# Varnish & Thread: full product descriptions

> Varnish & Thread makes counted cross-stitch PDF patterns charted from public-domain museum artworks (The Met and the Art Institute of Chicago Open Access images), with DMC floss keys, several sizes and full stitches only. Instant digital downloads sold on Payhip.

Varnish & Thread sells digital PDF cross-stitch patterns only; no fabric, floss or kits are shipped. Each chart is generated by software from a public-domain museum image (no AI image generator), and each product page lists its artwork source as stated in the listing. Preview images are digital renders, not photos of stitching. Checkout happens on Payhip at https://payhip.com/VarnishAndThread. There are no customer reviews yet, so none are listed.

## Varnish & Thread: The Great Wave Cross Stitch Pattern after Hokusai, 3 Sizes (PDF, DMC Floss)

Price: $9.95 USD
Buy: https://payhip.com/b/jbpmf
Page: https://varnishandthread.pages.dev/products/great-wave/

The Great Wave is a counted cross-stitch pattern from the Varnish & Thread collection, for stitchers who love Japanese woodblock prints and want a recognisable wall piece, from a quick mini to a 200-stitch-wide showpiece. Counted cross-stitch chart of Katsushika Hokusai's woodblock print Under the Wave off Kanagawa (The Great Wave), charted from The Met's public-domain image. The mini size is a detail of the wave crest and Mount Fuji.

This is a digital download of PDF patterns. Nothing is shipped: no fabric, floss, hoop or printed paper.

WHAT'S INCLUDED
• 3 charts, each as two PDFs: a black-symbol chart designed for Pattern Keeper, and a printable colour + symbol chart
• In every PDF: a cover page with the finished size, a how-to page, a floss key (symbol, DMC number, colour name, stitch count, skein estimate) and chart pages with a bold line every 10 stitches
• Varnish-and-Thread_great-wave_Start-Here.pdf: a short Start Here guide (opening the files, printing, Pattern Keeper import, art credit)
• Full cross stitch only: no backstitch, no fractional stitches

SIZES, STITCH COUNTS AND FLOSS (DMC numbers)
• Mini: 50 × 37 stitches (1,850 stitches), 12 colours, 1 chart page (4 pages per PDF). The mini is a detail: the wave crest and Mount Fuji, not the full print.
  Finished size: 11-count 4.5 × 3.4 in; 14-count 3.6 × 2.6 in; 16-count 3.1 × 2.3 in; 18-count 2.8 × 2.1 in (Aida, 1 stitch per square; 28-count evenweave over two = 14-count).
  DMC floss: Ecru, 927, 803, 3023, 798, 931, 414, 613, 926, 318, 797, 317
• Medium: 120 × 81 stitches (9,720 stitches), 28 colours, 4 chart pages (7 pages per PDF).
  Finished size: 11-count 10.9 × 7.4 in; 14-count 8.6 × 5.8 in; 16-count 7.5 × 5.1 in; 18-count 6.7 × 4.5 in (Aida, 1 stitch per square; 28-count evenweave over two = 14-count).
  DMC floss: Ecru, 739, 677, 927, 644, 746, 772, 930, 803, 414, 796, 926, 824, 931, 3023, 738, 3750, 3864, 504, 318, 524, 317, 826, 517, 648, 3825, 3861, 3032
• Large: 200 × 134 stitches (26,800 stitches), 34 colours, 8 chart pages (11 pages per PDF).
  Finished size: 11-count 18.2 × 12.2 in; 14-count 14.3 × 9.6 in; 16-count 12.5 × 8.4 in; 18-count 11.1 × 7.4 in (Aida, 1 stitch per square; 28-count evenweave over two = 14-count).
  DMC floss: Ecru, 739, 677, 927, 644, 796, 746, 772, 3823, 414, 803, 926, 930, 824, 3023, 504, 3047, 3750, 738, 931, 318, 820, 825, 3046, 317, 524, 648, 3864, 3032, 613, 798, 3825, 422, 826

PATTERN KEEPER
The symbol PDF is designed for Pattern Keeper: real font symbols, a key with Number and Name columns, Letter-size pages of up to 60 × 70 stitches and no overlapping rows, following Pattern Keeper's published import guidance. It has not yet been tested in the app itself, so I don't call it compatible. It also prints normally.

THE ARTWORK (PUBLIC DOMAIN)
Title: Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura), also known as The Great Wave, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)
Artist: Katsushika Hokusai
Date: ca. 1830–32
Museum: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Source: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/45434
The artwork is in the public domain, and the museum released this image under CC0 (Open Access).
Credit: Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura), also known as The Great Wave, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei), Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830–32. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain.
Chart design by Varnish & Thread. Not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the museum or DMC.

HOW THIS PATTERN WAS MADE
The charts are generated by software from the public-domain museum image: the program crops and resizes the artwork, groups its colours, matches each one to the nearest DMC floss number and lays out the symbols and pages, and the results are checked. No AI image generator was used. The cover and preview images are digital previews rendered from the chart, not photos of stitched pieces, so real stitching will look slightly different. This description was drafted with an AI writing assistant and checked against the chart files.

HOW TO DOWNLOAD
1. Right after checkout your download page opens, and the download link is also emailed to you.
2. Download all the files to a computer or tablet. Each .zip holds the two PDFs for one size.
3. Unzip: double-click on a Mac, right-click > Extract All on Windows, or tap the zip in the Files app on iPad/iPhone.
4. Print the colour PDF at 100% (actual size), or import the symbol PDF into Pattern Keeper. Start with the Start Here guide.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q: Is this pattern good for a beginner?
A: The mini is a good first project (about 50 stitches wide, up to 12 colours). The medium and large sizes have more colours and stitches, so they suit stitchers with a few finished projects behind them. All sizes use full cross stitch only.
Q: What fabric and floss do I need?
A: Any Aida or evenweave works. The finished sizes above are given for 11, 14, 16 and 18 count. Colours are DMC stranded cotton numbers, and the key in each PDF estimates how many skeins you need. No materials are included.
Q: Does it work with Pattern Keeper?
A: The symbol PDF is designed for Pattern Keeper's published import guidance (font symbols, Number and Name key columns, pages of up to 60 × 70 stitches). It hasn't been tested in the app yet. If an import doesn't work, email me and I'll help or adjust the file.
Q: Are the pictures photos of the finished stitching?
A: No. The cover and preview images are digital previews made by computer from the chart, not photos of a stitched piece. Real stitching will look slightly different.
Q: How do I download it?
A: Your download page opens right after checkout and the link is emailed to you. Download the files, unzip them, then print the colour PDF or open the symbol PDF in your chart app.
Q: Can I get a refund?
A: Refunds are available within 14 days for a file problem I can't fix, or for a duplicate order. Email todorgan@gmail.com with your order details.

GOOD TO KNOW
• Digital PDF download. Nothing will be shipped.
• For personal use. Please don't share or resell the PDF files. You're welcome to sell or gift items you stitch from them.
• Thread colours use DMC floss numbers. Varnish & Thread is not affiliated with DMC.
• Questions or a problem with a file? Email todorgan@gmail.com.

## Varnish & Thread: Water Lilies Cross Stitch Pattern after Claude Monet, 3 Sizes (PDF, DMC Floss)

Price: $9.95 USD
Buy: https://payhip.com/b/8ldIA
Page: https://varnishandthread.pages.dev/products/water-lilies/

Water Lilies is a counted cross-stitch pattern from the Varnish & Thread collection, for stitchers who love Impressionist painting and soft, blended colour, with a beginner-friendly mini and two larger versions. Counted cross-stitch chart of Claude Monet's 1906 painting Water Lilies, charted from the Art Institute of Chicago's public-domain image. The mini size is a detail of lily pads with pink blossoms.

This is a digital download of PDF patterns. Nothing is shipped: no fabric, floss, hoop or printed paper.

WHAT'S INCLUDED
• 3 charts, each as two PDFs: a black-symbol chart designed for Pattern Keeper, and a printable colour + symbol chart
• In every PDF: a cover page with the finished size, a how-to page, a floss key (symbol, DMC number, colour name, stitch count, skein estimate) and chart pages with a bold line every 10 stitches
• Varnish-and-Thread_water-lilies_Start-Here.pdf: a short Start Here guide (opening the files, printing, Pattern Keeper import, art credit)
• Full cross stitch only: no backstitch, no fractional stitches

SIZES, STITCH COUNTS AND FLOSS (DMC numbers)
• Mini: 50 × 29 stitches (1,450 stitches), 12 colours, 1 chart page (4 pages per PDF). The mini is a detail: a group of lily pads with pink blossoms from the lower part of the painting.
  Finished size: 11-count 4.5 × 2.6 in; 14-count 3.6 × 2.1 in; 16-count 3.1 × 1.8 in; 18-count 2.8 × 1.6 in (Aida, 1 stitch per square; 28-count evenweave over two = 14-count).
  DMC floss: 312, 825, 3842, 502, 3809, 3808, 503, 414, 931, 3848, 3740, 3847
• Medium: 120 × 115 stitches (13,800 stitches), 30 colours, 4 chart pages (7 pages per PDF).
  Finished size: 11-count 10.9 × 10.5 in; 14-count 8.6 × 8.2 in; 16-count 7.5 × 7.2 in; 18-count 6.7 × 6.4 in (Aida, 1 stitch per square; 28-count evenweave over two = 14-count).
  DMC floss: 924, 3808, 3768, 825, 931, 930, 517, 798, 824, 3842, 3838, 991, 3760, 803, 501, 792, 311, 926, 3807, 502, 163, 414, 522, 3818, 3814, 3809, 318, 987, 3750, 3740
• Large: 200 × 192 stitches (38,400 stitches), 41 colours, 12 chart pages (16 pages per PDF).
  Finished size: 11-count 18.2 × 17.5 in; 14-count 14.3 × 13.7 in; 16-count 12.5 × 12.0 in; 18-count 11.1 × 10.7 in (Aida, 1 stitch per square; 28-count evenweave over two = 14-count).
  DMC floss: 3808, 924, 3768, 825, 930, 517, 798, 931, 824, 3838, 3842, 803, 991, 3760, 311, 792, 926, 3807, 501, 414, 3815, 502, 3839, 3814, 322, 3022, 320, 163, 500, 158, 318, 3750, 3346, 3818, 523, 3740, 452, 989, 413, 561, 932

PATTERN KEEPER
The symbol PDF is designed for Pattern Keeper: real font symbols, a key with Number and Name columns, Letter-size pages of up to 60 × 70 stitches and no overlapping rows, following Pattern Keeper's published import guidance. It has not yet been tested in the app itself, so I don't call it compatible. It also prints normally.

THE ARTWORK (PUBLIC DOMAIN)
Title: Water Lilies
Artist: Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926)
Date: 1906
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago
Source: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/16568
The artwork is in the public domain, and the museum released this image under CC0 (Open Access).
Credit: Water Lilies, Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926), 1906. Art Institute of Chicago. Public domain.
Chart design by Varnish & Thread. Not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the museum or DMC.

HOW THIS PATTERN WAS MADE
The charts are generated by software from the public-domain museum image: the program crops and resizes the artwork, groups its colours, matches each one to the nearest DMC floss number and lays out the symbols and pages, and the results are checked. No AI image generator was used. The cover and preview images are digital previews rendered from the chart, not photos of stitched pieces, so real stitching will look slightly different. This description was drafted with an AI writing assistant and checked against the chart files.

HOW TO DOWNLOAD
1. Right after checkout your download page opens, and the download link is also emailed to you.
2. Download all the files to a computer or tablet. Each .zip holds the two PDFs for one size.
3. Unzip: double-click on a Mac, right-click > Extract All on Windows, or tap the zip in the Files app on iPad/iPhone.
4. Print the colour PDF at 100% (actual size), or import the symbol PDF into Pattern Keeper. Start with the Start Here guide.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q: Is this pattern good for a beginner?
A: The mini is a good first project (about 50 stitches wide, up to 12 colours). The medium and large sizes have more colours and stitches, so they suit stitchers with a few finished projects behind them. All sizes use full cross stitch only.
Q: What fabric and floss do I need?
A: Any Aida or evenweave works. The finished sizes above are given for 11, 14, 16 and 18 count. Colours are DMC stranded cotton numbers, and the key in each PDF estimates how many skeins you need. No materials are included.
Q: Does it work with Pattern Keeper?
A: The symbol PDF is designed for Pattern Keeper's published import guidance (font symbols, Number and Name key columns, pages of up to 60 × 70 stitches). It hasn't been tested in the app yet. If an import doesn't work, email me and I'll help or adjust the file.
Q: Are the pictures photos of the finished stitching?
A: No. The cover and preview images are digital previews made by computer from the chart, not photos of a stitched piece. Real stitching will look slightly different.
Q: How do I download it?
A: Your download page opens right after checkout and the link is emailed to you. Download the files, unzip them, then print the colour PDF or open the symbol PDF in your chart app.
Q: Can I get a refund?
A: Refunds are available within 14 days for a file problem I can't fix, or for a duplicate order. Email todorgan@gmail.com with your order details.

GOOD TO KNOW
• Digital PDF download. Nothing will be shipped.
• For personal use. Please don't share or resell the PDF files. You're welcome to sell or gift items you stitch from them.
• Thread colours use DMC floss numbers. Varnish & Thread is not affiliated with DMC.
• Questions or a problem with a file? Email todorgan@gmail.com.

## Varnish & Thread: Wheat Field with Cypresses Cross Stitch Pattern after Van Gogh, 3 Sizes (PDF)

Price: $9.95 USD
Buy: https://payhip.com/b/P7j8K
Page: https://varnishandthread.pages.dev/products/wheat-field-cypresses/

Wheat Field with Cypresses is a counted cross-stitch pattern from the Varnish & Thread collection, for Van Gogh fans and landscape stitchers who want swirling skies and golden wheat in thread. Counted cross-stitch chart of Vincent van Gogh's 1889 painting Wheat Field with Cypresses, charted from The Met's public-domain image. The mini size is a detail of the cypresses.

This is a digital download of PDF patterns. Nothing is shipped: no fabric, floss, hoop or printed paper.

WHAT'S INCLUDED
• 3 charts, each as two PDFs: a black-symbol chart designed for Pattern Keeper, and a printable colour + symbol chart
• In every PDF: a cover page with the finished size, a how-to page, a floss key (symbol, DMC number, colour name, stitch count, skein estimate) and chart pages with a bold line every 10 stitches
• Varnish-and-Thread_wheat-field-cypresses_Start-Here.pdf: a short Start Here guide (opening the files, printing, Pattern Keeper import, art credit)
• Full cross stitch only: no backstitch, no fractional stitches

SIZES, STITCH COUNTS AND FLOSS (DMC numbers)
• Mini: 50 × 65 stitches (3,250 stitches), 12 colours, 1 chart page (4 pages per PDF). The mini is a detail: the cypress trees with wheat and sky, from the right half of the painting.
  Finished size: 11-count 4.5 × 5.9 in; 14-count 3.6 × 4.6 in; 16-count 3.1 × 4.1 in; 18-count 2.8 × 3.6 in (Aida, 1 stitch per square; 28-count evenweave over two = 14-count).
  DMC floss: 986, 926, 523, 3768, 3829, 890, 780, 503, 934, 334, 824, 310
• Medium: 120 × 94 stitches (11,280 stitches), 30 colours, 4 chart pages (7 pages per PDF).
  Finished size: 11-count 10.9 × 8.5 in; 14-count 8.6 × 6.7 in; 16-count 7.5 × 5.9 in; 18-count 6.7 × 5.2 in (Aida, 1 stitch per square; 28-count evenweave over two = 14-count).
  DMC floss: 3023, 926, 931, 830, 986, 3051, 3768, 829, 318, 367, 414, 831, 730, 503, 3848, 3799, 934, 3022, 334, 987, 824, 890, 924, 3346, 522, 780, 3839, 517, 3829, 518
• Large: 200 × 157 stitches (31,400 stitches), 46 colours, 12 chart pages (16 pages per PDF).
  Finished size: 11-count 18.2 × 14.3 in; 14-count 14.3 × 11.2 in; 16-count 12.5 × 9.8 in; 18-count 11.1 × 8.7 in (Aida, 1 stitch per square; 28-count evenweave over two = 14-count).
  DMC floss: 3023, 931, 926, 830, 986, 414, 3768, 318, 829, 831, 730, 503, 3799, 3051, 334, 3848, 3362, 3022, 934, 367, 824, 924, 3363, 3346, 3814, 780, 3829, 500, 522, 987, 3839, 890, 517, 937, 518, 936, 3815, 781, 3052, 825, 640, 3750, 3021, 869, 820, 3013

PATTERN KEEPER
The symbol PDF is designed for Pattern Keeper: real font symbols, a key with Number and Name columns, Letter-size pages of up to 60 × 70 stitches and no overlapping rows, following Pattern Keeper's published import guidance. It has not yet been tested in the app itself, so I don't call it compatible. It also prints normally.

