ARC005, ARC005lg
The Librarian - Giuseppe Arcimboldo

Approximate amounts of DMC 6-strand floss required for 18 stitches per inch using 2 strands

225
2 yds
645
2 skeins
895
3/4 skein
3778
2 yds
310
6 skeins
646
2 yds
900
2 yds
3781
1/2 skein
312
2 yds
676
2 yds
922
3 yds
3787
1/2 skein
335
2'
712
3 yds
924
2 skeins
3790
2 skeins
352
3 yds
722
2 yds
930
1/2 skein
3799
5 skeins
353
2 yds
738
2 yds
934
1 skein
3824
2 yds
371
2 yds
739
3 yds
935
2 skeins
3825
2 yds
407
1/2 skein
758
1/2 skein
939
2 skeins
3826
2'
413
3/4 skein
762
2 yds
945
2 yds
3827
3 yds
420
2 yds
778
1 skein
950
2 yds
3828
3/4 skein
422
1 skein
781
2 yds
988
3 yds
3829
1 yd
436
2 yds
782
1/2 skein
3013
2 yds
3853
2 yds
500
2 skeins
791
1 skein
3021
2 skeins
3854
1/2 skein
501
2 skeins
801
2 yds
3024
< 12"
3855
2 yds
522
1 yd
815
2'
3031
2 skeins
3856
3 yds
523
2 yds
818
2 yds
3032
2 yds
3857
2 yds
535
2 skeins
831
3 yds
3051
2 yds
3859
3 yds
543
3 yds
838
2'
3064
1/2 skein
3861
2 yds
606
1 yd
839
3 yds
3078
2 yds
3862
3 yds
610
3 yds
840
1/2 skein
3362
1/2 skein
3863
2 yds
612
1/2 skein
841
2 yds
3371
2 skeins
3864
1/2 skein
613
3 yds
842
1/2 skein
3706
3 yds
3865
2'
632
2 yds
844
3 skeins
3713
2 yds
3866
3 yds
640
1/2 skein
890
2 yds
3722
< 12"
Ecru
1/2 skein
644
2 yds
892
< 12"
3750
1 skein


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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