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Magnificent heron

You'll simply soar through this stunning Anchor heron design, exclusively from Coats Crafts UK

ABOUT THIS

ANCHOR

DESIGN

lhere's something rather majestic about this heron, wading through the pond that he shares with lush liły pads, a friendly frog and a collection of colourful fish.

With its large proportions - a long and slender neck, and impressive wingspan - it's the sort of bird that's impossible to ignore. You'll use whole cross stitches on this design, adding a defining black streak to the beron's head, and black and grey shading to its plumage. Then, backstitch in a rangę of shades gives the finał detail that brings this bird to life. You'11 enjoy stitching the foliage in this picture, worked in a variety of shades, from *he energetic parrot green, to nature's own moss green. Of course, you could stitch just a section of this design, perhaps the frog and a lily pad or two. But one thing's for surę -whatever you stitch - it will be something to be proud of.

Stitcher's guide

This opulent design is stitched on Coats Crafts UK 14-count white aida using 28 different shades of Anchor stranded cotton. The design is worked in whole cross stitch in two strands of thread and backstitch in one strand. A few fractional stitches define the eyes of the heron, frog and fish. This project is recommended for stitchers who are comfortable working backstitch and fractionals.

How to stitch the heron design

IFind the centre of your fabric by folding it in half both horizontally and vertically. Follow the ’0’ gridlines on the chart to find its centre and start stitching from here, working your way outwards from the centre of the fabric.

2 Work the cross stitch on the design in two strands of cotton. For every tiny symbol you see, work a fractional stitch.

3 Work the backstitch using one strand of cotton. Ref er to the key for the thread colour.

4Check over your finished stitching and prepare for making up.

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FABRIC Coats Crafts UK 14-count white a;da measuring 56 x 28cm (22 x 1 lin)

THREADS Anchor stranded cotton as listed in the key NEEDLE Size 24 tapestry needle FRAME Frame of your choice with a minimum aperture 47 x I8cm (18'/i x 7in)

FOR STOCKIST DETAILS turn to page 63

HERON KEY 1
	Anchor	1
Cross stitch in two strands
A	1	white
9	u	light red
¥	13	red
☆	96	lilac
★	99	dark lilac
uO	158	light turquoise
CT>	167	turguoise
0	168	dark turquoise
“t”	234	grey
V	245	dark green
w	257	parrot green
I	259	light green
0	265	moss green
f	267	dark moss green
<L	280	olive green
	298	yellow
m	316	orange
W	359	brown
Ł	381	dark brown
■	403	black
▼	683	bottle green
e	849	petrol blue
-ó-	901	sand
e	922	dark petrol blue
—	942	light tan
b	943	tan
Ł	944	dark tan
	1068	very dark turguoise
Backstitch in one strand
	1	white wat er
—	234	terorTs wing (eathers
—	359	brown heron's fegs & fish
	403	black heron's beak & head. fish
—	683	bottle green foliage & frog
	849	petrol blue d!J orhor backstitch _
* STITCH COUNT 261 high x 98 wide
* DESIGN AREA
14 HPI (28<ount €venweaw> - 46.5 X 17.5cm (18^3/4 x 7in) 16 HPI-41 x 15.5cm{16’/2x6«/4in) 18 HPI-36.5 x 13.5cm(14'/2x5'/2in)
This design was stitched using Anchor stranded cotton.