Design 11¾" x 12¾"
Crosses 7 to the inch

This embroidered picture of two ballet dancers was inspired by famous ballet paintings. Cross-stitch, outline and Kensington (long and short) stitches have been combined in a decorative manner to bring out the details. It's thrilling to watch the picture come to life, as you put in the eleven colors and white. The frame used is 2½" wide. The finished picture is 14" x 18".

MATERIALS REQUIRED: Six-strand cotton should be used for the embroidery, in the follow­ing colors and amounts: One skein each of dark brown, bright yellow, medium dark red, bright red, medium peach, peach, light peach, brilliant green, yellow green, medium blue gray, 2 skeins of very light grey and 4 skeins of while. For the background, use a piece of green material 18" x 22". The suitable materials are smooth linen, medium weight linen-like cotton and sateen.

Patterns: 

Ballet