeping motifs 4W (11.9cm) from lower narrow edge and 4 W {12 km) from left long edge and worting 1 cross sritch om 2 threads. See cross-stitch ilustration on page 80.

1 Folio*mg chart and refernng to back stitch dlustratcn cn page 80. work outlnei with srłgle sttand of blade floss om 2 thread squares.

4    Work the pupiłs of the eyesof the yetlow and blue fish with 2 strands of floss and French knots (see illustration on page 81).

5    Sew thread ends nealty m back of work; place embroidery facedcwn on a soft strface and lęhtly press Framc embrołdery.

Enjoy all the beauty of an aquanum. with nonę of the upkeep. And what a płeasure to cross-stitch with all those bnlliant colors!

CUEST TOWELS (Shown on page i))

Skill lemlEaty

FINISHEO MEASUREMENTS

Towels are II V4'xl934* (30 * SOon): red fish border is 9* xl (23x48cm) and green fish border

hm^-*r (19 3x4 8cml

MATERIALS

•    II 34‘*I9MT(30150cm) towel wrth woven Aida border. 182x22 thread counc. 6.3: 4 J threads per bkm

•    I skem embroidery łloss Anchor (Coats). In each coior Itsted in rotę below NOTĘ

For red fish border. use colon 1.4. S, 6.10.11.16.22.23; us* red frsh motif from cross-stitch chart or page 32 and seaweed chart on center partem insert, side 8.

For green fńh border usecdon4.5.9.18.19 23;use gtten fnhchirt cn center partem insert, side 3 INSTRUCTIONS

1    For both towels. follow counted cross-stitch char using 3 strands of Hoss and workmg 1 cross stitch over 1 thread sguare Work contours and detads wth sngle strand of błack floss m back stitch. always om I thread square. Use symboli on cmbrordery floss color chart to read black and wbite chart s on center pat tern insert, side 6

2    For red fish border. work a seaweed motif center ed on the Aida border. startirg one thread from lower edge. Cojnt about 19 or 20 threads to each s«Je of plant; work a red fish oncachsrde

I For green fish border, work a green fish in center of Aida border. Ccsrt 18 threads to one sUe of fish work a slarfish centered on thts s«Je Count 25 threads to other side, work ar>-

other starfish m same marmer

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