Harry Styles, singer, songwriter, and icon is known for his imitable live performances, colourful style and kindness. If you didn’t manage to get tickets to one of his live shows, why don’t you stitch him instead?

Containing everything necessary to complete the kit, including needles, printed canvas (12 hpi) and all the wool. The finished piece measures 30 x 35cm.

NB: should you wish to turn it into a cushion cover, extra fabric will be required.

Designed by Emily Peacock for Appletons Wools UK

Warning: Kit contains sharp needles 

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You will stitch with fine crewel wool of winter shades of blues and greens on Irish linen twill.

Linen Twill measures 38cm square

Created by RSN Tutor Liz Tapper

This design is one of four colour ways with each being offered to reflect the current season.

Skill Level: Beginners

The kit does not include cushion backing or filling

You can explore many more stitches on the RSN Stitch Bank.

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This simple design will introduce you to a select range of embroidery stitches and a number of the techniques used to create both ribbonwork and stumpwork embroidery. This will include creating beautiful embroidery stitches using silk ribbon threads, creating 3D embroidered wired shapes with couching and buttonhole stitch edging and creating decorative fly stitch, stem stitch and long and short stitch.

While this kit accompanies the Stumpwork Embroidery book, it is not necessary to have a copy in order to complete the design; this kit includes all of the threads, fabrics, wires, silk ribbons, needles and templates required and the clear instruction booklet with step by step photographs will guide you easily through your project.

The linen twill background fabric is provided with the design already transferred on for you.

Materials included in the kit: silk ribbons, DMC stranded cotton threads, linen twill fabric, green cotton fabric, calico fabric, size 9 embroidery needle, size 24 chenille needle, size 16 chenille needle, cake wire, padlock and key charms.

Difficulty level: beginner to intermediate

Design dimensions: 9.5cm x 7cm

Additional equipment required: two ring frames between 4 and 8 inches, embroidery scissors, fine tipped marker pen, clear PVA glue and a small paintbrush.

This embroidery is featured in the book Stumpwork Embroidery: Techniques And Projects, written by Helen Richman

Stumpwork Embroidery by Helen Richman

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This kit is designed for intermediate through to an advanced level of Whitework embroidery.

Handmade and designed in the UK by RSN Tutor Kate Cross

You can explore many more stitches on the RSN Stitch Bank. 

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Jacobean Crewelwork hand embroidery with a touch of Goldwork. ‘The Ladybird Tree’ design is a beautifully balanced image with plenty to enjoy stitching. Stylised flowers enhanced with a touch of Goldwork. The combined effect creates an appealing image that is bright, pretty and great fun to stitch. This piece includes a range of stitches including stem, split, French knots, padded satin and trellis. The course is suitable for a confident beginner right through to someone who wants to enjoy a day of embroidery.

You can explore many more stitches on the RSN Stitch Bank. 

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We have created this very useful needle minder not only to keep your needles safe but to remind you where to look if you need  help with stitches.

The needle minder is enamel, with silver base,  two magnets keep it in place on your fabric. Separate the magnets, place your fabric between them, and use to hold your needle to it whenever it’s not in use.

These magnets are strong, so can be used as a badge or as a fridge magnet.

Safety Warning: These magnets are not a toy. Due to small parts and strong magnets they should be kept out of reach of small children and also away from electronic devices.

Made in England by the Royal School Of Needlework 

Embroidery is a living art. The aim of RSN Stitch Bank is to ensure that hand embroidery is not just kept alive, but flourishes into the future. RSN Stitch Bank (rsnstitchbank.org), an online resource created by the Royal School of Needlework aims to conserve and preserve every stitch around the globe.

The Royal School of Needlework, or RSN, was founded in 1872 with a mission to preserve the art of hand embroidery. To mark the RSN’s 150th anniversary, RSN Stitch Bank (rsnstitchbank.org), was launched to continue this mission; digitally conserving and showcasing the wide variety of the world’s embroidery stitches and the ways in which they have been used in different cultures and times.

