A Good Read

A Good Read cross-stitch pattern (SM size, High colors, Diamond Art palette)

Size

Choose a size
XL LG MD SM XS

Small can save time and materials if you don't mind sacrificing some detail, or are limited by canvas size such as Diamond Art.

Colors

Choose a color

High color is for very colorful patterns or the smoothest possible gradients with less noticeable dithering.

Palette

Choose a color palette

Selected Variation

360 x 240 in 183 colors 86,400 stitches

Access to the single pattern (selected size, color, and palette above).

Can't decide? Get the complete pack of all 21 pattern variations!

Description

A pile of antique books

This pattern will enable you to reproduce the image using the medium of cross-stitch or diamond painting. The custom charting technology we developed produces the highest quality cross-stitch and diamond-art patterns available with new levels of detail and color matching to accurately reproduce the images in whatever size and color combination you prefer. Not every image will look as good with the lowest colors at extra small size but not every image needs maximum colors at extra large size. We create every combination and provide accurate mockups so you can select the pattern that is right for you.

You can be confident that the pattern you buy from us will produce a piece that you will be proud to hang on your wall or gift to a loved one, to be admired for generations to come.

Patterns are available to download in PDF format immediately after purchase and will also appear in our pattern viewer and tracking application. This is the pattern only and does not include any paper copy or the materials you need to complete the project - you can purchase these from your local crafting store or online supplier of choice and the pattern will detail the number of skeins required based on the material type and stitching style you use.

Color Palette

The complete color palette including DMC code, description and stitch count for the selected pattern is shown below. The downloaded PDF pattern or our app will give you the complete estimate of thread-skeins required based on the canvas type and number of strands used for stitching.

Code
Description
Count
B5200
Snow White
47,669
3853
Dark Autumn Gold
1,921
3830
Terra Cotta
1,385
3776
Light Mahogany
1,360
722
Light Orange Spice
1,334
728
Topaz
1,202
970
Light Pumpkin
910
676
Light Old Gold
894
921
Copper
841
402
Very Light Mahogany
801
3858
Medium Rosewood
794
946
Medium Burnt Orange
782
729
Medium Old Gold
728
632
Ultra Very Dark Desert Sand
702
744
Pale Yellow
694
3802
Very Dark Antique Mauve
678
356
Medium Terra Cotta
654
743
Medium Yellow
643
3825
Pale Pumpkin
607
3822
Light Straw
568
3856
Ultra Very Light Mahogany
521
435
Very Light Brown
517
741
Medium Tangerine
509
3046
Medium Yellow Beige
501
221
Very Dark Shell Pink
488
918
Dark Red Copper
487
301
Medium Mahogany
466
947
Burnt Orange
428
437
Light Tan
411
3862
Dark Mocha Beige
406
351
Coral
392
838
Very Dark Beige Brown
385
436
Tan
380
167
Very Dark Yellow Beige
379
920
Medium Copper
379
3860
Cocoa
362
550
Very Dark Violet
361
3722
Medium Shell Pink
357
420
Dark Hazelnut Brown
354
154
Very Dark Grape
346
3340
Medium Apricot
345
422
Light Hazelnut Brown
337
783
Medium Topaz
332
677
Very Light Old Gold
331
900
Dark Burnt Orange
326
Blanc
White
314
612
Light Drab Brown
288
165
Very Light Moss Green
283
3820
Dark Straw
283
779
Dark Cocoa
278
3778
Light Terra Cotta
277
315
Medium Dark Antique Mauve
265
3771
Ultra Very Light Terra Cotta
261
3863
Medium Mocha Beige
259
3685
Very Dark Mauve
243
3078
Very Light Golden Yellow
241
727
Very Light Topaz
240
745
Light Pale Yellow
234
309
Ultra Very Dark Rose
215
972
Deep Canary
207
3831
Dark Raspberry
200
3047
Light Yellow Beige
197
3823
Ultra Pale Yellow
186
371
Mustard
183
350
Medium Coral
180
739
Ultra Very Light Tan
170
3712
Medium Salmon
167
840
Medium Beige Brown
163
3726
Dark Antique Mauve
162
352
Light Coral
161
3350
Ultra Dark Dusty Rose
160
327
Dark Violet
160
823
Dark Navy Blue
156
3790
Ultra Dark Beige Gray
150
844
Ultra Dark Beaver Gray
146
3859
Light Rosewood
145
740
Tangerine
141
3803
Dark Mauve
137
3828
Hazelnut Brown
130
407
Dark Desert Sand
127
3835
Medium Grape
126
869
Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
125
950
Light Desert Sand
120
939
Very Dark Navy Blue
118
3731
Very Dark Dusty Rose
118
150
Ultra Very Dark Dusty Rose
114
3864
Light Mocha Beige
111
642
Dark Beige Gray
110
720
Dark Orange Spice
109
223
Light Shell Pink
109
3013
Light Khaki Green
97
3064
Desert Sand
94
726
Light Topaz
88
814
Dark Garnet
84
3341
Apricot
84
543
Ultra Very Light Beige
81
839
Dark Beige Brown
71
434
Light Brown
69
451
Dark Shell Gray
68
746
Off White
67
3801
Very Dark Melon
66
892
Medium Carnation
63
601
Dark Cranberry
63
644
Medium Beige Gray
62
535
Very Light Ash Gray
60
3021
Very Dark Brown Gray
60
938
Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
59
611
Drab Brown
56
712
Cream
55
355
Dark Terra Cotta
52
3799
Very Dark Pewter Gray
52
500
Very Dark Blue Green
50
3777
Very Dark Terra Cotta
46
3756
Ultra Very Light Baby Blue
45
3782
Light Mocha Brown
43
3833
Light Raspberry
42
414
Dark Steel Gray
40
3781
Dark Mocha Brown
39
3804
Dark Cyclamen Pink
39
647
Medium Beaver Gray
38
919
Red Copper
37
772
Very Light Yellow Green
37
524
Very Light Fern Green
37
600
Very Dark Cranberry
37
3033
Very Light Mocha Brown
36
3857
Dark Rosewood
35
445
Light Lemon
35
3779
Very Light Rosewood
35
3824
Light Apricot
35
224
Very Light Shell Pink
33
522
Fern Green
33
801
Dark Coffee Brown
32
760
Salmon
32
640
Very Dark Beige Gray
29
3733
Dusty Rose
29
934
Black Avocado Green
29
3362
Dark Pine Green
28
169
Light Pewter
27
349
Dark Coral
26
893
Light Carnation
22
967
Very Light Apricot
21
3866
Ultra Very Light Mocha
19
815
Medium Garnet
18
433
Medium Brown
18
608
Bright Orange
17
3743
Very Light Antique Violet
17
775
Very Light Baby Blue
16
819
Light Baby Pink
14
300
Very Dark Mahogany
14
3363
Medium Pine Green
14
326
Very Dark Rose
14
948
Very Light Peach
13
606
Bright Orange Red
12
413
Dark Pewter Gray
12
927
Light Gray Green
12
961
Dark Dusty Rose
12
898
Very Dark Coffee Brown
11
3371
Black Brown
11
159
Light Gray Blue
11
917
Medium Plum
10
899
Medium Rose
10
321
Red
9
369
Very Light Pistachio Green
8
307
Lemon
8
966
Medium Baby Green
6
310
Black
6
3727
Light Antique Mauve
5
453
Light Shell Gray
5
368
Light Pistachio Green
5
501
Dark Blue Green
5
168
Very Light Pewter
5
718
Plum
5
161
Gray Blue
5
444
Dark Lemon
4
935
Dark Avocado Green
3
818
Baby Pink
3
3813
Light Blue Green
2
3817
Light Celadon Green
2
564
Very Light Jade
1
160
Medium Gray Blue
1
3806
Light Cyclamen Pink
1
890
Ultra Dark Pistachio Green
1
153
Very Light Violet
1

