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Miniatures offer simpler subjects, making excellent starter kits, holiday projects or Christmas gifts. Æsops Fables from Castell Coch
Beautifully painted scenes from Æsops 2500 year old fables adorn the walls of the octagonal drawing room in Castell Coch, a Victorian fantasy castle in South Wales.
Here are the Hare & Tortoise competing in their famous race and the Quack Doctor extolling the virtues of his medicine which does nothing for his own appearance.
Hare and Tortoise
Quack Doctor
Hare and Tortoise
CANVAS: 14#/in (5.5#cm) Zweigart White de luxe canvas, 20 x 26" (??x??cm).
DESIGN: 12x15¾" (30.5 x 40cm). STITCH: Tent stitch worked with 3 threads.
WOOLS: Appleton crewel, 34 colours.
INSTRUCTIONS:
Quack Doctor
CANVAS: 18#/in ( 7#cm) White Interlock Canvas, 10 x 10" (??x??cm).
DESIGN: 6 x 6" (15x15cm). STITCH: Tent stitch worked with 2 threads.
WOOLS: Appleton crewel, 14 colours
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