Stitcher’s guide
This design is worked on 14-count white aida in 28 shades of stranded cotton and one shade of Madeira Lana. Cross stitch is in both one and two strands, and backstitch is in one strand. This is a densely stitched design with lots of fractional stitches, too, so it’s best suited to experienced stitchers.
How to stitch the design
1 Find the centre of your fabric by folding it in half horizontally and vertically. Follow the arrows on the chart to find its centre and start stitching here, working outwards.
2 Work the cross stitch in one or two strands of cotton, or two strands of Madeira Lana. For every tiny symbol, work a fractional stitch.
3 Fluff up the Lana thread after stitching, using a suede brush…