THE ARTWORK (PUBLIC DOMAIN)
Title: Wheat Field with Cypresses
Artist: Vincent van Gogh
Date: 1889
Museum: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Source: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/436535
The artwork is in the public domain, and the museum released this image under CC0 (Open Access).
Credit: Wheat Field with Cypresses, Vincent van Gogh, 1889. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain.
Chart design by Varnish & Thread. Not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the museum or DMC.

HOW THIS PATTERN WAS MADE
The charts are generated by software from the public-domain museum image: the program crops and resizes the artwork, groups its colours, matches each one to the nearest DMC floss number and lays out the symbols and pages, and the results are checked. No AI image generator was used. The cover and preview images are digital previews rendered from the chart, not photos of stitched pieces, so real stitching will look slightly different. This description was drafted with an AI writing assistant and checked against the chart files.

HOW TO DOWNLOAD
1. Right after checkout your download page opens, and the download link is also emailed to you.
2. Download all the files to a computer or tablet. Each .zip holds the two PDFs for one size.
3. Unzip: double-click on a Mac, right-click > Extract All on Windows, or tap the zip in the Files app on iPad/iPhone.
4. Print the colour PDF at 100% (actual size), or import the symbol PDF into Pattern Keeper. Start with the Start Here guide.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q: Is this pattern good for a beginner?
A: The mini is a good first project (about 50 stitches wide, up to 12 colours). The medium and large sizes have more colours and stitches, so they suit stitchers with a few finished projects behind them. All sizes use full cross stitch only.
Q: What fabric and floss do I need?
A: Any Aida or evenweave works. The finished sizes above are given for 11, 14, 16 and 18 count. Colours are DMC stranded cotton numbers, and the key in each PDF estimates how many skeins you need. No materials are included.
Q: Does it work with Pattern Keeper?
A: The symbol PDF is designed for Pattern Keeper's published import guidance (font symbols, Number and Name key columns, pages of up to 60 × 70 stitches). It hasn't been tested in the app yet. If an import doesn't work, email me and I'll help or adjust the file.
Q: Are the pictures photos of the finished stitching?
A: No. The cover and preview images are digital previews made by computer from the chart, not photos of a stitched piece. Real stitching will look slightly different.
Q: How do I download it?
A: Your download page opens right after checkout and the link is emailed to you. Download the files, unzip them, then print the colour PDF or open the symbol PDF in your chart app.
Q: Can I get a refund?
A: Refunds are available within 14 days for a file problem I can't fix, or for a duplicate order. Email todorgan@gmail.com with your order details.

GOOD TO KNOW
• Digital PDF download. Nothing will be shipped.
• For personal use. Please don't share or resell the PDF files. You're welcome to sell or gift items you stitch from them.
• Thread colours use DMC floss numbers. Varnish & Thread is not affiliated with DMC.
• Questions or a problem with a file? Email todorgan@gmail.com.

## Varnish & Thread: A Sunday on La Grande Jatte Cross Stitch Pattern after Seurat, 3 Sizes (PDF)

Price: $9.95 USD
Buy: https://payhip.com/b/y7uYm
Page: https://varnishandthread.pages.dev/products/grande-jatte/

A Sunday on La Grande Jatte is a counted cross-stitch pattern from the Varnish & Thread collection, for stitchers who like a detailed, dotted painting to work slowly, and for fans of Seurat's famous park scene. Counted cross-stitch chart of Georges Seurat's A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884 (painted 1884–86), charted from the Art Institute of Chicago's public-domain image. The painted border is trimmed. The mini size is a detail of the woman with the parasol.

This is a digital download of PDF patterns. Nothing is shipped: no fabric, floss, hoop or printed paper.

WHAT'S INCLUDED
• 3 charts, each as two PDFs: a black-symbol chart designed for Pattern Keeper, and a printable colour + symbol chart
• In every PDF: a cover page with the finished size, a how-to page, a floss key (symbol, DMC number, colour name, stitch count, skein estimate) and chart pages with a bold line every 10 stitches
• Varnish-and-Thread_grande-jatte_Start-Here.pdf: a short Start Here guide (opening the files, printing, Pattern Keeper import, art credit)
• Full cross stitch only: no backstitch, no fractional stitches

SIZES, STITCH COUNTS AND FLOSS (DMC numbers)
• Mini: 50 × 67 stitches (3,350 stitches), 12 colours, 1 chart page (4 pages per PDF). The mini is a detail: the woman with the parasol and the monkey, from the right side of the painting.
  Finished size: 11-count 4.5 × 6.1 in; 14-count 3.6 × 4.8 in; 16-count 3.1 × 4.2 in; 18-count 2.8 × 3.7 in (Aida, 1 stitch per square; 28-count evenweave over two = 14-count).
  DMC floss: 158, 317, 501, 07, 3012, 413, 3799, 520, 642, 924, 535, 3740
• Medium: 120 × 78 stitches (9,360 stitches), 28 colours, 4 chart pages (7 pages per PDF).
  Finished size: 11-count 10.9 × 7.1 in; 14-count 8.6 × 5.6 in; 16-count 7.5 × 4.9 in; 18-count 6.7 × 4.3 in (Aida, 1 stitch per square; 28-count evenweave over two = 14-count).
  DMC floss: 924, 317, 3051, 413, 3011, 844, 414, 158, 642, 535, 451, 3012, 646, 3363, 3022, 3860, 318, 3740, 645, 3768, 640, 3023, 3861, 3839, 3032, 3772, 648, 932
• Large: 200 × 130 stitches (26,000 stitches), 36 colours, 8 chart pages (11 pages per PDF).
  Finished size: 11-count 18.2 × 11.8 in; 14-count 14.3 × 9.3 in; 16-count 12.5 × 8.1 in; 18-count 11.1 × 7.2 in (Aida, 1 stitch per square; 28-count evenweave over two = 14-count).
  DMC floss: 924, 317, 413, 844, 3011, 642, 3051, 414, 535, 158, 3362, 3012, 3363, 318, 451, 3860, 3022, 3740, 792, 646, 3768, 645, 07, 3023, 640, 3861, 3772, 3839, 3864, 3032, 931, 932, 3041, 647, 3838, 840

PATTERN KEEPER
The symbol PDF is designed for Pattern Keeper: real font symbols, a key with Number and Name columns, Letter-size pages of up to 60 × 70 stitches and no overlapping rows, following Pattern Keeper's published import guidance. It has not yet been tested in the app itself, so I don't call it compatible. It also prints normally.

THE ARTWORK (PUBLIC DOMAIN)
Title: A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884
Artist: Georges Seurat (French, 1859–1891)
Date: 1884–86, border added 1888–89
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago
Source: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/27992
The artwork is in the public domain, and the museum released this image under CC0 (Open Access).
Credit: A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884, Georges Seurat (French, 1859–1891), 1884–86, border added 1888–89. Art Institute of Chicago. Public domain.
Chart design by Varnish & Thread. Not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the museum or DMC.

HOW THIS PATTERN WAS MADE
The charts are generated by software from the public-domain museum image: the program crops and resizes the artwork, groups its colours, matches each one to the nearest DMC floss number and lays out the symbols and pages, and the results are checked. No AI image generator was used. The cover and preview images are digital previews rendered from the chart, not photos of stitched pieces, so real stitching will look slightly different. This description was drafted with an AI writing assistant and checked against the chart files.

HOW TO DOWNLOAD
1. Right after checkout your download page opens, and the download link is also emailed to you.
2. Download all the files to a computer or tablet. Each .zip holds the two PDFs for one size.
3. Unzip: double-click on a Mac, right-click > Extract All on Windows, or tap the zip in the Files app on iPad/iPhone.
4. Print the colour PDF at 100% (actual size), or import the symbol PDF into Pattern Keeper. Start with the Start Here guide.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q: Is this pattern good for a beginner?
A: The mini is a good first project (about 50 stitches wide, up to 12 colours). The medium and large sizes have more colours and stitches, so they suit stitchers with a few finished projects behind them. All sizes use full cross stitch only.
Q: What fabric and floss do I need?
A: Any Aida or evenweave works. The finished sizes above are given for 11, 14, 16 and 18 count. Colours are DMC stranded cotton numbers, and the key in each PDF estimates how many skeins you need. No materials are included.
Q: Does it work with Pattern Keeper?
A: The symbol PDF is designed for Pattern Keeper's published import guidance (font symbols, Number and Name key columns, pages of up to 60 × 70 stitches). It hasn't been tested in the app yet. If an import doesn't work, email me and I'll help or adjust the file.
Q: Are the pictures photos of the finished stitching?
A: No. The cover and preview images are digital previews made by computer from the chart, not photos of a stitched piece. Real stitching will look slightly different.
Q: How do I download it?
A: Your download page opens right after checkout and the link is emailed to you. Download the files, unzip them, then print the colour PDF or open the symbol PDF in your chart app.
Q: Can I get a refund?
A: Refunds are available within 14 days for a file problem I can't fix, or for a duplicate order. Email todorgan@gmail.com with your order details.

GOOD TO KNOW
• Digital PDF download. Nothing will be shipped.
• For personal use. Please don't share or resell the PDF files. You're welcome to sell or gift items you stitch from them.
• Thread colours use DMC floss numbers. Varnish & Thread is not affiliated with DMC.
• Questions or a problem with a file? Email todorgan@gmail.com.

## Varnish & Thread: The Bedroom Cross Stitch Pattern after Vincent van Gogh, 3 Sizes (PDF, DMC Floss)

Price: $9.95 USD
Buy: https://payhip.com/b/xF52c
Page: https://varnishandthread.pages.dev/products/the-bedroom/

The Bedroom is a counted cross-stitch pattern from the Varnish & Thread collection, for Van Gogh fans who want his cosy room in Arles as a whole-painting chart, from a small mini to a detailed 50-colour large. Counted cross-stitch chart of Vincent van Gogh's 1889 painting The Bedroom (his room in Arles), charted from the Art Institute of Chicago's public-domain image. All three sizes show the whole painting.

This is a digital download of PDF patterns. Nothing is shipped: no fabric, floss, hoop or printed paper.

WHAT'S INCLUDED
• 3 charts, each as two PDFs: a black-symbol chart designed for Pattern Keeper, and a printable colour + symbol chart
• In every PDF: a cover page with the finished size, a how-to page, a floss key (symbol, DMC number, colour name, stitch count, skein estimate) and chart pages with a bold line every 10 stitches
• Varnish-and-Thread_the-bedroom_Start-Here.pdf: a short Start Here guide (opening the files, printing, Pattern Keeper import, art credit)
• Full cross stitch only: no backstitch, no fractional stitches

SIZES, STITCH COUNTS AND FLOSS (DMC numbers)
• Mini: 50 × 39 stitches (1,950 stitches), 12 colours, 1 chart page (4 pages per PDF).
  Finished size: 11-count 4.5 × 3.5 in; 14-count 3.6 × 2.8 in; 16-count 3.1 × 2.4 in; 18-count 2.8 × 2.2 in (Aida, 1 stitch per square; 28-count evenweave over two = 14-count).
  DMC floss: 782, 931, 07, 3022, 731, 640, 3052, 809, 320, 3032, 3768, 734
• Medium: 120 × 94 stitches (11,280 stitches), 30 colours, 4 chart pages (7 pages per PDF).
  Finished size: 11-count 10.9 × 8.5 in; 14-count 8.6 × 6.7 in; 16-count 7.5 × 5.9 in; 18-count 6.7 × 5.2 in (Aida, 1 stitch per square; 28-count evenweave over two = 14-count).
  DMC floss: 782, 3022, 931, 3839, 646, 451, 809, 3861, 781, 640, 732, 647, 503, 169, 3013, 3829, 730, 3363, 829, 502, 924, 501, 3768, 869, 830, 3012, 355, 642, 3053, 3364
• Large: 200 × 157 stitches (31,400 stitches), 50 colours, 12 chart pages (16 pages per PDF).
  Finished size: 11-count 18.2 × 14.3 in; 14-count 14.3 × 11.2 in; 16-count 12.5 × 9.8 in; 18-count 11.1 × 8.7 in (Aida, 1 stitch per square; 28-count evenweave over two = 14-count).
  DMC floss: 782, 3022, 931, 3839, 3861, 799, 646, 503, 809, 451, 781, 414, 732, 07, 647, 640, 3829, 522, 502, 3013, 730, 924, 829, 3768, 3012, 355, 780, 3364, 642, 322, 561, 3790, 520, 930, 932, 3363, 3818, 734, 831, 420, 3838, 869, 3862, 988, 523, 645, 839, 3011, 644, 3860

PATTERN KEEPER
The symbol PDF is designed for Pattern Keeper: real font symbols, a key with Number and Name columns, Letter-size pages of up to 60 × 70 stitches and no overlapping rows, following Pattern Keeper's published import guidance. It has not yet been tested in the app itself, so I don't call it compatible. It also prints normally.

THE ARTWORK (PUBLIC DOMAIN)
Title: The Bedroom
Artist: Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853–1890)
Date: 1889
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago
Source: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/28560
The artwork is in the public domain, and the museum released this image under CC0 (Open Access).
Credit: The Bedroom, Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853–1890), 1889. Art Institute of Chicago. Public domain.
Chart design by Varnish & Thread. Not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the museum or DMC.

HOW THIS PATTERN WAS MADE
The charts are generated by software from the public-domain museum image: the program crops and resizes the artwork, groups its colours, matches each one to the nearest DMC floss number and lays out the symbols and pages, and the results are checked. No AI image generator was used. The cover and preview images are digital previews rendered from the chart, not photos of stitched pieces, so real stitching will look slightly different. This description was drafted with an AI writing assistant and checked against the chart files.

HOW TO DOWNLOAD
1. Right after checkout your download page opens, and the download link is also emailed to you.
2. Download all the files to a computer or tablet. Each .zip holds the two PDFs for one size.
3. Unzip: double-click on a Mac, right-click > Extract All on Windows, or tap the zip in the Files app on iPad/iPhone.
4. Print the colour PDF at 100% (actual size), or import the symbol PDF into Pattern Keeper. Start with the Start Here guide.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q: Is this pattern good for a beginner?
A: The mini is a good first project (about 50 stitches wide, up to 12 colours). The medium and large sizes have more colours and stitches, so they suit stitchers with a few finished projects behind them. All sizes use full cross stitch only.
Q: What fabric and floss do I need?
A: Any Aida or evenweave works. The finished sizes above are given for 11, 14, 16 and 18 count. Colours are DMC stranded cotton numbers, and the key in each PDF estimates how many skeins you need. No materials are included.
Q: Does it work with Pattern Keeper?
A: The symbol PDF is designed for Pattern Keeper's published import guidance (font symbols, Number and Name key columns, pages of up to 60 × 70 stitches). It hasn't been tested in the app yet. If an import doesn't work, email me and I'll help or adjust the file.
Q: Are the pictures photos of the finished stitching?
A: No. The cover and preview images are digital previews made by computer from the chart, not photos of a stitched piece. Real stitching will look slightly different.
Q: How do I download it?
A: Your download page opens right after checkout and the link is emailed to you. Download the files, unzip them, then print the colour PDF or open the symbol PDF in your chart app.
Q: Can I get a refund?
A: Refunds are available within 14 days for a file problem I can't fix, or for a duplicate order. Email todorgan@gmail.com with your order details.

GOOD TO KNOW
• Digital PDF download. Nothing will be shipped.
• For personal use. Please don't share or resell the PDF files. You're welcome to sell or gift items you stitch from them.
• Thread colours use DMC floss numbers. Varnish & Thread is not affiliated with DMC.
• Questions or a problem with a file? Email todorgan@gmail.com.

## Varnish & Thread: William Morris Willow Bough Cross Stitch Pattern, 3 Sizes (PDF, DMC Floss)

Price: $9.95 USD
Buy: https://payhip.com/b/NPLiW
Page: https://varnishandthread.pages.dev/products/morris-willow-bough/

Willow Bough is a counted cross-stitch pattern from the Varnish & Thread collection, for lovers of Arts and Crafts design who want a calm, leafy pattern with few colours, good for cushions, samplers or framed panels. Counted cross-stitch chart of William Morris's 1887 Willow Bough wallpaper design, charted from The Met's public-domain image of a wallpaper sample. Mini and medium are sections of the pattern; the large shows the whole sample.

This is a digital download of PDF patterns. Nothing is shipped: no fabric, floss, hoop or printed paper.

