The Hollyhocks In Bloom is far more beautiful than depicted in the Amazon ad. It is truly beautiful as the colors blend so well together. Accenting the printed background is the crewel work areas ready to be stitched. The project is very easy to complete as the yarn is already sorted by color number and ready-to-use and there is no need to sort the yarn out. Included in the kit are two needles and embroidery floss. The only thing needed is a hoop and masking tape to tape the edges to prevent fraying. You can bind the edges by sewing, if desired, as the kit tells you how to do this.