RED011, RED011lg
Cypripedium sp. - Pierre-Joseph Redoute

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

307
2 yds
645
1 yd
904
1/2 skein
3346
1/2 skein
310
1/2 skein
647
2 yds
905
2 yds
3362
1/2 skein
320
1 yd
676
2 yds
906
2'
3363
3 yds
370
2 yds
700
3 yds
909
2'
3371
3/4 skein
422
2 yds
702
3 yds
912
2 yds
3752
1 yd
435
3 yds
703
3 yds
924
2 yds
3756
1 yd
436
1 yd
725
1 yd
926
1 yd
3776
1 yd
437
< 12"
730
3 yds
928
1 yd
3781
3/4 skein
444
1 yd
733
2 yds
934
3/4 skein
3787
3 yds
451
2'
734
< 12"
935
3 yds
3790
2 yds
469
1 yd
739
2 yds
937
1 yd
3799
3 yds
471
2 yds
743
3 yds
938
3 yds
3819
1 yd
500
2 yds
744
2 yds
939
1 yd
3820
3 yds
501
3 yds
762
1 yd
973
2 yds
3821
1/2 skein
502
2 yds
797
< 12"
976
< 12"
3822
1 yd
520
3/4 skein
823
2 yds
987
1 yd
3823
< 12"
523
1/2 skein
832
1 yd
988
2 yds
3828
2'
535
3 yds
833
3 yds
989
< 12"
3852
3 yds
543
1 yd
834
1 yd
3011
1 yd
3857
2'
561
1 yd
838
3/4 skein
3021
1 yd
3862
3 yds
562
1 yd
839
2 yds
3031
3 yds
3864
1 yd
580
2'
840
2 yds
3033
2'
3865
1 yd
581
< 12"
841
2 yds
3045
2 yds
3866
1 yd
597
1 yd
844
3 yds
3046
1 yd
Ecru
3 yds
610
3/4 skein
869
< 12"
3051
1/2 skein
White
1/2 skein
611
2'
890
2 yds
3052
1 yd
632
2 yds
895
1 skein
3072
3/4 skein
640
2 yds
898
2 yds
3345
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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