Bothy Threads Practically Perfect XHD25 Counted Cross Stitch Kit

Stitch Practically Perfect, a counted cross stitch kit by Bothy Threads — a proud blue peacock fans out his long train of green eye-spotted feathers. A little stitcher's folklore: peacock feathers were once thought unlucky indoors in Britain, because the 'eye' was linked with the evil eye. Why this kit: Hannah Dale's loose, watercolour-style animals translate beautifully into stitch, and the printed speckle on the Aida gives the finished piece its signature Wrendale feel. Kit includes: 14-count Zweigart Aida printed with an exclusive speckled background, pre-sorted stranded cottons, a needle and a clear stitch diagram and instructions. Stitches used: full cross stitches, a few fractionals, back stitch and two French knots. A frame is not included. Stitch the peacock in cross stitch from the centre, add fractionals where shown, then the feather details in back stitch and the two French knots. Finished size: 26×26 cm (10.2×10.2 in). A jewel-bright bird for a living room wall.