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“Summer road” shows a dragonfly built from lacework ornament inside a symmetrical mandala.

What the picture shows

The insect's wings are spread the full width and filled with small scrolls, nets and dots in blue, lilac and white. The body and head are worked in crimson with orange accents, and symmetrical patterns radiate around them and close into a circle. The light blue canvas shows between the elements and keeps the ornament transparent. Sixteen floss colours, 70 m; some points are worked in Preciosa beads, and a beading needle is included. The wings are worked from the body outwards: the further out, the sparser the stitches, and that is how the lace effect appears.

What is in the kit

• Aida canvas, count 14, light blue, 400×400 mm piece
• Cotton floss, 11 colours, 70 m
• Tapestry needle
• Czech Preciosa seed beads and a beading needle
• Symbol chart with a QR code that exports it to the SAGA app
• Step-by-step instructions
• Fabric for sewing the cushion cover

Specifications

• Design size: 300×300 mm (11.81×11.81 in)
• Base: Aida canvas, count 14, light blue
• Floss colours: 11
• Floss length: 70 m
• Difficulty: average
• Technique: counted cross stitch

The design is 300×300 mm, rated average. Fabric for sewing the cover comes with the kit and the pad is bought separately. The symmetry helps: half the chart is simply repeated as a mirror image. A QR code for the SAGA app comes with the chart, where the symmetry of the ornament is easy to follow. Stitch the dragonfly's body first and the ornament around it from the centre outwards.