Mythical Creatures: A Field Guide Stitchalong
This listing is to purchase the Mythical Creatures: A Field Guide Stitchalong! Every month a new section of the pattern will be revealed, building up a rich and beautiful guide to some of the mythical creatures you are most likely to meet in the wild. This field guide is designed as a companion piece to the Dragons: A Field Guide pattern, and also works great as a standalone piece.
When you purchase the stitchalong, you will receive by instant download two introductory PDF booklets (one with colour charts and one with black and white charts). The booklets give all the information you need to prepare to stitch the pattern. This includes a thread list, pattern size, comments on choosing fabric and an introduction to the world of mythical creatures. They also include the pattern for the whole of the border of the piece, so you can start stitching straight away. The Phoenix pattern shown in the images here is not included in these introductory booklets - this is the first mythical creature which will be released in January.
Note that the download link will be sent to the email address given in your order, not to the email address you've typed in the request box, if the two are different. There will also be a link to download the file directly from the completed order page.
You will then receive the other sections by email on the following dates:
Part 1: 25th January 2025
Part 2: 25th February 2025
Part 3: 25th March 2025
Part 4: 25th April 2025
Part 5: 25th May 2025
Part 6: 25th June 2025
Part 7: 25th July 2025
Part 8: 25th August 2025
Part 9: 25th September 2025
Part 10: 25th October 2025
Each section is emailed out at 9am UK time. The emails will be sent to the email address you've typed in the request box.
***You will receive the patterns by digital download and email, and not by physical mail. No physical products are included in this purchase.***
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The stitched area of the finished piece is: 201 stitches wide x 269 stitches high
On 14 count fabric this is approximately 14.4 x 19.2 inches or 36.5 x 48.8 cm
On 16 count fabric this is approximately 12.6 x 16.8 inches or 31.9 x 42.7 cm
On 18 count fabric this is approximately 11.2 x 14.9 inches or 28.4 x 37.9 cm
Other count fabrics can be used - just adjust the sizing accordingly.
These dimensions do not include the border of fabric you will need to leave around the design. I recommend you leave a further 2-3 inches all the way round (which means that you need to add 4-6 inches to your size measurements).
The pattern was model stitched on ‘Mythical Muse’ hand dyed fabric. This beautiful fabric was created especially for this stitchalong by Nichole Young of Afterglow Workshop in the United States. You can buy the fabric at https://www.etsy.com/shop/AfterglowWorkshop - it is available in 14, 16 and 18 count versions, all at sizes suitable for this stitchalong. The model was stitched on the 16 count version.
Alternatively you can use any fabric colour you like best - most mid-tones of any colour would be great for the stitchalong. However I would not recommend using the ‘Dragon’s Breath’ fabric created for Dragons: A Field Guide, as the cream and yellow colours are unlikely to show well on an orangey background.
Don’t go for a fabric that’s too dark in case darker thread colours don’t show up. There are several areas of white and cream cross stitching, so ideally you should use fabric that will also show these pale colours well. If you are stitching on paler fabric, you may find these don’t show up well enough. If that is the case, you should easily be able to add backstitch around these areas.
55 thread colours are used in the design. You will need 2 skeins of DMC 310 (Black). About 80% of one skein of DMC 783 (Old gold) was used in the model stitch, so if you have a lower count fabric than the model, or stitch using more thread, you may also need two skeins on DMC 783. You will need one skein or less of all the other colours.
The pattern uses full cross stitches, fractional cross stitches (in relatively small numbers compared to the number of full cross stitches), a small amount of backstitch and a few French knots.
On each section release date you will receive two extensive pattern booklets, one with colour patterns and one with black & white patterns (with colour backstitch). The pattern booklets include split page and single page patterns, and an enlarged pattern of that month's mythical creature.
Skill level: Suitable for those with experience of cross stitch.
Pattern is model stitched by Clare Brunyee.
Patterns are for personal use only.
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