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Secret Victorian Garden
Serengeti Mandal
Seville Acazar Mandala
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Sleeping Beauty Mandala
Small Hamam Oasis
Serengeti Mandala Tips, Hints and Errata
Fiber Correction
Fiber Correction
Fiber Correction
- The pattern calls for Dinky Dyes Gidgee in Silk Perle - this should be the 600d (SP-600-142)
Over One Eagles
Fiber Correction
Fiber Correction
- Renée recommends using a tent stitch rather than a full cross when using Perle DD 118 in the eagle
Elephants in Part 2
Elephants in Part 2
Elephants in Part 2
- The elephant silhouette panels are slightly different on each side. Be sure to examine the pattern closely rather than using one panel as a template for all four sides
Flowers in Part 7
Elephants in Part 2
Elephants in Part 2
- In part 7, the instructions erroneously state to "Choose TWO of the stamen which you stitch in DD 142."; however, Martina already charted 2 stamen in DD 142 in the color chart.
From the Designer - Seville Alcazar Garden Mandala
"This palace in Seville Spain is from around the 12th century and reached the way it looks today in the 14th century. Built by the Moors in Spain (like many other places, among them the famous Alhambra) it has "the" style with the arches and the non-human pictures, only ornaments, plants, birds and scriptures.
Glazed tiles shape lots of caleidoscopic patterns and shimmer in the blazing sunlight. Shady arcades invite for a walk - light-filled courtyards house tropical plants with large leafs and here and there you will see huge pots and urns with topiary trees and fruit. Peacock stroll around in the gardens, which are partially formal with cut hedges and shape-cut trees and bushes, partially sort of "wild" and filled with enchantingly perfumed flowers. Everywhere water is a main theme, be it in basins over turquoise tiles or in fountains, throwing hundreds of sparkling beads of water into the hot air.
...The outer border is inspired by the formal gardens of this area of the Alcazar - I captured the patterns of the cut hedges for this part of the embroidery. In the corners you will see 4 different "tiled" gardens....It was and still is a huge challenge for me to try to capture the "essence" of these gardens and buildings into ONE (!!) embroidery piece - so many themes, so many pictures, so little space ....I could easily fill an embroidery 1000 x 1000 stitches, you know"
- Martina Rosenberg, May 26th, 2013
Seville Alcazar Garden Mandala Tips, Hints and Errata
Center Colors
Bargello Stitch
Bargello Stitch
- In the very center, the Jessica stitches are stitched with DMC 703
Bargello Stitch
Bargello Stitch
Bargello Stitch
- The instructions may erroneously call for DMC 980 (which is not in the materials list) for the outermost layer of bargello stitches. Stitchers either used DMC 890 or another green to suit their taste.
Instructions for Part 4
Bead Clarification Part 4
Bead Clarification Part 4
- Stitch 4 Algerian eyelets in the center with 2 ply of WL 127 - Crystal Bay in every other hole
- Frame with PB 57
- Add diamond eyelets with 2 ply of GLO 067 - Rainforest
Bead Clarification Part 4
Bead Clarification Part 4
Bead Clarification Part 4
- Delica 274 was listed twice, the @ symbol should be delica 1207
- The symbol the finger is pointing to in the image is the @ symbol which should be delica 1207. It has been distorted in the pattern
- The red arrow is symbol 5, delica 1812
Online Albums
Secret Victorian Garden
by Helen Orlova
Serengeti Mandala Album
by Helen Orlova
Serengeti Mandala Album
by Renée Beumer-Fonteyne
Seville Alcazar Garden Album
by Helen Orlova
Sleeping Beauty Mandala
by Светлана (Svetlana) Лесникова
Small Hamam Oasis Album
by Renée Beumer-Fonteyne