Jean-François Millet's famous - and controversial - 1857 painting THE GLEANERS as a tramme needlepoint kit.

We have (or had) different versions and sizes of The Gleaners from different manufacturers. Please review this listing and pictures carefully before purchasing, to make sure this is the version that you want. This listing is for the 382 version. Our 855 version is larger and has higher quality canvas and wool (and more than double the price) and is a different eBay listing.

Finished area is approximately 19 1/2" x 15 3/4" on 100% cotton canvas 26" x 23". This kit includes all 100% wool yarn for the complete picture including background. The women's faces and hands are in petit point.

The canvas has a 1/4" hole at the top center outside of the work area. We purchased this item at a needlecraft tradeshow and it was mounted on their display board.

This kit includes the trammed canvas (100% cotton canvas with hand-stitched trammed portions in 100% wool) and matching 100% wool needlepoint tapestry yarn to stitch over the trammed canvas using half-cross stitch. This kit was produced in very limit quantities and does not have custom printed instructions, pictures, charts, needle, or packaging typically found in mass-produced kits.

A tramme needlepoint is a pre-stitched design on double-mesh Penelope canvas instead of a painted or printed design. The pre-stitching is typically horizontal lines. The needleworker uses the matching color yarn included in the kit to stitch over the pre-stitching. Sometimes fine details such as faces, skin, and flowers are pre-finished in petit point or gros stitch. Kits generally only include sufficient yarn to stitch over the pre-stitch using the half-cross stitch technique to save yarn. Some trammes have the entire design area pre-stitched, and others only have the main features pre-stitched and the needleworker provides their own yarn (and colors of choice) to stitch the background and unstitched areas.