BIN001, BIN001lg
Fur Traders Descending the Mississippi - George Bingham

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

223
1 yd
676
1 yd
902
1/2 skein
3371
3 yds
310
1/2 skein
677
2'
918
2 yds
3712
2'
315
3 yds
680
2 yds
924
2'
3740
1/2 skein
318
2'
703
1 yd
926
1 yd
3753
3/4 skein
336
2 yds
712
2 skeins
935
1 yd
3756
3/4 skein
368
2 yds
730
3 yds
937
3 yds
3768
< 12"
369
3/4 skein
731
2 yds
938
1/2 skein
3770
1 skein
371
1/2 skein
732
3/4 skein
939
3/4 skein
3772
2 yds
372
3/4 skein
733
2 yds
945
1/2 skein
3776
2'
413
2 yds
734
1 skein
950
2'
3781
3 yds
414
< 12"
739
1 yd
987
3 yds
3782
3 yds
436
1 yd
746
3/4 skein
988
1/2 skein
3787
1 yd
453
3 yds
762
1/2 skein
3011
2 yds
3799
1 skein
472
3 yds
775
2 skeins
3012
3/4 skein
3802
1 yd
500
2'
782
3 yds
3013
3/4 skein
3803
1 yd
501
< 12"
791
1/2 skein
3021
3 yds
3821
< 12"
523
3/4 skein
792
2 yds
3024
1 skein
3822
1 yd
524
1/2 skein
807
2'
3031
< 12"
3828
3 yds
535
2 yds
822
2 skeins
3032
3/4 skein
3829
2 yds
543
1 skein
823
1/2 skein
3033
1 skein
3838
2'
550
3 yds
825
< 12"
3045
1 yd
3841
3 yds
563
< 12"
828
3 skeins
3051
< 12"
3854
2'
610
2 yds
829
1/2 skein
3052
1 yd
3855
1 yd
611
3/4 skein
831
2 yds
3064
2'
3856
2'
612
1 skein
832
2 yds
3072
2 skeins
3857
2 yds
613
1/2 skein
834
< 12"
3078
1/2 skein
3862
3 yds
632
3 yds
838
3/4 skein
3328
< 12"
3865
5 skeins
640
3 yds
840
3/4 skein
3346
< 12"
3866
2 skeins
644
1/2 skein
841
3 yds
3348
2 skeins
Ecru
3 skeins
645
1 yd
869
1/2 skein
3362
2 yds
White
3 skeins


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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