Water Lily Fairy

A water lily fairy sitting on her leaf, her lit wand reflected in the pond: a storybook scene printed in colour on Penelope canvas, the double-thread canvas used for French needlepoint. It is worked in half cross stitch by following the printed design, with no counting involved, so it stitches up calmly and steadily.

You are buying the canvas alone: threads are not included. The manufacturer lists fifteen DMC Soft Cotton colours, which you will find among the required materials; you will also need a blunt tapestry needle and, if you like working with one, a frame. Once stitched, the panel can be framed as a picture; the frame itself is not included.