Description
This little wooden house keyring craft kit lets you decorate your own keyring, one cross stitch at a time. The house is cut from pale plywood with a peaked roof and a small chimney, and a neat grid of holes runs right through it, ready for thread. It hangs from a short metal chain and a metal key ring, and the kit comes with four colours of textile thread in red, green, yellow and blue, plus a metal needle tucked into a card thread holder. Stitch a red roof, green walls, a yellow window and a blue door for a cheerful little cottage, or work the colours into a pattern of your own. The keyring measures 12.2cm long, 4.6cm wide and 0.8cm deep.
Once it is stitched, it goes wherever your keys go: on a front door key, a bag zip, a pencil case or a backpack, where the bright colours make it easy to find at the bottom of a pocket. At 8g it adds next to nothing to a bunch of keys. The kit itself is a calm, absorbing little project for a quiet evening on the sofa or a slow afternoon at the table, and because the back of the box sets out a cross-stitch technique, you have a guide close at hand if the stitch is unfamiliar.
The house is plywood with a smooth, natural wood finish, and the chain, ring and needle are metal. Every stitch passes through holes already cut in the wood, so there is no fabric to stretch and no hoop to fuss with. Work the thread in short lengths to stop it tangling, keep the finished keyring dry, and dust the wood with a soft dry cloth now and then. We think it makes a thoughtful small gift slipped in with a card, or you can stitch it yourself and hand over the finished house keyring instead.
Specification
| Brand |
Rex London |
| Material |
Keyring: plywood & metal; threads: textile; needle: metal |
| Length |
12.2cm |
| Width |
4.6cm |
| Height |
0.8cm |
| Weight |
0.008KG |
Frequently Asked
What comes in the kit?
You get a plywood house keyring on a metal chain and ring, textile threads in red, green, yellow and blue, and a metal needle on a card holder.
How big is the keyring?
The keyring measures 12.2cm long, 4.6cm wide and 0.8cm deep, a neat size for a set of keys, a bag zip or a pencil case.
Do I need to know how to cross-stitch already?
Not necessarily. The back of the box sets out a cross-stitch technique, and the holes already cut through the plywood guide where every stitch goes.
Can I stitch my own design instead of the house pattern?
Yes, the grid of holes lets you place the four thread colours however you like, whether that is a red roof and green walls or a pattern of your own.
What is the keyring made of?
The house is plywood and the chain and ring are metal. The threads are textile and the needle that comes with them is metal too.
How should I look after the finished keyring?
Keep it dry and dust the wood now and then with a soft dry cloth, as you would any small wooden piece you carry every day.