Cross stitch kit Marie Antoinette tapestry small cushion

This is not a fabric, but a detail from a tapestry sewn in petit point by Marie-Antoinette and Madame Élisabeth (the youngest sister of Louis XVI). Sewn in fragments, first in the Tuileries prison and later at the Temple prison (from June 1791 to August 1792), the Duchess of Angoulême, during the reign of LouisXVIII, assembled all the pieces and added a border. As far as I know, this tapestry is not visible in the Palace of Versailles, but it was part of an exhibition at the nearby Domaine of Madame Élisabeth in 2013 (just a stone’s throw away from the Palace).

Ce coussin est dérivé de nos deux grandes grilles consacrées à Marie-Antoinette et au château de Versailles, dans la Collection Musées et Patrimoine. Il fait partie d’une série de trois.

This chart is taken from our spectacular pattern dedicated to Marie-Antoinette. This cushion is a part of a series of three.

Size of motif: 173 stitches wide by 173 stitches high. When embroidered on 12 count (per cm) linen, the finished project measures 29 x 29cm.
Size of finished cushion: 30 x 30cm.

This kit contains:

• full-colour pattern chart printed on two 60 x 28cm sheets of paper;
• one 40 x 40cm piece of 12 count embroidery linen, colour mole;
• one 40 x 40cm piece of Sajou 100% cotton fabric from our Versailles collection for the back;
• 11 cards of Retors du Nord embroidery thread n°s: 2004, 2023, 2028, 2033, 2042, 2227, 2469, 2567, 2570, 2615, 2876;
• a Sajou Créé par moi label (Made by me).

Presented in a Sajou cardboard reusable box.
The single embroidery pattern chart is also available. Discover our collection of Versailles and Marie-Antoinette themed products.