WHAT'S INCLUDED
• 3 charts, each as two PDFs: a black-symbol chart designed for Pattern Keeper, and a printable colour + symbol chart
• In every PDF: a cover page with the finished size, a how-to page, a floss key (symbol, DMC number, colour name, stitch count, skein estimate) and chart pages with a bold line every 10 stitches
• Varnish-and-Thread_morris-willow-bough_Start-Here.pdf: a short Start Here guide (opening the files, printing, Pattern Keeper import, art credit)
• Full cross stitch only: no backstitch, no fractional stitches

SIZES, STITCH COUNTS AND FLOSS (DMC numbers)
• Mini: 50 × 50 stitches (2,500 stitches), 8 colours, 1 chart page (4 pages per PDF). The mini is a detail of the leaves.
  Finished size: 11-count 4.5 × 4.5 in; 14-count 3.6 × 3.6 in; 16-count 3.1 × 3.1 in; 18-count 2.8 × 2.8 in (Aida, 1 stitch per square; 28-count evenweave over two = 14-count).
  DMC floss: 543, 524, 989, 3013, 3046, 368, 371, 642
• Medium: 120 × 120 stitches (14,400 stitches), 12 colours, 4 chart pages (7 pages per PDF). The medium is a section of the repeat.
  Finished size: 11-count 10.9 × 10.9 in; 14-count 8.6 × 8.6 in; 16-count 7.5 × 7.5 in; 18-count 6.7 × 6.7 in (Aida, 1 stitch per square; 28-count evenweave over two = 14-count).
  DMC floss: 543, 989, 524, 3013, 677, 368, 3364, 3046, 3053, 372, 371, 3347
• Large: 200 × 259 stitches (51,800 stitches), 17 colours, 16 chart pages (19 pages per PDF).
  Finished size: 11-count 18.2 × 23.5 in; 14-count 14.3 × 18.5 in; 16-count 12.5 × 16.2 in; 18-count 11.1 × 14.4 in (Aida, 1 stitch per square; 28-count evenweave over two = 14-count).
  DMC floss: 543, 989, 3013, 677, 524, 368, 3364, 3053, 371, 3046, 372, 3347, 613, 3045, 988, 3052, 523

PATTERN KEEPER
The symbol PDF is designed for Pattern Keeper: real font symbols, a key with Number and Name columns, Letter-size pages of up to 60 × 70 stitches and no overlapping rows, following Pattern Keeper's published import guidance. It has not yet been tested in the app itself, so I don't call it compatible. It also prints normally.

THE ARTWORK (PUBLIC DOMAIN)
Title: Willow Bough
Artist: William Morris
Date: 1887
Museum: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Source: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/384022
The artwork is in the public domain, and the museum released this image under CC0 (Open Access).
Credit: Willow Bough, William Morris, 1887. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain.
Chart design by Varnish & Thread. Not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the museum or DMC.

HOW THIS PATTERN WAS MADE
The charts are generated by software from the public-domain museum image: the program crops and resizes the artwork, groups its colours, matches each one to the nearest DMC floss number and lays out the symbols and pages, and the results are checked. No AI image generator was used. The cover and preview images are digital previews rendered from the chart, not photos of stitched pieces, so real stitching will look slightly different. This description was drafted with an AI writing assistant and checked against the chart files.

HOW TO DOWNLOAD
1. Right after checkout your download page opens, and the download link is also emailed to you.
2. Download all the files to a computer or tablet. Each .zip holds the two PDFs for one size.
3. Unzip: double-click on a Mac, right-click > Extract All on Windows, or tap the zip in the Files app on iPad/iPhone.
4. Print the colour PDF at 100% (actual size), or import the symbol PDF into Pattern Keeper. Start with the Start Here guide.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q: Is this pattern good for a beginner?
A: The mini is a good first project (about 50 stitches wide, up to 12 colours). The medium and large sizes have more colours and stitches, so they suit stitchers with a few finished projects behind them. All sizes use full cross stitch only.
Q: What fabric and floss do I need?
A: Any Aida or evenweave works. The finished sizes above are given for 11, 14, 16 and 18 count. Colours are DMC stranded cotton numbers, and the key in each PDF estimates how many skeins you need. No materials are included.
Q: Does it work with Pattern Keeper?
A: The symbol PDF is designed for Pattern Keeper's published import guidance (font symbols, Number and Name key columns, pages of up to 60 × 70 stitches). It hasn't been tested in the app yet. If an import doesn't work, email me and I'll help or adjust the file.
Q: Are the pictures photos of the finished stitching?
A: No. The cover and preview images are digital previews made by computer from the chart, not photos of a stitched piece. Real stitching will look slightly different.
Q: How do I download it?
A: Your download page opens right after checkout and the link is emailed to you. Download the files, unzip them, then print the colour PDF or open the symbol PDF in your chart app.
Q: Can I get a refund?
A: Refunds are available within 14 days for a file problem I can't fix, or for a duplicate order. Email todorgan@gmail.com with your order details.

GOOD TO KNOW
• Digital PDF download. Nothing will be shipped.
• For personal use. Please don't share or resell the PDF files. You're welcome to sell or gift items you stitch from them.
• Thread colours use DMC floss numbers. Varnish & Thread is not affiliated with DMC.
• Questions or a problem with a file? Email todorgan@gmail.com.

## Varnish & Thread: Sparrow and Snowy Camellia Cross Stitch Pattern after Hiroshige, Mini + Tall Panel (PDF)

Price: $6.95 USD
Buy: https://payhip.com/b/Gb8CS
Page: https://varnishandthread.pages.dev/products/winter-camellia-sparrow/

Sparrow and Snow-covered Camellia is a counted cross-stitch pattern from the Varnish & Thread collection, for winter and Christmas stitching: a small sparrow-and-camellia mini for an ornament or card, plus a tall bell-pull panel of the whole print. Counted cross-stitch chart of Utagawa Hiroshige's woodblock print Sparrow and Snow-covered Camellia (about 1845), charted from The Met's public-domain image. Two charts: a mini of the upper half (the sparrow above red camellias in snow), and a tall narrow panel of the whole print.

This is a digital download of PDF patterns. Nothing is shipped: no fabric, floss, hoop or printed paper.

WHAT'S INCLUDED
• 2 charts, each as two PDFs: a black-symbol chart designed for Pattern Keeper, and a printable colour + symbol chart
• In every PDF: a cover page with the finished size, a how-to page, a floss key (symbol, DMC number, colour name, stitch count, skein estimate) and chart pages with a bold line every 10 stitches
• Varnish-and-Thread_winter-camellia-sparrow_Start-Here.pdf: a short Start Here guide (opening the files, printing, Pattern Keeper import, art credit)
• Full cross stitch only: no backstitch, no fractional stitches

SIZES, STITCH COUNTS AND FLOSS (DMC numbers)
• Mini: 50 × 77 stitches (3,850 stitches), 12 colours, 2 chart pages (5 pages per PDF). The mini is the upper half of the print: the sparrow, the inscription and the top camellia blossoms in snow.
  Finished size: 11-count 4.5 × 7.0 in; 14-count 3.6 × 5.5 in; 16-count 3.1 × 4.8 in; 18-count 2.8 × 4.3 in (Aida, 1 stitch per square; 28-count evenweave over two = 14-count).
  DMC floss: 738, 739, 351, 841, 3790, 831, 840, 3023, 3022, 3864, 372, 924
• Tall panel: 60 × 182 stitches (10,920 stitches), 27 colours, 3 chart pages (6 pages per PDF). The tall panel is the whole narrow print (a long bell-pull shape), 60 stitches wide.
  Finished size: 11-count 5.5 × 16.5 in; 14-count 4.3 × 13.0 in; 16-count 3.8 × 11.4 in; 18-count 3.3 × 10.1 in (Aida, 1 stitch per square; 28-count evenweave over two = 14-count).
  DMC floss: 3046, 738, 739, 3032, 351, 3023, 924, 07, 3808, 844, 645, 3022, 356, 3340, 3768, 831, 830, 3778, 522, 832, 20, 833, 422, 3820, 3859, 535, 3825

PATTERN KEEPER
The symbol PDF is designed for Pattern Keeper: real font symbols, a key with Number and Name columns, Letter-size pages of up to 60 × 70 stitches and no overlapping rows, following Pattern Keeper's published import guidance. It has not yet been tested in the app itself, so I don't call it compatible. It also prints normally.

THE ARTWORK (PUBLIC DOMAIN)
Title: Sparrow and Snow-covered Camellia (Tsubaki)
Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige
Date: ca. 1845
Museum: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Source: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/56949
The artwork is in the public domain, and the museum released this image under CC0 (Open Access).
Credit: Sparrow and Snow-covered Camellia (Tsubaki), Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1845. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain.
Chart design by Varnish & Thread. Not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the museum or DMC.

HOW THIS PATTERN WAS MADE
The charts are generated by software from the public-domain museum image: the program crops and resizes the artwork, groups its colours, matches each one to the nearest DMC floss number and lays out the symbols and pages, and the results are checked. No AI image generator was used. The cover and preview images are digital previews rendered from the chart, not photos of stitched pieces, so real stitching will look slightly different. This description was drafted with an AI writing assistant and checked against the chart files.

HOW TO DOWNLOAD
1. Right after checkout your download page opens, and the download link is also emailed to you.
2. Download all the files to a computer or tablet. Each .zip holds the two PDFs for one size.
3. Unzip: double-click on a Mac, right-click > Extract All on Windows, or tap the zip in the Files app on iPad/iPhone.
4. Print the colour PDF at 100% (actual size), or import the symbol PDF into Pattern Keeper. Start with the Start Here guide.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q: Is this pattern good for a beginner?
A: The mini is a good first project (about 50 stitches wide, up to 12 colours). The medium and large sizes have more colours and stitches, so they suit stitchers with a few finished projects behind them. All sizes use full cross stitch only.
Q: What fabric and floss do I need?
A: Any Aida or evenweave works. The finished sizes above are given for 11, 14, 16 and 18 count. Colours are DMC stranded cotton numbers, and the key in each PDF estimates how many skeins you need. No materials are included.
Q: Does it work with Pattern Keeper?
A: The symbol PDF is designed for Pattern Keeper's published import guidance (font symbols, Number and Name key columns, pages of up to 60 × 70 stitches). It hasn't been tested in the app yet. If an import doesn't work, email me and I'll help or adjust the file.
Q: Are the pictures photos of the finished stitching?
A: No. The cover and preview images are digital previews made by computer from the chart, not photos of a stitched piece. Real stitching will look slightly different.
Q: How do I download it?
A: Your download page opens right after checkout and the link is emailed to you. Download the files, unzip them, then print the colour PDF or open the symbol PDF in your chart app.
Q: Can I get a refund?
A: Refunds are available within 14 days for a file problem I can't fix, or for a duplicate order. Email todorgan@gmail.com with your order details.

GOOD TO KNOW
• Digital PDF download. Nothing will be shipped.
• For personal use. Please don't share or resell the PDF files. You're welcome to sell or gift items you stitch from them.
• Thread colours use DMC floss numbers. Varnish & Thread is not affiliated with DMC.
• Questions or a problem with a file? Email todorgan@gmail.com.

## Varnish & Thread: Hooded Warbler Mini Cross Stitch Pattern after Audubon (PDF, Ornament Size)

Price: $3.95 USD
Buy: https://payhip.com/b/ic4ZI
Page: https://varnishandthread.pages.dev/products/hooded-warbler/

Hooded Warbler is a counted cross-stitch pattern from the Varnish & Thread collection, for bird lovers and beginners who want a quick one-evening project for an ornament, small hoop or card. Small counted cross-stitch chart of the male Hooded Warbler from John James Audubon's The Birds of America, sized for an ornament, small hoop or card. Charted from a detail of The Met's public-domain image of the plate.

This is a digital download of PDF patterns. Nothing is shipped: no fabric, floss, hoop or printed paper.

WHAT'S INCLUDED
• 1 chart as two PDFs: a black-symbol chart designed for Pattern Keeper, and a printable colour + symbol chart
• In every PDF: a cover page with the finished size, a how-to page, a floss key (symbol, DMC number, colour name, stitch count, skein estimate) and chart pages with a bold line every 10 stitches
• Varnish-and-Thread_hooded-warbler_Start-Here.pdf: a short Start Here guide (opening the files, printing, Pattern Keeper import, art credit)
• Full cross stitch only: no backstitch, no fractional stitches

SIZES, STITCH COUNTS AND FLOSS (DMC numbers)
• Mini: 50 × 36 stitches (1,800 stitches), 12 colours, 1 chart page (4 pages per PDF).
  Finished size: 11-count 4.5 × 3.3 in; 14-count 3.6 × 2.6 in; 16-count 3.1 × 2.2 in; 18-count 2.8 × 2.0 in (Aida, 1 stitch per square; 28-count evenweave over two = 14-count).
  DMC floss: 739, 725, 372, 869, 832, 936, 680, 3031, 642, 830, 167, 3371

PATTERN KEEPER
The symbol PDF is designed for Pattern Keeper: real font symbols, a key with Number and Name columns, Letter-size pages of up to 60 × 70 stitches and no overlapping rows, following Pattern Keeper's published import guidance. It has not yet been tested in the app itself, so I don't call it compatible. It also prints normally.

THE ARTWORK (PUBLIC DOMAIN)
Title: Hooded Warbler. Sylvia mitrata [current name: Hooded Warbler. Wilsonia citrina], from "The Birds of America," plate CX
Artist: John James Audubon
Date: 1831
Museum: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Source: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/918309
The artwork is in the public domain, and the museum released this image under CC0 (Open Access).
Credit: Hooded Warbler. Sylvia mitrata [current name: Hooded Warbler. Wilsonia citrina], from "The Birds of America," plate CX, John James Audubon, 1831. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain.
Chart design by Varnish & Thread. Not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the museum or DMC.

HOW THIS PATTERN WAS MADE
The charts are generated by software from the public-domain museum image: the program crops and resizes the artwork, groups its colours, matches each one to the nearest DMC floss number and lays out the symbols and pages, and the results are checked. No AI image generator was used. The cover and preview images are digital previews rendered from the chart, not photos of stitched pieces, so real stitching will look slightly different. This description was drafted with an AI writing assistant and checked against the chart files.

HOW TO DOWNLOAD
1. Right after checkout your download page opens, and the download link is also emailed to you.
2. Download all the files to a computer or tablet. Each .zip holds the two PDFs for one size.
3. Unzip: double-click on a Mac, right-click > Extract All on Windows, or tap the zip in the Files app on iPad/iPhone.
4. Print the colour PDF at 100% (actual size), or import the symbol PDF into Pattern Keeper. Start with the Start Here guide.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q: Is this pattern good for a beginner?
A: Yes. Every chart here is a mini, about 50 stitches wide with no more than 12 colours and full stitches only, a manageable first project.
Q: What fabric and floss do I need?
A: Any Aida or evenweave works. The finished sizes above are given for 11, 14, 16 and 18 count. Colours are DMC stranded cotton numbers, and the key in each PDF estimates how many skeins you need. No materials are included.
Q: Does it work with Pattern Keeper?
A: The symbol PDF is designed for Pattern Keeper's published import guidance (font symbols, Number and Name key columns, pages of up to 60 × 70 stitches). It hasn't been tested in the app yet. If an import doesn't work, email me and I'll help or adjust the file.
Q: Are the pictures photos of the finished stitching?
A: No. The cover and preview images are digital previews made by computer from the chart, not photos of a stitched piece. Real stitching will look slightly different.
Q: How do I download it?
A: Your download page opens right after checkout and the link is emailed to you. Download the files, unzip them, then print the colour PDF or open the symbol PDF in your chart app.
Q: Can I get a refund?
A: Refunds are available within 14 days for a file problem I can't fix, or for a duplicate order. Email todorgan@gmail.com with your order details.

GOOD TO KNOW
• Digital PDF download. Nothing will be shipped.
• For personal use. Please don't share or resell the PDF files. You're welcome to sell or gift items you stitch from them.
• Thread colours use DMC floss numbers. Varnish & Thread is not affiliated with DMC.
• Questions or a problem with a file? Email todorgan@gmail.com.

## Varnish & Thread: Bay-breasted Warbler Mini Cross Stitch Pattern after Audubon (PDF, Ornament Size)

Price: $3.95 USD
Buy: https://payhip.com/b/XFNUw
Page: https://varnishandthread.pages.dev/products/bay-breasted-warbler/

Bay-breasted Warbler is a counted cross-stitch pattern from the Varnish & Thread collection, for bird lovers and beginners who want a small songbird with a pink blossom for an ornament, small hoop or card. Small counted cross-stitch chart of a Bay-breasted Warbler with a pink blossom, from John James Audubon's The Birds of America. Charted from a detail of The Met's public-domain image of the plate.

This is a digital download of PDF patterns. Nothing is shipped: no fabric, floss, hoop or printed paper.

