Kreuzstich-Set „Trautes Heim“

“Home Sweet Home” shows a birdhouse among large stylised flowers on light green canvas.

What the picture shows

A pink and lilac birdhouse on a tall post stands in the middle, with little windows and a round entrance, and big ray-petalled flowers grow on both sides of it — crimson, purple and blue. Two more stylised blooms sit below, and above them runs the lettering “HOME SWEET HOME” in dark green with small birds beside it. The background is left unstitched, so the light green canvas works as the colour of the lawn. A few accents are picked out in Czech seed beads. The petals are set in large even patches and the flower centres marked in a darker colour, which gives volume without any blending.

What is in the kit

• Aida canvas, count 14, light green, 220×220 mm piece
• Cotton floss, 7 colours, 8.5 m
• Tapestry needle
• Czech Preciosa seed beads No. 10 and a beading needle
• Symbol chart with a QR code that exports it to the SAGA app
• Step-by-step instructions
• A decorative hoop for finishing the piece: 170 mm diameter, light green

Specifications

• Design size: 150×150 mm (5.91×5.91 in)
• Base: Aida canvas, count 14, light green
• Floss colours: 7
• Floss length: 8.5 m
• Difficulty: simple
• Technique: counted cross stitch

A 150×150 mm miniature in seven floss colours — a design for anyone who likes clean graphic shapes without blended shading. It suits a hallway, a kitchen or a child's room; the decorative hoop for finishing is in the kit, a frame is chosen separately. The chart carries a QR code for the SAGA app — handy if you are used to counting rows from a screen rather than paper.