Stitch Your Way into the Night Sky with Ursa Major! ✨🐻

Take a cosmic journey from the comfort of your favorite stitching chair with the Ursa Major Hand Embroidery Hoop Kit by Kiriki Press! Inspired by the famous celestial "Great Bear" constellation, this kit beautifully blends a love for astronomy with the timeless art of hand embroidery.

Featuring a majestic bear adorned with intricate stellar details and surrounded by a ring of midnight botanicals, this pattern is a brilliant mix of natural wonder and vintage stargazing map aesthetics. Framed in a generous 6-inch hoop, it offers the perfect canvas to practice your stitches while exploring the mysteries of the northern sky.

🌟 Fun Cosmic Facts for Your Stitching Journey:

• The Great Bear: Ursa Major is one of the oldest and most recognizable constellations in the night sky, recorded by Ptolemy in the 2nd century!

• Finding True North: The famous "Big Dipper" isn't its own constellation—it's actually an asterism (a recognizable pattern of stars) located right inside the tail and hindquarters of Ursa Major. Travelers have used its "pointer stars" for centuries to find Polaris, the North Star.

• A Timeless Tale: Nearly every ancient culture across the globe has a story about this celestial bear, from Greek mythology to Native American folklore. Now, you get to create your very own modern textile version of this ancient legend!

Why You’ll Love This Kit:

• Stellar Textures: The Ursa Major design is a wonderful playground for practicing different embroidery techniques. From smooth satin stitches for the bear’s form to French knots that mimic twinkling stars, you'll love watching the varied textures come together.

• Zero Transfer Stress: Don't worry about trying to trace complex celestial lines. The entire design is screen-printed directly onto high-quality cotton fabric using vibrant, water-erasable ink. Just thread your needle and begin!

• A Finished Masterpiece: Once your final star is placed, the included 6" wooden hoop serves as a beautiful, ready-to-hang frame. It’s perfect for a gallery wall, a nursery, or as a deeply thoughtful gift for your favorite stargazing enthusiast.

What’s Included in This All-In-One Kit:

Kiriki Press is celebrated for providing premium, beautifully curated materials. Your space-faring kit comes completely ready to stitch:

• Screen-Printed Fabric: High-quality cotton backing fabric printed with water-erasable ink for crisp, clean stitching lines.

• 6-Inch Wooden Embroidery Hoop: A smooth, durable hoop to keep your fabric perfectly taut while working, and to frame your art when finished.

• Premium Embroidery Floss: A stunning palette of smooth, six-strand embroidery threads chosen to capture the deep, magical tones of the evening sky.

• Stitching Essentials: A high-quality embroidery needle.

• Illustrated Guide: Step-by-step instructions and clear stitch diagrams so you can navigate the pattern with total confidence.

Unwind and Reconnect: Hand embroidery is the perfect way to unplug from digital screens and enjoy a slower, mindful pace. Pour a warm drink, settle in, and watch your very own constellation come to life, stitch by beautiful stitch. 

Use a range of basic stitches to complete this beautiful multi-layered screen printed pattern. Ursa Major is part of the Constellation Series, a collection of embroidery designs inspired by medieval star maps, vintage astronomical charts and the mythological figures that traversed ancient skies. This hoop kit is Beginner/Intermediate, using a range of easy stitches to complete the pattern.