Add ornamental calm to your stitching with this elegant Japanese vase and bush design, centred on a neatly clipped topiary rising in rounded leafy tiers. Bead-like garlands drape through the foliage, while the vase itself is richly decorated with a miniature landscape of trees, plants and fine ground or water lines. It suits stitchers who like traditional decorative motifs with a little depth to look at, rather than a flat, simple outline.
With 10 thread colours and a dense, heavily stitched finish, it has the presence to stand up well on sturdy fabrics such as linen cushions, canvas bags, structured jackets or framed textile panels. The mix of greens, blue, white, yellow, purple, pink and brown gives the piece a painted quality, especially across the detailed ceramic vase. Use it where you want one self-contained motif to do the work: on the back of a denim jacket, the front of a tote, or at the centre of a decorative cushion.
