This project I had started in November by Autumnn Lane Stitchery, and did not have the red Gloria Silk that was needed in the pattern, I put it away and the foss arrived in January and I thought I would wait until eptember to finish the stitching. . When I was sick, I had no idea what to stitch, so I picked ths project up and finished it. Yes, I could have substitued the red floss, using the DMC red, but I tried that and the trees looked like blobs - and I was not sure what the red Gloria looked like so I could not sub with a Weeks floss. Again, I decided to wait it out. I love how the red trees turned out, and felt it was worth the wait. When you look at this framed, it has a 3-D appearance.Th fabric I used was 28 Ct. Golden Needle Linen from Wichelt. I decided to frame with a yellow frame that bings out the yellow trees.