Satin Stitch Embroidery Kit "Fairy Tale Scene"

“Fairy Tale Scene” is an open book with a blooming garden growing out of it, and behind it a blue castle seen through a carved arched window.

What the picture shows

An open book lies at the bottom: its pages are stitched in light cream and beige rows, and the cover and spine are brown. Green sprigs and flowers rise above it, pink and peach with yellow centres, as if the story were coming to life right off the pages. Behind them stands a pointed window with a carved brown frame in a Gothic spirit, and inside it the dark blue silhouette of a castle with towers and a flag on the spire.

The design is worked in satin stitch over a picture printed on homespun fabric. The castle is filled with dense blue satin stitch, the arch frame is laid as a brown line, and the leaves, flowers and pages are worked in short stitches in several shades. Twelve colours make the picture rich, and it looks lovely in a child’s room, next to a bookshelf or as a gift for someone who loves reading.

What is in the kit

• Homespun fabric, 240×240 mm, with the design printed on it
• Cotton embroidery floss, 12 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-003
• Finished size: 170×170 mm (6.69×6.69 in)
• Base: printed homespun fabric
• Floss colours: 12
• Thread length: 28 m
• Difficulty: simple
• Technique: satin stitch over a printed design

It is handy to start with the blue castle, the largest single-colour area, then stitch the arch and the book, and save the flowers and leaves for last. The books, vase with dried flowers, candle, jug, little house and stand in the photos are props for the shoot and are not part of the kit.

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