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Neptune - Poseidon

A NEW 'HIDDEN IMAGE' DESIGN



Average Retail Price: $12.00CAN ($11.00US)

CHART-PACK INCLUDES FISH & SAND DOLLAR CHARMS

DESIGN DETAILS... In this new 'hidden image' design, NEPTUNE-POSEIDON's face is composed of several elements found in the Seas that he Commands. Neptune's crowning glory is his SEA WEED 'HAIR'... it frames a face that is composed of a fantasy collection of oceanic images. Starting with the SEA HORSE, and travelling clockwise, you'll find... a MERMAID, whose long, flowing locks form the Sea God's gently curving eye-brows. Her glistening, beaded tail sweeps down along the side of Neptune's face and past a SAND DOLLAR ear-ring. Her tail ends in 2 SWIRLY-FINNED FISH whose bodies and tails combine to form Neptune's moustache and beard. Tucked between these fish, a SEA SHELL provides us with Neptune's chin. A FISH-SHAPED second ear-ring dangles below a beaded STAR-FISH, which partially conceals Neptune's right eye and the little Sea Horse who started us on this journey. There's just one last element... Neptune's golden TRIDENT completes his face by serving as a poker-straight and regal nose. Some close-ups...

Areas of Embellishment: MERMAID'S TAIL (Antique Ginger & Royal Plum beads and Kreinik Confetti Fuchsia Braid); 2 FISH (Antique Ginger beads and Light Pale Yellow Rayon); STAR-FISH (Antique Ginger & Royal Plum beads) and TRIDENT (Victorian Gold beads and Kreinik Vatican Gold Braid)

FABRIC FOR MODEL: 18-count Wedgewood Aida by Permin (#3583)

To see how Neptune went from this sketch to a finished cross-stitch chart, please click here.

For those of you who are unfamiliar with hand-dyed fabrics, I'd just like to draw your attention to the extra depth that can be achieved by using fabrics of this type. (PLEASE CLICK ON THE IMAGE FOR MORE INFORMATION)

STITCH COUNT: 104 wide x 95 high

DESIGN AREA: Approx. 6" x 5 1/2" (on 18-count fabric)

MATERIALS REQUIRED: DMC 469 (Avocado Green)/519 (Sky Blue)/758 (V. Lt. Terra Cotta)/823 (Dk. Navy Blue)/838 (V. Dk. Beige Brown) /869 (V. Dk. Hazelnut Brown)/930 (Dk. Antique Blue)/931 (Med. Antique Blue)/934 (Black Avocado Green)/935 (Dk. Avocado Green)/936 (V. Dk. Avocado Green)/939 (V. Dk. Navy Blue)/950 (Lt. Desert Sand)/3051 (Dk. Green Grey)/3347 (Med. Yellow Green)/3348 (Lt. Yellow Green)/3760 (Med. Wedgewood)/3770 (V. Lt. Tawny)/3808 (Ult. V. Dk.Turquoise)/3813 (Lt. Blue Green)/3827 (Pale Golden Brown)/3828 (Hazelnut Brown)/3834 (Dk. Grape)/3836 (Lt. Grape)/3849 (Lt. Teal Green)/3859 (Lt. Rosewood)/3865 (Winter White)/30745 (Lt. Pale Yellow Rayon)/Kreinik #4 Braid 042 (Confetti Fuchsia)/Kreinik #4 Braid 102C (Vatican Gold)/Mill Hill 02011 (Victorian Gold)/Mill Hill Antique 03038 (Antique Ginger)/ Mill Hill Petite 42012 (Royal Plum)... 2 BRASS CHARMS (needed to complete your NEPTUNE/POSEIDON needlework) ARE INCLUDED IN THE CHARTPACK

Donna L. of Reston VA sent me this photo of her almost-finished 'Neptune/Poseidon' and has allowed me to show it to you. He's a little under-dressed right now since she took this picture before attaching his fish and sand dollar ear-rings!

She stitched him on 28-ct. Twilight Blue Linen... great job, Donna.

It seems that stitchers are, by nature, a very curious bunch... on a permanent quest to increase their knowledge of all things 'stitchy'. Chances are that you already know where to locate the list of colour names that I use when attaching this information to my site and charts. If not, then you might enjoy visiting these pages... "DMC Embroidery Floss Colours". ... CLICK ON 'LISTS & CONVERSIONS'; then 'Embroidery Floss Colours' for a complete, printable list of DMC flosses and colour names.

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