“The Night Watch” shows a raven perched on an old lantern among bare autumn branches. The piece is quiet and a little uneasy.
What the picture shows
The bird fills the upper half: its black plumage is stitched in blue, purple and grey shades, so it looks iridescent in the light; the beak is heavy and the eye pale. Below it stands a lantern with a warm yellow flame inside and a dark wrought-iron base. Thin leafless branches spread around, and a few last yellow leaves fall down. The background is a soft ochre haze on the coffee fabric, with no clear horizon line. There are 19 thread colours, and most of them go into the plumage. The lantern shows glass panes, a wire handle and warm light falling on the branch. The raven’s feathers are stitched in short overlapping rows, and a faint bluish sheen shows on the breast — that is what keeps it from being just a black patch.
What is in the kit
- Aida fabric, count 14, coffee — 340×350 mm
- Stranded cotton, 19 colours — 63 m
- Cross stitch needle
- Chart. A QR code comes with the chart: embroiderers who use the SAGA app get the chart exported to that app
Specifications
- Article: AH-243
- Design size: 240×250 mm (9.45×9.84 in)
- Fabric: Aida, count 14, coffee
- Thread colours: 19
- Thread length: 63 m
- Difficulty: average
- Technique: counted cross stitch
The 240×250 mm format is almost square and holds up well in a dark frame. Mounting is chosen separately.