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Lay a Little Egg

£29.00£58.00

Lay A Little Egg tapestry is a wonderful design to stitch for anyone who keeps hens, or enjoys the country life. The designs shows a busy yard with hens, chicks and a protective cockerel enjoying the sunshine. The border is a patchwork of feathers and eggs.

Lay A Little Egg has a lovely balance of plain and patterned areas for maximum stitching enjoyment.

Choosing a tapestry frame? For Lay a Little Egg, we recommend either a 21″ or 24″ wide tapestry frame. See all our tapestry frames in our Frames and Accessories category.

Lay A Little Egg tapestry is a wonderful design to stitch for anyone who keeps hens, or enjoys the country life. Hens, chicks and a protective cockerel are out in the garden, enjoying the sunshine. The border is a patchwork of feathers and eggs.

Kit Contents - Complete Kit

  • Each complete kit comes with a large red rope-handled bag with colour illustration for reference
  • Colour printed canvas (10hpi)
  • Reference chart
  • A generous supply of Anchor tapestry wool to stitch the design in half cross or tent stitch
  • John James tapestry needle (size 18)
  • Stitch instructions for half cross and tent stitch

The tapestry frame shown in our photograph is a CF2412 (24" wide with 12" side bars), shown here for illustration purposes only and not included with the Lay A Little Egg tapestry kit.

Kit Contents - Canvas Only

  • Colour printed canvas (10hpi)
  • Reference chart
  • NO WOOL, allowing you to create your own colour palette and use up your own yarn
  • John James tapestry needle (size 18)
  • Stitch instructions for half cross and tent stitch
  • Small red bag with colour illustration for reference

Choosing  a Tapestry Frame

A tapestry frame is not essential, but does help to prevent your work going out of shape and makes it easy to resume stitching the next day or after a break. We stock a good range of British made no-sew tapestry clip frames which are quick and easy to assemble. The canvas is attached by easy clips, giving you the freedom to switch between projects if necessary.

For Lay a Little Egg, we recommend either a 21" or 24" wide tapestry frame.

See all our tapestry frames in our Frames and Accessories category.

Design Size

Printed canvas area: 11.5" x 15.75" (28cm x 39cm).

Additional information

Kit Options

Complete Kit, Canvas Only

Choosing a Frame

Choosing  a Tapestry Frame

A tapestry frame is not essential, but does help to prevent your work going out of shape and makes it easy to resume stitching the next day or after a break. We stock a good range of British made no-sew tapestry clip frames which only take a few minutes to assemble. As the canvas is attached by easy clips, the frames allow you to switch between projects if necessary.

For Lay a Little Egg, we recommend either a CF249 or a CF2412 frame.

Design Size

Printed canvas area: 11.5″ x 15.75″ (28cm x 39cm).

Measurements

Printed canvas area: 11.5″ x 15.75″ (28cm x 39cm)