Painted Feather Totem

feather

$ 4.50 excl. VAT

Tall, stylized feather in layered orange, teal, and soft neutrals. The narrow shape and moderate color changes create a steady, vertical stitching rhythm.
Suits stitchers who enjoy focused, linear work without heavy confetti.

Description

This design features a single elongated feather with soft color shifts from warm orange to cool teal and grey. The stitching area is compact but tall, so progress moves in slim vertical sections rather than wide blocks. With around fourteen shades and an effective palette just over ten, you will change colors regularly but not constantly.

Confetti is low, so most stitches fall into small, readable groups instead of scattered singles. Edge detail along the feather barbs adds some switching at the outline, but isolated stitches are essentially absent, keeping the flow predictable. The coverage is partial, so the background fabric remains visible and helps the colors stand out.

This suits stitchers who like a calm, repetitive pace and can stay focused on a long, narrow chart. It may feel tedious for anyone who dislikes working in tall columns or prefers large filled areas. The finished piece works well as a slim accent on bookmarks, wall hangings, or framed as a vertical element.

Painted Feather Totem is designed to stitch well, not just to look good: the pattern’s structure supports a focused, steady rhythm and clear progress milestones. Difficulty-wise it sits in the range of Medium (Balanced), which mainly reflects how much thread management and precision you’ll want to bring to the table. It’s compact enough to feel finishable quickly while still giving a polished result.

The palette stays calm and controlled, which makes the stitching rhythm straightforward and relaxing. Confetti stays low, so you’ll enjoy larger, cleaner stitch runs and quick visible progress. High edge contrast means crisp outlines and frequent color transitions, which gives the finished piece a sharp, high-definition look.

The overall feel leans calm, focus, craft, which helps the design stay visually coherent while you work through it. Many stitchers also read Painted Feather Totem through themes like care, handmade, which can make the finished piece feel personal rather than purely decorative. A strong focal point plus consistent micro-structure keeps the stitching experience rewarding over time.

Additional information

Size

47×220 stitches

Stitched

6649

Coverage

64.3%

Colors

14 (effective ~10.1)

Difficulty

Medium (Balanced) (5/10)

Confetti_0

4.1%

Confetti_1

0.6%

Confetti_2

0.3%

Confetti_3

0.3%

Edge density

0.345

Isolated

0.0%

Legend

Size shows the stitched design area in stitches (pixels)width × height — without any extra border, exactly as framed in the preview image.

Finished size (for 47×220 stitches):

AIDAInches (W × H)Centimeters (W × H)
11 ct4.3 × 20.0 in10.9 × 50.8 cm
14 ct3.4 × 15.7 in8.5 × 39.9 cm
16 ct2.9 × 13.8 in7.5 × 34.9 cm
18 ct2.6 × 12.2 in6.6 × 31.0 cm
20 ct2.4 × 11.0 in6.0 × 27.9 cm

Stitched is the total number of stitches used (the overall workload).

Coverage is the percentage of the design area that contains stitched pixels (how “filled” it is).

Colors is the number of floss colors used (with an “effective” estimate that reflects how strongly colors actually appear).

Difficulty is a 1–10 score: 1 = very easy, 10 = extremely challenging.

Confetti_0 counts stitches that have no same-color neighbor directly around them; Confetti_1, Confetti_2, and Confetti_3 apply the same idea with a larger surrounding distance (+1, +2, +3 stitches).

Edge density indicates how “edgy” the design is (more edges = more frequent color changes).

Isolated is the share of stitches that appear as isolated single pixels (often the most interruption-prone stitches).

For a detailed explanation of each metric, see: additional-product-informations.

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Included Files

No.FilenamePages / Size
1feather_MOCKUP.png1128 × 5280 px
2feather_PATTERNKEEPER.pdf1
3feather_PRINTER_DIN-A4.pdf15
4feather_PRINTER_LETTER.pdf15
5feather_SCREEN.pdf1
  • PDF cross stitch pattern files for personal use.
  • A PatternKeeper-compatible PDF is included where indicated in the product details.

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  • For personal use only.
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