Satin Stitch Embroidery Kit "Christmas Stories"

“Christmas Stories” is a pair of bookshelves dressed for the holidays: bright volumes, a gift with a bow, Christmas baubles, string lights and snowflakes all around.

What the picture shows

The upper shelf holds books in pink, raspberry, cherry and green covers, next to a green gift box with a beige ribbon and bow and a pink bauble. The lower shelf has another row of books, one of them leaning, with a green bauble lying beside them. A string of pink and green lights on a dark wire hangs under each shelf, and pale blue snowflakes swirl all around.

The design is worked in satin stitch over a picture printed on homespun fabric. The book spines are filled with dense vertical stitches, the shelves are worked in a russet brown thread, and the snowflakes and light strings are laid as fine lines. Ten colours give a cheerful, wintry warm picture that will brighten a bookshelf or make a Christmas gift for anyone who loves reading.

What is in the kit

• Homespun fabric, 240×240 mm, with the design printed on it
• Cotton embroidery floss, 10 colours, with a 10% allowance
• Floss organiser
• Embroidery needle
• Wooden embroidery hoop, 165 mm in diameter
• Beige felt, 190×200 mm, 1 mm thick, for finishing the piece
• Detailed instructions

Specifications

• Article: AHG-005
• Finished size: 170×170 mm (6.69×6.69 in)
• Base: printed homespun fabric
• Floss colours: 10
• Thread length: 20 m
• Difficulty: simple
• Technique: satin stitch over a printed design

Stitch one book at a time, each in a single colour from top to bottom, and leave the snowflakes and light bulbs for the end: this makes it easier to keep the stitch direction even. The fir branches, pine cones, baubles, candle holder, gift, blanket, little houses and stand in the photos are props for the shoot and are not part of the kit.

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