Description
This blue bird cross-stitch kit gathers a bamboo hoop, gridded fabric, coloured threads and a needle in one neat square box, ready for a single small stitched picture. The design is a little bird in flight, worked in shades of blue and green with a touch of red at the beak and a white eye, set against crisp white fabric. Once you finish, the picture stays in its round hoop, so the frame is part of the project from the start. The threads arrive wound on numbered cards, which keeps each shade sorted as you work.
Cross-stitch is a calm, absorbing way to spend an evening, and a mini kit like this keeps the project small enough to feel manageable. It suits a quiet hour on the sofa, a rainy weekend or a slow afternoon at the table with a cup of tea. When the last stitch is in, the hooped bird looks lovely hung on a wall, propped on a bookshelf or sitting on a desk, where its blues and greens bring a bright, fresh note to a hallway, a study or a spare bedroom. It is a pleasing way to add a handmade touch to a room.
The hoop is bamboo with a metal screw fitting at the top, which holds the fabric taut while you stitch and gives a natural point to hang the finished piece from a small hook or a loop of ribbon. The fabric is a polyester and cotton blend with an even grid, the threads are polyester and the needle is iron. Keep the finished picture dry and dust it now and then with a soft dry cloth. At just 35g, the kit slips easily into a bag for stitching away from home, and its bright printed box makes it an easy, thoughtful little gift.
Specification
| Brand |
Rex London |
| Colour |
Blue |
| Material |
Cross-stitch fabric: polyester & cotton; threads: polyester; hoop: bamboo, stainless iron & copper; needle: iron |
| Length |
15.5cm |
| Width |
15.5cm |
| Height |
0.1cm |
| Weight |
0.035KG |
| Warnings |
Contains sharp points and lengths of cord. Adult supervision is recommended. |
Frequently Asked
What comes in the cross-stitch kit?
You get a bamboo hoop, a piece of gridded polyester and cotton fabric, polyester threads wound on numbered cards and an iron needle, all in a square printed box.
What does the finished blue bird design look like?
It is a small bird in flight, stitched in blues and greens with a red beak and a white eye, on white fabric held inside the round hoop.
How do I display the finished cross-stitch?
It stays in its bamboo hoop, so you can hang it from a small hook or a loop of ribbon at the screw fitting, or prop it on a shelf or desk.
What is the hoop made of?
The hoop is bamboo with a metal screw fitting at the top, which tightens to hold the fabric firmly and evenly while you work your stitches.
How should I care for the finished picture?
Keep it somewhere dry and dust it gently now and then with a soft dry cloth to keep the stitches and the white fabric looking fresh.