Blue Elegance

from $39.00

Crewel Embroidery Kit

Blue Elegance is a small crewel embroidery panel with traditional floral motif and large, patterned leaves.

The design is stitched in a modern colour scheme of fresh blues and greens with raspberry pink highlights onto ivory linen.

The embroidery design measures 16cm x 14cm wide (6.5” x 5.5").

The embroidery is stitched in 16 shades of Appleton’s crewel wool on ivory Italian linen, using a variety of mostly common embroidery stitches to create textures and patterns within the design.

The Full Kit includes everything you need to complete the embroidery, or you can choose the Pattern Pack with instructions and printed linen only.

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Crewel Embroidery Kit

Blue Elegance is a small crewel embroidery panel with traditional floral motif and large, patterned leaves.

The design is stitched in a modern colour scheme of fresh blues and greens with raspberry pink highlights onto ivory linen.

The embroidery design measures 16cm x 14cm wide (6.5” x 5.5").

The embroidery is stitched in 16 shades of Appleton’s crewel wool on ivory Italian linen, using a variety of mostly common embroidery stitches to create textures and patterns within the design.

The Full Kit includes everything you need to complete the embroidery, or you can choose the Pattern Pack with instructions and printed linen only.

* Intermediate-Beginner *

Blue Elegance is designed as an introduction to crewel work. It is a great project if you are comfortable with general embroidery stitches but are new to crewel work.

Patterns and textures are created by using a variety of  mostly common stitches as well as laid trellis fillings which are distinct to crewel work.

The Crewel work kit: Blue Elegance makes a very pretty insert on a pillow and looks equally lovely framed.

Blue Elegance was published under the title ‘Arcadian Elegance’ in A-Z of Crewel Embroidery by Country Bumpkin Publications (2004).

Stitches Used: Back stitch | Bullion knot | Chain stitch | Coral stitch | Cross stitch | Detached chain | Fishbone stitch | Fly stitch | French knot | Long & short stitch | Satin stitch | Seed stitch | Sheaf stitch | Stem stitch | Straight stitch | Trellis couching | Whipping

FULL KIT INCLUDES:

  • INSTRUCTION BOOKLET with step-by-step instructions and diagrams

  • Ivory linen with printed design ready to stitch

  • 16 shades of Appletons crewel wool

  • Needle

PATTERN PACK INCLUDES:

  • INSTRUCTION BOOKLET with detailed, step-by-step instructions and diagrams

  • Ivory linen with printed design ready to stitch

YOU WILL ALSO NEED:

  • 25cm (10”) sturdy embroidery hoop, inner ring bound

  • Embroidery scissors