Sappho and Alcaeus

by Lawrence Alma-Tadema

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

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240 x 131 in 147 colors 31,440 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
1,279
644
Medium Beige Gray
1,226
642
Dark Beige Gray
1,059
3053
Green Gray
963
08
Dark Driftwood
918
839
Dark Beige Brown
911
3782
Light Mocha Brown
819
3011
Dark Khaki Green
811
3013
Light Khaki Green
809
640
Very Dark Beige Gray
795
935
Dark Avocado Green
765
936
Very Dark Avocado Green
760
524
Very Light Fern Green
755
3012
Medium Khaki Green
744
3348
Light Yellow Green
670
370
Medium Mustard
602
500
Very Dark Blue Green
583
3790
Ultra Dark Beige Gray
572
613
Very Light Drab Brown
563
611
Drab Brown
546
841
Light Beige Brown
493
371
Mustard
473
3021
Very Dark Brown Gray
422
844
Ultra Dark Beaver Gray
406
869
Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
401
06
Medium Light Driftwood
395
730
Very Dark Olive Green
393
3033
Very Light Mocha Brown
392
3363
Medium Pine Green
391
645
Very Dark Beaver Gray
383
838
Very Dark Beige Brown
376
934
Black Avocado Green
375
167
Very Dark Yellow Beige
368
05
Light Driftwood
298
842
Very Light Beige Brown
274
3023
Light Brown Gray
271
938
Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
270
831
Medium Golden Olive
264
159
Light Gray Blue
262
3362
Dark Pine Green
261
801
Dark Coffee Brown
256
939
Very Dark Navy Blue
256
829
Very Dark Golden Olive
254
09
Very Dark Cocoa
247
3799
Very Dark Pewter Gray
247
890
Ultra Dark Pistachio Green
243
535
Very Light Ash Gray
241
646
Dark Beaver Gray
232
3863
Medium Mocha Beige
228
413
Dark Pewter Gray
227
738
Very Light Tan
219
822
Light Beige Gray
218
3862
Dark Mocha Beige
211
3346
Hunter Green
196
336
Navy Blue
183
520
Dark Fern Green
181
680
Dark Old Gold
174
932
Light Antique Blue
164
169
Light Pewter
162
04
Dark Tin
148
415
Pearl Gray
146
950
Light Desert Sand
142
3828
Hazelnut Brown
130
523
Light Fern Green
126
422
Light Hazelnut Brown
124
898
Very Dark Coffee Brown
117
522
Fern Green
117
823
Dark Navy Blue
117
3041
Medium Antique Violet
113
3047
Light Yellow Beige
113
3864
Light Mocha Beige
107
160
Medium Gray Blue
106
317
Pewter Gray
105
420
Dark Hazelnut Brown
102
924
Very Dark Gray Green
102
3752
Very Light Antique Blue
99
414
Dark Steel Gray
94
779
Dark Cocoa
90
501
Dark Blue Green
89
03
Medium Tin
83
433
Medium Brown
75
3046
Medium Yellow Beige
73
3024
Very Light Brown Gray
69
168
Very Light Pewter
67
734
Light Olive Green
66
436
Tan
63
543
Ultra Very Light Beige
63
581
Moss Green
60
3866
Ultra Very Light Mocha
59
154
Very Dark Grape
59
3772
Very Dark Desert Sand
58
927
Light Gray Green
54
3743
Very Light Antique Violet
49
3829
Very Dark Old Gold
47
29
Eggplant
45
3768
Dark Gray Green
45
26
Pale Lavender
45
733
Medium Olive Green
45
729
Medium Old Gold
38
28
Medium Light Eggplant
37
452
Medium Shell Gray
37
772
Very Light Yellow Green
35
3860
Cocoa
32
451
Dark Shell Gray
32
739
Ultra Very Light Tan
30
15
Apple Green
29
340
Medium Blue Violet
26
833
Light Golden Olive
24
3371
Black Brown
24
746
Off White
21
780
Ultra Very Dark Topaz
18
165
Very Light Moss Green
16
472
Ultra Light Avocado Green
16
437
Light Tan
13
987
Dark Forest Green
11
834
Very Light Golden Olive
11
3840
Light Lavender Blue
10
31
Blueberry
10
975
Dark Golden Brown
9
792
Dark Cornflower Blue
9
3836
Light Grape
7
561
Very Dark Jade
7
320
Medium Pistachio Green
6
161
Gray Blue
6
369
Very Light Pistachio Green
6
310
Black
6
3345
Dark Hunter Green
5
966
Medium Baby Green
4
782
Dark Topaz
4
14
Pale Apple Green
4
3771
Ultra Very Light Terra Cotta
3
820
Very Dark Royal Blue
3
3857
Dark Rosewood
3
166
Medium Light Moss Green
2
827
Very Light Blue
2
3816
Celadon Green
2
319
Very Dark Pistachio Green
2
300
Very Dark Mahogany
2
3821
Straw
1
3852
Very Dark Straw
1
550
Very Dark Violet
1
3819
Light Moss Green
1
3856
Ultra Very Light Mahogany
1
895
Very Dark Hunter Green
1
986
Very Dark Forest Green
1
3865
Winter White
1
23
Apple Blossom
1

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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 21 ¾" 12" 27 ¾" 18"
14 Count Aida 17 ¼" 9 ¼" 23 ¼" 15 ¼"
16 Count Aida 15" 8 ¼" 21" 14 ¼"
18 Count Aida 13 ¼" 7 ¼" 19 ¼" 13 ¼"
20 Count Aida 12" 6 ½" 18" 12 ½"
22 Count Hardanger 11" 6" 17" 12"
25 Count Evenweave 9 ½" 5 ¼" 15 ½" 11 ¼"
28 Count Evenweave 8 ½" 4 ¾" 14 ½" 10 ¾"
32 Count Evenweave 7 ½" 4" 13 ½" 10"

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