Counted cross stitch chart, a reproduction from original work done by young stitcher Anna Tench back in 1811.
Main details in this design are two adorable young girls who are either twins or sisters very close in age to each other holding two kittens.
In fact you see everything in pairs in this design: moths, birds, flower baskets, kittens, parrots.
Stitches used here: cross stitch over one and two linen threads, satin stitch, Algerian eyelet stitch, French knots, rice stitch, stem stitch, leaf stitch, two-sided plaited Spanish stitch, needle weaving (horizontal running stitch over one thread), brick stitch, Parisian stitch, long cross stitch, reverse tent stitch, daisy stitch, back stitch, alternating half cross stitch over one thread of linen and straight gobelin stitch.
Stitch count: 266 x 301
