Echo of Summer - Needlepoint

A summer day by the sea: baskets resting on the sand, a flowered shawl and a straw hat ringed with pink blooms, with grassy dunes and waves behind. The design is worked in counted petit point on gobelin canvas, following the chart stitch by stitch; the fine weave holds many shades and gives an almost painterly effect.

With this many colours and such a dense stitch count it is a demanding piece, better suited to stitchers used to fine canvas. The frame is not included: once finished, the panel is ready to be framed, perhaps with a pale mount. A frame or hoop and good lighting make the work much easier.