Melodies of Paris

A generous floral arrangement of roses, buds and lilac looking out over Paris: a piano keyboard runs below the vase and the Eiffel Tower stands against the evening sky. The whole picture is worked in counted cross stitch on unprinted Aida, following the full-colour symbolic chart.

This is a good-sized project with plenty of shading in the petals and in the sky, so a frame or hoop and strong light will help; working area by area from the centre keeps the counting easy. Hoop and picture frame are not included, even though the photo shows the finished piece. Once completed, the embroidery makes a handsome framed picture for the wall.