Elizabethan Oakapple Tree Kit by The Crewel Work Company

A beautiful, soft, faded design from an original Crewel Work bun stool top.

The private owner of this antique kindly allowed Phillipa to use this design after she spent time studying it while it was being conserved at The Textile Restoration Studio in Manchester, England. The linen is square so you will have an option to make this into a square or round pillow, or to frame it as shown here.

Suitable for: Intermediate embroiderers
Linen size: 35.5 x 38.1 cm. (14 x 15 in.)
Design size: 17.7 x 17.7 cm. (7 x 7 in.)
Stitches: Long and Short as ‘soft shading’, Crewel Stem Stitch, Satin Stitch, French Knots.

Presented in a beautiful sturdy box ready for gifting!

What's included in the kit: 

All of our Crewel Work kits feature the highest quality materials that authentically replicate those found in 16th and 17th century embroideries.

These include:
Specialist 'S' Twist Linen Twill Ground Fabric
- made to historic specifications
- minimum of 10 cm (3 inches) space on either side of the design

Threads
Depending on the kit, we use either Appletons Wools from England or hand-dyed Renaissance Wools from France
- full skeins or hanks, not strands!
- 2-ply

Printed material
- Full, bespoke instructions created by Phillipa Turnbull and carefully illustrated by our in-house artist Georgie. We take extra care to make sure we're by your side for each step of the process
- Stitch & Colour Chart to make sure you are in no doubt about where each colour and stitch type goes
- Essential Guide to Crewel Work Booklet - a specially created foundation guide for those who want to go over the basics from threading a needle to blocking your finished work.

Needles & beads
- Specialist for Crewel embroidery
- Gold-plated for single thread
- Polished nickle for double thread
- Beads (if your design has eyes!)