Hunter

Counted cross stitch kit of Hawker Hunter, Britain's most successful post-war fighter.

The design contains only whole cross stitches - NO PART STITCHES, NO BACK STITCHES and NO MIXED THREADS! Stitched measurements 11.75" x 5"/30 cm x 13 cm.

When framed without a mount it will measure 12.5" x 8.5" - 32 cm x 22 cm, and when framed with a mount 17" x 13" - 43.5 cm x 33.5 cm. The standard fabric in the kit is 14 count white blockweave Aida. 28 count evenweave 100% Cashel linen is available as an option for £3 extra. The kit also contains DMC stranded cottons in 15 colours, ready-sorted on a thread organiser with the key, needle, easy to follow charts, small scale and large scale, and in black and white and in colour, full instructions for beginners, and specific instructions for this kit.

Perhaps surprisingly, this classic jet fighter was designed by Sir Sydney Camm, who also designed the Battle of Britain winning Hawker Hurricane. The Hunter evolved to become one of the greatest combat aircraft of all time. In the 1950's it was the aircraft with which Neville Duke broke the World Speed Record, and was still in serivce around the world for 40 years. Hunters made up the most famous aeorobatic team of all time, the Black Arrows. In later years Hunters entertained us in the Patrouille Suisse, and also featured in the Royal Jordanian Air Force Historic Flight.