{"product_id":"saturn-needlepoint-canvas","title":"Saturn, the Ringed Planet","description":"\u003cp\u003eSaturn in pale gold and honey, tilted so that the rings pass in front of the planet and sweep out to either side. This needlepoint canvas is the one design in the Astronomy Collection where the composition runs on the diagonal, and the rings carry it: three broad bands separated by fine darker lines, crossing the body of the planet and casting their shadow on it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe rings are almost entirely water ice, and they are astonishingly thin. They reach some one hundred and seventy thousand miles across and yet stand, in most places, only tens of feet deep—a sheet the width of two planets and the thickness of a room. Galileo saw them in 1610 without being able to resolve them and reported that Saturn appeared to have ears; it took Christiaan Huygens and a better telescope, in 1655, to name a ring.\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 who remembers the first time they saw the rings through a telescope and found they were really there.\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":43222195535947,"sku":null,"price":96.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"8 x 8 inches \/ Kit with DMC Pearl Cotton","offer_id":43222195568715,"sku":null,"price":136.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"8 x 8 inches \/ Kit with Pepper Pot Silk","offer_id":43222195601483,"sku":null,"price":196.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/0106\/1451\/files\/pierrepont-saturn-canvas.png?v=1789824700","url":"https:\/\/www.pierrepontneedlepoint.com\/products\/saturn-needlepoint-canvas","provider":"Pierrepont","version":"1.0","type":"link"}