Crewel embroidery kits

Crewel embroidery, or crewel work, usually denotes a specific type of embroidery: flower and animal motifs worked in wool, with a variety of colors, shades, and textures, using a variety of associated stitches. Embroidery that mimics crewel work but is worked in threads other than wool fits in th

Description of crewel and Jacobean embroidery, along with free patterns, stitch tutorials, and suggestions for crewel embroidery yarns and threads.

Learn how to long and short stitch form this tutorial and my tips!

Stitch Trish Burr's Pansies in this stitch along. We tackle all the hurdles of needle painting together!

The last time we visited Party in Provence, an embroidered kaleidoscope project that we’re working through step-by-step here on Needle ‘n Thread, we worked the big petals in the center of the design and the little flowers between them. Originally, I was going to start the week with some beadwork on Party in Provence, but ...

A Saucy Stitch: A Vintage Embroidered Garden https://asaucystitch.blogspot.ca/2014/05/a-vintage-embroidered-garden.html

Phillipa Turnbull has been producing beautiful crewel embroidery kits for over 25 years. Her crewel work designs are based on original needlework she finds in the attics of British castles and country houses she has spent her career exploring. This is traditional British embroidery at its finest. Take a look!