This pre-order item will begin shipping in September after the 8/28-8/30 Needlework Expo. Exact Shipping Date(s) TBD depending on the contents of your order- it may take anywhere from 3 days to 3+ weeks to ship after the event. Any non-pre-order items in your order will be held and shipped altogether at that time. Please reach out if you have any questions before placing your order. If you place multiple August Expo pre-orders, I will try to combine and refund shipping fees as much as possible. Thanks!

Designer's note: Created to celebrate (and respectfully poke a little at!) the quirky genius of Benjamin Franklin. Did you know he didn’t want the bald eagle to be the national bird? He wanted it to be the turkey! And he considered the letters C, J, Q, W, X, and Y to be unnecessary, and he wrote his own version of the alphabet without them! But he provided some significant contributions and special wisdom to our world.

• Stitch count: 118W x 67H

• Stitched 2 over 2. The design features full cross stitches and some backstitching (for the kite strings, spectacles, smile, and bell crack)

• Recommended fabric: 32 ct Homespun by Lakeside Linens. (On that fabric, the finished size will be approximately 7 3/8” w x 4 1/4” h)

• Floss Colors Used: 10

• Gentle Arts Simply Shaker Threads: Barn Grey (or DMC 451)

• Weeks Dye Works: Swiss Chocolate (or DMC 433), Molasses (or DMC 898), Gold (or DMC 834)

• DMC: 310, 435, 762, 945, 3328, B5200