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Aegean Garden
by Turquoise Graphics & Designs
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Design Size: 61 x 61 stitches
Fabric: 28 count Cream Linen (stitched over 2); this design can also be worked on Aida.

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Strands	Type	Number	Color
2	Caron Waterlilies	137	Copper
2	Caron Waterlilies	065	Emerald
2	Caron Waterlilies	207	Bermuda Reef
2	DMC	782	Topaz-DK
2	DMC	820	Royal Blue-VY DK
2	DMC	825	Blue-DK
2	DMC	3685	Mauve-DK
2	DMC	3687	Mauve
2	DMC	3689	Mauve-LT
2	DMC	3803	Mauve-MD

	Specialty Stitch (used in the corners). Note that each square here represents 2 threads of linen. Consequently, this stitch can easily be worked on Aida (if you prefer).
Symbol	Strands	Type	Number	Color
	1	DMC	825	Blue-DK

To get started, mark the center of your fabric, and start stitching from the center of your design. This ensures that the final work will be centered on the fabric. Below are a few photos of the design as I was working on it. You will notice that I worked most (if not all) of the stitches using a single color first, before moving onto the next color. For this particular design, due to its repetitive nature, this method worked best as it helped speed up the stitching process.

When all full stitches were complete, I added the specialty stitches in the corners. Final photo below shows all the other details filled in.

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