Crewel Embroidery

I promised to show you this, my crewel embroidery piece 'Tree of Life' started and completed in the mid 1970's. I recall it took me perhaps a couple of years, picking it up now and then between family and work commitments when we lived in Massachusetts. I bought it as a kit - complete with the skeins of wools in beautiful colors, printed Belgian linen, and stitch instructions - offered by one of the most admired American stitchery women ever, the late Elsa Williams. After a lengthy search…

Tracy is a self-employed embroiderer, specialising mainly in traditional embroidery including crewelwork, silk shading, and gold work.

Learn about the history of crewel embroidery, the tools you'll need, and some basic embroidery stitches to get you started...

You may be curious as to what the different types of embroidery out there are...there are a lot! Here's some of the many different styles...

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Crewel and silk ribbon embroidery books by Tatiana Popova, published in the UK. High-quality beautiful books full of ideas, techniques and inspiration.

Feb 7, 2019 - Captivating Crewel Embroidery Seed Stitch Gradient Leaves Ideas. 10+ Outstanding Crewel Embroidery Seed Stitch Gradient Leaves Ideas.

A crewelwork embroidery project design size 20.5cm x 32cm Includes – 50 x 40 cm Printed linen twill panel – Full Project Instructions You Will Need

After designing and doing most of the stitching of my RSN certificate Jacobean module, the end was in sight! By chatting to my fellow students, I learnt that the mounting would take about 1.5 days. So to be on the…

Photo by Ngoc Minh Ngo for Martha Stewart Living It’s no surprise to you all that I adore embroidery. Just as you can add beautiful...