Cross Stitch Kit "Garden peonies"

“Garden peonies” shows a bank of peonies in a garden by the water, worked on black canvas.

What the picture shows

The lower half of the piece is taken up by flowers: pink, lilac, white and crimson peonies with heavy heads and dark green leaves, planted in a continuous band. Behind them lie a strip of mown lawn and a path, then green trees and bushes. A thick trunk with branches stands on the right and another branch hangs into the upper left corner. Water glints between the trees and the sky is a pale lilac-blue. The background is stitched throughout, so none of the black canvas shows in the finished piece.

What is in the kit

• Aida 14 canvas, black
• Floss: 42 colours, 240 m
• Tapestry needle
• Chart with instructions

Specifications

• Finished size: 475×365 mm (18.71×14.37 in)
• Floss colours: 42
• Canvas: Aida 14, black
• Difficulty: high

The size is 475×365 mm, forty-two floss colours, 240 m of thread, high level. Because the background is fully covered, the piece is a long job. The frame in the photograph is bought separately.