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The fabric youll be working on is Charles Craft 14 ct Aida. Use an embroidery hoop to keep the fabric stretched tight while working, but be sure to remove the hoop when youre not so you dont get hoop marks.The threads you will be working with are DMC Color Variations Embroidery Floss and DMC Cotton Embroidery Floss. The key on your Design Chart will tell you the number of strands to work with and what colors to use. Each skein of DMC Color Variations is a combination of DMC Embroidery Floss colors. You can create beautiful designs with colors that compliment one another perfect-ly, by combining Color Variations threads with the solid colors that make up that particular Variations skein. This is ideal for samplers as well as mini motifs and borders.Color Variations is designed to be stitched using any cross stitch technique, its color combinations will always show.

You can stitch the way you like best: 1) For a more blended look use the most common cross-

stitch technique; half crosses in one direction (/ / /) and then the other half back (\ \ \),

2) or for a more contrasted look stitch one complete cross at a time : (X X X).

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Design: Forever Young by Joan A. Elliott for DMCFabric: Aida 14, White 55w X 69h Stitches Size: 14 Count, 3-7/8w X 4-7/8h

Floss Used for Full Stitches: Symbol Strands Type Number Color 2 DMC 4050 CV Med Bright Green 2 DMC 4110 CV Pale Pink 2 DMC 4180 CV Med Pink 2 DMC 4230 CV Lt Blue

Floss Used for French Knots: Symbol Strands Type Number Color

1 DMC 791 Cornflower Blue- VY DK

Floss Used for Back Stitches: Symbol Strands Type Number Color

1 DMC 601 Cranberry-DK 1 DMC 791 Cornflower Blue-VY DK 1 DMC 904 Parrot Green-VY DK 1 DMC 4215 CV Violet