ARC001, ARC001lg
Spring - Giuseppe Arcimboldo

Approximate amounts of DMC 6-strand floss required for 18 stitches per inch using strands

224
3 yds
561
2'
840
1 skein
3727
2 yds
301
2'
581
1 yd
844
3 skeins
3740
2 yds
310
4 skeins
611
2 skeins
869
3 yds
3743
2'
312
< 12"
612
3/4 skein
913
2 yds
3746
1/2 skein
315
1 yd
613
3 yds
920
2'
3747
2 yds
316
< 12"
640
1/2 skein
934
< 12"
3756
3 yds
317
1 skein
645
2 skeins
935
1 skein
3772
3 yds
318
2 yds
646
3 yds
936
2 yds
3773
1 yd
350
1 yd
647
2 yds
938
2 yds
3776
3 yds
356
1 yd
676
3/4 skein
939
2 skeins
3777
1 yd
367
1 yd
677
3/4 skein
945
2 yds
3778
2 yds
368
1/2 skein
680
3 yds
950
1/2 skein
3781
3 yds
369
3 yds
722
1 yd
975
2'
3787
3/4 skein
371
1 skein
729
2'
988
2 yds
3790
1 skein
400
2'
730
3/4 skein
3011
2'
3799
2 skeins
413
5 skeins
731
2'
3012
1/2 skein
3802
2 yds
414
< 12"
733
3 yds
3013
1/2 skein
3803
2 yds
415
1 yd
734
3/4 skein
3021
2 skeins
3807
< 12"
420
2 yds
738
3 yds
3022
3/4 skein
3819
2 yds
422
1/2 skein
739
3/4 skein
3031
3/4 skein
3820
2 yds
434
1 yd
745
1 yd
3032
3 yds
3821
< 12"
435
3/4 skein
746
1/2 skein
3041
2'
3828
1 yd
451
2'
761
1 yd
3045
1/2 skein
3829
2 yds
452
2 yds
762
2 yds
3046
2 yds
3830
2'
453
2 yds
782
1 yd
3047
2 yds
3838
2 yds
470
2 yds
791
1 skein
3051
1/2 skein
3855
3 yds
472
3 yds
792
2 yds
3052
3/4 skein
3857
2'
498
2 yds
818
2 yds
3064
1/2 skein
3862
1/2 skein
522
2 yds
822
2 yds
3072
2 yds
3863
1/2 skein
523
3/4 skein
830
3/4 skein
3362
1 skein
3864
1/2 skein
524
1 yd
833
2'
3364
1/2 skein
3865
1 yd
535
4 skeins
834
< 12"
3712
2 yds
Ecru
1 yd
543
3 yds
838
1/2 skein
3713
2 yds
White
1 yd
552
2 yds
839
2 yds
3721
2 yds


Assumptions:
  • Floss is always cut in 21" lengths (this gives 15 segments per skein)
  • You stitch Danish style (make all / before completing the crosses with the \)
  • You do not carry floss over more than 4 skipped stitches
  • Starting and ending anchors use 1/2" of floss
  • You anchor and discard tail when floss is down to 3 1/2" long
You do not have to stitch this way but you may need a little more or less floss depending on what variations you make.
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