WHAT'S INCLUDED
• 1 chart as two PDFs: a black-symbol chart designed for Pattern Keeper, and a printable colour + symbol chart
• In every PDF: a cover page with the finished size, a how-to page, a floss key (symbol, DMC number, colour name, stitch count, skein estimate) and chart pages with a bold line every 10 stitches
• Varnish-and-Thread_bay-breasted-warbler_Start-Here.pdf: a short Start Here guide (opening the files, printing, Pattern Keeper import, art credit)
• Full cross stitch only: no backstitch, no fractional stitches

SIZES, STITCH COUNTS AND FLOSS (DMC numbers)
• Mini: 50 × 42 stitches (2,100 stitches), 12 colours, 1 chart page (4 pages per PDF).
  Finished size: 11-count 4.5 × 3.8 in; 14-count 3.6 × 3.0 in; 16-count 3.1 × 2.6 in; 18-count 2.8 × 2.3 in (Aida, 1 stitch per square; 28-count evenweave over two = 14-count).
  DMC floss: 745, 904, 936, 372, 610, 3031, 976, 350, 919, 3712, 3825, 612

PATTERN KEEPER
The symbol PDF is designed for Pattern Keeper: real font symbols, a key with Number and Name columns, Letter-size pages of up to 60 × 70 stitches and no overlapping rows, following Pattern Keeper's published import guidance. It has not yet been tested in the app itself, so I don't call it compatible. It also prints normally.

THE ARTWORK (PUBLIC DOMAIN)
Title: Bay-breasted Warbler. Setophaga castanea [current name: Bay-breasted Warbler. Dendroica castanea], from "The Birds of America," plate 69 [later LXIX]
Artist: John James Audubon
Date: 1829
Museum: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Source: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/918293
The artwork is in the public domain, and the museum released this image under CC0 (Open Access).
Credit: Bay-breasted Warbler. Setophaga castanea [current name: Bay-breasted Warbler. Dendroica castanea], from "The Birds of America," plate 69 [later LXIX], John James Audubon, 1829. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain.
Chart design by Varnish & Thread. Not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the museum or DMC.

HOW THIS PATTERN WAS MADE
The charts are generated by software from the public-domain museum image: the program crops and resizes the artwork, groups its colours, matches each one to the nearest DMC floss number and lays out the symbols and pages, and the results are checked. No AI image generator was used. The cover and preview images are digital previews rendered from the chart, not photos of stitched pieces, so real stitching will look slightly different. This description was drafted with an AI writing assistant and checked against the chart files.

HOW TO DOWNLOAD
1. Right after checkout your download page opens, and the download link is also emailed to you.
2. Download all the files to a computer or tablet. Each .zip holds the two PDFs for one size.
3. Unzip: double-click on a Mac, right-click > Extract All on Windows, or tap the zip in the Files app on iPad/iPhone.
4. Print the colour PDF at 100% (actual size), or import the symbol PDF into Pattern Keeper. Start with the Start Here guide.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q: Is this pattern good for a beginner?
A: Yes. Every chart here is a mini, about 50 stitches wide with no more than 12 colours and full stitches only, a manageable first project.
Q: What fabric and floss do I need?
A: Any Aida or evenweave works. The finished sizes above are given for 11, 14, 16 and 18 count. Colours are DMC stranded cotton numbers, and the key in each PDF estimates how many skeins you need. No materials are included.
Q: Does it work with Pattern Keeper?
A: The symbol PDF is designed for Pattern Keeper's published import guidance (font symbols, Number and Name key columns, pages of up to 60 × 70 stitches). It hasn't been tested in the app yet. If an import doesn't work, email me and I'll help or adjust the file.
Q: Are the pictures photos of the finished stitching?
A: No. The cover and preview images are digital previews made by computer from the chart, not photos of a stitched piece. Real stitching will look slightly different.
Q: How do I download it?
A: Your download page opens right after checkout and the link is emailed to you. Download the files, unzip them, then print the colour PDF or open the symbol PDF in your chart app.
Q: Can I get a refund?
A: Refunds are available within 14 days for a file problem I can't fix, or for a duplicate order. Email todorgan@gmail.com with your order details.

GOOD TO KNOW
• Digital PDF download. Nothing will be shipped.
• For personal use. Please don't share or resell the PDF files. You're welcome to sell or gift items you stitch from them.
• Thread colours use DMC floss numbers. Varnish & Thread is not affiliated with DMC.
• Questions or a problem with a file? Email todorgan@gmail.com.

## Varnish & Thread: Blue-headed Vireo Mini Cross Stitch Pattern after Audubon (PDF, Ornament Size)

Price: $3.95 USD
Buy: https://payhip.com/b/ykE1w
Page: https://varnishandthread.pages.dev/products/blue-headed-vireo/

Blue-headed Vireo is a counted cross-stitch pattern from the Varnish & Thread collection, for bird lovers and beginners who want a small songbird chart for an ornament, small hoop or card. Small counted cross-stitch chart of a Blue-headed Vireo (Audubon's 'Solitary Flycatcher') from John James Audubon's The Birds of America. Charted from a detail of The Met's public-domain image of the plate.

This is a digital download of PDF patterns. Nothing is shipped: no fabric, floss, hoop or printed paper.

WHAT'S INCLUDED
• 1 chart as two PDFs: a black-symbol chart designed for Pattern Keeper, and a printable colour + symbol chart
• In every PDF: a cover page with the finished size, a how-to page, a floss key (symbol, DMC number, colour name, stitch count, skein estimate) and chart pages with a bold line every 10 stitches
• Varnish-and-Thread_blue-headed-vireo_Start-Here.pdf: a short Start Here guide (opening the files, printing, Pattern Keeper import, art credit)
• Full cross stitch only: no backstitch, no fractional stitches

SIZES, STITCH COUNTS AND FLOSS (DMC numbers)
• Mini: 50 × 40 stitches (2,000 stitches), 12 colours, 1 chart page (4 pages per PDF).
  Finished size: 11-count 4.5 × 3.6 in; 14-count 3.6 × 2.9 in; 16-count 3.1 × 2.5 in; 18-count 2.8 × 2.2 in (Aida, 1 stitch per square; 28-count evenweave over two = 14-count).
  DMC floss: 3822, 3031, 3012, 869, 833, 3021, 801, 831, 830, 898, 741, 520

PATTERN KEEPER
The symbol PDF is designed for Pattern Keeper: real font symbols, a key with Number and Name columns, Letter-size pages of up to 60 × 70 stitches and no overlapping rows, following Pattern Keeper's published import guidance. It has not yet been tested in the app itself, so I don't call it compatible. It also prints normally.

THE ARTWORK (PUBLIC DOMAIN)
Title: Solitary Flycatcher. Vireo solitarius [current name: Blue-headed Vireo. Vireo solitarius], from "The Birds of America," plate 28 [later XXVIII]
Artist: John James Audubon
Date: 1827–38
Museum: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Source: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/918305
The artwork is in the public domain, and the museum released this image under CC0 (Open Access).
Credit: Solitary Flycatcher. Vireo solitarius [current name: Blue-headed Vireo. Vireo solitarius], from "The Birds of America," plate 28 [later XXVIII], John James Audubon, 1827–38. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain.
Chart design by Varnish & Thread. Not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the museum or DMC.

HOW THIS PATTERN WAS MADE
The charts are generated by software from the public-domain museum image: the program crops and resizes the artwork, groups its colours, matches each one to the nearest DMC floss number and lays out the symbols and pages, and the results are checked. No AI image generator was used. The cover and preview images are digital previews rendered from the chart, not photos of stitched pieces, so real stitching will look slightly different. This description was drafted with an AI writing assistant and checked against the chart files.

HOW TO DOWNLOAD
1. Right after checkout your download page opens, and the download link is also emailed to you.
2. Download all the files to a computer or tablet. Each .zip holds the two PDFs for one size.
3. Unzip: double-click on a Mac, right-click > Extract All on Windows, or tap the zip in the Files app on iPad/iPhone.
4. Print the colour PDF at 100% (actual size), or import the symbol PDF into Pattern Keeper. Start with the Start Here guide.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q: Is this pattern good for a beginner?
A: Yes. Every chart here is a mini, about 50 stitches wide with no more than 12 colours and full stitches only, a manageable first project.
Q: What fabric and floss do I need?
A: Any Aida or evenweave works. The finished sizes above are given for 11, 14, 16 and 18 count. Colours are DMC stranded cotton numbers, and the key in each PDF estimates how many skeins you need. No materials are included.
Q: Does it work with Pattern Keeper?
A: The symbol PDF is designed for Pattern Keeper's published import guidance (font symbols, Number and Name key columns, pages of up to 60 × 70 stitches). It hasn't been tested in the app yet. If an import doesn't work, email me and I'll help or adjust the file.
Q: Are the pictures photos of the finished stitching?
A: No. The cover and preview images are digital previews made by computer from the chart, not photos of a stitched piece. Real stitching will look slightly different.
Q: How do I download it?
A: Your download page opens right after checkout and the link is emailed to you. Download the files, unzip them, then print the colour PDF or open the symbol PDF in your chart app.
Q: Can I get a refund?
A: Refunds are available within 14 days for a file problem I can't fix, or for a duplicate order. Email todorgan@gmail.com with your order details.

GOOD TO KNOW
• Digital PDF download. Nothing will be shipped.
• For personal use. Please don't share or resell the PDF files. You're welcome to sell or gift items you stitch from them.
• Thread colours use DMC floss numbers. Varnish & Thread is not affiliated with DMC.
• Questions or a problem with a file? Email todorgan@gmail.com.

## Varnish & Thread: Gray Catbird Mini Cross Stitch Pattern after Audubon (PDF, Ornament Size)

Price: $3.95 USD
Buy: https://payhip.com/b/uWJb4
Page: https://varnishandthread.pages.dev/products/gray-catbird/

Gray Catbird is a counted cross-stitch pattern from the Varnish & Thread collection, for bird lovers and beginners who want a small catbird-and-blackberries chart for an ornament, small hoop or card. Small counted cross-stitch chart of a Gray Catbird with blackberries, from John James Audubon's The Birds of America. Charted from a detail of The Met's public-domain image of the plate.

This is a digital download of PDF patterns. Nothing is shipped: no fabric, floss, hoop or printed paper.

WHAT'S INCLUDED
• 1 chart as two PDFs: a black-symbol chart designed for Pattern Keeper, and a printable colour + symbol chart
• In every PDF: a cover page with the finished size, a how-to page, a floss key (symbol, DMC number, colour name, stitch count, skein estimate) and chart pages with a bold line every 10 stitches
• Varnish-and-Thread_gray-catbird_Start-Here.pdf: a short Start Here guide (opening the files, printing, Pattern Keeper import, art credit)
• Full cross stitch only: no backstitch, no fractional stitches

SIZES, STITCH COUNTS AND FLOSS (DMC numbers)
• Mini: 50 × 56 stitches (2,800 stitches), 12 colours, 1 chart page (4 pages per PDF).
  Finished size: 11-count 4.5 × 5.1 in; 14-count 3.6 × 4.0 in; 16-count 3.1 × 3.5 in; 18-count 2.8 × 3.1 in (Aida, 1 stitch per square; 28-count evenweave over two = 14-count).
  DMC floss: 727, 3031, 839, 834, 937, 730, 938, 733, 729, 3863, 919, 780

PATTERN KEEPER
The symbol PDF is designed for Pattern Keeper: real font symbols, a key with Number and Name columns, Letter-size pages of up to 60 × 70 stitches and no overlapping rows, following Pattern Keeper's published import guidance. It has not yet been tested in the app itself, so I don't call it compatible. It also prints normally.

THE ARTWORK (PUBLIC DOMAIN)
Title: Cat Bird. Turdus felivox [current name: Gray Catbird. Dumetella carolinensis], from "The Birds of America," plate  CXXVIII
Artist: John James Audubon
Date: 1827–38
Museum: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Source: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/918294
The artwork is in the public domain, and the museum released this image under CC0 (Open Access).
Credit: Cat Bird. Turdus felivox [current name: Gray Catbird. Dumetella carolinensis], from "The Birds of America," plate  CXXVIII, John James Audubon, 1827–38. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain.
Chart design by Varnish & Thread. Not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the museum or DMC.

HOW THIS PATTERN WAS MADE
The charts are generated by software from the public-domain museum image: the program crops and resizes the artwork, groups its colours, matches each one to the nearest DMC floss number and lays out the symbols and pages, and the results are checked. No AI image generator was used. The cover and preview images are digital previews rendered from the chart, not photos of stitched pieces, so real stitching will look slightly different. This description was drafted with an AI writing assistant and checked against the chart files.

HOW TO DOWNLOAD
1. Right after checkout your download page opens, and the download link is also emailed to you.
2. Download all the files to a computer or tablet. Each .zip holds the two PDFs for one size.
3. Unzip: double-click on a Mac, right-click > Extract All on Windows, or tap the zip in the Files app on iPad/iPhone.
4. Print the colour PDF at 100% (actual size), or import the symbol PDF into Pattern Keeper. Start with the Start Here guide.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q: Is this pattern good for a beginner?
A: Yes. Every chart here is a mini, about 50 stitches wide with no more than 12 colours and full stitches only, a manageable first project.
Q: What fabric and floss do I need?
A: Any Aida or evenweave works. The finished sizes above are given for 11, 14, 16 and 18 count. Colours are DMC stranded cotton numbers, and the key in each PDF estimates how many skeins you need. No materials are included.
Q: Does it work with Pattern Keeper?
A: The symbol PDF is designed for Pattern Keeper's published import guidance (font symbols, Number and Name key columns, pages of up to 60 × 70 stitches). It hasn't been tested in the app yet. If an import doesn't work, email me and I'll help or adjust the file.
Q: Are the pictures photos of the finished stitching?
A: No. The cover and preview images are digital previews made by computer from the chart, not photos of a stitched piece. Real stitching will look slightly different.
Q: How do I download it?
A: Your download page opens right after checkout and the link is emailed to you. Download the files, unzip them, then print the colour PDF or open the symbol PDF in your chart app.
Q: Can I get a refund?
A: Refunds are available within 14 days for a file problem I can't fix, or for a duplicate order. Email todorgan@gmail.com with your order details.

GOOD TO KNOW
• Digital PDF download. Nothing will be shipped.
• For personal use. Please don't share or resell the PDF files. You're welcome to sell or gift items you stitch from them.
• Thread colours use DMC floss numbers. Varnish & Thread is not affiliated with DMC.
• Questions or a problem with a file? Email todorgan@gmail.com.

## Varnish & Thread: Hiroshige Four Seasons Cross Stitch Pattern Set, 4 Woodblock Prints, Mini + Medium (PDF)

Price: $16.95 USD
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Page: https://varnishandthread.pages.dev/products/hiroshige-four-seasons/

Hiroshige Four Seasons is a set of 4 counted cross-stitch patterns from the Varnish & Thread collection, for stitchers who want a matching seasonal series to stitch through the year, in a small and a medium size each. A set of four counted cross-stitch charts after Utagawa Hiroshige's One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (1856–58), one for each season: Plum Garden at Kamata (spring), Sudden Shower over Shin-Ōhashi Bridge and Atake (summer), Maples at Mama (autumn) and Kinryūsan Temple at Asakusa in snow (winter). Charted from The Met's public-domain images.

This is a digital download of PDF patterns. Nothing is shipped: no fabric, floss, hoop or printed paper.