All our patterns are the highest quality that can be created for the given size and color constraints. Occasionally this results in some threads that are only used for a handful of stitches in a pattern but we include them because they are the best matches for those colors. You can stitch them as-is or you can use your own judgement and may decide to replace them with another similar color that is already used elsewhere in the pattern. Use our closest DMC thread-color lookup tool to select candidates for replacement.

Image Sizes

Patterns can be used with any canvas type, all that will change is the physical dimensions of the completed image. To allow for mounting a cross-stitch piece in a frame we recommend a canvas size with at least 3 additional inches on each edge.

Completed Image Size Suggested Canvas Size
Canvas Type Width Height Width Height
11 Count Aida 32 ¾" 21 ¾" 38 ¾" 27 ¾"
14 Count Aida 25 ¾" 17 ¼" 31 ¾" 23 ¼"
16 Count Aida 22 ½" 15" 28 ½" 21"
18 Count Aida 20" 13 ¼" 26" 19 ¼"
20 Count Aida 18" 12" 24" 18"
22 Count Hardanger 16 ¼" 11" 22 ¼" 17"
25 Count Evenweave 14 ½" 9 ½" 20 ½" 15 ½"
28 Count Evenweave 12 ¾" 8 ½" 18 ¾" 14 ½"
32 Count Evenweave 11 ¼" 7 ½" 17 ¼" 13 ½"

Why Buy from Thread-Bare?

  • Our custom developed charting engine and professionally calibrated color palette creates the highest quality charts available
  • Accurate mockups show the exact stitch detail that each pattern will produce with no added detail or colors
  • Your pattern PDF is available in 10 different combinations of print sizes, color or B&W format, including 1:1 diamond painting size
  • Pattern PDFs are super clear and easy-to-follow with thread-list, skein estimates, page index-sheet and unambiguous symbols with page-continuation pointers and overlap areas.
  • Free viewer & progress tracking app with cloud sync, compatible with Android, iPhone, iPad, MacOS, Windows, and Linux
  • Upto 50% of each sale of licensed artwork is paid directly to the artist, the highest royalty percentage in the industry by far
Giving You More
10 PDF formats of each pattern included, no charge to re-download
Supporting Artists
We pay upto 50% of revenue to arists who license their art to us
Explore Categories
Sell Your Art

We offer the highest royalty rates in the industry. Other pattern sellers may charge $20 or more per pattern but only around $1.50 - $2.00 of it actually reaches the artist. We're committed to paying 50% of the revenue from each sale directly to the creator of the art licensed to us. Contact us to learn more.