Warm Muted Tiger Portrait in Close-Up
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Tigers are solitary apex predators found across Asia, known for their strength, intelligence, and striking orange coats marked with bold black stripes—a pattern unique to each individual, like a fingerprint. Despite their fearsome reputation, wild tiger populations remain critically endangered due to habitat loss and poaching, making them symbols of conservation urgency.
- Stitch count: 197 x 96
- 29 colors in the palette
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197 x 96 stitches 29 colors
Pattern description
Stitchers appreciate a challenge, and this 197×197 stitch tiger demands focus and finesse across 29 DMC thread colors. The cool-to-warm palette—soft taupes, khaki, slate blue, and deep charcoal—creates a remarkably naturalistic big-cat study. At advanced skill level, the fine gradations in the tiger's face reward patient counted cross-stitch work on Aida fabric with real dimensionality in the muzzle and eye.
This design captures a tiger in repose, its massive head filling the composition with the calm intensity of a predator at rest. The muted, almost sepia-toned color mood gives the piece a timeless, wildlife-photography quality rather than a bright cartoon stylization. Gift this to wildlife enthusiasts or big-cat lovers; framed on a den or study wall, it becomes a meditative focal point that celebrates one of nature's most powerful and solitary hunters.
Material Type: Aida Generic White
Sewing Count: 14/inch or 55/100mm
Design Size: 197 x 96 stitches
Sewn Design Size: 14.1 x 6.9 inches or 357 x 174 mm
Suggested Material Size: 20 x 12.8 inches or 507 x 324 mm
Stitch Style: Cross-stitch Using 2 strands
