Cody Country graphs on sale.
Love the subjects, artwork, and larger size with lots of colors, Just one question: Doesn't say whether they are all-full-crosses or not. Been stung too many times by certain 'designers' that take beautiful work and computerize it, leaving out the necessary little touches such as out-lining to give it dimension.
The piece turns out looking 'flat' and nothing like the original work.
Posted by: mcelhaney on 01/20/17
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Hello,

Majority (if not all) of Cody Country designs are full cross stitches only. Their charts will be in black and white symbols and include a color key with stitching instructions :)

~Kristi @ ECS
by: Kristi @ ECS on 01/20/17
So pretty. Maybe you might try satin floss and/or beads on the wreath and bell to jazz it up a little? The B5200 floss is a bright white, for the snow? Plus, you can always add your own outlines if you like.
by: Cory on 01/21/17
I'm currently working on a Cody Country pattern, the U. S. Army Seal for my DH. It uses on full cross stitches with 35 different DMC flosses.

There are a lot of single stitches scattered around the pattern. I started stitching this two years before I found out about doing what is called a pinhead stitch. Since I had already started stitching, and didn't want to undo what I had done, I keep doing them the same way as before. You can see it done on a You Tube video.

It probably would have been a good idea to have gridded my fabric before I started stitching too. Occasionally, I get off kilter a stitch and need to redo it. It's also shown on a You Tube video.

The directions will include a list of DMC floss needed, a color guide, how many strands of floss to be used, but not how many skeins each color are necessary. On the ECS web site it shows only 1 skein of 310 Black is needed. I've already used 2+ skeins and I'm nearly half finished. You may need more than you think.

You can use DMC 310 Black to backstitch the details you think would make it "pop". I do this frequently. It's more work, but it like the look of it on my cross stitch projects.

I hope this information is helpful to you. I'm just a stitcher who saw your post, not an employee of ECS.

Diana
by: Lady D on 01/21/17
Thanks Diana, going to youtube.
by: mcelhaney on 01/21/17