Blue Whale Embroidery Kit for Adults | Paisley Ocean, 6-inch (15cm)

One whale, ten stitches, and a very calm evening or two.

Sammy's blue whale is built entirely out of paisley — teardrops, curls and little florets fill the body, then fan out along the belly in neat rows of cream. Worked on deep navy organic cotton it reads almost like scrimshaw, and it sits just as happily above a bath or in a hallway as it does in a craft room.

It makes a proper first project. The design uses ten classic embroidery stitches, so rather than repeating one stitch for hours you come away with a small vocabulary — and the printed stitch guide photographs every one of them. The pattern arrives already printed, so there is no tracing and no guessing. Thread the needle and follow the line.

The finished whale stays in its 8 inch hoop, ready to hang the moment you tie off the last stitch.

What's in the kit

• 100% organic cotton fabric
• A pre-printed pattern transfer — no tracing, no light box
• An 8 inch (20 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.