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Inspired by nature

Capture the beauty of an undersea scene as the muted greens and greys of the

turtles contrast with the bright corals, enhanced by the shimmering threads

Ocean

voyagers

Dive beneath the ocean waves and join these

two sea turtles as they swim above the coral, a

scene beautifully captured by Maria Diaz

S ea turtles spend virtually all of their lives in

the ocean, memorably only coming ashore

to lay their eggs in pits they dig on the beach,

returning to the sea to leave the eggs to incubate

and hatch. Maria’s wonderful study of these

amazing creatures shows them in their element

and at their most graceful, swimming above the

colourful coral beds. The thread shading

captures the distinctive lighting of this undersea

world, while satin threads are used to make

some of the coral glitter beautifully.

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Cross Stitch Collection

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Meet the designer...

Maria Diaz

Maria has two young sons and days out with

them can provide cross stitch inspiration...

“Hudson has just turned two and we took him

to the sealife centre for his birthday. His

excitement when we walked through the

tunnel was great – he loved the giant turtles.”

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Stitching the design

Although this is a densely stitched piece there are

no fractionals and many areas are worked in

blocks of colour, so it’s fairly easy to stitch – but do

use a frame to stop the fabric distorting while you

stitch. Fold your fabric in half both ways to find the

centre and start stitching at this point. The turtles

and coral are all worked in two strands of cotton

or satin thread over one thread of the aida fabric.

The sea is worked in half cross stitch in six shades

of blue for a more three-dimensional effect. Make

sure that all these half crosses face in the same

direction for a uniform look.

When you have finished working all the cross

stitch and half cross stitch you can add the

backstitch details. These are all worked in one

strand of petrol blue; refer to the chart for exact

positioning details.

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✦ 16HPI aida, pale aqua

blue 15x17in

(38x43cm) Zweigart

ref 3251/6150 (or

32HPI evenweave)

✦ Stranded cotton as

listed in the key

✦ Anchor Marlitt threads

as listed in the key

✦ Frame with a 7x8¾in

(18x22cm) aperture,

gold

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Making up the frame

As this design is a nature study we have framed it

in a deep box frame to give the effect of a nature

collection. A box frame is where there is a gap

between the glass and the picture so that the glass

doesn’t touch it. If you can’t find a specifically made

box frame then the effect is easy to achieve.

Choose a frame which has a deep aperture

and instead of stretching your finished cross stitch

and placing it inside the frame, attach it to the back

instead. You will need to cut a piece of mount

board slightly smaller than the outside

measurements of the frame all round so that you

can stick it to the back without any fabric showing

from behind. If you want to put glass in your frame

you can place this where the cross stitch would

normally go. This will leave a gap between the glass

and the cross stitch, which is ideal for stopping it

from flattening your stitching too.

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Ocean voyagers

Anchor

Colour

Cross stitch in two strands

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Ecru

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Medium grey

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Light grey

EE

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Nav y

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Light olive green

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Very light grey

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Dark taupe

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Dark graphite

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Light graphite

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Cream

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Dark olive green

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Light taupe

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Dark grey

Cross Stitch Collection

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Anchor

Colour

Anchor

Colour

Cross stitch in two strands

Anchor Marlitt 893

Half cross stitch in two strands

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Bright red

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Very dark blue

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Anchor Marlitt 881

Red

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Dark blue

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Anchor Marlitt 1042

Pink

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Medium blue

Anchor Marlitt 897

Medium green

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Light blue

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Anchor Marlitt 1029

Light green

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Pale blue

Anchor Marlitt 854

Dark orange

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Very light blue

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Anchor Marlitt 850

Light orange

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Anchor Marlitt 1140

Brown

Backstitch in one strand

Anchor Marlitt 869

Mustard

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Petrol blue

Anchor Marlitt 834

Dark green

all outlines and details

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Anchor Marlitt 1078

Yellow

Stitched on 16HPI aida

Stitch count 112x140 Design area 7x8¾in (18x22cm)

*indicates colour is listed earlier in the key

Cross Stitch Collection

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