Cross Stitch Kit "Sweet couple"

“Sweet couple” shows two stylised poodles, one blue and one pink, touching noses.

What the picture shows

Their coats are not filled solidly but scattered in small coloured specks: blues, turquoises and greens on one dog, crimson, coral and white on the other. The silhouettes are slender, the legs a single line of stitches, with a lilac shadow beneath their paws. The light blue canvas stays open and works as bright air around them. Nineteen floss colours, 36 m of thread; the average rating comes precisely from that scatter of small colours. The specks on the coats follow no strict order, so each finished piece feels slightly different.

What is in the kit

• Aida canvas, count 14, light blue
• Cotton floss, 19 colours, 36 m
• Tapestry needle
• Czech Preciosa seed beads No. 10 and a beading needle
• Embroidery hoop, 170 mm diameter, blue
• Symbol chart
• Step-by-step instructions

Specifications

• Design size: 150×150 mm (5.91×5.91 in)
• Base: Aida canvas, count 14, light blue
• Floss colours: 19
• Floss length: 36 m
• Difficulty: average
• Technique: counted cross stitch

A 150×150 mm format. The subject works as a present for a couple and as decoration for a child's room; finishing is your choice — hoop, round frame or moulding, none of them included. The beads go on last, as a few accents in the coats, so as not to overload a light drawing. The shadow under their paws uses the palest lilac; without it the figures would seem to hang in the air.