Description:

We are pleased to offer an Orenco Originals Counted Cross Stitch Chart, Pattern, Graph

The Blush Damask Rose Flower inspired Mary Delany's Paper Mosaics Counted Cross Stitch Chart Pattern

Counted Cross Stitch Chart Specifics:

·       Its finished size is 10 inches (140 stitches) by 14 inches (196 stitches)

·       Fabric Size: This chart is designed for 14 count fabric

·       Fabric Color: We suggest using black fabric

·       Thread: This chart is designed for DMC Cotton Floss

·       # Floss Colors: This chart calls for 40 colors

Note to Stitchers: You will receive a chart that is of the entire image including the background.  You can stitch the background or stitch on your choice of a 14-count solid cloth and create a raised embossed effect.

***This is NOT a Kit-Purchase for graph-pattern-chart only***

Mary Granville Pendarves Delany, 1700 1788, was born in England and was raised to be a noble woman.  Mary was an avid gardener, writer, artist and crafter.  She is most famous for her highly accurate and beautiful botanical illustrations. Unlike most botanical illustrations, these are not drawings or paintings, but paper collages created from hundreds of tiny pieces of cut paper.

Mary’s skills have elevated her to being one of the most accomplished paper-cutters of all time. She developed the technique of "paper-mosaic" at the age of seventy-two, when her diminishing eyesight discouraged her embroidery.  Working to scale directly from a plant specimen, Mary would cut and assemble dozens and at sometimes hundreds of minute pieces of colored tissue paper to create a single image of precise botanical accuracy. Her work is available to be seen at the British Museum in person or through their website. Enjoy!