Sappho and Alcaeus

by Lawrence Alma-Tadema

Sappho and Alcaeus cross-stitch pattern by Lawrence Alma-Tadema (XL size, High colors, Full DMC palette)

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720 x 394 in 181 colors 283,680 stitches

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Description

1880 - A concert in the late 7th century BC, with the poet Alcaeus of Mytilene playing the kithara

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
3052
Medium Green Gray
11,401
644
Medium Beige Gray
10,820
642
Dark Beige Gray
8,966
3053
Green Gray
8,658
839
Dark Beige Brown
8,143
3782
Light Mocha Brown
7,843
3033
Very Light Mocha Brown
7,819
08
Dark Driftwood
7,814
3013
Light Khaki Green
7,502
640
Very Dark Beige Gray
6,838
524
Very Light Fern Green
6,787
936
Very Dark Avocado Green
6,634
935
Dark Avocado Green
6,521
610
Dark Drab Brown
6,509
3348
Light Yellow Green
6,213
3012
Medium Khaki Green
6,082
471
Very Light Avocado Green
5,866
841
Light Beige Brown
5,672
611
Drab Brown
5,048
3790
Ultra Dark Beige Gray
5,014
500
Very Dark Blue Green
5,001
3021
Very Dark Brown Gray
3,829
730
Very Dark Olive Green
3,765
06
Medium Light Driftwood
3,735
844
Ultra Dark Beaver Gray
3,556
934
Black Avocado Green
3,525
838
Very Dark Beige Brown
3,471
3828
Hazelnut Brown
3,438
167
Very Dark Yellow Beige
3,402
3363
Medium Pine Green
3,374
645
Very Dark Beaver Gray
3,138
3023
Light Brown Gray
3,013
3799
Very Dark Pewter Gray
2,793
05
Light Driftwood
2,725
3346
Hunter Green
2,724
822
Light Beige Gray
2,700
3863
Medium Mocha Beige
2,628
801
Dark Coffee Brown
2,589
842
Very Light Beige Brown
2,518
159
Light Gray Blue
2,511
938
Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
2,402
09
Very Dark Cocoa
2,387
831
Medium Golden Olive
2,356
829
Very Dark Golden Olive
2,312
3362
Dark Pine Green
2,275
890
Ultra Dark Pistachio Green
2,215
939
Very Dark Navy Blue
2,152
535
Very Light Ash Gray
2,093
738
Very Light Tan
2,084
937
Medium Avocado Green
1,924
169
Light Pewter
1,730
413
Dark Pewter Gray
1,668
520
Dark Fern Green
1,641
3862
Dark Mocha Beige
1,636
415
Pearl Gray
1,625
336
Navy Blue
1,535
318
Light Steel Gray
1,409
523
Light Fern Green
1,313
3047
Light Yellow Beige
1,258
950
Light Desert Sand
1,231
680
Dark Old Gold
1,192
04
Dark Tin
1,129
898
Very Dark Coffee Brown
1,122
434
Light Brown
1,112
422
Light Hazelnut Brown
1,095
451
Dark Shell Gray
1,083
317
Pewter Gray
1,038
3860
Cocoa
1,024
160
Medium Gray Blue
1,002
3864
Light Mocha Beige
994
3041
Medium Antique Violet
968
420
Dark Hazelnut Brown
923
794
Light Cornflower Blue
915
823
Dark Navy Blue
898
779
Dark Cocoa
878
924
Very Dark Gray Green
864
407
Dark Desert Sand
861
3347
Medium Yellow Green
852
414
Dark Steel Gray
817
154
Very Dark Grape
757
501
Dark Blue Green
749
3024
Very Light Brown Gray
727
734
Light Olive Green
722
433
Medium Brown
713
3046
Medium Yellow Beige
688
168
Very Light Pewter
622
3752
Very Light Antique Blue
611
436
Tan
585
3772
Very Dark Desert Sand
529
29
Eggplant
512
927
Light Gray Green
508
32
Dark Blueberry
481
581
Moss Green
477
470
Light Avocado Green
423
733
Medium Olive Green
420
15
Apple Green
410
3743
Very Light Antique Violet
395
832
Golden Olive
394
3829
Very Dark Old Gold
375
28
Medium Light Eggplant
359
3866
Ultra Very Light Mocha
347
930
Dark Antique Blue
330
729
Medium Old Gold
329
157
Very Light Cornflower Blue
312
772
Very Light Yellow Green
302
3861
Light Cocoa
282
26
Pale Lavender
250
472
Ultra Light Avocado Green
249
739
Ultra Very Light Tan
231
320
Medium Pistachio Green
209
340
Medium Blue Violet
197
31
Blueberry
184
Ecru
Ecru
166
161
Gray Blue
158
3371
Black Brown
149
02
Tin
148
3774
Very Light Desert Sand
135
437
Light Tan
124
945
Tawny
110
834
Very Light Golden Olive
98
3345
Dark Hunter Green
96
988
Medium Forest Green
91
319
Very Dark Pistachio Green
85
931
Medium Antique Blue
79
3836
Light Grape
71
224
Very Light Shell Pink
71
561
Very Dark Jade
71
975
Dark Golden Brown
62
782
Dark Topaz
56
3771
Ultra Very Light Terra Cotta
39
550
Very Dark Violet
39
163
Medium Caledon Green
38
904
Very Dark Parrot Green
37
987
Dark Forest Green
35
3856
Ultra Very Light Mahogany
32
948
Very Light Peach
32
778
Very Light Antique Mauve
30
3816
Celadon Green
29
164
Light Forest Green
28
895
Very Dark Hunter Green
22
3852
Very Dark Straw
19
166
Medium Light Moss Green
18
300
Very Dark Mahogany
17
152
Medium Light Shell Pink
15
310
Black
15
3857
Dark Rosewood
12
3750
Very Dark Antique Blue
11
356
Medium Terra Cotta
10
3819
Light Moss Green
10
351
Coral
9
553
Violet
9
564
Very Light Jade
8
758
Very Light Terra Cotta
8
820
Very Dark Royal Blue
8
3823
Ultra Pale Yellow
8
3802
Very Dark Antique Mauve
7
986
Very Dark Forest Green
7
754
Light Peach
7
27
White Violet
6
783
Medium Topaz
6
3821
Straw
6
3721
Dark Shell Pink
6
792
Dark Cornflower Blue
6
11
Light Tender Green
6
827
Very Light Blue
4
402
Very Light Mahogany
4
3820
Dark Straw
4
3807
Cornflower Blue
4
977
Light Golden Brown
3
505
Jade Green
3
3078
Very Light Golden Yellow
3
223
Light Shell Pink
2
962
Medium Dusty Rose
2
919
Red Copper
2
316
Medium Antique Mauve
1
728
Topaz
1
720
Dark Orange Spice
1
158
Medium Very Dark Cornflower Blue
1
3689
Light Mauve
1
3726
Dark Antique Mauve
1
3779
Very Light Rosewood
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 65 ½" 35 ¾" 71 ½" 41 ¾"
14 Count Aida 51 ½" 28 ¼" 57 ½" 34 ¼"
16 Count Aida 45" 24 ¾" 51" 30 ¾"
18 Count Aida 40" 22" 46" 28"
20 Count Aida 36" 19 ¾" 42" 25 ¾"
22 Count Hardanger 32 ¾" 18" 38 ¾" 24"
25 Count Evenweave 28 ¾" 15 ¾" 34 ¾" 21 ¾"
28 Count Evenweave 25 ¾" 14" 31 ¾" 20"
32 Count Evenweave 22 ½" 12 ¼" 28 ½" 18 ¼"

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