RIV002, RIV002lg
Baile en Tehuantepec - Diego Rivera

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

208
< 12"
523
2 yds
869
2 yds
3712
2 skeins
210
2'
524
1 yd
890
2 yds
3721
2 skeins
211
< 12"
535
3/4 skein
891
2 yds
3722
1/2 skein
221
3 yds
543
1/2 skein
895
3 yds
3726
< 12"
223
1/2 skein
550
2'
898
1/2 skein
3727
1/2 skein
224
3/4 skein
552
< 12"
900
1/2 skein
3731
2 yds
300
3 yds
553
2'
902
2 yds
3733
2 yds
301
3 yds
561
1 yd
921
3/4 skein
3740
1/2 skein
309
2'
562
3 yds
924
1/2 skein
3746
< 12"
310
3/4 skein
563
2 yds
926
1 yd
3750
1 yd
311
< 12"
581
2'
927
2'
3752
2'
315
2 yds
603
1 yd
930
2 yds
3756
2'
316
2'
604
2'
932
2'
3768
2 yds
317
3/4 skein
610
3 yds
934
3/4 skein
3770
1 yd
318
1 yd
612
2 yds
935
2 yds
3772
3 yds
320
2 yds
613
3/4 skein
936
2 yds
3774
1/2 skein
326
< 12"
632
2 yds
938
2 yds
3776
2 skeins
327
2'
640
3 yds
939
2 skeins
3777
2 yds
333
2'
647
2'
946
1 yd
3778
1/2 skein
335
< 12"
666
2 yds
950
3 yds
3779
3/4 skein
336
2 yds
676
3/4 skein
959
2 yds
3781
1/2 skein
340
2'
677
1 skein
961
2 yds
3787
1 skein
341
2 yds
712
3 yds
962
2 yds
3799
2 skeins
347
3 yds
722
2 yds
988
1/2 skein
3801
1/2 skein
349
1/2 skein
731
1 yd
995
1 yd
3802
3/4 skein
350
3/4 skein
733
2 yds
3011
2 yds
3805
2'
352
3 yds
738
3/4 skein
3013
1/2 skein
3806
< 12"
355
3 yds
739
3/4 skein
3021
1/2 skein
3807
2'
356
2 yds
746
2 skeins
3022
3 yds
3808
3 yds
367
2 yds
760
1/2 skein
3024
2'
3810
2 yds
368
2'
761
2'
3031
2'
3811
2'
369
3/4 skein
762
2 yds
3033
2 yds
3824
1 yd
371
2 yds
772
2'
3041
2 yds
3826
3 yds
372
2 yds
778
1/2 skein
3042
2 yds
3827
3 yds
402
1/2 skein
782
2'
3046
2 yds
3830
2 yds
413
1 skein
791
3/4 skein
3047
3/4 skein
3831
2'
415
2'
793
< 12"
3052
2 yds
3833
1/2 skein
420
2 yds
794
1 yd
3053
2 yds
3834
1/2 skein
422
3 yds
798
< 12"
3064
2'
3835
2'
433
3 yds
800
< 12"
3078
1 skein
3837
2'
434
2 yds
814
3 yds
3325
< 12"
3843
2 yds
435
1/2 skein
815
2 yds
3328
3 yds
3853
1/2 skein
436
1/2 skein
816
< 12"
3347
2 yds
3854
2 yds
437
2 yds
817
3 yds
3348
2 yds
3855
3/4 skein
451
3 yds
819
3 yds
3350
3 yds
3857
2 skeins
453
2 yds
822
1 yd
3354
2 yds
3858
3/4 skein
472
2 yds
823
3/4 skein
3362
3/4 skein
3859
1 yd
500
2 yds
831
2 yds
3371
3/4 skein
3860
2 yds
501
2 yds
833
2 yds
3608
2 yds
3861
3/4 skein
502
2 yds
839
2 yds
3609
2'
3862
3/4 skein
503
2 yds
841
1/2 skein
3685
1 skein
3863
3/4 skein
517
2'
842
2 yds
3687
< 12"
3864
1/2 skein
520
2 yds
844
2 skeins
3705
1/2 skein
Ecru
1 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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