CHART PACK:
Toile de Jouy Design
CROSS STITCH PATTERN DESIGNED BY Lesley Teare Designs
Here's the Toile de Jouy Design, an amazing cross stitch design by Lesley Teare, in the manner of the vintage 18th textiles.
Toile de Jouy textiles became popular in France in the 1700's when mechanisation enabled the printing of elaborate monochromatic fabrics. They came mostly in reds or blue and featured pastoral scenes and landscapes.
To render the delicate effects of the various hues of blue, designer Lesley Teare combines cross stitch (in a lovely scheme of 6 blue threads) and backstitch. The effect is amazing.
You'll love the delightful scenes with a young shepherd taking his lunch break, two ladies travelling to the market with their donkey and another young woman washing clothes in the river.
A cross stitch pattern by Lesley Teare Designs.
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Chart info & Needlework supplies for the pattern:
Toile de Jouy Design
Chart size in stitches: 252 x 168(wide x high)
Needlework fabric: Aida, Linen or Evenweave
Stitches: Cross stitch, Backstitch,
Chart: Color
Threads: DMC
Number of colors: 6
Themes: Vintage fabric, coutryside, 18th century, monochromatic
