BUR004, BUR004lg
The Baleful Head - Edward Burne-Jones

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

208
1/2 skein
520
2 yds
791
3 skeins
3072
2 yds
223
< 12"
522
1/2 skein
792
3 skeins
3078
2 yds
224
1/2 skein
523
1/2 skein
801
2 skeins
3685
3/4 skein
301
2 yds
535
6 skeins
815
3/4 skein
3721
1 yd
310
1 skein
543
< 12"
820
1 skein
3722
1 yd
311
1 yd
550
3 yds
838
2 skeins
3740
1 yd
316
< 12"
552
2 skeins
839
2 skeins
3743
2 yds
317
3/4 skein
562
2 yds
840
3 skeins
3752
1/2 skein
318
3/4 skein
611
3/4 skein
842
< 12"
3772
3/4 skein
327
1 yd
612
1/2 skein
844
2 skeins
3773
3/4 skein
336
3/4 skein
632
3 yds
915
3 yds
3787
2 skeins
340
3/4 skein
640
4 skeins
922
2 yds
3790
1/2 skein
341
1 yd
642
3/4 skein
924
3/4 skein
3799
< 12"
353
3/4 skein
645
2 skeins
931
2'
3802
3/4 skein
356
3/4 skein
646
3 yds
934
2 yds
3807
3/4 skein
368
2 yds
647
3/4 skein
936
2 skeins
3818
1 skein
370
3 yds
676
3/4 skein
937
1/2 skein
3821
1 yd
371
1/2 skein
677
< 12"
938
3/4 skein
3828
1/2 skein
372
1 skein
680
3 yds
939
2 skeins
3833
3 yds
407
1/2 skein
729
2'
951
2 yds
3834
2 skeins
413
4 skeins
733
2'
988
1/2 skein
3838
2'
414
2 skeins
734
2 yds
3012
3/4 skein
3857
3 yds
415
3 yds
738
3 yds
3021
2 skeins
3858
3 yds
422
1/2 skein
739
2 yds
3023
< 12"
3860
3/4 skein
433
1/2 skein
744
2 yds
3032
1/2 skein
3861
1/2 skein
435
1/2 skein
746
3 yds
3041
2 yds
3863
3/4 skein
436
3 yds
758
1/2 skein
3045
1/2 skein
3864
3 yds
451
1 skein
762
1/2 skein
3051
3/4 skein
3865
2'
452
3/4 skein
778
1/2 skein
3064
1/2 skein
Ecru
2'


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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