Loops and Swift Horses are Surer than Lead

by Charles Marion Russell

Loops and Swift Horses are Surer than Lead cross-stitch pattern by Charles Marion Russell  (LG size, Low colors, Full DMC palette)

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Low color is best suited for images with fewer colors at the risk of sometimes increasing dithering.

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640 x 389 in 88 colors 248,960 stitches

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Description

1916

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
840
Medium Beige Brown
10,909
3041
Medium Antique Violet
9,540
31
Blueberry
9,295
3042
Light Antique Violet
8,349
645
Very Dark Beaver Gray
7,733
167
Very Dark Yellow Beige
7,702
842
Very Light Beige Brown
7,065
04
Dark Tin
6,731
06
Medium Light Driftwood
6,603
415
Pearl Gray
6,491
341
Light Blue Violet
6,086
3863
Medium Mocha Beige
5,908
07
Driftwood
5,601
3862
Dark Mocha Beige
5,427
169
Light Pewter
5,404
28
Medium Light Eggplant
5,200
3772
Very Dark Desert Sand
5,017
3860
Cocoa
5,002
452
Medium Shell Gray
5,000
3768
Dark Gray Green
4,462
156
Medium Light Blue Violet
4,353
3859
Light Rosewood
4,055
648
Light Beaver Gray
3,779
32
Dark Blueberry
3,611
159
Light Gray Blue
3,435
3861
Light Cocoa
3,375
407
Dark Desert Sand
3,350
3023
Light Brown Gray
3,282
3740
Dark Antique Violet
3,253
437
Light Tan
3,243
435
Very Light Brown
3,188
738
Very Light Tan
3,017
420
Dark Hazelnut Brown
3,011
612
Light Drab Brown
2,875
793
Medium Cornflower Blue
2,797
841
Light Beige Brown
2,649
927
Light Gray Green
2,646
209
Dark Lavender
2,493
3064
Desert Sand
2,488
05
Light Driftwood
2,427
436
Tan
2,242
3746
Dark Blue Violet
2,093
778
Very Light Antique Mauve
2,010
632
Ultra Very Dark Desert Sand
1,978
680
Dark Old Gold
1,952
610
Dark Drab Brown
1,951
3787
Dark Brown Gray
1,931
09
Very Dark Cocoa
1,911
758
Very Light Terra Cotta
1,896
552
Medium Violet
1,824
422
Light Hazelnut Brown
1,786
3348
Light Yellow Green
1,779
838
Very Dark Beige Brown
1,755
3836
Light Grape
1,664
839
Dark Beige Brown
1,509
3726
Dark Antique Mauve
1,494
413
Dark Pewter Gray
1,463
553
Violet
1,454
801
Dark Coffee Brown
1,417
434
Light Brown
1,400
3799
Very Dark Pewter Gray
1,373
642
Dark Beige Gray
1,175
844
Ultra Dark Beaver Gray
1,173
829
Very Dark Golden Olive
1,045
3858
Medium Rosewood
935
168
Very Light Pewter
854
223
Light Shell Pink
838
371
Mustard
831
522
Fern Green
776
315
Medium Dark Antique Mauve
776
3045
Dark Yellow Beige
678
975
Dark Golden Brown
672
938
Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
608
729
Medium Old Gold
599
520
Dark Fern Green
492
554
Light Violet
489
3750
Very Dark Antique Blue
456
356
Medium Terra Cotta
407
792
Dark Cornflower Blue
399
158
Medium Very Dark Cornflower Blue
385
500
Very Dark Blue Green
384
3826
Golden Brown
340
976
Medium Golden Brown
299
3346
Hunter Green
219
834
Very Light Golden Olive
176
3760
Medium Wedgwood
130
367
Dark Pistachio Green
67
471
Very Light Avocado Green
23

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 58 ¼" 35 ¼" 64 ¼" 41 ¼"
14 Count Aida 45 ¾" 27 ¾" 51 ¾" 33 ¾"
16 Count Aida 40" 24 ¼" 46" 30 ¼"
18 Count Aida 35 ½" 21 ½" 41 ½" 27 ½"
20 Count Aida 32" 19 ½" 38" 25 ½"
22 Count Hardanger 29" 17 ¾" 35" 23 ¾"
25 Count Evenweave 25 ½" 15 ½" 31 ½" 21 ½"
28 Count Evenweave 22 ¾" 14" 28 ¾" 20"
32 Count Evenweave 20" 12 ¼" 26" 18 ¼"

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