Materials you’ll need for this project:

FABRIC 

An 8 x 10 inch piece of 11 count (11 squares to the inch) Aida cloth. My samples are done on navy. You can use any color you want to. (Finished sampler size is 5 x 6.5 inches.) 

● This site has blue, black and light colors: https://123stitch.com/m/11-Count-Aida-style-Cross-Stitch-Fabric 

● This is the one I used for my samples: https://www.amazon.com/Cloth-Count-Stitch-Fabric-19%C3%9728inch/dp/B0F2FBQNZN 

● If you can’t get 11 count, 10 or 12 would be fine. Some of the stitches will be difficult to do on 14/18 count. 

THREADS 

You need 6 colors for this project. The samples I made are sewn in #8 perle cotton. You could also use 2-3 strands of DMC cross stitch floss. 

Your colors should be close to the same value (lightness/darkness) and should contrast well with your fabric color. You can use solid or variegated colors. My sample has 3 solids and 3 variegated. The colors I put together for my sample are from Wonderfil and include 420 polished amber, 722 river stone, 916 calypso, 1060 volcano, 1034 canopy, 1076 northern lights. 

I also have a limited number of thread sets available that match my sample which you can order directly from me.

NEEDLE & NOTIONS 

You should have a cross stitch needle size 22. Cross stitch needles have a rounded/blunt tip and will work better for this project than a sharp needle. 

You can work in a hoop if you like. 

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