Dunmani Designs - Clair Coult - Cross Stitch Designer

Company Name: Dunmani Designs was started in 1999 with an "aim to sharing free cross stitch patterns with cross stitchers around the world."

Designer: Clair Coult is the designer and owner of Dunmani Designs.

Types of Designs: The dominant designs are geometric patterns and Celtic knot work. Currently the designs are available to download as charts and, thought the patterns are primarily for cross stitch, the designs may also be used for other counted work such as needlepoint and even knitting.

Stitching Level Required: There are patterns for all skill levels, from beginner to advanced. Each pattern is rated according to difficulty.

Homepage Features: The Dunmani Designs website offers royalty free cross stitch charts which are downloaded as Microsoft Word documents. Patterns include bookmarks, needlecases, samplers, greeting cards with additional patterns suitable for blackwork and Assisi work. A library of patterns featured on the website can be purchased as an eBook on CD.

Terms of Use for Free Dunmani Designs Patterns: Clair says, "The free patterns at Dunmani Designs are not to be used for profit, but you are welcome to use them for charity fundraising and teaching."

Images of Clair's Stitching: View larger images of the photos in this profile and add comments or questions in the Cross Stitch Forum:
Celtic Assisi Bookmark
Flower Birthday Card

Clair Explains How She Got Started: "I suppose I started designed cross stitch when I was 6 years old. At school we were encouraged to experiment and make up our own patterns whilst stitching with wool on binca fabric. I became chronically ill in my mid teens and I started cross stitching again on a regular basis. I became frustrated that I couldn't always find patterns that I wanted to stitch so I started plotting my own on graph paper. Then I saw an ad for a cross stitch computer program in a magazine, I bought it and soon I found I was designing more charts than I could stitch!"