Anchor London By Night - 0022500-00003-14 - Downloadable PDF

Anchor London By Night Embroidery Design

What Is Being Made

London by Night is an intermediate-level embroidery design created by Anchor Studio. This downloadable PDF pattern features a charted embroidery project suitable for stitchers with some experience in needlework. The design showcases a London-themed composition, ideal for creating a finished embroidered piece that captures the essence of the city at night.

Craft and Technique

This project uses embroidery as the primary craft method. Embroidery is a decorative needlework technique that involves stitching thread onto fabric to create images, patterns, and designs. The Anchor London by Night pattern is specifically designed for counted thread embroidery, meaning stitchers follow a printed chart to place stitches at precise locations on the fabric. This method allows for accurate reproduction of the design and is popular for creating detailed, professional-looking finished pieces.

Stitches Used

The pattern employs two essential embroidery stitches:

• Full Cross Stitch: The primary stitch used throughout the design, creating the main visual elements and color blocks of the London by Night composition
• Backstitch: Used for outlining, detailing, and adding definition to elements within the design, providing crisp lines and enhanced clarity

Materials Required

To complete this embroidery project, you will need the following materials:

• Fabric: 16-count white aida cloth, a popular even-weave fabric ideal for counted cross stitch and embroidery projects
• Thread: Anchor Stranded Cotton embroidery thread in seven colors (Art. No 4635000): two skeins each of #00152, #00123, and #00122; one skein each of #01030, #00109, #00130, and #00176
• Needle: Round-end embroidery needle size 24, designed specifically for use with stranded cotton thread on aida fabric
• Additional Supplies: Embroidery scissors for precise thread cutting

Design Details

This pattern is classified as intermediate difficulty, making it suitable for stitchers who have completed basic embroidery projects and are ready to tackle designs with multiple colors and stitch techniques. The design incorporates a carefully selected palette of seven distinct thread colors, allowing for depth and visual interest in the finished piece. The use of both full cross stitch and backstitch techniques adds dimension and definition to the London by Night theme.

Design No.: 0022500-00003-14. Designed by Joanne Aston for Anchor Studio. Pattern and photography copyright 2022, Quail Publishing Limited and Anchor Studio.