Mary Wigham Conversion

I’ve had several people post comments & email me over the past couple of weeks asking me to post my Mary Wigham conversion. I’ve been holding off up to this point because I still hadn’t finalized it. I’ve been doing quite a bit of test stitching to see which fibers worked and which disappeared on my fabric. I finished the last of my test stitching yesterday, so I’m finally ready to post my conversion.

Please bear in mind that even though I am providing the DMC color numbers in the table below, my conversion is in no way meant to be necessarily similar to the original DMC color recommendation. I used the DMC colors as a starting point for inspiration and then just kind of went from there selecting colors I liked that fit in with the muted palette that I wanted for this sampler.

I’ll start with a photo which will then be followed by the conversion chart. The photo is a toss of the fibers I’m using against my current progress on the sampler. I’m stitching my version of Mary 1-over-1 using tent stitch on 36-count Maritime White linen from Lakeside Linens. The fibers I’m using are a combination of Crescent Colors (CC), Gentle Arts Sampler Threads (GAST), and Weeks Dye Works (WDW).

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Fibers are listed below in the order they are shown (from left to right) in the above photograph. I have not included color 676 from the original chart since Jacqueline indicated there is very little of it used, and that’s only for outlining. So, I will just use one of the other gold fibers instead.

Thanks for everyone who was interested in learning more about my conversion. I’m really excited about my colors and hope they stitch up as lovely as I think they will.

Until next time …