How many budgies have been declared “Young Cross-Stitcher of the Year”? At least one!
Spike the budgie is a clever little sew and sew — she can do STITCHING.
And the three-year-old bird is so darn good she has been voted Young Cross-Stitcher of the Year.
Spike spent months watching her owner Sandra Battye creating patterns before picking up a needle in her beak herself.
They are now birds of a feather and work on tweed and other fabrics together.
Sandra, 31, who nursed Spike back to health after a food allergy almost killed her, said: “She would sit on my shoulder and watch me for hours.
“One day I just sat and didn’t stitch. It seemed to frustrate her. Then suddenly she picked up the needle in her beak and began cross-stitching herself. I was staggered. Now I can’t stop her.”
