SPRING SALE Mary Delany's Horse Chestnut Flowers * from Paper Mosaics* Counted Cross Stitch Chart / Pattern

This chart was inspired by the artwork from an antique vintage card.

ABOUT THIS CHART:
This chart is created for 14 count fabric.
The finished size will be Size: 10 inches (140 stitches) by 14 inches (196 stitches).
For 30 DMC Cotton Floss colors.

THIS IS NOT A KIT NO FLOSS OR FABRIC IS INCLUDED.

Here is what you get in the mail:

• A single page (on 11 inch by 17 inch paper) charted graph with a reference key right at the top listing DMC floss or DMC Tapestry wools. You'll even find an exact number count of how many skeins of each floss/wool color you need.
• A tired eye charted graph which is printed on 4 pages of 11 inch by 17 inch paper that will help ease eye strain.
• A floss card for organizing your floss
• A color photo as a guide
• Instructions

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!