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BothyThreads - Follow Me - Cats 2

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Kit Includes: chart and instructions, needle, quality fabric, hand-painted satin butterfly and pre-sorted stranded cotton threads on a loaded thread organiser.
Stitched On: 14 count ivory Aida.
Pattern Size: 11cm x 33cm.
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Kit Includes: chart and instructions, needle, quality fabric, hand-painted satin butterfly and pre-sorted stranded cotton threads on a loaded thread organiser.
Stitched On: 14 count ivory Aida.
Pattern Size: 11cm x 33cm.
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Bothy Threads Cross Stitch - Cut Thru - Haberdashers by Amanda Loverseed

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Quality Cross Stitch from Bothy Threads
Kit Includes: chart and instructions, needle, quality fabric and pre-sorted stranded cotton threads on a loaded thread organiser.
Pattern Size: 35cm x 26cm.
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Bothy Threads Cross Stitch - Cut Thru - Rocket by amanda loverseed

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26 x 35 cms Stitched on 16 hpi
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About The Mirasol Project
Located high in the oxygen-starved sierra of the Andes Mountains of Peru near Lake Titicaca, the Mallkini Ranch was established to breed alpaca herds. The owners, Michell and Company, have always had the well-being of their employees uppermost in the running of the ranch. With this aim in view, they have sought a way of supporting their employees in the long term: the Mirasol Project. The solution is to take a percentage of every sale of Mirasol Yarn and invest it in the establishment and running of a boarding-house for local children. The proposal is focused on an infant and child-care programme and after-school support for older children so that the alpaca shepherds' families at Mallkini have a secure place where the children can develop their potential. The boarding-house will be built to provide accommodation, meals and health-care and support the children with their school-work. The idea came from a visit made to the ranch by Kari Hestnes and Per Svendsen who run Du Store Alpakka in Norway

The Mirasol Project will do something to redress the balance between rich and poor nations. Peru is a nation of 29 million people with a high level of social inequality, with the poor rural Quechua-speaking communities high in the Andes being particularly disadvantaged. The situation is not helped by the fact that since 1980 Peru has experienced periods of political unrest which have particularly affected the already disadvantaged Quechua-speaking communities. A survey undertaken in 2002 rated Peru last of 41 nations in terms of educational provision and the people of the Puno region, where the ranch is situated, have one of the lowest levels of health and education in Peru. The illiteracy rate is 95 per cent. Families live just at subsistence level in mud huts that lack plumbing and electricity and have only an open fireplace for warmth. As a result of this survey, the Peruvian government has decided to prioritise the development of the rural areas of the sierra on the national agenda.

Mirasol Cotanani
Composition: 60% Pima cotton, 40% Merino wool
Weight: Approx. - 100g / 82 metres
Wash- As Wool
Needle: - 4mm - US6
Tension: - 22 sts x 28 rows

Mirasol Miski
Composition: 100% baby llama
Weight: Approx. - 50g / 75 metres
Wash- As Wool
Needle: - 5mm - US6
Tension: - 18 sts x 24 rows

Mirasol Sulka
Composition: 60% merino wool, 20% alpaca, 20% silk
Weight: Approx. - 50g / 50 metres
Wash- As Wool
Needle: - 6mm - US10
Tension: - 16 sts x 20 rows

Mirasol Hacho
Composition: 100% hand-dyed merino wool
Weight: Approx. - 50g / 125 metres
Wash- As Wool
Needle: - 4mm - US6
Tension: - 22 sts x 30 rows

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