Kit de point de croix compté « Mélodie d'Ukraine »

“Melody of Ukraine” — a bandura among poppies, a sunflower and daisies, wound with a blue and yellow ribbon.

What the picture shows

The instrument lies diagonally and fills the upper half of the design: a rounded body the colour of warm honey with visible wood grain, a dark neck, a row of strings and a carved rosette. A blue and yellow ribbon is thrown across it and winds down in soft folds. A bouquet supports the instrument from below: large red poppies with black centres, a sunflower with a brown heart, white daisies, blue cornflowers and golden wheat ears. A blue butterfly flies above the body. Twenty-four thread colours carry both the warm range of the wood and the clear colours of the flowers. The fabric outside the subject is left unstitched, so the composition looks light despite its size. The strings are worked as separate pale stitches over the finished body, and that is the finest part of the design.

What is in the kit

• Aida canvas, count 18, white
• Stranded cotton, 125 m, 24 colours
• Cross-stitch needle
• Pattern

Specifications

• Design size: 260×370 mm (10.24×14.57 in)
• Base: Aida canvas, count 18, white
• Thread colours: 24
• Thread length: 125 m
• Difficulty: average
• Technique: counted cross-stitch

The size is 260×370 mm on count 18 canvas — a small stitch that keeps the detail sharp. A piece for a living room or a music school; framing is chosen separately.