Cross stitch designs based on photographs II: Diana

There are a lot of designs based on Diana photogaphs.  As I said in my earlier entry, it's not too tricky to put a photograph through charting software or a website that does this, and bundle up the resulting chart and photo (plus or minus cloth/aida and threads) and call it a kit.  The designs below do not all seem to have a stitched example.  The photos provided to sell the kits often seem to be a photo of the chart, or a copy of the photo from which the design has been derived, rather than a photo of a completed, stitched example.  As I said in my earlier blog entry about cross stitch designs based on photos, I'd be cautious about stitching a design which has no stitched example.

Generally (for reasons of economy, as aida cloth is about half the price of linen and cheaper too than evenweave, and perceived as easier to stitch), the kits among the designs below are usually aida cloth, and usually 14 count, although a couple are 18 count, which would give greater precision (as it's smaller - harder to stitch unless you have a magnifier).

Icon that she is in the minds of many, Diana may or may not be grateful for the variety in representation/portraiture in stitches in the examples below...

from eBay seller pilgrimbazaar, sold with 14 count aida cloth, thread, needle and chart for £14.99. Design 27cm x 37cm.

from eBay seller pickles_1211, sold with chart, 18 count aida cloth, needle, threads and 'virtual-stitch' picture of the design for $US32.  This seller has a number of such portrait charts.

from eBay seller pickles_1211, sold with chart, 18 count aida cloth, needle, threads and 'virtual-stitch' picture of the design for $US32. Design 8in x 10.52in.

from eBay seller jannstitch, sold as a complete kit with photo, chart, fabric, thread for £19.50. Design 18cm x 26cm

from eBay seller pickles_1211, sold with chart, 18 count aida cloth, needle, threads and 'virtual-stitch' picture of the design for $US32. Design 8in x 10.88in.

From eBay seller rosegems21, for $21.95AU.  Kit with chart, 14 count aida and threads (and it looks like that photo is of a real stitched example).  Design 11.6cm x 15.2cm.

The next two are from the same seller and look a bit mid-century fifties artistish in style.

from eBay seller pickles_1211, sold with chart, 18 count aida cloth, needle, threads and 'virtual-stitch' picture of the design for $US29. Design 8in x 10in.

from eBay seller pickles_1211, sold with chart, 18 count aida cloth, needle, threads and 'virtual-stitch' picture of the design for $US29. Design 8in x 10in.

from eBay seller designer-cross-stitch, sold as a kit with aida cloth, threads, chart and colour image of finished design.

The one below, from a magazine, is the one I think Diana would be least grateful for... (not sure if they had a stitched example of this or just a (possibly hastily put together) chart).

from eBay seller snoopy282880, the chart only was for auction.

This is just a sample of what has been on offer.  Linens and Royals (see link in side bar) shows you more designs based on photos, that Sylvia has stitched - for example, click  here for a couple of other examples, a tiara one and an impressionistic one.