Add barnyard colour to your stitching with this realistic hen design, worked in 12 thread colours and packed with feather detail. The bird is shown standing tall with a bright red face, sharp beak, neat round eye and long legs, while the wing and tail are built from layered patches of gold, yellow, orange, cream, brown, grey, black and white. It suits anyone who likes country motifs, poultry-themed makes or nature designs with a more lifelike finish than a simple cartoon bird.
Because it is a dense, heavily stitched design, it has the visual weight to stand out on sturdy fabrics such as denim jackets, canvas aprons, quilting cotton, cushion fronts and tote bags. The long curved tail feathers and patchwork plumage markings give it plenty to look at, so it works especially well as a single focal motif on the back of a jacket, the front of an apron or the centre of a cushion. With 12 sizes available from 3 inch to 10 inch, you can keep it small for a pocket or tea towel corner, or let the full feather detail spread out on a larger panel.
