David Bowie 1973
Few images in rock history are as instantly recognisable as David Bowie in his Ziggy Stardust era, and this portrait captures that electrifying look beautifully. With his vivid red hair, striking lightning bolt across his face, and those famously mismatched features, it is a design that feels both timeless and thrillingly bold.
Whether you are a lifelong Bowie devotee or simply love stitching portraits with real character, this pattern makes a wonderful project. Framed and hung, it becomes a genuine statement piece that any music lover would be proud to display.
- 1970s
- Celebrity
- David Bowie
- Music
- Musician
- Pop Culture
- Portrait
- Rock
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Pattern details
- Size count
- 90 × 120
- Colours
- 11
- Stitches
- 6,299
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
Finished size by fabric count
| Fabric count | Inches | Centimetres |
|---|---|---|
| 14 per inch | 6.4 × 8.6 in | 16.3 × 21.8 cm |
| 16 per inch | 5.6 × 7.5 in | 14.3 × 19.1 cm |
| 18 per inch | 5 × 6.7 in | 12.7 × 16.9 cm |
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Thread shopping list
11 thread colours, sorted by the amount you'll need. Lengths are based on 16 stitches per inch.
| Length | DMC | Anchor | Madeira | Cosmo | J&P Coats | Presencia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8 m(2,283 stitch) | 919Red Copper | 340Mahogany Medium Dark | 2501Bright Terracotta Dark | 188Gold Flame | 2339Brick Ultra Dark | 1166Red Copper | |
| 8 m(1,858 stitch) | 819Baby Pink Light | 271Baby Pink Ultra Very L | 0501Baby Pink Very Light | 101Light Pink | 3173Antique Rose Very Light | 1637Baby Pink | |
| 4.5 m(1,055 stitch) | 818Baby Pink | 73Plum Ultra Very Light | 0306Coral Ultra Very Light | 103/111/352Chintz rose | 3125China Rose Medium | 1724Dusty Rose Ultra Very Light | |
| 1.7 m(395 stitch) | 891Carnation Dark | 29/35Baby Pink Ultra Very Dark | 2708Bright Pink Medium | 206Flame Scarlet | 3012Blush Dark | 1485Coral Medium | |
| 1.2 m(269 stitch) | 3776Mahogany Light | 1048Copper Medium | 0310Copper Medium Light | 128Yellow Ocher | 5308Topaz Medium Dark | 7740Mahogany Medium | |
| 60 cm(139 stitch) | 3326Rose Light | 36Pink Bright Very Light | 0504Baby Pink Medium | 105Lavender Pink | 3081Antique Mauve Medium | 1742Carnation Light | |
| 39 cm(90 stitch) | 3799Pewter Gray Very Dark | 236Pewter Grey Very Dark | 1712Dusty Blue Dark | 156Grayish Black | 6880Turf Green | 8756Pewter Grey Very Dark | |
| 33 cm(77 stitch) | 3843Electric Blue | 1089Electric Blue Medium | 2408Electric Blue | 414/415Dark Electric Blue | 7977Sea Blue Medium | 3822Electric Blue Dark | |
| 26 cm(59 stitch) | BLANCWhite | 1White Bright | 9998White | 100White | 1001White | 0001White | |
| 25 cm(40 stitch) | 3866Mocha Brown Ultra Very Light | 926Beige Brown Ultra Very Light | 1908Beige Brown Ultra Very Light | 365Dark Oyster | 3066Wineberry Very Light | 3000Cream | |
| 25 cm(34 stitch) | 160Gray Blue Medium | 175Cornflower Blue Light | 0910Delft Medium | 2662Lavender | 7977Sea Blue Medium | 3139Cornflower Blue Light | |
CXC and Sullivans skeins carry the DMC number, so use the DMC column for those brands.CXC and Sullivans skeins carry the DMC number, so the codes above cover them too.
These lengths include the thread lost to tails and travelling, so they are what to buy rather than what ends up on the fabric. A spare skein of your main colours is still worth having, because dye lots vary between batches and matching one part way through is the hard part.
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