Kit de point de croix compté « Motif de printemps »

“Spring pattern” shows a peacock feather curved into a circle beside a fine outline drawing.

What the picture shows

The lower half of the piece is taken up by a large feather: the shaft is worked in grey-blue, while the barbs fan out in long stitches of emerald, olive and turquoise. Near the tip the eye opens up — an orange ring around a dark violet centre, the only warm accent in the piece. The upper half of the circle is left almost empty: a second feather, a small daisy and a tiny bee are drawn there in thin outline, held by lines alone with no filling. Seventeen floss colours are concentrated in the feather. The white Aida stays as the background, so the green shape reads at once. Together the stitched feather and the drawn outline close into a circle set inside the square of canvas.

What is in the kit

• 14 count Aida canvas, white
• Cotton floss, 17 colours, 38 m
• Embroidery needle
• Embroidery hoop, 170 mm diameter, light green
• Chart and instructions

Specifications

• Finished size: 150×150 mm (5.91×5.91 in)
• Floss colours: 17
• Floss length: 38 m
• Difficulty: simple
• Base: 14 count Aida canvas, white

A restrained average-level piece, often left in a round hoop. The hoop in the photo is not part of the kit and is chosen separately.