Bee Embroidery Kit for Adults | Paisley Line Art Design, 6-inch (15cm)

The bees are busy. You don't have to be.

Sammy asked Paraffle's customers which animal they wanted to stitch next and the bee won outright. You can see why: the wings are drawn in fine black outline with little star motifs, the body fills with gold paisley and dense black detail, and the whole thing sits large and calm in the centre of pale organic cotton.

Ten classic stitches are used across the design, each one photographed step by step in the stitch guide, and the pattern comes pre-printed so there is nothing to trace. The wings go quickly; the body is the part to settle into with a pot of tea.

What's in the kit

• 100% organic cotton fabric
• A pre-printed pattern transfer, so no tracing needed
• 6-inch (15 cm) wooden embroidery hoop
• DMC stranded cotton threads, wound onto a thread organiser
• A size 7 embroidery needle
• Wool-blend felt to back the finished hoop
• A stitch guide with a photograph of every stitch used
• Full step-by-step instructions, plus a link to Paraffle's online video tutorials

Good to know

• Skill level: beginner — no experience needed
• Ten classic embroidery stitches, each photographed in the guide
• The finished piece measures 8 inches (20 cm) across and stays in the hoop it arrives in
• You supply your own scissors and a pen — everything else is in the bag
• Packed plastic-free, in an FSC-certified recycled paper bag
• Designed by Sammy Bishop and put together by hand in Paraffle's Edinburgh studio
• Contains a needle — please keep away from small children.