Description
“Mystic elixir” is a bookmark in a dark, occult palette: a night moth, a crescent moon and a lavender sprig set in a gothic arch, worked in black, blue-grey and gold over a warm sand ground.
What the picture shows
The composition is built vertically, like a stained-glass panel. At the top is a crescent moon in deep violet-black with a fine gold rim, surrounded by small gold stars. At the centre is a night moth with open wings: the wings are black with blue-grey banding and gold flecks, the body dark, the antennae thin and curved. Below sits a lavender sprig — lilac florets on dark stems, framed by sharp black leaves. A dark hexagonal medallion with a white eight-pointed star closes the composition at the bottom. All of it stands inside a black-and-gold arch with foliate corners. The ground is stitched solidly in warm sandy beige, so the dark elements come forward and the gold reads as backlighting. A margin of white Aida with fine gold tracery is left around the edge — a frame for the frame.
What is in the kit
- 14 count Aida, 210×90 mm — one white and one black, so you choose the ground
- Threads, 57 m, including 30 m of decorative metallic gold
- Decorative gold tassel
- Printed colour chart
- QR codes: the chart as a PDF, and a file for mobile cross-stitch apps
Specifications
- Finished size: 65×180 mm (2.56×7.09 in)
- Stitch area: 36×99 crosses
- Thread colours: 11
- Fabric: Aida, 14 count
- Difficulty: average
- Hanging flap: 35 mm
This design carries the most gold in the series — 30 metres of metallic thread out of 57. That is what produces the backlit stained-glass effect and makes the piece look more expensive than its size suggests.
Specifications
Reviews
Bonjour
À quelles références DMC correspondent les fils de cette broderie svp ?
Cordialement
Mme Dehayes
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