Two hens turn up for the holidays here, one in a red gingham bow and one in a small Santa hat, both worked in looped yarn that stands well off the cloth. The word chick-mas runs between them in green script and a red stitched hem closes the bottom edge. The ground is cotton slub in a natural oatmeal, hemstitched, measuring 21 by 14 inches, which hangs neatly from an oven door or a hook by the sink and lines a bread basket for a potluck. Spot clean only keeps the raised stitching intact. Mud Pie put this one in its farmhouse Christmas run, so it lands well with anyone who keeps chickens.

• 100% cotton slub with looped embroidery and hemstitching
• Two embroidered hens with the word chick-mas in green
• 21 in. x 14 in. hand towel
• Spot clean only
• A small gift for chicken keepers and farmhouse kitchens