Love's Messenger

by Marie Spartali Stillman

Love's Messenger cross-stitch pattern by Marie Spartali Stillman (XL size, High colors, Full DMC palette)

Size

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Extra large is for detailed images when you are willing to commit the time and materials to getting the absolute finest results.

Colors

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

Palette

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583 x 720 in 181 colors 419,760 stitches

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Description

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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
310
Black
47,324
939
Very Dark Navy Blue
13,068
3371
Black Brown
11,805
734
Light Olive Green
11,391
677
Very Light Old Gold
8,855
833
Light Golden Olive
8,841
611
Drab Brown
8,408
371
Mustard
7,993
829
Very Dark Golden Olive
7,923
938
Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
7,673
890
Ultra Dark Pistachio Green
6,968
3348
Light Yellow Green
6,846
3012
Medium Khaki Green
6,475
830
Dark Golden Olive
6,432
834
Very Light Golden Olive
6,408
612
Light Drab Brown
5,941
823
Dark Navy Blue
5,933
167
Very Dark Yellow Beige
5,682
919
Red Copper
5,614
610
Dark Drab Brown
5,563
801
Dark Coffee Brown
5,483
3046
Medium Yellow Beige
5,299
3013
Light Khaki Green
5,100
165
Very Light Moss Green
4,816
832
Golden Olive
4,616
3781
Dark Mocha Brown
4,572
3051
Dark Green Gray
4,538
780
Ultra Very Dark Topaz
4,522
3828
Hazelnut Brown
4,474
920
Medium Copper
4,424
831
Medium Golden Olive
4,421
581
Moss Green
4,313
640
Very Dark Beige Gray
4,273
898
Very Dark Coffee Brown
4,249
434
Light Brown
4,193
420
Dark Hazelnut Brown
4,036
676
Light Old Gold
3,971
644
Medium Beige Gray
3,913
814
Dark Garnet
3,764
934
Black Avocado Green
3,759
3777
Very Dark Terra Cotta
3,737
3047
Light Yellow Beige
3,605
3829
Very Dark Old Gold
3,558
975
Dark Golden Brown
3,344
3031
Very Dark Mocha Brown
3,321
469
Avocado Green
3,213
935
Dark Avocado Green
3,154
613
Very Light Drab Brown
3,119
422
Light Hazelnut Brown
3,087
782
Dark Topaz
3,082
950
Light Desert Sand
2,990
336
Navy Blue
2,989
3362
Dark Pine Green
2,863
3863
Medium Mocha Beige
2,812
739
Ultra Very Light Tan
2,665
936
Very Dark Avocado Green
2,658
400
Dark Mahogany
2,494
3052
Medium Green Gray
2,447
471
Very Light Avocado Green
2,424
842
Very Light Beige Brown
2,313
08
Dark Driftwood
2,285
3053
Green Gray
2,219
840
Medium Beige Brown
2,180
732
Olive Green
1,963
3772
Very Dark Desert Sand
1,952
498
Dark Red
1,944
3032
Medium Mocha Brown
1,914
3782
Light Mocha Brown
1,884
642
Dark Beige Gray
1,792
900
Dark Burnt Orange
1,768
815
Medium Garnet
1,716
319
Very Dark Pistachio Green
1,655
841
Light Beige Brown
1,612
3787
Dark Brown Gray
1,601
10
Very Light Tender Green
1,533
3347
Medium Yellow Green
1,476
3770
Very Light Tawny
1,423
745
Light Pale Yellow
1,396
977
Light Golden Brown
1,361
3778
Light Terra Cotta
1,302
646
Dark Beaver Gray
1,288
924
Very Dark Gray Green
1,256
321
Red
1,245
437
Light Tan
1,219
520
Dark Fern Green
1,199
3750
Very Dark Antique Blue
1,182
3021
Very Dark Brown Gray
1,145
783
Medium Topaz
1,123
754
Light Peach
1,095
Ecru
Ecru
1,089
704
Bright Chartreuse
1,076
720
Dark Orange Spice
1,070
501
Dark Blue Green
1,044
3078
Very Light Golden Yellow
1,033
645
Very Dark Beaver Gray
1,021
20
Shrimp
982
988
Medium Forest Green
950
632
Ultra Very Dark Desert Sand
860
356
Medium Terra Cotta
854
470
Light Avocado Green
839
721
Medium Orange Spice
759
946
Medium Burnt Orange
735
844
Ultra Dark Beaver Gray
705
347
Very Dark Salmon
702
3819
Light Moss Green
674
04
Dark Tin
673
413
Dark Pewter Gray
659
987
Dark Forest Green
625
164
Light Forest Green
621
3799
Very Dark Pewter Gray
609
154
Very Dark Grape
589
3041
Medium Antique Violet
575
349
Dark Coral
574
989
Forest Green
543
3860
Cocoa
533
647
Medium Beaver Gray
512
368
Light Pistachio Green
463
367
Dark Pistachio Green
462
951
Light Tawny
446
14
Pale Apple Green
441
224
Very Light Shell Pink
437
169
Light Pewter
422
17
Light Yellow Plum
366
23
Apple Blossom
332
902
Very Dark Garnet
327
3774
Very Light Desert Sand
325
3858
Medium Rosewood
296
3712
Medium Salmon
293
16
Light Chartreuse
290
967
Very Light Apricot
289
3821
Straw
269
3830
Terra Cotta
250
3854
Medium Autumn Gold
225
3721
Dark Shell Pink
223
3820
Dark Straw
208
451
Dark Shell Gray
208
561
Very Dark Jade
201
03
Medium Tin
190
3865
Winter White
189
927
Light Gray Green
167
09
Very Dark Cocoa
163
22
Alizarin
160
907
Light Parrot Green
156
3861
Light Cocoa
156
317
Pewter Gray
149
3768
Dark Gray Green
131
3024
Very Light Brown Gray
110
166
Medium Light Moss Green
104
966
Medium Baby Green
89
3722
Medium Shell Pink
85
3733
Dusty Rose
81
703
Chartreuse
67
13
Medium Light Nile Green
64
606
Bright Orange Red
64
3779
Very Light Rosewood
55
25
Ultra Light Lavender
53
820
Very Dark Royal Blue
47
29
Eggplant
42
27
White Violet
37
159
Light Gray Blue
32
223
Light Shell Pink
32
3802
Very Dark Antique Mauve
27
168
Very Light Pewter
26
666
Bright Red
19
18
Yellow Plum
18
3847
Dark Teal Green
18
32
Dark Blueberry
14
931
Medium Antique Blue
12
311
Medium Navy Blue
10
740
Tangerine
6
3685
Very Dark Mauve
5
728
Topaz
5
3814
Aquamarine
4
725
Medium Light Topaz
3
550
Very Dark Violet
2
741
Medium Tangerine
2
742
Light Tangerine
1
747
Very Light Sky Blue
1
B5200
Snow White
1
3803
Dark Mauve
1
35
Very Dark Fuchsia
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 53" 65 ½" 59" 71 ½"
14 Count Aida 41 ¾" 51 ½" 47 ¾" 57 ½"
16 Count Aida 36 ½" 45" 42 ½" 51"
18 Count Aida 32 ½" 40" 38 ½" 46"
20 Count Aida 29 ¼" 36" 35 ¼" 42"
22 Count Hardanger 26 ½" 32 ¾" 32 ½" 38 ¾"
25 Count Evenweave 23 ¼" 28 ¾" 29 ¼" 34 ¾"
28 Count Evenweave 20 ¾" 25 ¾" 26 ¾" 31 ¾"
32 Count Evenweave 18 ¼" 22 ½" 24 ¼" 28 ½"

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