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BAROQUE
BEAUTY
D
ecked out in the latest
fashions and dripping
with shining beads, ‘The
Baker’s Wife’ is the latest
chart from Mirabilia Designs.
With her frothy pink hair
and peppermint-green gown,
the wife of the palace baker
may seem sweet, but behind
her downcast eyes is a clever
mind hoping to make a
little mischief. Visit Arts and
Designs* to order the full
black and white chart, as
well as an embellishment
pack with all the threads,
beads and fabric you’ll need
to bring this opulent character
to life. Go on, treat yourself- it’s what the Baker’s Wife
would want you to do!
Easy elephant
NEVER FORGET
THE FUN
E
lly the elephant is off on all sorts
of colourful adventures in this
new collection from Bothy Threads*!
Whether she’s off travelling in her
camper and attending a festival, or
just enjoying the flowers and rain in
her own backyard, this precious little
pachyderm is living every moment to
its fullest. Designed by Simon Taylor-
Kielty, the illustrator behind Bebunni,
each of these four kits measures
24x24cm (9¾x9¾in) once stitched.
The kits come with all you need to
stitch them, including white Zweigart
aida, presorted threads, a needle, a
chart and instructions. Choose your
favourite from ‘The Watering Hole’
(XEL1), ‘Jumbo Bouquet’ (XEL2),
‘Pack Your Trunk’ (XEL3) and ‘Party
Animal’ (XEL4) – or stitch the whole
set and display them all together to
add tons of fun to any room.Trendw atch i ng... Tra nqu i l d aw n
Journeys in jade
Enjoy this ‘Walk in the Park - 1900s’
chart from Creative Poppy*Hello baby
‘Baby Feet, Green’ kit by StitchKits*
from Not On The High StreetPICK^ O
F^ THE^
MON
TH
Dulux’s colour of the
£ (^2). (^95)
Shades of
stationery
Use Rex London’s*
Green Abstract A5
Notebook to write
down all your
stitchy goals for
the coming year!
£ (^23)
ea.^49
ch
Easy elephant
Bothy Threads’ Elly kits are worked
in just whole stitch and backstitch
£ (^10).
(^87)
£ (^22)
£ (^6).
(^37)