This cotton potholder, which is embellished with lovely machine embroidery of the Eastern Grey Kangaroo, is not only stylish, but practical and useful as well. Measuring 20cm x 20cm the potholder is made from thick cotton wadding encased in a woven cotton fabric.

The Eastern Grey Kangaroo also known as the Great Grey Kangaroo and the Forester Kangaroo, this marsupial is found in Southern and Eastern Australia with a population of several million. Weighing about 60 kg and growing to a height of around 1 metre.

Spending most of the day resting under a shady tree, they feed mainly in the early morning or at dusk. As with all marsupials, the young joeys are carried in the pouch by the female for approximately 300 days.