BRE001, BRE001lg
A Country Wedding - Pieter Bruegel

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

221
1/2 skein
562
2 yds
839
5 skeins
3328
1/2 skein
225
3 yds
610
3/4 skein
840
1 skein
3371
3 skeins
301
1 skein
611
1 skein
844
3 yds
3721
1/2 skein
310
5 skeins
612
3/4 skein
869
8 skeins
3722
1/2 skein
317
1 yd
613
3 yds
902
3 yds
3740
3/4 skein
347
< 12"
632
2 skeins
918
2 yds
3768
3 yds
355
< 12"
640
1 skein
919
1/2 skein
3772
1/2 skein
356
2'
642
< 12"
920
2 yds
3781
4 skeins
370
1/2 skein
644
2 yds
921
2 yds
3782
2'
371
2 skeins
645
1/2 skein
922
1 yd
3787
3 yds
372
1/2 skein
646
1/2 skein
926
3 yds
3790
3 skeins
402
2 yds
647
1/2 skein
938
2 skeins
3799
4 skeins
413
2 skeins
676
3 yds
939
3 yds
3802
3/4 skein
414
< 12"
680
3/4 skein
945
2 yds
3826
< 12"
415
2 yds
712
1/2 skein
950
2'
3827
2'
420
6 skeins
720
< 12"
976
3 yds
3828
3 skeins
422
1 skein
729
2 yds
977
2 yds
3829
3/4 skein
433
4 skeins
738
2 yds
3011
1 yd
3857
1/2 skein
434
3 skeins
739
3/4 skein
3012
1 yd
3858
1/2 skein
435
2 skeins
742
< 12"
3021
3 skeins
3860
2 skeins
436
1/2 skein
743
< 12"
3031
2 skeins
3862
5 skeins
437
< 12"
762
< 12"
3032
3 yds
3863
2 skeins
522
1/2 skein
780
2 skeins
3041
2 yds
3864
2 yds
523
3/4 skein
781
3 skeins
3045
3 yds
White
3 yds
524
2 yds
782
1 yd
3046
1/2 skein
535
2 skeins
783
1/2 skein
3064
3 yds
543
1/2 skein
838
5 skeins
3072
< 12"


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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