{"product_id":"mercury-needlepoint-canvas","title":"Mercury, the Winged Messenger","description":"\u003cp\u003eMercury, the smallest planet and the nearest to the sun, in warm ochre, olive, and grey: a cratered world carrying the record of four and a half billion years of impact. This needlepoint canvas renders that pitted terrain in the fine gradations eighteen mesh allows, with the dark floors of the largest craters reading almost black against the surrounding rock. Part of the Astronomy Collection, and a natural companion to the moon it so closely resembles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA day on Mercury is longer than its year. The planet turns three times on its axis for every two circuits of the sun, and the arithmetic of that resonance means a single solar day—one sunrise to the next—runs to about a hundred and seventy-six Earth days, while the year takes only eighty-eight. From certain places on the surface, the sun would appear to rise, halt, briefly reverse its course, and then go on as before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFinished as a framed miniature, an ornament, or one of a full Astronomy series, this canvas is especially lovely for anyone drawn to the small, difficult, close-in planet that is hardest of all to see from Earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDETAILS\u003cbr\u003e— Mesh count: 18\u003cbr\u003e— Skill level: Advanced\u003cbr\u003e— Canvas size: 8 x 8 inches\u003cbr\u003e— Finishing suggestions: Framed miniature, ornament, or a piece in a full Astronomy series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKIT OPTIONS\u003cbr\u003e1. Canvas Only — the printed canvas alone, for needleworkers kitting from their own stash.\u003cbr\u003e2. Kit with DMC Pearl Cotton #5 — the canvas plus everything needed to begin. Kit includes coordinating DMC Pearl Cotton #5 pre-selected in each design color, a tapestry needle in the right size for the mesh, a needle threader, embroidery scissors, a mesh stash bag, and a color-keyed insert card.\u003cbr\u003e3. Kit with Pepper Pot Silk — the canvas with hand-dyed Pepper Pot Silk in each design color, along with the same tools and color-keyed insert card.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGIFTING\u003cbr\u003eA thoughtful gift for astronomers, science teachers, space enthusiasts, and anyone assembling a solar system one planet at a time. Also lovely as a graduation gift, a birthday gift, or a keepsake for a first home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePierrepont is a Brooklyn needlepoint atelier devoted to everlasting beauty. Inspired by classical and painterly traditions, each needlepoint canvas is designed to become your very own work of art.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pierrepont","offers":[{"title":"8 x 8 inches \/ Canvas Only","offer_id":43222193799243,"sku":null,"price":96.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"8 x 8 inches \/ Kit with DMC Pearl Cotton","offer_id":43222193832011,"sku":null,"price":136.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"8 x 8 inches \/ Kit with Pepper Pot Silk","offer_id":43222193864779,"sku":null,"price":196.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/0106\/1451\/files\/pierrepont-mercury-canvas.png?v=1789824606","url":"https:\/\/www.pierrepontneedlepoint.com\/products\/mercury-needlepoint-canvas","provider":"Pierrepont","version":"1.0","type":"link"}