Reflets De Soie Birds Cross Stitch Patterns

In 1894, in the small town of Pouance, there lived a young girl named Lea Letourneur. Unlike many embroiderers of her time, who endlessly repeated their neat red alphabets, Lea dreamed of light, of flowers, and of birds. Stitch by stitch, her needle traced an alphabet bursting with life, bordered... Read more about Lea Letourneur 1894 - Cross Stitch Pattern

In her roses garden... the peacock unfurls its silken silence. Each feather seems like a captive ray of daylight, each thread a caress of time. Motionless beauty, it reigns-proud and gentle-over the stitcher's garden.

Stitched on 40 count linen. The stitch count is 184 x 180 and the finished size is 9.2" x 9".

Model stitched on 16 ct. using Soie d' Alger thread with DMC equivalents listed below. Stitch count is 244 x 197.

Cross stitch pattern from Reflets de Soie featuring a French sampler with the alphabet and parrots.

Model stitched on 16 ct. linen using DMC thread. Stitch count is 323 x 278. Finished size is 20.2" x 17.4"