WHAT'S INCLUDED
• 8 charts across 4 designs, each as two PDFs: a black-symbol chart designed for Pattern Keeper, and a printable colour + symbol chart
• In every PDF: a cover page with the finished size, a how-to page, a floss key (symbol, DMC number, colour name, stitch count, skein estimate) and chart pages with a bold line every 10 stitches
• Varnish-and-Thread_hiroshige-four-seasons_Start-Here.pdf: a short Start Here guide (opening the files, printing, Pattern Keeper import, art credit)
• Full cross stitch only: no backstitch, no fractional stitches

SIZES, STITCH COUNTS AND FLOSS (DMC numbers)
Spring: Plum Garden:
  • Mini: 50 × 72 stitches (3,600 stitches), 12 colours, 2 chart pages (5 pages per PDF).
    Finished size: 11-count 4.5 × 6.5 in; 14-count 3.6 × 5.1 in; 16-count 3.1 × 4.5 in; 18-count 2.8 × 4.0 in (Aida, 1 stitch per square; 28-count evenweave over two = 14-count).
    DMC floss: 20, 21, 645, 368, 451, 3814, 3859, 3022, 739, 3046, 841, 3768
  • Medium: 120 × 172 stitches (20,640 stitches), 30 colours, 6 chart pages (9 pages per PDF).
    Finished size: 11-count 10.9 × 15.6 in; 14-count 8.6 × 12.3 in; 16-count 7.5 × 10.8 in; 18-count 6.7 × 9.6 in (Aida, 1 stitch per square; 28-count evenweave over two = 14-count).
    DMC floss: 20, 645, 21, 368, 3859, 739, 451, 3814, 3768, 3022, 3864, 3848, 3817, 3032, 503, 3771, 356, 317, 945, 523, 991, 3860, 422, 640, 3863, 3740, 3861, 834, 926, 3041
Summer: Sudden Shower:
  • Mini: 50 × 73 stitches (3,650 stitches), 12 colours, 2 chart pages (5 pages per PDF).
    Finished size: 11-count 4.5 × 6.6 in; 14-count 3.6 × 5.2 in; 16-count 3.1 × 4.6 in; 18-count 2.8 × 4.1 in (Aida, 1 stitch per square; 28-count evenweave over two = 14-count).
    DMC floss: 3768, 368, 738, 422, 523, 3021, 3787, 3828, 3022, 3799, 413, 22
  • Medium: 120 × 174 stitches (20,880 stitches), 30 colours, 6 chart pages (9 pages per PDF).
    Finished size: 11-count 10.9 × 15.8 in; 14-count 8.6 × 12.4 in; 16-count 7.5 × 10.9 in; 18-count 6.7 × 9.7 in (Aida, 1 stitch per square; 28-count evenweave over two = 14-count).
    DMC floss: 523, 3768, 413, 169, 926, 422, 844, 739, 738, 437, 645, 317, 3046, 524, 522, 3022, 407, 841, 07, 503, 3750, 3064, 356, 535, 350, 646, 642, 3721, 3828, 3023
Autumn: Maples at Mama:
  • Mini: 50 × 75 stitches (3,750 stitches), 12 colours, 2 chart pages (5 pages per PDF).
    Finished size: 11-count 4.5 × 6.8 in; 14-count 3.6 × 5.4 in; 16-count 3.1 × 4.7 in; 18-count 2.8 × 4.2 in (Aida, 1 stitch per square; 28-count evenweave over two = 14-count).
    DMC floss: 524, 739, 3860, 3750, 535, 317, 924, 3022, 451, 3046, 824, 3032
  • Medium: 120 × 181 stitches (21,720 stitches), 30 colours, 6 chart pages (9 pages per PDF).
    Finished size: 11-count 10.9 × 16.5 in; 14-count 8.6 × 12.9 in; 16-count 7.5 × 11.3 in; 18-count 6.7 × 10.1 in (Aida, 1 stitch per square; 28-count evenweave over two = 14-count).
    DMC floss: 524, 739, 317, 3860, 644, 3750, 535, 413, 613, 924, 3768, 645, 930, 169, 3032, 738, 646, 451, 3760, 3023, 779, 3722, 517, 926, 523, 824, 21, 3022, 807, 3721
Winter: Asakusa Snow:
  • Mini: 50 × 71 stitches (3,550 stitches), 12 colours, 2 chart pages (5 pages per PDF).
    Finished size: 11-count 4.5 × 6.5 in; 14-count 3.6 × 5.1 in; 16-count 3.1 × 4.4 in; 18-count 2.8 × 3.9 in (Aida, 1 stitch per square; 28-count evenweave over two = 14-count).
    DMC floss: 738, 372, 350, 745, 642, 321, 3021, 422, 3064, 3815, 3858, 839
  • Medium: 120 × 170 stitches (20,400 stitches), 30 colours, 6 chart pages (9 pages per PDF).
    Finished size: 11-count 10.9 × 15.5 in; 14-count 8.6 × 12.1 in; 16-count 7.5 × 10.6 in; 18-count 6.7 × 9.4 in (Aida, 1 stitch per square; 28-count evenweave over two = 14-count).
    DMC floss: 738, 3023, 739, 372, 3021, 321, 3046, 350, 3721, 991, 841, 645, 422, 3722, 3859, 676, 326, 524, 642, 367, 21, 3064, 22, 3022, 535, 646, 07, 3052, 3860, 3790

PATTERN KEEPER
The symbol PDF is designed for Pattern Keeper: real font symbols, a key with Number and Name columns, Letter-size pages of up to 60 × 70 stitches and no overlapping rows, following Pattern Keeper's published import guidance. It has not yet been tested in the app itself, so I don't call it compatible. It also prints normally.

THE ARTWORKS (ALL PUBLIC DOMAIN)
Spring: Plum Garden:
  Title: Plum Garden at Kamata (Kamata no umezono), from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)
  Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige
  Date: 1857 (Ansei 4), 2nd month
  Museum: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  Source: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/53681
Summer: Sudden Shower:
  Title: Sudden Shower over Shin-Ōhashi Bridge and Atake (Ōhashi Atake no yūdachi), from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)
  Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige
  Date: 1857
  Museum: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  Source: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/37094
Autumn: Maples at Mama:
  Title: Maples at Mama, from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
  Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige
  Date: ca. 1857
  Museum: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  Source: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/37096
Winter: Asakusa Snow:
  Title: Kinryūsan Temple at Asakusa, from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo"
  Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige
  Date: 1856
  Museum: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  Source: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/56689
These artworks are in the public domain, and each museum released its image under CC0 (Open Access).
Credit: chart designs by Varnish & Thread after the public-domain works listed above (credit lines are in each PDF).
Chart design by Varnish & Thread. Not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the museum or DMC.

HOW THIS PATTERN WAS MADE
The charts are generated by software from the public-domain museum image: the program crops and resizes the artwork, groups its colours, matches each one to the nearest DMC floss number and lays out the symbols and pages, and the results are checked. No AI image generator was used. The cover and preview images are digital previews rendered from the chart, not photos of stitched pieces, so real stitching will look slightly different. This description was drafted with an AI writing assistant and checked against the chart files.

HOW TO DOWNLOAD
1. Right after checkout your download page opens, and the download link is also emailed to you.
2. Download all the files to a computer or tablet. Each .zip unzips into one folder per chart, with its two PDFs.
3. Unzip: double-click on a Mac, right-click > Extract All on Windows, or tap the zip in the Files app on iPad/iPhone.
4. Print the colour PDF at 100% (actual size), or import the symbol PDF into Pattern Keeper. Start with the Start Here guide.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q: Is this pattern good for a beginner?
A: The mini is a good first project (about 50 stitches wide, up to 12 colours). The medium and large sizes have more colours and stitches, so they suit stitchers with a few finished projects behind them. All sizes use full cross stitch only.
Q: What fabric and floss do I need?
A: Any Aida or evenweave works. The finished sizes above are given for 11, 14, 16 and 18 count. Colours are DMC stranded cotton numbers, and the key in each PDF estimates how many skeins you need. No materials are included.
Q: Does it work with Pattern Keeper?
A: The symbol PDF is designed for Pattern Keeper's published import guidance (font symbols, Number and Name key columns, pages of up to 60 × 70 stitches). It hasn't been tested in the app yet. If an import doesn't work, email me and I'll help or adjust the file.
Q: Are the pictures photos of the finished stitching?
A: No. The cover and preview images are digital previews made by computer from the chart, not photos of a stitched piece. Real stitching will look slightly different.
Q: How do I download it?
A: Your download page opens right after checkout and the link is emailed to you. Download the files, unzip them, then print the colour PDF or open the symbol PDF in your chart app.
Q: Can I get a refund?
A: Refunds are available within 14 days for a file problem I can't fix, or for a duplicate order. Email todorgan@gmail.com with your order details.

GOOD TO KNOW
• Digital PDF download. Nothing will be shipped.
• For personal use. Please don't share or resell the PDF files. You're welcome to sell or gift items you stitch from them.
• Thread colours use DMC floss numbers. Varnish & Thread is not affiliated with DMC.
• Questions or a problem with a file? Email todorgan@gmail.com.

## Varnish & Thread: Audubon Songbird Mini Cross Stitch Pattern Set of 4 (PDF, Ornament Size)

Price: $11.95 USD
Buy: https://payhip.com/b/EGS0A
Page: https://varnishandthread.pages.dev/products/audubon-songbird-minis/

Audubon Songbird Minis is a set of 4 counted cross-stitch patterns from the Varnish & Thread collection, for bird lovers who want four quick, matching songbird minis for ornaments, a hoop wall or handmade cards. Four small counted cross-stitch charts of songbirds from John James Audubon's The Birds of America: Hooded Warbler, Bay-breasted Warbler, Blue-headed Vireo and Gray Catbird. Each is a detail of one bird, sized for an ornament, small hoop or card. Charted from The Met's public-domain images of the plates.

This is a digital download of PDF patterns. Nothing is shipped: no fabric, floss, hoop or printed paper.

WHAT'S INCLUDED
• 4 charts across 4 designs, each as two PDFs: a black-symbol chart designed for Pattern Keeper, and a printable colour + symbol chart
• In every PDF: a cover page with the finished size, a how-to page, a floss key (symbol, DMC number, colour name, stitch count, skein estimate) and chart pages with a bold line every 10 stitches
• Varnish-and-Thread_audubon-songbird-minis_Start-Here.pdf: a short Start Here guide (opening the files, printing, Pattern Keeper import, art credit)
• Full cross stitch only: no backstitch, no fractional stitches

SIZES, STITCH COUNTS AND FLOSS (DMC numbers)
Hooded Warbler:
  • Mini: 50 × 36 stitches (1,800 stitches), 12 colours, 1 chart page (4 pages per PDF).
    Finished size: 11-count 4.5 × 3.3 in; 14-count 3.6 × 2.6 in; 16-count 3.1 × 2.2 in; 18-count 2.8 × 2.0 in (Aida, 1 stitch per square; 28-count evenweave over two = 14-count).
    DMC floss: 739, 725, 372, 869, 832, 936, 680, 3031, 642, 830, 167, 3371
Bay-breasted Warbler:
  • Mini: 50 × 42 stitches (2,100 stitches), 12 colours, 1 chart page (4 pages per PDF).
    Finished size: 11-count 4.5 × 3.8 in; 14-count 3.6 × 3.0 in; 16-count 3.1 × 2.6 in; 18-count 2.8 × 2.3 in (Aida, 1 stitch per square; 28-count evenweave over two = 14-count).
    DMC floss: 745, 904, 936, 372, 610, 3031, 976, 350, 919, 3712, 3825, 612
Blue-headed Vireo:
  • Mini: 50 × 40 stitches (2,000 stitches), 12 colours, 1 chart page (4 pages per PDF).
    Finished size: 11-count 4.5 × 3.6 in; 14-count 3.6 × 2.9 in; 16-count 3.1 × 2.5 in; 18-count 2.8 × 2.2 in (Aida, 1 stitch per square; 28-count evenweave over two = 14-count).
    DMC floss: 3822, 3031, 3012, 869, 833, 3021, 801, 831, 830, 898, 741, 520
Gray Catbird:
  • Mini: 50 × 56 stitches (2,800 stitches), 12 colours, 1 chart page (4 pages per PDF).
    Finished size: 11-count 4.5 × 5.1 in; 14-count 3.6 × 4.0 in; 16-count 3.1 × 3.5 in; 18-count 2.8 × 3.1 in (Aida, 1 stitch per square; 28-count evenweave over two = 14-count).
    DMC floss: 727, 3031, 839, 834, 937, 730, 938, 733, 729, 3863, 919, 780

PATTERN KEEPER
The symbol PDF is designed for Pattern Keeper: real font symbols, a key with Number and Name columns, Letter-size pages of up to 60 × 70 stitches and no overlapping rows, following Pattern Keeper's published import guidance. It has not yet been tested in the app itself, so I don't call it compatible. It also prints normally.

THE ARTWORKS (ALL PUBLIC DOMAIN)
Hooded Warbler:
  Title: Hooded Warbler. Sylvia mitrata [current name: Hooded Warbler. Wilsonia citrina], from "The Birds of America," plate CX
  Artist: John James Audubon
  Date: 1831
  Museum: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  Source: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/918309
Bay-breasted Warbler:
  Title: Bay-breasted Warbler. Setophaga castanea [current name: Bay-breasted Warbler. Dendroica castanea], from "The Birds of America," plate 69 [later LXIX]
  Artist: John James Audubon
  Date: 1829
  Museum: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  Source: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/918293
Blue-headed Vireo:
  Title: Solitary Flycatcher. Vireo solitarius [current name: Blue-headed Vireo. Vireo solitarius], from "The Birds of America," plate 28 [later XXVIII]
  Artist: John James Audubon
  Date: 1827–38
  Museum: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  Source: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/918305
Gray Catbird:
  Title: Cat Bird. Turdus felivox [current name: Gray Catbird. Dumetella carolinensis], from "The Birds of America," plate  CXXVIII
  Artist: John James Audubon
  Date: 1827–38
  Museum: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  Source: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/918294
These artworks are in the public domain, and each museum released its image under CC0 (Open Access).
Credit: chart designs by Varnish & Thread after the public-domain works listed above (credit lines are in each PDF).
Chart design by Varnish & Thread. Not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the museum or DMC.

HOW THIS PATTERN WAS MADE
The charts are generated by software from the public-domain museum image: the program crops and resizes the artwork, groups its colours, matches each one to the nearest DMC floss number and lays out the symbols and pages, and the results are checked. No AI image generator was used. The cover and preview images are digital previews rendered from the chart, not photos of stitched pieces, so real stitching will look slightly different. This description was drafted with an AI writing assistant and checked against the chart files.

HOW TO DOWNLOAD
1. Right after checkout your download page opens, and the download link is also emailed to you.
2. Download all the files to a computer or tablet. Each .zip unzips into one folder per chart, with its two PDFs.
3. Unzip: double-click on a Mac, right-click > Extract All on Windows, or tap the zip in the Files app on iPad/iPhone.
4. Print the colour PDF at 100% (actual size), or import the symbol PDF into Pattern Keeper. Start with the Start Here guide.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q: Is this pattern good for a beginner?
A: Yes. Every chart here is a mini, about 50 stitches wide with no more than 12 colours and full stitches only, a manageable first project.
Q: What fabric and floss do I need?
A: Any Aida or evenweave works. The finished sizes above are given for 11, 14, 16 and 18 count. Colours are DMC stranded cotton numbers, and the key in each PDF estimates how many skeins you need. No materials are included.
Q: Does it work with Pattern Keeper?
A: The symbol PDF is designed for Pattern Keeper's published import guidance (font symbols, Number and Name key columns, pages of up to 60 × 70 stitches). It hasn't been tested in the app yet. If an import doesn't work, email me and I'll help or adjust the file.
Q: Are the pictures photos of the finished stitching?
A: No. The cover and preview images are digital previews made by computer from the chart, not photos of a stitched piece. Real stitching will look slightly different.
Q: How do I download it?
A: Your download page opens right after checkout and the link is emailed to you. Download the files, unzip them, then print the colour PDF or open the symbol PDF in your chart app.
Q: Can I get a refund?
A: Refunds are available within 14 days for a file problem I can't fix, or for a duplicate order. Email todorgan@gmail.com with your order details.

GOOD TO KNOW
• Digital PDF download. Nothing will be shipped.
• For personal use. Please don't share or resell the PDF files. You're welcome to sell or gift items you stitch from them.
• Thread colours use DMC floss numbers. Varnish & Thread is not affiliated with DMC.
• Questions or a problem with a file? Email todorgan@gmail.com.

## Varnish & Thread: Redouté Botanical Cross Stitch Pattern Pair, Rose + Crown Imperial, Mini + Medium (PDF)

Price: $11.95 USD
Buy: https://payhip.com/b/iFt4s
Page: https://varnishandthread.pages.dev/products/redoute-botanical-pair/

Redouté Botanical Pair is a set of 2 counted cross-stitch patterns from the Varnish & Thread collection, for botanical and vintage-flower lovers who want a matching pair of framed floral pieces. Two counted cross-stitch charts after Pierre-Joseph Redouté's botanical engravings: the 'Empress Josephine' rose from Les Roses (1817–24) and the Crown Imperial from Les Liliacées (1802–16). Charted from The Met's public-domain images, with the paper background simplified to one colour.

This is a digital download of PDF patterns. Nothing is shipped: no fabric, floss, hoop or printed paper.

