Cross stitch design showing five costumed medieval mummers including figures in shaggy beast costumes and a central character beating a drum.

Medieval Mummers

Circus & PerformanceBeginner8 coloursAbout 4 days of stitching (~8 hrs/day)

This delightful design captures a lively group of medieval performers in full costume, complete with animal disguises, a drum, and all the boisterous energy of a traditional mummers parade. Rich earthy tones and bold character details make every stitch a pleasure to place.

It is a wonderful choice for anyone who loves folk tradition, historical theatre, or simply a design brimming with personality. Framed on a wall, it makes a talking point that is warm, witty, and genuinely one of a kind.

  • Folk
  • Historical
  • Medieval
  • Mummers
  • Performance
  • Theatre

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Pattern details

Size count
120 × 80
Colours
8
Stitches
4,821
Difficulty
Beginner

Finished size by fabric count

Fabric countInchesCentimetres
14 per inch8.6 × 5.7 in21.8 × 14.5 cm
16 per inch7.5 × 5 in19.1 × 12.7 cm
18 per inch6.7 × 4.4 in16.9 × 11.3 cm

Thread shopping list

8 thread colours, sorted by the amount you'll need. Lengths are based on 16 stitches per inch.

LengthDMC
8.9 m(2,080 stitch)3371Black Brown
2.8 m(646 stitch)741Tangerine Medium
2.4 m(563 stitch)975Golden Brown Dark
2.4 m(561 stitch)301Mahogany Medium
2.4 m(551 stitch)3781Mocha Brown Dark
77 cm(179 stitch)937Avocado Green Medium
59 cm(137 stitch)581Moss Green
45 cm(104 stitch)943Aquamarine Medium

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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