Circular pot holder, made from a piece of felted light grey fleece, embroidered with woollen (?) threads. In the centre is a yellow bird, outlined in blue, with green tail feathers and pink legs. The bird is surrounded by pink and red flowers and a meandering line of mutli-coloured foliage. There are two peacock feathers (?) worked in pink, purple, green and yellow. A purple and a pink zig zag line frames the image and a small braided handle is sewn onto the edge of the potholder.
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