LadyJ - I went to Artecy's web-site and looked at the floss usage list for this item. it calls for 10 skeins of black so I would guess their suggestion is to stitch on white/off-white fabric (didn't see fabric color noted). That said, you could stitch it on black and just stitch the other colors. There are 6 other colors besides black showing on the floss usage chart. Hope that helps! NancyV

I did the same thing as NancyV. I scrolled down a little further and saw that the "suggested" fabric was white aida. Most or Artecy patterns are 100% coverall. I would also recommend an off-white fabric also. It is going to look fabulous!

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Chromatic alchemy in the UK ( tie-dyed fabrics) has a piece called ' fire rooster' which is almost like the coloured area of your chart. You would only need to do the black stitching😊

Thanks for all the advice. I think I will do it on off white or white and stitch all the colors. It is in my wish list now. I think my dad would love this one along with the Trick or Treat one I did for him. He loves Halloween!