Wedding Couple Hands

The hands of a newly married couple, rings on their fingers and a string of pearls at the wrist, worked in soft sepia shades that give the piece the look of an old photograph. The alphabet supplied with the chart lets you add the couple's names and the wedding date, as shown in the picture, so the finished piece becomes a personal gift for the bride and groom or a keepsake of your own day.

It is worked in counted cross stitch on Aida, with a little back stitch for the outlines and beads sewn on at the end; the silver metallic thread catches the light on the rings. The frame is not included: a hoop or frame makes stitching easier, and a pale mount suits the sepia colouring well.