BAR002, BAR002lg
A Special Pleader - Charles Burton Barber

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

300
2 yds
613
5 skeins
918
3 yds
3072
3/4 skein
301
2 yds
640
1/2 skein
928
2'
3347
3/4 skein
310
1/2 skein
644
2 skeins
931
< 12"
3348
3/4 skein
334
< 12"
645
2 yds
934
2'
3362
< 12"
370
1/2 skein
646
< 12"
935
2 yds
3371
6 skeins
371
3/4 skein
648
3/4 skein
936
2 yds
3743
3/4 skein
372
1/2 skein
712
2 yds
937
1/2 skein
3747
3 yds
414
2 yds
730
1/2 skein
938
2 skeins
3756
1 skein
415
1 yd
731
3 yds
939
< 12"
3773
< 12"
420
1/2 skein
739
3 yds
945
2'
3782
1 skein
422
1/2 skein
762
2 yds
948
< 12"
3787
1/2 skein
433
2 skeins
780
2'
951
3/4 skein
3790
3/4 skein
434
< 12"
782
2 yds
976
1 yd
3799
2 yds
435
1/2 skein
791
< 12"
987
2 yds
3810
< 12"
436
2 yds
819
3 yds
3011
2 yds
3821
2 yds
453
2 skeins
822
2 skeins
3012
3/4 skein
3822
1 yd
503
< 12"
823
2'
3013
2 skeins
3823
3 yds
504
2 yds
830
2 skeins
3021
3/4 skein
3827
< 12"
522
< 12"
831
1/2 skein
3023
2 yds
3828
3/4 skein
523
2 yds
838
2 skeins
3024
3/4 skein
3829
2 yds
524
1 skein
839
3/4 skein
3031
3 skeins
3863
3/4 skein
543
3/4 skein
840
1/2 skein
3032
3 yds
3864
1/2 skein
598
2'
841
3 yds
3033
2 skeins
3865
1 skein
610
3 skeins
842
2'
3045
1/2 skein
3866
2 skeins
611
2 skeins
869
1 skein
3046
2 skeins
Ecru
1 skein
612
2 yds
898
2 skeins
3051
1 yd
White
1/2 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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