Las Meninas – Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velazquez

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A portrait of Infanta Margarita Teresa having her portrait painted.  The little princess is in the center, with her maids of honor (meninas) hovering around her.  Velasquez is to the left, facing his canvas.  On the right are a dog and two dwarves.  Standing outside the picture are the king and queen, Philip IV and Mariana of Austra (reflected in the mirror at the back of the room).  Other attendants are in the background. (Baroque, 1656) This pattern is solidly stitched. Any color fabric may be used.

Chart © Scarlet Quince.
Size: 397 x 457 stitches.

DMC Colours: 66

Please note: This design is created by Scarlet Quince, and the PDF is not guaranteed to be PK or Markup R-XP compatible. HOWEVER – you can use the included (on PDF purchases or kits with PDF option) ZIP file on the SQ Stitch app

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CHARTS (Downloads & Printed) CONTAIN:
• Accurate colour mockup of finished piece on front sheet (printed on high gloss photocard on printed charts)
• Unique key showing both the floss used for each symbol and where there are blended threads and multiple uses of the same floss, a secondary key showing which symbols use each floss in numerical order.
• Black & white pattern (printed on high quality paper on printed charts)
• Page layout guide on every page
• Floss usage list (for stitching 2 over 1 on 16 and 18 count fabric)

KITS CONTAIN:
• Everything listed above, plus…
• Pre-sorted DMC Stranded Cotton with extra length
• Fabric complete with an extra 3 inch border around each sides
• Needle

Recommended fabric: 16 count or higher.

Please note Scarlet Quince designs have blended threads, and our kits are designed for stitching “over 1”.

So if you prefer to use full crosses, you will need 25 count or lower as our kits for 28 and 32 count are designed for stitching with 1 strand over 1 thread (which isn’t possible when you have 2 colours).

14 count kits can come with either 14 count aida or 28 count evenweave (for stitching over 2)
18 and 20 count kits are provided with aida

25, 28 and 32 count kits are provided with evenweave.

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