WHAT'S INCLUDED
• 4 charts across 2 designs, each as two PDFs: a black-symbol chart designed for Pattern Keeper, and a printable colour + symbol chart
• In every PDF: a cover page with the finished size, a how-to page, a floss key (symbol, DMC number, colour name, stitch count, skein estimate) and chart pages with a bold line every 10 stitches
• Varnish-and-Thread_redoute-botanical-pair_Start-Here.pdf: a short Start Here guide (opening the files, printing, Pattern Keeper import, art credit)
• Full cross stitch only: no backstitch, no fractional stitches

SIZES, STITCH COUNTS AND FLOSS (DMC numbers)
Empress Josephine Rose:
  • Mini: 50 × 38 stitches (1,900 stitches), 12 colours, 1 chart page (4 pages per PDF). The mini is a detail of the open rose.
    Finished size: 11-count 4.5 × 3.5 in; 14-count 3.6 × 2.7 in; 16-count 3.1 × 2.4 in; 18-count 2.8 × 2.1 in (Aida, 1 stitch per square; 28-count evenweave over two = 14-count).
    DMC floss: 3024, 316, 3727, 522, 3042, 523, 3363, 3726, 3362, 3861, 435, 3032
  • Medium: 120 × 162 stitches (19,440 stitches), 30 colours, 6 chart pages (9 pages per PDF).
    Finished size: 11-count 10.9 × 14.7 in; 14-count 8.6 × 11.6 in; 16-count 7.5 × 10.1 in; 18-count 6.7 × 9.0 in (Aida, 1 stitch per square; 28-count evenweave over two = 14-count).
    DMC floss: 3024, 503, 522, 316, 523, 3052, 502, 3727, 988, 3042, 367, 989, 3817, 3726, 3362, 991, 524, 3814, 3041, 3773, 3733, 3022, 986, 3836, 927, 452, 3743, 976, 646, 647
Crown Imperial:
  • Mini: 50 × 45 stitches (2,250 stitches), 12 colours, 1 chart page (4 pages per PDF). The mini is a detail of the flower head.
    Finished size: 11-count 4.5 × 4.1 in; 14-count 3.6 × 3.2 in; 16-count 3.1 × 2.8 in; 18-count 2.8 × 2.5 in (Aida, 1 stitch per square; 28-count evenweave over two = 14-count).
    DMC floss: 3024, 523, 3052, 3363, 3722, 21, 3858, 3362, 779, 524, 834, 451
  • Medium: 120 × 185 stitches (22,200 stitches), 25 colours, 6 chart pages (9 pages per PDF).
    Finished size: 11-count 10.9 × 16.8 in; 14-count 8.6 × 13.2 in; 16-count 7.5 × 11.6 in; 18-count 6.7 × 10.3 in (Aida, 1 stitch per square; 28-count evenweave over two = 14-count).
    DMC floss: 3024, 3053, 3052, 3363, 3362, 523, 367, 3722, 3858, 524, 3364, 451, 779, 3778, 21, 3064, 3830, 647, 452, 221, 3821, 3860, 535, 645, 754

PATTERN KEEPER
The symbol PDF is designed for Pattern Keeper: real font symbols, a key with Number and Name columns, Letter-size pages of up to 60 × 70 stitches and no overlapping rows, following Pattern Keeper's published import guidance. It has not yet been tested in the app itself, so I don't call it compatible. It also prints normally.

THE ARTWORKS (ALL PUBLIC DOMAIN)
Empress Josephine Rose:
  Title: ‘Empress Josephine’ or Frankfort Rose (Rosa turbinata), from "Les Roses" by Claude-Antoine Thory
  Artist: Pierre Joseph Redouté
  Date: 1817–24
  Museum: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  Source: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/762055
Crown Imperial:
  Title: Crown Imperial (Fritillaria imperialis), from "Les Liliacées"
  Artist: Pierre Joseph Redouté
  Date: 1802–16
  Museum: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  Source: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/762064
These artworks are in the public domain, and each museum released its image under CC0 (Open Access).
Credit: ‘Empress Josephine’ or Frankfort Rose (Rosa turbinata), from "Les Roses" by Claude-Antoine Thory, Pierre Joseph Redouté, 1817–24. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain. | Crown Imperial (Fritillaria imperialis), from "Les Liliacées", Pierre Joseph Redouté, 1802–16. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain.
Chart design by Varnish & Thread. Not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the museum or DMC.

HOW THIS PATTERN WAS MADE
The charts are generated by software from the public-domain museum image: the program crops and resizes the artwork, groups its colours, matches each one to the nearest DMC floss number and lays out the symbols and pages, and the results are checked. No AI image generator was used. The cover and preview images are digital previews rendered from the chart, not photos of stitched pieces, so real stitching will look slightly different. This description was drafted with an AI writing assistant and checked against the chart files.

HOW TO DOWNLOAD
1. Right after checkout your download page opens, and the download link is also emailed to you.
2. Download all the files to a computer or tablet. Each .zip unzips into one folder per chart, with its two PDFs.
3. Unzip: double-click on a Mac, right-click > Extract All on Windows, or tap the zip in the Files app on iPad/iPhone.
4. Print the colour PDF at 100% (actual size), or import the symbol PDF into Pattern Keeper. Start with the Start Here guide.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q: Is this pattern good for a beginner?
A: The mini is a good first project (about 50 stitches wide, up to 12 colours). The medium and large sizes have more colours and stitches, so they suit stitchers with a few finished projects behind them. All sizes use full cross stitch only.
Q: What fabric and floss do I need?
A: Any Aida or evenweave works. The finished sizes above are given for 11, 14, 16 and 18 count. Colours are DMC stranded cotton numbers, and the key in each PDF estimates how many skeins you need. No materials are included.
Q: Does it work with Pattern Keeper?
A: The symbol PDF is designed for Pattern Keeper's published import guidance (font symbols, Number and Name key columns, pages of up to 60 × 70 stitches). It hasn't been tested in the app yet. If an import doesn't work, email me and I'll help or adjust the file.
Q: Are the pictures photos of the finished stitching?
A: No. The cover and preview images are digital previews made by computer from the chart, not photos of a stitched piece. Real stitching will look slightly different.
Q: How do I download it?
A: Your download page opens right after checkout and the link is emailed to you. Download the files, unzip them, then print the colour PDF or open the symbol PDF in your chart app.
Q: Can I get a refund?
A: Refunds are available within 14 days for a file problem I can't fix, or for a duplicate order. Email todorgan@gmail.com with your order details.

GOOD TO KNOW
• Digital PDF download. Nothing will be shipped.
• For personal use. Please don't share or resell the PDF files. You're welcome to sell or gift items you stitch from them.
• Thread colours use DMC floss numbers. Varnish & Thread is not affiliated with DMC.
• Questions or a problem with a file? Email todorgan@gmail.com.

## Varnish & Thread: Tiny Masterpieces, 10 Beginner Mini Cross Stitch Patterns of Famous Art (PDF)

Price: $19.95 USD
Buy: https://payhip.com/b/a9S1k
Page: https://varnishandthread.pages.dev/products/tiny-masterpieces/

Tiny Masterpieces is a set of 10 counted cross-stitch patterns from the Varnish & Thread collection, for beginners and quick-finish stitchers: ten small famous-art charts, each about 50 stitches wide with up to 12 colours. Ten small counted cross-stitch charts after public-domain artworks, each about 50 stitches wide with no more than 12 colours and full stitches only, a manageable size for a first project: The Great Wave (Hokusai), Water Lilies (Monet), Wheat Field with Cypresses and The Bedroom (Van Gogh), La Grande Jatte (Seurat), Maples at Mama and Kinryūsan Temple at Asakusa (Hiroshige), Sparrow and Snow-covered Camellia (Hiroshige), the Empress Josephine rose (Redouté) and Willow Bough (William Morris). Most are details of the original works.

This is a digital download of PDF patterns. Nothing is shipped: no fabric, floss, hoop or printed paper.

WHAT'S INCLUDED
• 10 charts across 10 designs, each as two PDFs: a black-symbol chart designed for Pattern Keeper, and a printable colour + symbol chart
• In every PDF: a cover page with the finished size, a how-to page, a floss key (symbol, DMC number, colour name, stitch count, skein estimate) and chart pages with a bold line every 10 stitches
• Varnish-and-Thread_tiny-masterpieces_Start-Here.pdf: a short Start Here guide (opening the files, printing, Pattern Keeper import, art credit)
• Full cross stitch only: no backstitch, no fractional stitches

SIZES, STITCH COUNTS AND FLOSS (DMC numbers)
The Great Wave:
  • Mini: 50 × 37 stitches (1,850 stitches), 12 colours, 1 chart page (4 pages per PDF). The mini is a detail: the wave crest and Mount Fuji, not the full print.
    Finished size: 11-count 4.5 × 3.4 in; 14-count 3.6 × 2.6 in; 16-count 3.1 × 2.3 in; 18-count 2.8 × 2.1 in (Aida, 1 stitch per square; 28-count evenweave over two = 14-count).
    DMC floss: Ecru, 927, 803, 3023, 798, 931, 414, 613, 926, 318, 797, 317
Water Lilies:
  • Mini: 50 × 29 stitches (1,450 stitches), 12 colours, 1 chart page (4 pages per PDF). The mini is a detail: a group of lily pads with pink blossoms from the lower part of the painting.
    Finished size: 11-count 4.5 × 2.6 in; 14-count 3.6 × 2.1 in; 16-count 3.1 × 1.8 in; 18-count 2.8 × 1.6 in (Aida, 1 stitch per square; 28-count evenweave over two = 14-count).
    DMC floss: 312, 825, 3842, 502, 3809, 3808, 503, 414, 931, 3848, 3740, 3847
Wheat Field with Cypresses:
  • Mini: 50 × 65 stitches (3,250 stitches), 12 colours, 1 chart page (4 pages per PDF). The mini is a detail: the cypress trees with wheat and sky, from the right half of the painting.
    Finished size: 11-count 4.5 × 5.9 in; 14-count 3.6 × 4.6 in; 16-count 3.1 × 4.1 in; 18-count 2.8 × 3.6 in (Aida, 1 stitch per square; 28-count evenweave over two = 14-count).
    DMC floss: 986, 926, 523, 3768, 3829, 890, 780, 503, 934, 334, 824, 310
La Grande Jatte:
  • Mini: 50 × 67 stitches (3,350 stitches), 12 colours, 1 chart page (4 pages per PDF). The mini is a detail: the woman with the parasol and the monkey, from the right side of the painting.
    Finished size: 11-count 4.5 × 6.1 in; 14-count 3.6 × 4.8 in; 16-count 3.1 × 4.2 in; 18-count 2.8 × 3.7 in (Aida, 1 stitch per square; 28-count evenweave over two = 14-count).
    DMC floss: 158, 317, 501, 07, 3012, 413, 3799, 520, 642, 924, 535, 3740
The Bedroom:
  • Mini: 50 × 39 stitches (1,950 stitches), 12 colours, 1 chart page (4 pages per PDF).
    Finished size: 11-count 4.5 × 3.5 in; 14-count 3.6 × 2.8 in; 16-count 3.1 × 2.4 in; 18-count 2.8 × 2.2 in (Aida, 1 stitch per square; 28-count evenweave over two = 14-count).
    DMC floss: 782, 931, 07, 3022, 731, 640, 3052, 809, 320, 3032, 3768, 734
Maples at Mama:
  • Mini: 50 × 75 stitches (3,750 stitches), 12 colours, 2 chart pages (5 pages per PDF).
    Finished size: 11-count 4.5 × 6.8 in; 14-count 3.6 × 5.4 in; 16-count 3.1 × 4.7 in; 18-count 2.8 × 4.2 in (Aida, 1 stitch per square; 28-count evenweave over two = 14-count).
    DMC floss: 524, 739, 3860, 3750, 535, 317, 924, 3022, 451, 3046, 824, 3032
Asakusa in Snow:
  • Mini: 50 × 71 stitches (3,550 stitches), 12 colours, 2 chart pages (5 pages per PDF).
    Finished size: 11-count 4.5 × 6.5 in; 14-count 3.6 × 5.1 in; 16-count 3.1 × 4.4 in; 18-count 2.8 × 3.9 in (Aida, 1 stitch per square; 28-count evenweave over two = 14-count).
    DMC floss: 738, 372, 350, 745, 642, 321, 3021, 422, 3064, 3815, 3858, 839
Sparrow and Camellia:
  • Mini: 50 × 77 stitches (3,850 stitches), 12 colours, 2 chart pages (5 pages per PDF). The mini is the upper half of the print: the sparrow, the inscription and the top camellia blossoms in snow.
    Finished size: 11-count 4.5 × 7.0 in; 14-count 3.6 × 5.5 in; 16-count 3.1 × 4.8 in; 18-count 2.8 × 4.3 in (Aida, 1 stitch per square; 28-count evenweave over two = 14-count).
    DMC floss: 738, 739, 351, 841, 3790, 831, 840, 3023, 3022, 3864, 372, 924
Empress Josephine Rose:
  • Mini: 50 × 38 stitches (1,900 stitches), 12 colours, 1 chart page (4 pages per PDF). The mini is a detail of the open rose.
    Finished size: 11-count 4.5 × 3.5 in; 14-count 3.6 × 2.7 in; 16-count 3.1 × 2.4 in; 18-count 2.8 × 2.1 in (Aida, 1 stitch per square; 28-count evenweave over two = 14-count).
    DMC floss: 3024, 316, 3727, 522, 3042, 523, 3363, 3726, 3362, 3861, 435, 3032
Willow Bough:
  • Mini: 50 × 50 stitches (2,500 stitches), 8 colours, 1 chart page (4 pages per PDF). The mini is a detail of the leaves.
    Finished size: 11-count 4.5 × 4.5 in; 14-count 3.6 × 3.6 in; 16-count 3.1 × 3.1 in; 18-count 2.8 × 2.8 in (Aida, 1 stitch per square; 28-count evenweave over two = 14-count).
    DMC floss: 543, 524, 989, 3013, 3046, 368, 371, 642

PATTERN KEEPER
The symbol PDF is designed for Pattern Keeper: real font symbols, a key with Number and Name columns, Letter-size pages of up to 60 × 70 stitches and no overlapping rows, following Pattern Keeper's published import guidance. It has not yet been tested in the app itself, so I don't call it compatible. It also prints normally.

THE ARTWORKS (ALL PUBLIC DOMAIN)
The Great Wave:
  Title: Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura), also known as The Great Wave, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)
  Artist: Katsushika Hokusai
  Date: ca. 1830–32
  Museum: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  Source: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/45434
Water Lilies:
  Title: Water Lilies
  Artist: Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926)
  Date: 1906
  Museum: Art Institute of Chicago
  Source: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/16568
Wheat Field with Cypresses:
  Title: Wheat Field with Cypresses
  Artist: Vincent van Gogh
  Date: 1889
  Museum: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  Source: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/436535
La Grande Jatte:
  Title: A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884
  Artist: Georges Seurat (French, 1859–1891)
  Date: 1884–86, border added 1888–89
  Museum: Art Institute of Chicago
  Source: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/27992
The Bedroom:
  Title: The Bedroom
  Artist: Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853–1890)
  Date: 1889
  Museum: Art Institute of Chicago
  Source: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/28560
Maples at Mama:
  Title: Maples at Mama, from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
  Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige
  Date: ca. 1857
  Museum: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  Source: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/37096
Asakusa in Snow:
  Title: Kinryūsan Temple at Asakusa, from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo"
  Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige
  Date: 1856
  Museum: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  Source: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/56689
Sparrow and Camellia:
  Title: Sparrow and Snow-covered Camellia (Tsubaki)
  Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige
  Date: ca. 1845
  Museum: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  Source: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/56949
Empress Josephine Rose:
  Title: ‘Empress Josephine’ or Frankfort Rose (Rosa turbinata), from "Les Roses" by Claude-Antoine Thory
  Artist: Pierre Joseph Redouté
  Date: 1817–24
  Museum: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  Source: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/762055
Willow Bough:
  Title: Willow Bough
  Artist: William Morris
  Date: 1887
  Museum: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  Source: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/384022
These artworks are in the public domain, and each museum released its image under CC0 (Open Access).
Credit: chart designs by Varnish & Thread after the public-domain works listed above (credit lines are in each PDF).
Chart design by Varnish & Thread. Not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the museums or DMC.

HOW THIS PATTERN WAS MADE
The charts are generated by software from the public-domain museum image: the program crops and resizes the artwork, groups its colours, matches each one to the nearest DMC floss number and lays out the symbols and pages, and the results are checked. No AI image generator was used. The cover and preview images are digital previews rendered from the chart, not photos of stitched pieces, so real stitching will look slightly different. This description was drafted with an AI writing assistant and checked against the chart files.

