ONL 155
This is the “THE TINCTORIUM Mandala”,
which will be – in the layout- a sibling to
POMARIUM and HERBULARIUS.
It depicts a garden for plants used for dying. In the Medieval ages, people made the most of all plants and herbs. Of course for meals and healing purposes, but as well herbs, plant parts, and fruit were used to dye spun threads and woven fabrics to beautiful colors.
I have designed this piece with a color “circle” in mind – from yellows over oranges to red, to purple, to blues and greens. If you ever dyed your threads yourself with any plant matter, you will know that the colors are mostly soft, natural, and just beautiful – nothing flashy in natural dyes…
Choose the color of your fabric
Click on the colors below to see a preview of this design on different fabric background colors you might consider. For more options please visit The Design and Fabric Viewer.
Mainly cross stitch, this design features as well Special Stitches, beads, crystals, and many diverse kinds of threads and braids for entertaining stitching.
The design is published in 4 parts.
Size: The size is approx. 310 x 310 stitches.
Recommended Fabric: 14/28ct or 16/32ct in white, natural unbleached, cream or a very pale green perhaps or a rather dark blue or blue-green to offset the light and airy colors…
Materials: You can check the complete material list here.
Pictures by Elena Orlova, stitched by Galina Orlova