Love Birds Cross Stitch Hoop Art (40 × 50 cm) — Hand-Stitched Wedding Gift

A hand-stitched cross stitch portrait of love birds, 40 × 50 cm, worked in cotton thread and finished in an embroidery hoop — ready to hang as it is.

It's worth understanding what you're looking at. Cross stitch is made one stitch at a time, each a single X counted onto the grid of the fabric. There is no brush, no shortcut and no undo: miscount early and everything after it sits wrong. At 40 × 50 cm, a piece like this runs to tens of thousands of individual stitches and takes weeks of work.

Love birds are an old motif for devotion and partnership, which makes this a natural wedding or anniversary gift — and unlike most wedding presents, the weeks of handwork in it are the point. It's a gift that says someone spent real time.

Why you'll love it

• Hand-stitched — tens of thousands of counted stitches, worked by hand.
• 40 × 50 cm — substantial enough to anchor a wall.
• Hooped and ready to hang — no framing needed.
• A meaningful motif — love birds, for devotion and partnership.
• One of a kind — hand-stitched, so no two are ever identical.

Perfect for

Weddings and anniversaries, engagements, housewarmings for a couple, bedrooms and living rooms, and as a gift for anyone who appreciates handwork over mass production.

Care

• Keep out of direct sunlight to preserve the thread colours
• Dust gently; do not wash

Free shipping on every order, across the store.

Made by women artisans in India — Done With Love is a social enterprise, so your order supports their livelihoods and their craft.

Frequently asked questions

Is it hand-stitched or machine-made?
Hand-stitched, one counted stitch at a time. At this size that runs to tens of thousands of stitches and weeks of work.

What is cross stitch?
A counted embroidery technique in which each stitch is a small X worked onto the grid of the fabric. The image is built stitch by stitch — there's no way to paint or shortcut it.

What size is it?
40 × 50 cm.

Does it need framing?
No — it comes finished in an embroidery hoop, ready to hang.

Is it a good wedding gift?
Unusually so. Love birds symbolise devotion and partnership, and the weeks of handwork make it a gift that clearly took thought and time.

Do you offer gift wrapping?
Please use the Contact button on this page to ask the seller about gift wrapping options.