VEY003, VEY003lg
The Arnolfini Marriage - Jan van Eyck

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

310
2 yds
611
1 skein
840
1/2 skein
3371
3/4 skein
317
2 skeins
612
3/4 skein
841
1 yd
3706
2 yds
318
1 yd
632
1 skein
844
4 skeins
3740
1 skein
322
2'
640
1/2 skein
890
1/2 skein
3746
3/4 skein
341
2'
642
2 yds
924
2 yds
3747
3/4 skein
351
1 yd
644
2 yds
926
< 12"
3752
1 yd
355
3 yds
645
2 skeins
931
3/4 skein
3753
2 yds
356
3/4 skein
676
2 yds
937
1 yd
3756
2 yds
367
3/4 skein
680
3 yds
938
2 skeins
3760
2'
370
1 skein
712
2 yds
939
4 skeins
3772
3/4 skein
371
3/4 skein
729
1 yd
945
2 yds
3776
1 yd
372
2 yds
733
2 yds
958
3 yds
3781
2 skeins
407
2 yds
734
2'
961
3 yds
3782
1/2 skein
413
4 skeins
739
2 yds
976
2 yds
3787
3/4 skein
414
2 yds
744
2 yds
986
3/4 skein
3790
< 12"
415
2 yds
758
3 yds
987
2 skeins
3799
1/2 skein
422
1/2 skein
760
3/4 skein
988
3/4 skein
3802
1/2 skein
436
1/2 skein
762
1/2 skein
3012
1 skein
3818
1/2 skein
437
1/2 skein
791
3 skeins
3021
3/4 skein
3821
2'
470
2'
792
4 skeins
3032
2 skeins
3826
3/4 skein
501
3/4 skein
797
2 skeins
3033
3 yds
3828
3/4 skein
520
1/2 skein
799
2'
3041
3/4 skein
3830
2 skeins
523
1/2 skein
801
3/4 skein
3042
2 yds
3834
1/2 skein
535
7 skeins
820
2 skeins
3045
< 12"
3848
1/2 skein
543
< 12"
822
2 yds
3046
3/4 skein
3854
2 yds
550
1 skein
823
3 skeins
3064
2 yds
3857
1/2 skein
561
2 yds
830
1 skein
3345
3/4 skein
3860
3 skeins
562
1 yd
831
3/4 skein
3346
2 skeins
3862
3/4 skein
581
< 12"
833
2 yds
3347
< 12"
3863
2 skeins
608
1 yd
838
2 skeins
3362
1/2 skein
3864
3 yds
610
1 skein
839
3 skeins
3363
1 skein
3865
3/4 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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