Mariner's Drum Cross Stitch Embroidery Kit from Plum Street Samplers: Pattern, Linen, Floss

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Mariner's Drum from Plum Street Samplers

The top of the drum features a pirate who has dropped his anchor in place to search for sunken treasure. If you look carefully at the photo above, you'll notice the seam joining the top of the drum to the side of the drum meets so that the chain links connect the anchor to the ship! The bottom of the drum has a little mariner's compass stitched on it.

The verse I used for Mariner's Drum comes from an old sea shanty, that goes like this:

Cape Cod Girls ain't got no combs;
They brush their hair with codfish bones.

There are actually more verses (and other variations) to this shanty, but I liked this one the best.

The drum was stitched on R&R Reproductions' 36 ct. Patriot's Brew by my good friend Pat Ryan.

The colors used are all by Weeks Dye Works, but the chart does include a conversion to DMC in the key. Here are the Weeks colors you'll need, if you choose to stitch it:

Onyx, Adobe, Dirt Road, Sandcastle, Gunmetal, Pelican Gray, Light Khaki, Deep Sea, Dove, Garrison Green, Confederate Gray, Tatanka, Teal Frost, Cinnabar, Cayenne, and Cocoa.

You'll need three pieces of linen in the following stitch counts:
For the side: 217w x 57h
For the top: 72w x 67h
For the bottom: 60w x 60h

There is a tiny bit of long-stitching on the comb, and a small area of over-one stitching in the mermaid's mirror.

KIT CONTENTS:
Color Photos
Stitch Diagrams and Instructions
36 ct Patriot's Brew Linen from R&R Reproductions
Weeks Dye Works in Onyx, Adobe, Dirt Road, Sandcastle, Gunmetal, Pelican Gray, Light Khaki, Deep Sea, Dove, Garrison Green, Confederate Gray, Tatanka, Teal Frost, Cinnabar, Cayenne, and Cocoa

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