Mushroom Forest Cross Stitch Kit
95-140 hours, a little practice
$27.95
Counted cross stitch on cream Aida
October Folk Tale Cross Stitch Kit
$29.95
An old woman with a steaming cup sits outside a painted hut on chicken legs while black cats, owls and bats keep her company. Worked on cream Aida within a border of pumpkins, pears and toadstools.
Expected delivery Wed, Nov 4 to Mon, Nov 9
- Free shipping over $49
- 30-day returns
In the box
Unprinted cotton Aida, cotton floss sorted on a numbered card, a printed symbol chart, instructions and a needle.
Materials and care
Cream Aida, 100% cotton, with cotton floss. Hand wash the finished piece in cool water, roll it in a towel and press it face down on a soft cloth.
Before you start
Press the folded fabric from the back with a warm iron, find the center of the fabric and the chart, and start stitching from the middle out. A hoop or scroll frame, small scissors and good light help.
Shipping and returns
Free shipping over $49. Arrives in 7-12 days. Shipping times and costs per country
Not what you were looking for? Return it within 30 days of delivery. How returns work
Specifications
- Craft
- Cross stitch
- Time
- 140-210 hours
- Skill
- A little practice
- Finished size
- 16.1 x 11 in (41 x 28 cm)
- Fabric
- 14-count cream Aida, 100% cotton, unprinted
- Stitches
- About 21,000 full crosses
- In the box
- Aida, sorted cotton floss, printed chart, instructions and a needle
About the design
The picture tells a little story in the style of an old folk tale. A painted wooden hut with a lit window stands on red chicken legs beside a twisted tree dropping orange leaves. A white-haired woman in a red headscarf sits on a stump with a steaming cup. One black cat sits at her feet, another watches from a purple pedestal by a broom, and a washing line runs from the tree to the hut with a purple dress, a shirt and a sleeping bat pegged on it. An owl perches on the roof, more owls and crows keep watch from the side borders, and the outer border runs with pumpkins, pears, toadstools, frogs and sleeping cats in deep autumn colors.
Fabric, count and finished size
The kit is worked in full cross stitch on 14-count cream Aida and finishes at 16.1 x 11 in (41 x 28 cm), a wide landscape shape. The soft cream ground keeps the grid easy to read and lets the rust, plum and teal shades stand out. Nothing is printed on the fabric: you count each stitch from the symbol chart.
How long it takes
The chart is about 226 by 154 stitches, and around three fifths of it is stitched, so plan on roughly 21,000 crosses. At a typical 100 to 150 stitches an hour, that is about 140 to 210 hours. Start in September and it makes a slow, cozy project for the dark months, ready to hang the next fall.
Stitching tips
The hut and the headscarf use the brightest reds, so stitch them early while the fabric is clean. Black cats on cream fabric show every stray strand, so keep dark threads short and tidy on the back. A pencil grid on the chart every ten squares makes the dense border much easier to count.
What is in the kit
- Unprinted Aida fabric, 100% cotton
- Cotton floss, sorted on a numbered card
- A printed symbol chart and instructions
- A needle
A hoop, scissors and a frame are not included. The fabric arrives folded; press out the creases from the back with a warm iron before your first stitch. The border is a good place to start, since it gives you a frame to count from.
Delivery and returns
Delivery is $6.95, and free on orders from $49. The delivery estimate for your address shows on this page and at checkout. You can return the kit within 30 days of delivery; return shipping is yours unless it arrives faulty or wrong. See delivery and returns for the details, or compare the other cross stitch kits.
Questions
Is this a Halloween design?
It leans autumnal rather than spooky: black cats, owls, bats and pumpkins around a folk-tale hut. It can stay on the wall from September through November.
Where should I start stitching?
Many stitchers start with the border, because it gives a fixed frame to count the scene from. Starting in the center of the chart works too.
How long does it take?
About 140 to 210 hours for roughly 21,000 stitches at 100 to 150 stitches an hour. You can stop and start whenever you like.
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