8.7 yards...so, if you multiply this number by 3, you will know how many feet. Then you can multiply the answer in feet by 12 to get how many inches!
With over 60 years of stitching, I never have known how many stitches in a skein. It depends on how tight or loose you stitch and the count of the fabric, as that changes the size of each stitch.

Thanks!

Some fabric takes 1 strand of the 6. Some fabric takes 2 strands of the 6. Some fabric takes 3 strands or more of the 6. It's about covering the fabric nicely. The smaller the thread count of your fabric, the more strands used & the more floss needed to make bigger cross stitches. No I don't have figures. It also depends on how loose or tight you stitch, and whether you stitch English -- entire stitch at once, or Danish -- whole under-row first, than return & stitch whole second row.

jl, please tell me - which method uses more floss? Danish or English? When I'm low on a color and don't feel like going out, I try to conserve! LOL

Guess I never thought about how many stitches I would get out of a skein of DMC floss. I have every color on plastic bobbins in 6 plastic boxes. I keep extra skeins of each color of my DMC floss so when I need more I go to my back stock containers and get some out. I keep lots of extra skeins of floss especially the ones used the most like black, white, greys and browns. As far as different types of stitching. Sometimes I do English and sometimes Danish even in the same project.

Me too, syagel. It all depends where I'm at and where I need to go. Great minds!!!! LOL

I try to keep stock and have tons of one color but every so often I run out of one or the other.

The difference is microscopic. English has a diagonal in back. Danish has a horizontal. Don't worry about your floss. It's the cheapest part of your project. Worry about which type of stitch is appropriate to your stitching. Florals, and such, with a lot of color changes require English. Overdyes normally require English, and no Loop Method, unless you're intentionally making a tweedy look.

Rows and blocks of a single color, especially if you want to return to the starting point, require Danish.

Think of the stitching as a journey, or path. Where are you going? Plan your trip!

I recently read somewhere that you can expect to get between 1200 - 1500 stitches from a skein if you use two strands at a time on 14 count fabric. If you are worried about running short I would recommend purchasing an extra floss, just in case. if you can't get out I am willing to mail you one of my surplus skeins.

Thanks, jl, my curiosity has been satisfied. Thank you also for explaining when which method works best. Sometimes, when I feel rushed or lazy, I employ the sewing method but want to get away from that. I am not happy with the tension or the way the cover stitch looks.

Nancye, thank you so much for your generous offer. It's not that I can't get out, it's that I am usually too busy. We have our 4 year old granddaughter at last 2 to 3 days a week and she is a handful. Then our son and family were here and I had to prepare and afterwards - you know the deal. I have several containers of extra floss but sometimes it's that one color. I am wasteful with my floss, I know, but when I'm in a crunch, I always hope that I can finish a particular part before running out.
One day I am going to put my floss inventory on the computer and maybe even my SABLEs, along with the items required.
I also have a ton of fabric, I could measure it and inventory it. A lot of work but probably pretty convenient in the long run.

Tex, your X's will never look right stitched sewing method. They need to have all 4 feet tucked in like a good kitty & never step on each others toes. I try to remember "a hole has 4 corners" but sometimes the darned floss doesn't want to angle in the right direction.