A bird in hand
CROSS STITCH PATTERN READY TO DOWNLOAD, DESIGNED BY Barbara Ana Designs

Here's A bird in hand, a cross stitch pattern by Barbara Ana Designs illustrating the lovely proverb:

"a bird in hand is worth two in a bush".

 

The design is particularly elegant, with the simple, stylized shapes of the gloved hand and the frail bird forming a frame for the text.

 

The piece was stitched on cream linen and given an antique feel using a natural walnut-based staining technique.

 

A cross stitch pattern by Barbara Ana Designs.

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Chart info & Needlework supplies for the pattern:
A bird in hand

Chart size in stitches: 75 x 89 (wide x high)
Needlework fabric: Aida, Linen or Evenweave
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Stitches: Cross stitch, 
Chart: Black & White, Color
Threads: Anchor or DMC
Number of colors: 1

Themes: a bird in hand is worth two in a bush, proverb, saying, bird, gloved hand
 

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