Design by Marie Barber

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Design by Marie Barber
Skill Level: Intermediate
Materials
• 12" x 12" piece 32-count alluring blue
Belfast linen from Zweigart®*
• One skein each DMC® or Presencia®
six-strand embroidery floss**
• Size 26 tapestry needle
• Professionally mounted*
*See Where to Find It on page 72.
**Refer to color code.
Stitch a beautiful piece of artwork for your home with this vivid iris design
from Marie Barber. Instead of traditional framing, have your stitched piece
mounted on stretcher bars for a canvas look.
Iris
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DMC®Presencia®
907
906
702
905
700
991
904
3345
3371
890
4723
4730
4643
4741
4652
4156
4565
4565
8083
4485
parrot green, lt.
parrot green, med.
Kelly green
parrot green, dk.
green, bt.
aquamarine, dk.
parrot green, vy. dk.
hunter green, dk.
black brown
pistachio green,
ul. dk.
blanc1000 white
3747 2729 blue violet, vy. lt.
341 2732 blue violet, lt.
3747 2729 blue violet, vy. lt.
340 2732 blue violet, med.
3746 2705 blue violet, dk.
3746 2705 blue violet, dk.
158 3068 cornflower blue,
med. vy. dk.
158 3068 cornflower blue,
med. vy. dk.
336 3324 navy blue
310 0007black
823 3327 navy blue, dk.
blanc1000 white
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746
677
822
644
422
640
7128
1134
8390
8400
7386
8404
off white
old gold, vy. lt.
beige gray, lt.
beige gray, med.
hazelnut brown, lt.
beige gray, vy. dk.
Stitch Count: 96H x 95W
Design Size: 6" x 6"
Instructions: Cross stitch over two
threads using two strands of floss.
Work 1/4 cross stitch where small
symbols appear using two strands of
floss. When two colors are bracketed
together, use one strand of each.
Backstitch over two threads using
one strand of floss.
Backstitch Instructions
3412732 iris
158 3068 iris (blue lines)
644 8400 scroll pattern
33454565 leaves
907 4723 lighter green leaves
Stitched by Michele Byers 
Shaded area indicates overlap from previous page.
From Just CrossStitch magazine, April 2015 Vol. 33 No. 2, Copyright © 2015 Just CrossStitch magazine