Halloween & Witchy · Medium
Botanical Specimen Shelf
An old botanist's treasured shelf of curiosities
- Stitches
- 115 × 122
- DMC colors
- 24
- Level
- Medium
- On 14 ct Aida
- 8.2 × 8.7 in
- Design code
- MA02
PDF pattern · English, Spanish, French and German
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Stitching time (estimate)
≈ 41–81 hours
That's roughly 9–17 weeks at about 5 hours of stitching a week. Just a rough idea: we assume an average of 100–200 stitches an hour, and everyone stitches at their own pace.
Christmas gift ideas →A two-tier dark walnut shelf filled with an old botanist's collection: dried lavender in a glass bottle, an emerald apothecary bottle, a jar of little mushrooms, a folded botanical note, a framed moth specimen, amber and midnight-blue bottles and old books with a brass key. A candle and a pot of trailing ivy sit on top.
An original counted cross stitch pattern from House of Needelier, ready to download and start stitching today.
Pattern details
- Stitch count: 115 wide x 122 high
- Colors: 24 DMC floss colors
- Total: 8,147 full cross stitches (no backstitch, no fractional stitches)
- Skill level: Medium
- Finished size:
- 14 ct Aida: 8.2 x 8.7 in (20.9 x 22.1 cm)
- 16 ct Aida: 7.2 x 7.6 in (18.3 x 19.4 cm)
- 18 ct Aida: 6.4 x 6.8 in (16.2 x 17.2 cm)
- 28 ct linen over 2: 8.2 x 8.7 in (20.9 x 22.1 cm)
What you get
- 4 PDFs (English, Spanish, French and German), 16 pages each, US Letter size
- Cover with finished sizes
- Floss key with symbols, stitch counts and skein estimates
- Page map showing how the chart pages fit together
- Color chart with symbols
- Black-and-white symbol chart for easy printing
- Step-by-step stitching instructions
Plan your project
Finished size on your fabric
The design is 115 × 122 stitches. Cut your fabric with about 3 in (7.5 cm) spare on every side for the hoop and framing.
| Fabric | Finished size | Fabric to cut |
|---|---|---|
| 11 ct Aida | 10.5 × 11.1 in (26.6 × 28.2 cm) | 16 × 17 in |
| 14 ct Aida | 8.2 × 8.7 in (20.9 × 22.1 cm) | 14 × 15 in |
| 16 ct Aida | 7.2 × 7.6 in (18.3 × 19.4 cm) | 13 × 14 in |
| 18 ct Aida | 6.4 × 6.8 in (16.2 × 17.2 cm) | 12 × 13 in |
| 28 ct linen over 2 | 8.2 × 8.7 in (20.9 × 22.1 cm) | 14 × 15 in |
| 32 ct linen over 2 | 7.2 × 7.6 in (18.3 × 19.4 cm) | 13 × 14 in |
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Helpful guides
Before you start
Pattern basics
Fabric count and finished size
What Aida count means, how it changes the finished size of a cross stitch, how to measure a fabric's count, and a quick calculator for any pattern.
Technique
Starting and ending threads without knots
How to start and end cross stitch threads without knots – loop start, waste knot, pin stitch – plus thread length, when to end and fixing common problems.
Supplies
How much embroidery floss do I need?
How many skeins of DMC floss a cross stitch pattern needs – what's in a skein, stitches per skein, how to estimate it yourself and when to buy extra.