SMI001, SMI001lg
The Flowers - Jessie Willcox Smith

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

208
3/4 skein
580
2 skeins
890
2 skeins
3350
< 12"
210
2 yds
581
2 yds
895
2 skeins
3362
1/2 skein
309
< 12"
597
1/2 skein
899
2'
3363
2 skeins
310
3/4 skein
598
3 yds
902
1 yd
3371
3/4 skein
311
2 yds
610
3 yds
904
2 skeins
3608
1 yd
318
2 skeins
611
2 yds
905
2 yds
3721
2'
319
3 skeins
632
2 yds
906
1 yd
3722
2'
320
2 skeins
640
1/2 skein
910
2 yds
3747
1/2 skein
333
2 yds
642
2 skeins
913
1 yd
3752
1/2 skein
336
3 yds
644
3 yds
924
2 skeins
3755
3 yds
341
2 yds
646
1 skein
927
3 yds
3756
3/4 skein
353
2 yds
647
1 skein
930
3/4 skein
3760
2 yds
356
2 yds
676
2'
931
1/2 skein
3761
2 skeins
367
3/4 skein
701
1 yd
932
3/4 skein
3765
2 skeins
368
2 yds
703
3 yds
935
3/4 skein
3766
2 skeins
369
3 yds
730
3 yds
936
< 12"
3770
3 yds
371
1/2 skein
733
1/2 skein
938
1 yd
3776
2'
413
2 skeins
738
2 yds
943
3/4 skein
3777
2'
414
1 skein
746
1/2 skein
959
2 yds
3799
2 yds
415
1/2 skein
747
3 yds
964
< 12"
3809
2 skeins
436
2 yds
760
2'
966
< 12"
3810
2 skeins
469
1/2 skein
762
1 skein
986
2 skeins
3815
1/2 skein
471
1/2 skein
791
3 yds
987
3/4 skein
3816
2 skeins
472
3 yds
793
3/4 skein
988
3/4 skein
3817
1/2 skein
500
3 yds
794
1 skein
991
1/2 skein
3819
< 12"
501
2 skeins
796
< 12"
992
1/2 skein
3835
1 yd
502
2 skeins
797
3 yds
993
2 yds
3838
3/4 skein
503
1 skein
798
1/2 skein
995
3 yds
3840
2 yds
517
2 yds
806
3/4 skein
996
1/2 skein
3842
2 yds
518
2 skeins
807
2 skeins
3022
1/2 skein
3843
2 skeins
519
1/2 skein
813
3 yds
3024
1/2 skein
3846
3 yds
523
< 12"
816
2'
3031
3/4 skein
3849
3/4 skein
524
3 yds
819
2 yds
3042
2 yds
3854
1 yd
543
3 yds
823
3 yds
3046
1/2 skein
3855
3 yds
550
2 yds
824
3 yds
3047
1/2 skein
3857
2 yds
552
2'
825
1/2 skein
3051
3/4 skein
3861
2 yds
553
3 yds
826
3 yds
3052
2 skeins
3863
2 skeins
554
2 yds
827
1/2 skein
3072
3 yds
3865
3 yds
561
1/2 skein
834
3 yds
3078
3/4 skein
3866
1/2 skein
562
3 skeins
840
3 yds
3345
1 skein
Ecru
3/4 skein
563
2 skeins
841
1 skein
3346
2 skeins
White
2 skeins
564
3/4 skein
842
1/2 skein
3347
3 yds


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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