Cross Stitch Kit "Peace on Earth"

“Peace on Earth” shows a snowman with golden wings standing in a blue Christmas night.

What the picture shows

The figure is built from three snowballs, its wing-arms spread wide and worked in gold metallic thread, with a golden star glowing above its head. It holds a green sprig, and a row of small green beads runs across the lower ball. The navy canvas is not covered solidly: blue and turquoise strokes come through it and read as fir branches in the dark, with golden stars burning between them. Twenty floss colours over 33 m. The wings are made of long gold stitches laid out like a fan — the most noticeable detail of the piece.

What is in the kit

• Aida canvas, count 14, navy
• Cotton floss, 20 colours, 33 m
• Tapestry needle
• Embroidery hoop, 170 mm diameter, blue
• Decorative metallic threads
• Symbol chart
• Step-by-step instructions

Specifications

• Design size: 150×150 mm (5.91×5.91 in)
• Base: Aida canvas, count 14, navy
• Floss colours: 20
• Floss length: 33 m
• Difficulty: simple
• Technique: counted cross stitch

A 150×150 mm piece on a dark ground — exactly the case where metallic thread does all the work. Finish it in a hoop, a frame or under glass; none of that is in the kit and all of it is chosen separately. Work the metallic thread in short lengths and add the stars last, once the background is done.