STR002, STR002lg
A Personification of Fame - Bernardo Strozzi

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

311
< 12"
646
2 yds
930
3 yds
3770
2 yds
312
3/4 skein
647
3/4 skein
931
2'
3773
2 yds
315
1 yd
676
1/2 skein
932
2'
3774
1 yd
317
3 skeins
677
3 yds
936
1/2 skein
3776
2 yds
318
1/2 skein
712
3 yds
945
1 yd
3778
1 yd
322
2 skeins
725
1 yd
950
1 yd
3781
3/4 skein
334
1 yd
726
2'
972
2'
3787
1 skein
340
2 yds
729
3 yds
973
2 yds
3790
1/2 skein
352
2'
734
2 yds
975
1 yd
3802
2'
372
3/4 skein
738
2 yds
976
1/2 skein
3807
4 skeins
407
1 skein
742
3 yds
3012
2 yds
3819
3 yds
413
3/4 skein
743
2 yds
3022
2 yds
3820
2 yds
414
3/4 skein
744
2'
3023
2 yds
3821
< 12"
415
< 12"
746
2'
3024
< 12"
3822
< 12"
422
1/2 skein
758
2'
3032
2 yds
3828
2 yds
435
1 yd
778
< 12"
3033
2 yds
3839
3/4 skein
436
2 yds
782
2 yds
3041
3 yds
3852
2 yds
437
2 yds
791
2 skeins
3046
1 yd
3853
< 12"
451
3/4 skein
792
2 skeins
3047
2 yds
3855
1 yd
452
2 yds
793
3/4 skein
3064
1 skein
3858
3/4 skein
453
1/2 skein
794
< 12"
3072
< 12"
3859
3/4 skein
523
< 12"
797
1/2 skein
3362
3/4 skein
3860
3/4 skein
524
2 yds
799
2'
3363
3/4 skein
3861
3/4 skein
535
4 skeins
814
2'
3685
1 yd
3862
3 yds
543
< 12"
815
1 yd
3706
1 yd
3864
2 yds
552
1/2 skein
822
3 yds
3721
1 yd
3865
2'
610
3 yds
824
< 12"
3722
2 yds
3866
2 yds
613
2 yds
839
3/4 skein
3740
3/4 skein
Ecru
2 yds
642
2'
840
3/4 skein
3746
1 yd
644
1/2 skein
842
3 yds
3752
3 yds
645
2 skeins
844
2 skeins
3755
1 yd


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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