The Girl With Poppies

A painterly portrait: a girl with long dark hair crowned with red poppies, against a background of splashes and drips that recall watercolour. The shading of the skin and the petals calls for frequent colour changes, while the backstitch defines the features of the face, so this design suits stitchers who already have a few cross stitch projects behind them.

The threads come pre-sorted and numbered on the organiser, so there is no sorting to do before you start. The fabric margin around the design leaves room to mount the work in a frame or hoop and, once stitched, to have it framed; the frame is not included. A hoop or frame and a small pair of embroidery scissors are useful additions.