Pattern chart in cross stitch - Marie Antoinette's bedchamber at Trianon small cushion - Museum and Heritage Collection
The Petit Trianon was the designated estate of Marie-Antoinette. She created a bucolic setting, full of charm and simplicity. This is an evocation of the fabric in the Queen’s bedchamber: rose bouquets and cornflowers on a white fabric. The original fabric was embroidered by Marie-Olivier Defarges, from Lyon. This marvellous cloth covers the famous wheat-ear furniture, created by Georges Jacob: the wood is sculpted and painted with wheat ears braided with honeysuckle and sprigs of jasmin, embellished with lily-of-the-valley and pine cones. After being dispersed during the Revolution, part of this unique furniture has since been acquired ­by the Palace of Versailles.
Here is a pattern chart to realize a small cushion with main motif and bordures of these charming fabric. This chart is taken from our spectacular pattern dedicated to Marie-Antoinette. This full-colour pattern chart is printed with all necessary explanations on two 60 x 28cm sheets presented folded in a Sajou folder.
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.
We recommend using our off-white coloured linen and our Retors du Nord embroidery thread. You will need the following colours: 2023, 2033, 2180, 2409, 2443, 2445, 2535, 2536, 2876; 9 cards.