Old Staffordshire

Stitched by Diane Brownlow Harding, Kingwood, Texas

Canvas:

White Congress cloth

Threads used:

DMC size 12 perle #503, and Ecru
DMC rayon floss #503
DMC cotton floss #315, 642, and 644
Medici #8427
Designer's Dream #D70
Pebbly Perle #P27
Soie Crystale silk #7092 and 7094
Kreinik size4 Braid #001 and 684
Kreinik Blending Filament #029

Changes:

I took a few liberties with the composite stitches, adding or subtracting threads.
In the center there are six layers of eight-pointed stars.
The shape of the background was changed to octagonal.

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