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Mother Hen

£9.25£18.50

Mother Hen beginner tapestry kit, a gorgeous mini needlepoint of a hen and chick. Once stitched, Mother Hen can be used as the centre panel in a cushion or book bag.

The complete kit includes colour printed canvas, 8 whole skeins of Anchor tapestry wool, a needle and threader and clear instructions. Choose the canvas only option if you have lots of wool to use up from previous projects.

Mother Hen starter tapestry kit is an adorable beginners kit featuring a scene of a hen and her chick, with bunting and flowers. Mother Hen is suitable for beginners, as well as being a lovely quick project for more experienced stitchers.

Once stitched frame your Mother Hen as a picture, make it into the centre of a larger cushion, use it as a centre panel for a cushion, or a bag for a favourite bedtime book.

As a rough age guide, Mother Hen is suitable for children age 7+.

Kit Contents - Complete Kit

  • Red rope-handled bag with colour illustration
  • Colour printed canvas (10hpi)
  • Eight whole skeins of Anchor tapestry wool
  • Reference chart with additional alphabet chart, and stitching instructions geared towards beginners
  • John James tapestry needle (size 18)
  • Needle threader
  • Clear instructions for half cross stitch

Kit Contents - Canvas Only

  • Red rope-handled bag with colour illustration
  • Colour printed canvas (10hpi)
  • NO WOOL
  • Reference chart with additional alphabet chart, and stitching instructions geared towards beginners
  • John James tapestry needle (size 18)
  • Needle threader
  • Clear instructions for half cross stitch

Design Size

Printed canvas area: 4" x 4" (10cm x 10cm)

Canvas size 10" x 10" (25cm x 25cm)

Choosing  a Tapestry Frame

A tapestry frame is not essential, but if beginners use a frame it will enable them to concentrate on stitching, and let the frame do the job of holding the canvas.

For Mother Hen starter kit, we recommend a CF129 tapestry frame. Choose one of the larger frames (CF189, CF219 or CF249), ie one with code ending in '9' if you intend to stitch larger projects in the future. These will allow you to attach a canvas wider than 12". See all our frames together in our Frames and Accessories category.

Design Size

Printed canvas area: 4" x 4" (10cm x 10cm), canvas size 10" x 10" (25cm x 25cm)

Additional information

Kit Options

Complete Kit, Canvas Only

Choosing a Frame

A tapestry frame is not essential, but is particularly useful for beginners as it leaves both hands free for stitching. 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 clips, the frames allow you to switch between projects if necessary.

For Mother Hen, we recommend a CF129 frame but choose one of the larger frames with code ending in ‘9’ if you think you will stitch larger projects in the future.

Measurements

Printed canvas area: 4″ x 4″ (10cm x 10cm), canvas size 10″ x 10″ (25cm x 25cm)