HOW TO DOWNLOAD
1. Right after checkout your download page opens, and the download link is also emailed to you.
2. Download all the files to a computer or tablet. Each .zip unzips into one folder per chart, with its two PDFs.
3. Unzip: double-click on a Mac, right-click > Extract All on Windows, or tap the zip in the Files app on iPad/iPhone.
4. Print the colour PDF at 100% (actual size), or import the symbol PDF into Pattern Keeper. Start with the Start Here guide.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q: Is this pattern good for a beginner?
A: Yes. Every chart here is a mini, about 50 stitches wide with no more than 12 colours and full stitches only, a manageable first project.
Q: What fabric and floss do I need?
A: Any Aida or evenweave works. The finished sizes above are given for 11, 14, 16 and 18 count. Colours are DMC stranded cotton numbers, and the key in each PDF estimates how many skeins you need. No materials are included.
Q: Does it work with Pattern Keeper?
A: The symbol PDF is designed for Pattern Keeper's published import guidance (font symbols, Number and Name key columns, pages of up to 60 × 70 stitches). It hasn't been tested in the app yet. If an import doesn't work, email me and I'll help or adjust the file.
Q: Are the pictures photos of the finished stitching?
A: No. The cover and preview images are digital previews made by computer from the chart, not photos of a stitched piece. Real stitching will look slightly different.
Q: How do I download it?
A: Your download page opens right after checkout and the link is emailed to you. Download the files, unzip them, then print the colour PDF or open the symbol PDF in your chart app.
Q: Can I get a refund?
A: Refunds are available within 14 days for a file problem I can't fix, or for a duplicate order. Email todorgan@gmail.com with your order details.

GOOD TO KNOW
• Digital PDF download. Nothing will be shipped.
• For personal use. Please don't share or resell the PDF files. You're welcome to sell or gift items you stitch from them.
• Thread colours use DMC floss numbers. Varnish & Thread is not affiliated with DMC.
• Questions or a problem with a file? Email todorgan@gmail.com.

## Varnish & Thread: Currier & Ives Winter Morning Cross Stitch Pattern, Christmas Sleigh Scene, 3 Sizes (PDF)

Price: $9.95 USD
Buy: https://payhip.com/b/n7Pk1
Page: https://varnishandthread.pages.dev/products/currier-ives-winter-morning/

Winter Morning in the Country is a counted cross-stitch pattern from the Varnish & Thread collection, for Christmas stitchers who love an old-fashioned snowy sleigh-ride scene, from a quick mini of the horses to a 200-stitch-wide wall piece. Counted cross-stitch chart of Currier & Ives' hand-coloured lithograph Winter Morning in the Country (1873): a horse-drawn sleigh passing snowy farmhouses. Charted from The Met's public-domain image. The mini is a detail of the two horses pulling the sleigh.

This is a digital download of PDF patterns. Nothing is shipped: no fabric, floss, hoop or printed paper.

WHAT'S INCLUDED
• 3 charts, each as two PDFs: a black-symbol chart designed for Pattern Keeper, and a printable colour + symbol chart
• In every PDF: a cover page with the finished size, a how-to page, a floss key (symbol, DMC number, colour name, stitch count, skein estimate) and chart pages with a bold line every 10 stitches
• Varnish-and-Thread_currier-ives-winter-morning_Start-Here.pdf: a short Start Here guide (opening the files, printing, Pattern Keeper import, art credit)
• Full cross stitch only: no backstitch, no fractional stitches

SIZES, STITCH COUNTS AND FLOSS (DMC numbers)
• Mini: 50 × 30 stitches (1,500 stitches), 12 colours, 1 chart page (4 pages per PDF). The mini is a detail: the two horses pulling the sleigh, not the whole print.
  Finished size: 11-count 4.5 × 2.7 in; 14-count 3.6 × 2.1 in; 16-count 3.1 × 1.9 in; 18-count 2.8 × 1.7 in (Aida, 1 stitch per square; 28-count evenweave over two = 14-count).
  DMC floss: 372, 3031, 642, 739, 640, 898, 801, 3021, 3787, 829, 839, 3371
• Medium: 120 × 77 stitches (9,240 stitches), 26 colours, 4 chart pages (7 pages per PDF).
  Finished size: 11-count 10.9 × 7.0 in; 14-count 8.6 × 5.5 in; 16-count 7.5 × 4.8 in; 18-count 6.7 × 4.3 in (Aida, 1 stitch per square; 28-count evenweave over two = 14-count).
  DMC floss: 676, 372, 642, 640, 3021, 3787, 3031, 829, 3023, 739, 3022, 938, 535, 3799, 839, 898, 3371, 838, 830, 801, 370, 831, 433, 924, 3777, 610
• Large: 200 × 128 stitches (25,600 stitches), 29 colours, 8 chart pages (11 pages per PDF).
  Finished size: 11-count 18.2 × 11.6 in; 14-count 14.3 × 9.1 in; 16-count 12.5 × 8.0 in; 18-count 11.1 × 7.1 in (Aida, 1 stitch per square; 28-count evenweave over two = 14-count).
  DMC floss: 676, 372, 642, 640, 3021, 3787, 3031, 738, 739, 829, 3023, 3799, 938, 3022, 371, 3371, 535, 898, 839, 838, 801, 830, 831, 834, 433, 3857, 924, 869, 610

PATTERN KEEPER
The symbol PDF is designed for Pattern Keeper: real font symbols, a key with Number and Name columns, Letter-size pages of up to 60 × 70 stitches and no overlapping rows, following Pattern Keeper's published import guidance. It has not yet been tested in the app itself, so I don't call it compatible. It also prints normally.

THE ARTWORK (PUBLIC DOMAIN)
Title: Winter Morning in the Country
Artist: Currier & Ives
Date: 1873
Museum: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Source: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/380483
The artwork is in the public domain, and the museum released this image under CC0 (Open Access).
Credit: Winter Morning in the Country, Currier & Ives, 1873. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain.
Chart design by Varnish & Thread. Not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the museum or DMC.

HOW THIS PATTERN WAS MADE
The charts are generated by software from the public-domain museum image: the program crops and resizes the artwork, groups its colours, matches each one to the nearest DMC floss number and lays out the symbols and pages, and the results are checked. No AI image generator was used. The cover and preview images are digital previews rendered from the chart, not photos of stitched pieces, so real stitching will look slightly different. This description was drafted with an AI writing assistant and checked against the chart files.

HOW TO DOWNLOAD
1. Right after checkout your download page opens, and the download link is also emailed to you.
2. Download all the files to a computer or tablet. Each .zip holds the two PDFs for one size.
3. Unzip: double-click on a Mac, right-click > Extract All on Windows, or tap the zip in the Files app on iPad/iPhone.
4. Print the colour PDF at 100% (actual size), or import the symbol PDF into Pattern Keeper. Start with the Start Here guide.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q: Is this pattern good for a beginner?
A: The mini is a good first project (about 50 stitches wide, up to 12 colours). The medium and large sizes have more colours and stitches, so they suit stitchers with a few finished projects behind them. All sizes use full cross stitch only.
Q: What fabric and floss do I need?
A: Any Aida or evenweave works. The finished sizes above are given for 11, 14, 16 and 18 count. Colours are DMC stranded cotton numbers, and the key in each PDF estimates how many skeins you need. No materials are included.
Q: Does it work with Pattern Keeper?
A: The symbol PDF is designed for Pattern Keeper's published import guidance (font symbols, Number and Name key columns, pages of up to 60 × 70 stitches). It hasn't been tested in the app yet. If an import doesn't work, email me and I'll help or adjust the file.
Q: Are the pictures photos of the finished stitching?
A: No. The cover and preview images are digital previews made by computer from the chart, not photos of a stitched piece. Real stitching will look slightly different.
Q: How do I download it?
A: Your download page opens right after checkout and the link is emailed to you. Download the files, unzip them, then print the colour PDF or open the symbol PDF in your chart app.
Q: Can I get a refund?
A: Refunds are available within 14 days for a file problem I can't fix, or for a duplicate order. Email todorgan@gmail.com with your order details.

GOOD TO KNOW
• Digital PDF download. Nothing will be shipped.
• For personal use. Please don't share or resell the PDF files. You're welcome to sell or gift items you stitch from them.
• Thread colours use DMC floss numbers. Varnish & Thread is not affiliated with DMC.
• Questions or a problem with a file? Email todorgan@gmail.com.

## Varnish & Thread: Thomas Nast Santa Claus Cross Stitch Pattern, Victorian Christmas Engraving, 2 Sizes (PDF)

Price: $9.95 USD
Buy: https://payhip.com/b/5G4kF
Page: https://varnishandthread.pages.dev/products/nast-merry-christmas-santa/

A Merry Christmas (Santa Claus) is a counted cross-stitch pattern from the Varnish & Thread collection, for Christmas stitchers who want the classic Victorian Santa Claus in a calm black-and-grey palette like the original engraving. Counted cross-stitch chart of Thomas Nast's wood engraving A Merry Christmas, published in Harper's Weekly on January 3, 1880: the plump, bearded Santa Claus Nast made famous, dancing a jig with Mother Goose while a cat plays the fiddle, with a toy cow overhead and sprigs of holly and mistletoe at his feet. Charted from The Met's public-domain image. The original is black ink on paper, so the chart keeps that look in a small palette of black, greys and cream. Two sizes of the whole scene.

This is a digital download of PDF patterns. Nothing is shipped: no fabric, floss, hoop or printed paper.

WHAT'S INCLUDED
• 2 charts, each as two PDFs: a black-symbol chart designed for Pattern Keeper, and a printable colour + symbol chart
• In every PDF: a cover page with the finished size, a how-to page, a floss key (symbol, DMC number, colour name, stitch count, skein estimate) and chart pages with a bold line every 10 stitches
• Varnish-and-Thread_nast-merry-christmas-santa_Start-Here.pdf: a short Start Here guide (opening the files, printing, Pattern Keeper import, art credit)
• Full cross stitch only: no backstitch, no fractional stitches

SIZES, STITCH COUNTS AND FLOSS (DMC numbers)
• Medium: 120 × 134 stitches (16,080 stitches), 9 colours, 4 chart pages (7 pages per PDF).
  Finished size: 11-count 10.9 × 12.2 in; 14-count 8.6 × 9.6 in; 16-count 7.5 × 8.4 in; 18-count 6.7 × 7.4 in (Aida, 1 stitch per square; 28-count evenweave over two = 14-count).
  DMC floss: 3033, 414, 317, 647, 648, 413, 3799, 646, 310
• Large: 200 × 224 stitches (44,800 stitches), 9 colours, 16 chart pages (19 pages per PDF).
  Finished size: 11-count 18.2 × 20.4 in; 14-count 14.3 × 16.0 in; 16-count 12.5 × 14.0 in; 18-count 11.1 × 12.4 in (Aida, 1 stitch per square; 28-count evenweave over two = 14-count).
  DMC floss: 3033, 414, 317, 648, 647, 413, 3799, 646, 310

PATTERN KEEPER
The symbol PDF is designed for Pattern Keeper: real font symbols, a key with Number and Name columns, Letter-size pages of up to 60 × 70 stitches and no overlapping rows, following Pattern Keeper's published import guidance. It has not yet been tested in the app itself, so I don't call it compatible. It also prints normally.

THE ARTWORK (PUBLIC DOMAIN)
Title: A Merry Christmas (published in "Harper's Weekly," January 3, 1880)
Artist: Thomas Nast
Date: originally published 1880
Museum: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Source: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/822568
The artwork is in the public domain, and the museum released this image under CC0 (Open Access).
Credit: A Merry Christmas (published in "Harper's Weekly," January 3, 1880), Thomas Nast, originally published 1880. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain.
Chart design by Varnish & Thread. Not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the museum or DMC.

HOW THIS PATTERN WAS MADE
The charts are generated by software from the public-domain museum image: the program crops and resizes the artwork, groups its colours, matches each one to the nearest DMC floss number and lays out the symbols and pages, and the results are checked. No AI image generator was used. The cover and preview images are digital previews rendered from the chart, not photos of stitched pieces, so real stitching will look slightly different. This description was drafted with an AI writing assistant and checked against the chart files.

HOW TO DOWNLOAD
1. Right after checkout your download page opens, and the download link is also emailed to you.
2. Download all the files to a computer or tablet. Each .zip holds the two PDFs for one size.
3. Unzip: double-click on a Mac, right-click > Extract All on Windows, or tap the zip in the Files app on iPad/iPhone.
4. Print the colour PDF at 100% (actual size), or import the symbol PDF into Pattern Keeper. Start with the Start Here guide.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q: Is this pattern good for a beginner?
A: The mini is a good first project (about 50 stitches wide, up to 12 colours). The medium and large sizes have more colours and stitches, so they suit stitchers with a few finished projects behind them. All sizes use full cross stitch only.
Q: What fabric and floss do I need?
A: Any Aida or evenweave works. The finished sizes above are given for 11, 14, 16 and 18 count. Colours are DMC stranded cotton numbers, and the key in each PDF estimates how many skeins you need. No materials are included.
Q: Does it work with Pattern Keeper?
A: The symbol PDF is designed for Pattern Keeper's published import guidance (font symbols, Number and Name key columns, pages of up to 60 × 70 stitches). It hasn't been tested in the app yet. If an import doesn't work, email me and I'll help or adjust the file.
Q: Are the pictures photos of the finished stitching?
A: No. The cover and preview images are digital previews made by computer from the chart, not photos of a stitched piece. Real stitching will look slightly different.
Q: How do I download it?
A: Your download page opens right after checkout and the link is emailed to you. Download the files, unzip them, then print the colour PDF or open the symbol PDF in your chart app.
Q: Can I get a refund?
A: Refunds are available within 14 days for a file problem I can't fix, or for a duplicate order. Email todorgan@gmail.com with your order details.

GOOD TO KNOW
• Digital PDF download. Nothing will be shipped.
• For personal use. Please don't share or resell the PDF files. You're welcome to sell or gift items you stitch from them.
• Thread colours use DMC floss numbers. Varnish & Thread is not affiliated with DMC.
• Questions or a problem with a file? Email todorgan@gmail.com.

## Varnish & Thread: Victorian Christmas Card Cross Stitch Pattern, Robin and Holly Cart, Mini + Medium (PDF)

Price: $6.95 USD
Buy: https://payhip.com/b/0pxV8
Page: https://varnishandthread.pages.dev/products/victorian-christmas-robin-card/

Christmas Robin Card is a counted cross-stitch pattern from the Varnish & Thread collection, for Christmas stitchers who love Victorian cards: a quick mini of the robin and boy for an ornament, plus the whole 1874 card with its red border. Counted cross-stitch chart of an 1874 chromolithograph Christmas card: a robin in a scarf pulls a cart of holly through the snow, with the verse "Buy my holly green and gay to deck your walls on Christmas Day" under a red Victorian border. Charted from The Met's public-domain image. Two sizes: a mini of the robin and the boy, and the whole card with its border.

This is a digital download of PDF patterns. Nothing is shipped: no fabric, floss, hoop or printed paper.

WHAT'S INCLUDED
• 2 charts, each as two PDFs: a black-symbol chart designed for Pattern Keeper, and a printable colour + symbol chart
• In every PDF: a cover page with the finished size, a how-to page, a floss key (symbol, DMC number, colour name, stitch count, skein estimate) and chart pages with a bold line every 10 stitches
• Varnish-and-Thread_victorian-christmas-robin-card_Start-Here.pdf: a short Start Here guide (opening the files, printing, Pattern Keeper import, art credit)
• Full cross stitch only: no backstitch, no fractional stitches

SIZES, STITCH COUNTS AND FLOSS (DMC numbers)
• Mini: 50 × 31 stitches (1,550 stitches), 12 colours, 1 chart page (4 pages per PDF). The mini is a detail: the boy and the robin pulling the holly cart, without the card's border.
  Finished size: 11-count 4.5 × 2.8 in; 14-count 3.6 × 2.2 in; 16-count 3.1 × 1.9 in; 18-count 2.8 × 1.7 in (Aida, 1 stitch per square; 28-count evenweave over two = 14-count).
  DMC floss: 3865, 613, 3825, 743, 976, 3064, 728, 301, 400, 347, 316, 317
• Medium: 120 × 76 stitches (9,120 stitches), 30 colours, 4 chart pages (7 pages per PDF).
  Finished size: 11-count 10.9 × 6.9 in; 14-count 8.6 × 5.4 in; 16-count 7.5 × 4.8 in; 18-count 6.7 × 4.2 in (Aida, 1 stitch per square; 28-count evenweave over two = 14-count).
  DMC floss: 06, 3033, 224, 3782, 168, 3866, 3688, 152, 436, 223, 3779, 3687, 3752, 422, 976, 318, 3855, 632, 03, 3773, 742, 437, 3854, 347, 838, 517, 07, 3011, 3362, 3032

PATTERN KEEPER
The symbol PDF is designed for Pattern Keeper: real font symbols, a key with Number and Name columns, Letter-size pages of up to 60 × 70 stitches and no overlapping rows, following Pattern Keeper's published import guidance. It has not yet been tested in the app itself, so I don't call it compatible. It also prints normally.

