{"product_id":"handmade-heritage-hen","title":"Handmade Heritage Hen","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese hens are knit in small batches from yarn already living in the studio.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSome skeins were purchased years ago. Some arrived as partial cakes. Some came from unfinished projects waiting for a second life. Rather than demanding perfect matching colors, we let each hen emerge from the materials at hand, creating a flock where no two birds are ever exactly alike.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach hen is hand-finished, and assembled in Kentucky.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTheir shape is intentionally simple\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNot sculpted for realism. Not designed to imitate factory perfection. They follow an older tradition of practical handcraft, the sort of object that might have rested on a shelf, sewing table, or farmhouse cupboard generations ago.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe variations are part of the story.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eColors shift unexpectedly. Flecks appear where the yarn allows. Small differences from bird to bird are not flaws but evidence of the hands and materials that made them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEvery hen is one of a kind.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMachine-knit and hand-finished in Kentucky\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCreated from existing studio yarns and reclaimed materials whenever possible\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoftly stuffed for display\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach hen is unique\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eColors and patterns vary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eApproximately 8–10 inches long (or whatever they measure)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiscover Your Hen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach hen is one of a kind. Photos represent examples from the current flock. If you would like to adopt a specific hen shown on here or on social media, contact the studio and we can help you choose from the current brood. \u003c\/span\u003eOr allow the studio to choose one for you - she’ll adopt you faster than you can say ‘lay and egg’  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEither way, your hen will be the only one exactly like it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"XRCraft","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44204200132644,"sku":null,"price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0773\/9411\/6644\/files\/IMG-8862.jpg?v=1779558258","url":"https:\/\/xrcraftlex.com\/products\/handmade-heritage-hen","provider":"XRCraft","version":"1.0","type":"link"}