• This is a pattern that is used to sew and to create a counted cross stitch picture.

• COUNTED CROSS STITCH PATTERN Charted for 14 count fabric and DMC Cotton Floss.

• Finished size is 10 inches (140 stitches) by 14 inches (196 stitches).

• Chart uses up to 40 colors DMC Cotton Floss. Full stitches only. No half stitches and no backstitching necessary.

• We provide two charts both printed in black ink on bright white 11" by 17" paper. Chart #1 is a single page chart. Chart #2 (tired eyes) is a 4-page enlarged chart that eases eye strain.

Note to Stitchers: You will receive a chart that is of the entire image including the background. You can stitch the background or stitch on your choice of a 14-count solid cloth and create a raised embossed effect.

***This is not a kit. No Floss, Thread or fabric are included***

What inspired this pattern:

Warwick Goble, 1862 - 1943, was an illustrator of children's books. He specialized in Fairies, Japanese and Indian themes. Goble was born in north London, and educated and trained at the City of London School and the Westminster School of Art. In the 1890s, he contributed illustrations to monthly magazines. In 1893, he was exhibiting at the Royal Academy. In 1896, he began illustrating books. In 1898, he was the first to illustrate H. G. Well 's The War of the Worlds, having illustrated it for Pearson's Magazine in 1897. In 1909, he became resident gift book illustrator for MacMillan and produced illustrations for The Water Babies, Green Willow, and Other Japanese Fairy Tales, The Complete Poetical Works of Geoffrey Chaucer, Stories from the Pentamerone, Folk Tales of Bengal, The Fairy Book, and The Book of Fairy Poetry.