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Jacobean Wild Wood

Crewel Work Masterclass!
Linen size 23" x 23", design size 17" x 17"
Phillipa has recreated the original Jacobean stitches she found in her researches on the original bedhangings in the Castles where many of them remain to this day. You, in turn, will recreate:- Crewel Stem, Laid and Couched Work, Long and Short as soft shading, French Knots, Pistil Stitch, Single Chain, Heavy Chain, Satin, Padded Satin, Coral, Closed Fly and Feather.

What`s in a kit?
Detailed step-by-step illustrated stitch instructions
Top quality Jacobean Linen Twill, exclusively woven for us, already outline and stitch printed
Appleton Crewel Wools in numbered skeins
Gold-plated crewel Needle for single thread stitching
Nickel-plated crewel Needle for double thread
Booklet "The Essential Guide to Newcomers to Crewel Work"
Actual size Stitch Chart showing exact stitch and colour locations
Colour image of the design on

What makes our kits so very special?

The best historic designs..

Extensively researched in Castles and Country Houses in England and Scotland

Traditional crewel stitches appropriate to the scale and history of the original design

Attention to detail based on years of experience
The best materials, including..

Historically accurate "Z" twist Jacobean Linen Twill woven exclusively for them, accurately screen printed with the design outline and stitch direction and length guide
Appleton's 2 ply crewel wools in numbered skeins to match the easy-to-follow chart
Their specially designed gold-plated crewel needles (for use with single thread) and polished nickel needles (for double thread)

$215.90 incl. GST

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Levens Hall Pillowe

Linen Size 17 x 22"
Design Size 11 x 14"
Rarely seen stitches replicating an original 17th Century Jacobean crewel work Acanthus leaf at Levens Hall, England.
Easy to follow step-by-step illustrated instructions

$215.90 incl. GST

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Jacobean Raspsody

Linen size 25 x 25" Design size 17 x 17" Combines a wide range of images, using many different stitches to create one of our most popular kits. Suitable for the more experienced embroiderer.

$234.00 incl. GST

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The Tulip Tree

NEW! A MASTERCLASS IN CREWEL WORK!


This beautiful asymmetric design is a reflection of the influences that prevailed at the time the old 17th Century came to an end, to be replaced by the new 18th Century and the accession to the English Throne, two years later, of Queen Anne. International trade in Europe was by then highly developed and England was importing goods that had never ever been seen before. From Holland came the tulip, which became so fashionable that for a brief period tulips were more highly valued than precious metals.


The tulip, contained in the traditional �Tree of Life�and surrounded by other classic crewel images, forms the central feature of the design. You will enjoy twelve different stitches in this kit, ranging from well known favourites to those that are seen more rarely.

This new kit contains detailed illustrated step-by-step instructions.


Linen size 22 x 22"
Design size 16 x 16"

$215.90 incl. GST

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Jacobean Fantasy

Linen Size: 18 x 21"
Design Size: 12 x 15"
Enjoy learning Long and Short Stitch as "soft shading", variations of Laid and Couched Work, as well as Crewel Stem Stitch. Perfect for beginners. This design is from a bedspread from Glasgow, Scotland, which is now in Phillipa`s private collection. The smaller kit from this design is The Jacobean Fantasy Flower.

$215.90 incl. GST

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Autimn Glory

Linen size 20 x 20"
Design size 15 x 15"
Bold images, enhanced by positive colours, show traditional crewel at its very best. Everyone will admire this celebration of classic "Jacobean" embroidery.

$179.00 incl. GST

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Run! Rabbit, Run!

Linen size 17 x 17"
Design size 12 x 12"
An ideal beginners` kit.
Have fun creating a safe hiding place for our lop-eared friend!

$168.00 incl. GST

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Glamis Rose

Linen size 13 x 13" Design size 7 x 7" Create for yourself this enchanting motif from the Queen Mother's Bedspread in Glamis Castle. The design was originally stitched over 100 years ago by the Queen Mother's mother, The Countess of Strathmore

$79.00 incl. GST

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Scottish Thistle

Linen size 9 x 9"
Design size 4 x 4"
Everybody with Scottish ancestry will want to have this symbol of Highland mountain scenery in their homes.
You will enjoy the following crewel stitches: Satin, Crewel Stem, Long & Short "Soft Shading", Laid & Couched Work, French Knots, Closed Fly. Perfect for beginners.

$69.00 incl. GST

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Heartsease Pansy

Linen size 9" x 9"
Design size 4" x 4"
Inspired by Elizabethan embroideries - a 400 year old design!
Perfect for the beginner.
Learn these beautiful stitches:
Laid and Couched Work Long and Short as "Soft Shading", Stem and Satin Stitches

$69.90 incl. GST

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