DVI001, DVI001lg
Mona Lisa - Leonardo da Vinci

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

223
3/4 skein
642
1/2 skein
842
1 yd
3740
2 skeins
315
2 skeins
644
2 skeins
844
3 yds
3772
2 yds
316
< 12"
645
3/4 skein
902
3 yds
3773
3/4 skein
317
1/2 skein
646
3 yds
939
2'
3778
< 12"
327
2 skeins
647
3/4 skein
945
3/4 skein
3782
1/2 skein
336
2 yds
648
2 yds
950
2'
3799
2 skeins
340
1/2 skein
676
2 yds
963
2'
3802
2 yds
353
3/4 skein
712
3/4 skein
975
3/4 skein
3825
2 yds
407
2 yds
738
1/2 skein
3012
1/2 skein
3828
2 yds
413
3 yds
739
3 yds
3022
2 yds
3829
1/2 skein
414
2 yds
744
2'
3023
1 skein
3834
1 skein
422
2 yds
746
2'
3024
3 yds
3835
1 skein
433
3/4 skein
758
2 yds
3031
3/4 skein
3856
2 yds
435
< 12"
778
1 yd
3033
2 skeins
3857
3 yds
437
< 12"
791
1/2 skein
3041
2 yds
3858
1/2 skein
451
3 yds
792
3/4 skein
3045
< 12"
3860
2 skeins
452
1/2 skein
797
3/4 skein
3047
2 yds
3861
3/4 skein
523
2 yds
801
1/2 skein
3052
1 yd
3862
1/2 skein
524
3/4 skein
820
3/4 skein
3064
2 yds
3864
3/4 skein
535
2 skeins
822
3/4 skein
3685
2 yds
3866
2 yds
550
4 skeins
838
3/4 skein
3708
1 yd
Ecru
2 yds
552
1/2 skein
839
3/4 skein
3713
< 12"
632
2'
840
2 yds
3726
2 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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