THE ARTWORK (PUBLIC DOMAIN)
Title: Christmas
Artist: Anonymous
Date: 1874
Museum: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Source: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/768558
The artwork is in the public domain, and the museum released this image under CC0 (Open Access).
Credit: Christmas, Anonymous, 1874. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain.
Chart design by Varnish & Thread. Not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the museum or DMC.

HOW THIS PATTERN WAS MADE
The charts are generated by software from the public-domain museum image: the program crops and resizes the artwork, groups its colours, matches each one to the nearest DMC floss number and lays out the symbols and pages, and the results are checked. No AI image generator was used. The cover and preview images are digital previews rendered from the chart, not photos of stitched pieces, so real stitching will look slightly different. This description was drafted with an AI writing assistant and checked against the chart files.

HOW TO DOWNLOAD
1. Right after checkout your download page opens, and the download link is also emailed to you.
2. Download all the files to a computer or tablet. Each .zip holds the two PDFs for one size.
3. Unzip: double-click on a Mac, right-click > Extract All on Windows, or tap the zip in the Files app on iPad/iPhone.
4. Print the colour PDF at 100% (actual size), or import the symbol PDF into Pattern Keeper. Start with the Start Here guide.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q: Is this pattern good for a beginner?
A: The mini is a good first project (about 50 stitches wide, up to 12 colours). The medium and large sizes have more colours and stitches, so they suit stitchers with a few finished projects behind them. All sizes use full cross stitch only.
Q: What fabric and floss do I need?
A: Any Aida or evenweave works. The finished sizes above are given for 11, 14, 16 and 18 count. Colours are DMC stranded cotton numbers, and the key in each PDF estimates how many skeins you need. No materials are included.
Q: Does it work with Pattern Keeper?
A: The symbol PDF is designed for Pattern Keeper's published import guidance (font symbols, Number and Name key columns, pages of up to 60 × 70 stitches). It hasn't been tested in the app yet. If an import doesn't work, email me and I'll help or adjust the file.
Q: Are the pictures photos of the finished stitching?
A: No. The cover and preview images are digital previews made by computer from the chart, not photos of a stitched piece. Real stitching will look slightly different.
Q: How do I download it?
A: Your download page opens right after checkout and the link is emailed to you. Download the files, unzip them, then print the colour PDF or open the symbol PDF in your chart app.
Q: Can I get a refund?
A: Refunds are available within 14 days for a file problem I can't fix, or for a duplicate order. Email todorgan@gmail.com with your order details.

GOOD TO KNOW
• Digital PDF download. Nothing will be shipped.
• For personal use. Please don't share or resell the PDF files. You're welcome to sell or gift items you stitch from them.
• Thread colours use DMC floss numbers. Varnish & Thread is not affiliated with DMC.
• Questions or a problem with a file? Email todorgan@gmail.com.

## Varnish & Thread: Holly Sprig Cross Stitch Pattern after Prang, Christmas Botanical, Mini + Medium (PDF)

Price: $5.95 USD
Buy: https://payhip.com/b/Kpim5
Page: https://varnishandthread.pages.dev/products/prang-holly-sprig/

Holly Sprig is a counted cross-stitch pattern from the Varnish & Thread collection, for botanical and Christmas stitchers who want a simple holly sprig with red berries on a plain ground, for an ornament, card or hoop. Counted cross-stitch chart of a holly sprig with red berries from Louis Prang & Co.'s colour lithograph series Autumn Leaves (1862). Charted from The Met's public-domain image. Two sizes of the same design: a mini for an ornament or card, and a medium for a hoop.

This is a digital download of PDF patterns. Nothing is shipped: no fabric, floss, hoop or printed paper.

WHAT'S INCLUDED
• 2 charts, each as two PDFs: a black-symbol chart designed for Pattern Keeper, and a printable colour + symbol chart
• In every PDF: a cover page with the finished size, a how-to page, a floss key (symbol, DMC number, colour name, stitch count, skein estimate) and chart pages with a bold line every 10 stitches
• Varnish-and-Thread_prang-holly-sprig_Start-Here.pdf: a short Start Here guide (opening the files, printing, Pattern Keeper import, art credit)
• Full cross stitch only: no backstitch, no fractional stitches

SIZES, STITCH COUNTS AND FLOSS (DMC numbers)
• Mini: 50 × 76 stitches (3,800 stitches), 12 colours, 2 chart pages (5 pages per PDF).
  Finished size: 11-count 4.5 × 6.9 in; 14-count 3.6 × 5.4 in; 16-count 3.1 × 4.8 in; 18-count 2.8 × 4.2 in (Aida, 1 stitch per square; 28-count evenweave over two = 14-count).
  DMC floss: 3866, 904, 936, 838, 350, 905, 21, 524, 801, 163, 989, 06
• Medium: 120 × 182 stitches (21,840 stitches), 30 colours, 6 chart pages (9 pages per PDF).
  Finished size: 11-count 10.9 × 16.5 in; 14-count 8.6 × 13.0 in; 16-count 7.5 × 11.4 in; 18-count 6.7 × 10.1 in (Aida, 1 stitch per square; 28-count evenweave over two = 14-count).
  DMC floss: 3866, 936, 905, 904, 838, 937, 898, 801, 3031, 347, 987, 163, 350, 562, 606, 06, 701, 355, 3777, 224, 351, 676, 954, 164, 3012, 3830, 3859, 3852, 611, 3023

PATTERN KEEPER
The symbol PDF is designed for Pattern Keeper: real font symbols, a key with Number and Name columns, Letter-size pages of up to 60 × 70 stitches and no overlapping rows, following Pattern Keeper's published import guidance. It has not yet been tested in the app itself, so I don't call it compatible. It also prints normally.

THE ARTWORK (PUBLIC DOMAIN)
Title: Holly, from "Autumn Leaves", Part 2
Artist: Louis Prang & Co.
Date: 1862
Museum: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Source: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/412757
The artwork is in the public domain, and the museum released this image under CC0 (Open Access).
Credit: Holly, from "Autumn Leaves", Part 2, Louis Prang & Co., 1862. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain.
Chart design by Varnish & Thread. Not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the museum or DMC.

HOW THIS PATTERN WAS MADE
The charts are generated by software from the public-domain museum image: the program crops and resizes the artwork, groups its colours, matches each one to the nearest DMC floss number and lays out the symbols and pages, and the results are checked. No AI image generator was used. The cover and preview images are digital previews rendered from the chart, not photos of stitched pieces, so real stitching will look slightly different. This description was drafted with an AI writing assistant and checked against the chart files.

HOW TO DOWNLOAD
1. Right after checkout your download page opens, and the download link is also emailed to you.
2. Download all the files to a computer or tablet. Each .zip holds the two PDFs for one size.
3. Unzip: double-click on a Mac, right-click > Extract All on Windows, or tap the zip in the Files app on iPad/iPhone.
4. Print the colour PDF at 100% (actual size), or import the symbol PDF into Pattern Keeper. Start with the Start Here guide.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q: Is this pattern good for a beginner?
A: The mini is a good first project (about 50 stitches wide, up to 12 colours). The medium and large sizes have more colours and stitches, so they suit stitchers with a few finished projects behind them. All sizes use full cross stitch only.
Q: What fabric and floss do I need?
A: Any Aida or evenweave works. The finished sizes above are given for 11, 14, 16 and 18 count. Colours are DMC stranded cotton numbers, and the key in each PDF estimates how many skeins you need. No materials are included.
Q: Does it work with Pattern Keeper?
A: The symbol PDF is designed for Pattern Keeper's published import guidance (font symbols, Number and Name key columns, pages of up to 60 × 70 stitches). It hasn't been tested in the app yet. If an import doesn't work, email me and I'll help or adjust the file.
Q: Are the pictures photos of the finished stitching?
A: No. The cover and preview images are digital previews made by computer from the chart, not photos of a stitched piece. Real stitching will look slightly different.
Q: How do I download it?
A: Your download page opens right after checkout and the link is emailed to you. Download the files, unzip them, then print the colour PDF or open the symbol PDF in your chart app.
Q: Can I get a refund?
A: Refunds are available within 14 days for a file problem I can't fix, or for a duplicate order. Email todorgan@gmail.com with your order details.

GOOD TO KNOW
• Digital PDF download. Nothing will be shipped.
• For personal use. Please don't share or resell the PDF files. You're welcome to sell or gift items you stitch from them.
• Thread colours use DMC floss numbers. Varnish & Thread is not affiliated with DMC.
• Questions or a problem with a file? Email todorgan@gmail.com.

## Varnish & Thread: Victorian Christmas Ornament Minis, 5 Small Cross Stitch Patterns (PDF, Ornament Size)

Price: $13.95 USD
Buy: https://payhip.com/b/CLXwJ
Page: https://varnishandthread.pages.dev/products/christmas-ornament-minis/

Victorian Christmas Ornament Minis is a set of 5 counted cross-stitch patterns from the Varnish & Thread collection, for beginners and ornament makers who want five quick one-evening Christmas charts sized for a 3.5 to 4 inch ornament or small hoop. Five small counted cross-stitch charts for Christmas ornaments, each a detail from public-domain holiday art made between 1889 and 1907: the Star of Bethlehem from Harvey Ellis's 1898 Harper's Christmas poster, Mr. Holly and Miss Mistletoe and a holly-topped Christmas pudding from two 1889–90 Kinney Brothers New Year cards, a hedgehog and Christmas tree from Moriz Jung's 1907 Wiener Werkstätte postcard, and the girl in a red hood from the 1896 St. Nicholas Christmas poster. Each chart is about 50 stitches square, which fits a 3.5 to 4 inch round ornament frame or small hoop on 14-count. Charted from The Met's public-domain images.

This is a digital download of PDF patterns. Nothing is shipped: no fabric, floss, hoop or printed paper.

WHAT'S INCLUDED
• 5 charts across 5 designs, each as two PDFs: a black-symbol chart designed for Pattern Keeper, and a printable colour + symbol chart
• In every PDF: a cover page with the finished size, a how-to page, a floss key (symbol, DMC number, colour name, stitch count, skein estimate) and chart pages with a bold line every 10 stitches
• Varnish-and-Thread_christmas-ornament-minis_Start-Here.pdf: a short Start Here guide (opening the files, printing, Pattern Keeper import, art credit)
• Full cross stitch only: no backstitch, no fractional stitches

SIZES, STITCH COUNTS AND FLOSS (DMC numbers)
Star of Bethlehem:
  • Mini: 50 × 50 stitches (2,500 stitches), 8 colours, 1 chart page (4 pages per PDF).
    Finished size: 11-count 4.5 × 4.5 in; 14-count 3.6 × 3.6 in; 16-count 3.1 × 3.1 in; 18-count 2.8 × 2.8 in (Aida, 1 stitch per square; 28-count evenweave over two = 14-count).
    DMC floss: 163, 991, 989, 522, 320, 503, 744, 3013
Mr. Holly and Miss Mistletoe:
  • Mini: 50 × 50 stitches (2,500 stitches), 12 colours, 1 chart page (4 pages per PDF).
    Finished size: 11-count 4.5 × 4.5 in; 14-count 3.6 × 3.6 in; 16-count 3.1 × 3.1 in; 18-count 2.8 × 2.8 in (Aida, 1 stitch per square; 28-count evenweave over two = 14-count).
    DMC floss: 3047, 3821, 524, 522, 936, 734, 3364, 471, 833, 730, 606, 904
Hedgehog and Christmas Tree:
  • Mini: 50 × 49 stitches (2,450 stitches), 12 colours, 1 chart page (4 pages per PDF).
    Finished size: 11-count 4.5 × 4.5 in; 14-count 3.6 × 3.5 in; 16-count 3.1 × 3.1 in; 18-count 2.8 × 2.7 in (Aida, 1 stitch per square; 28-count evenweave over two = 14-count).
    DMC floss: 931, 3799, 930, 413, 3838, 646, 535, 932, 3023, 317, 3022, 3864
Girl in a Red Hood:
  • Mini: 50 × 47 stitches (2,350 stitches), 12 colours, 1 chart page (4 pages per PDF).
    Finished size: 11-count 4.5 × 4.3 in; 14-count 3.6 × 3.4 in; 16-count 3.1 × 2.9 in; 18-count 2.8 × 2.6 in (Aida, 1 stitch per square; 28-count evenweave over two = 14-count).
    DMC floss: 3047, 321, 839, 3864, 3858, 902, 3064, 3032, 640, 471, 20, 3364
Christmas Pudding:
  • Mini: 50 × 40 stitches (2,000 stitches), 12 colours, 1 chart page (4 pages per PDF).
    Finished size: 11-count 4.5 × 3.6 in; 14-count 3.6 × 2.9 in; 16-count 3.1 × 2.5 in; 18-count 2.8 × 2.2 in (Aida, 1 stitch per square; 28-count evenweave over two = 14-count).
    DMC floss: 613, 841, 433, 434, 420, 642, 300, 3863, 09, 436, 21, 936

PATTERN KEEPER
The symbol PDF is designed for Pattern Keeper: real font symbols, a key with Number and Name columns, Letter-size pages of up to 60 × 70 stitches and no overlapping rows, following Pattern Keeper's published import guidance. It has not yet been tested in the app itself, so I don't call it compatible. It also prints normally.

THE ARTWORKS (ALL PUBLIC DOMAIN)
Star of Bethlehem:
  Title: Harper's Magazine, Christmas
  Artist: Harvey Ellis
  Date: 1898
  Museum: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  Source: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/339102
Mr. Holly and Miss Mistletoe:
  Title: Happy New Year, Mr. Holly and Miss Mistletoe, from the New Years 1890 series (N227) issued by Kinney Bros.
  Artist: Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company
  Date: 1889–90
  Museum: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  Source: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/726843
Hedgehog and Christmas Tree:
  Title: Merry Christmas! (Frohe Weihnachten!)
  Artist: Moriz Jung
  Date: 1907
  Museum: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  Source: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/389199
Girl in a Red Hood:
  Title: St. Nicholas, Christmas Number
  Artist: Anonymous, American, 19th century
  Date: 1896
  Museum: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  Source: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/680839
Christmas Pudding:
  Title: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, from the New Years 1890 series (N227) issued by Kinney Bros.
  Artist: Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company
  Date: 1889–90
  Museum: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  Source: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/726900
These artworks are in the public domain, and each museum released its image under CC0 (Open Access).
Credit: chart designs by Varnish & Thread after the public-domain works listed above (credit lines are in each PDF).
Chart design by Varnish & Thread. Not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the museum or DMC.

HOW THIS PATTERN WAS MADE
The charts are generated by software from the public-domain museum image: the program crops and resizes the artwork, groups its colours, matches each one to the nearest DMC floss number and lays out the symbols and pages, and the results are checked. No AI image generator was used. The cover and preview images are digital previews rendered from the chart, not photos of stitched pieces, so real stitching will look slightly different. This description was drafted with an AI writing assistant and checked against the chart files.

HOW TO DOWNLOAD
1. Right after checkout your download page opens, and the download link is also emailed to you.
2. Download all the files to a computer or tablet. Each .zip unzips into one folder per chart, with its two PDFs.
3. Unzip: double-click on a Mac, right-click > Extract All on Windows, or tap the zip in the Files app on iPad/iPhone.
4. Print the colour PDF at 100% (actual size), or import the symbol PDF into Pattern Keeper. Start with the Start Here guide.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q: Is this pattern good for a beginner?
A: Yes. Every chart here is a mini, about 50 stitches wide with no more than 12 colours and full stitches only, a manageable first project.
Q: What fabric and floss do I need?
A: Any Aida or evenweave works. The finished sizes above are given for 11, 14, 16 and 18 count. Colours are DMC stranded cotton numbers, and the key in each PDF estimates how many skeins you need. No materials are included.
Q: Does it work with Pattern Keeper?
A: The symbol PDF is designed for Pattern Keeper's published import guidance (font symbols, Number and Name key columns, pages of up to 60 × 70 stitches). It hasn't been tested in the app yet. If an import doesn't work, email me and I'll help or adjust the file.
Q: Are the pictures photos of the finished stitching?
A: No. The cover and preview images are digital previews made by computer from the chart, not photos of a stitched piece. Real stitching will look slightly different.
Q: How do I download it?
A: Your download page opens right after checkout and the link is emailed to you. Download the files, unzip them, then print the colour PDF or open the symbol PDF in your chart app.
Q: Can I get a refund?
A: Refunds are available within 14 days for a file problem I can't fix, or for a duplicate order. Email todorgan@gmail.com with your order details.

GOOD TO KNOW
• Digital PDF download. Nothing will be shipped.
• For personal use. Please don't share or resell the PDF files. You're welcome to sell or gift items you stitch from them.
• Thread colours use DMC floss numbers. Varnish & Thread is not affiliated with DMC.
• Questions or a problem with a file? Email todorgan@gmail.com.