The Librarian – Giuseppe Arcimboldo

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A “man” made from books and items from the book culture of the times.  His cape is a library curtain (used to partition study rooms and protect books from light and dust), his spectacles are book-chest keys, his beard is made of animla tail dusters, and his fingers, grasping the books acquisitively, are bookmarks. The painting mocks those who acquire books for the sake of ownership rather than reading, and is thought to particularly lampoon Wolfgang Lazius, the Hapsburgs’ historiographer, who was reputed to steal books when he couldn’t get them another way. (about 1562) This pattern is solidly stitched. Any color fabric may be used.

Chart © Scarlet Quince.
Size: 255 x 350 stitches.

DMC Colours: 99

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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