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DF 11 - Flying Dutchman

Several hundred years ago, in the year 1729 to be exactly, there
lived a Dutch sea captain of fearsome temperament. With
his ship he sailed through the stormiest seas, and fared the hardest
routes. One day however, despite all his efforts, a storm
prevented him from rounding the steep cliffs of a headland. He swore
to the Devil that he would never give in to Nature, and
that he would sail on until he rounded the headland, even if it took
him till Judgment Day.
The Devil took the Captain at his word and dammed him, that he must
stay as captain of his ship, now a ghostship, sailing
the seas, until Judgment Day should come.
The Devil left him just one small hope. Only through the love of a
woman could he be released.

So, the Flying Dutchman became the curse of the seas. Any ship that
met him became a ship of ill fortune. No sailor would
sail on her, any trader would refuse to deal in it's wares.
In order to protect themselves against an encounter with the ghost
ship, ships took to nailing horseshoes to their masts,
which was said to bring luck, and prevent an unhappy meeting.

Floss List:

415
451
452
453
535
648
762
3023
3072
3743
3799
3865
Blanc/032BF

Bead Used: Mill Hill Beads

42010- Petite Ice Beads

Stitch counts:

129w X 134h

Model Information:
This designed was stitched over 2 on Midnight Blue Linen (76-80) from Wichelt Imports, Inc., Stoddard, WI; DMC floss from DMC Corp.; Blending Filament from Kreinik Mfg. Co., Inc., Baltimore, MD; 1-800-537-2166; Mill Hill Beads from Gay Bowles Sales, Inc.

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