{"product_id":"the-moon-needlepoint-canvas","title":"The Moon, the Lesser Light","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe full moon at its brightest, in pale gold, bone, and slate: the craters and seas of the near side worked in the shading that gives the surface its depth. This needlepoint canvas holds the most familiar object in the night sky still at eight inches square. Part of the Astronomy Collection, it is a study in restraint—the bright highlands catching light, the dark plains spreading across them in blue-grey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThose dark plains have been called seas since the seventeenth century, when astronomers looking through early telescopes took the smooth expanses for water. Giovanni Riccioli gave them their Latin names in 1651—Mare Tranquillitatis, Mare Serenitatis, Mare Imbrium—and the Sea of Tranquility, the Sea of Serenity, and the Sea of Showers have outlasted the mistake by nearly four hundred years. They hold no water at all, but ancient basalt, cooled from lava that once filled the basins left by early impacts.\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 keeps track of the phases and looks up when the moon is full.\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, night-sky watchers, and anyone who loves the moon. 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":43222191636555,"sku":null,"price":96.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"8 x 8 inches \/ Kit with DMC Pearl Cotton","offer_id":43222191669323,"sku":null,"price":136.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"8 x 8 inches \/ Kit with Pepper Pot Silk","offer_id":43222191702091,"sku":null,"price":196.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/0106\/1451\/files\/pierrepont-moon-canvas.png?v=1789824580","url":"https:\/\/www.pierrepontneedlepoint.com\/products\/the-moon-needlepoint-canvas","provider":"Pierrepont","version":"1.0","type":"link"}