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A 100 g skein of single-ply Bulgarian merino, left undyed. About 200 m, DK weight.

Same merino, dyed with rosehips into a soft heathered pink. 100 g, ~200 m.

A sampler of twelve hand-dyed mercerised cotton threads, 8 m skeins, in muted earth tones.

A 25 m spool of natural undyed linen thread for whitework and visible mending.

A 15 cm beech hoop with a brass tightening screw. Sanded to a satin finish.

The larger sister to the 15 cm — for sampler-sized work and small wall pieces.

Sixteen John James embroidery needles in mixed sizes, in a small tin.

A pair of 30 cm beech knitting needles, 4 mm — the right size for our merino.

Everything for a first cross-stitch project — fabric, threads, needle, hoop and instructions.

A small kit for darning and patching favourite clothes — yarn, thread, needles, instructions.