Historical Roses counted cross stitch pattern pdf

Stitch three historical English roses in this striking design - the white rose of York, the Tudor rose and the red rose of Lancaster. A beautiful piece of history to display in your home.

This pattern is 225 x 72 stitches and measures 16.75" x 5.5" (42.5 x 14 cm) when worked on 14 count aida.

The pdf contains full instructions for working, including four versions of the chart so you choose which you find easiest to work from, thread suggestions for DMC, Anchor and Madeira stranded embroidery threads and hints and tips for working the design.

This pattern requires 12 colours of embroidery thread and includes full cross stitch, backstitch and straight stitch. It is suitable for experienced cross stitchers. The Tudor rose in particular is quite complicated with its backstitching - the white rose is simpler, with straight stitching and the red rose is simplest of all with just cross stitches. Each rose is available as a separate pattern.