The RSN Stitch Bank is an ongoing project. More stitches are added regularly and the RSN works with partners around the world to include stitches from different traditions.  The Stitch Bank currently includes more than 400 stitches, divided across 28 disciplines, from crewel embroidery to whitework.

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Rachel Doyle is an RSN Graduate Apprentice, Tutor and Studio Embroiderer. She has produced inspiring kits and products for the RSN Shop. Rachel uses many techniques in her work.

Rachel is also the author of the RSN Essential Stitch Guide to Canvaswork. This title is now sold out but due for re-publication in the new larger format.

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A sumptuous hardback book of 200 essential stitches, curated by the Royal School of Needlework

Embroidery is a living art. The aim of RSN Stitch Bank is to ensure that hand embroidery is not just kept alive, but flourishes into the future. The 200 stitches in this book are a mix of practical and purely decorative, carefully selected to provide a broad and varied basis for any embroiderer. This book aims to empower every embroiderer to create contemporary works informed and supported by centuries of experience. 

• All 200 stitches are fully explained with written instructions, illustrations and photographs. 

• To make the book as easy-to-use as possible, each stitch details the embroidery disciplines it is used for, and any alternative names. 

• The stitches have been divided across seven chapters, each covering a particular usage, from shading to edging, to make them easy to apply to your own work. 

This book also showcases historical pieces from the RSN’s unparalleled Collection and Archive, with stunning photography and expert insight, bringing the skills, work and experience of the past to life. 

The book is designed to complement the unique RSN Stitch Bank (rsnstitchbank.org), an online resource created by the Royal School of Needlework to conserve and preserve every stitch around the globe. 

The Royal School of Needlework, or RSN, was founded in 1872 with a mission to preserve the art of hand embroidery. To mark the RSN’s 150th anniversary, RSN Stitch Bank (rsnstitchbank.org), was launched to continue this mission; digitally conserving and showcasing the wide variety of the world’s embroidery stitches and the ways in which they have been used in different cultures and times. 

The RSN Stitch Bank is an ongoing project. More stitches are added regularly and the RSN works with partners around the world to include stitches from different traditions.  The Stitch Bank currently includes more than 400 stitches, divided across 28 disciplines, from crewel embroidery to whitework. 

RSN Stitch Bank: 200 Essential Embroidery Stitches: A directory of over 200 essential embroidery stitches  

Author: The Royal School of Needlework 

Every purchase of this book supports the Royal School of Needlework Charity no 312774

Product Details

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Opus Anglicanum, ‘English work’, was one of the high arts of the Middle Ages, treasured and traded by princes and bishops across Europe. This practical guide explains how just two seemingly simple stitches – split stitch and underside couching – can give extraordinarily complex and sophisticated results that exploit the qualities of silk and gold thread. It introduces new techniques through fourteen projects that progress in difficulty. The book advises on shading, adding detail and authentic use of colour; gives in-depth instruction on stitching faces, hair and hands, as well as wings, animals and landscaping and includes detailed reproductions of original pieces, as well as some with a contemporary twist. The book concentrates on the heyday of Opus Anglicanum, from the twelfth century to the fourteenth, when mastery of this art was at its height.

ISBN: 9781785008962

WIDTH: 215mm

PUBLISHED: 29/06/2021

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This beautiful guide to church embroidery starts with detailed instruction of the techniques needed before including a range of designs. It gives ideas for modern interpretation of age-old symbols and provides inspiration on how embroidery can be used in the church and on Eucharistic vestments. Over 600 photos, stunning examples and in-depth advice make this book an essential guide for everyone who wants to learn or develop their skills for this very special use of embroidery. Starting with a guide to the liturgical colours and Eucharistic vestments, it covers the whole process of first collecting together the materials and equipment that you’ll need, through to creating and transferring the design, and then stitching, finishing and constructing the piece. Throughout the text, Heather Lewis shares her practical tips and ideas learnt from years of embroidering at the highest level so you can achieve the best results. Beyond the practical, this book also provides inspiration and encourages you to interpret traditional themes in new ways to keep the embroidery and Christian message as relevant today as ever. Projects range from a golden cross on a stole to the flames of the Holy Spirit using applique. Step-by-step instructions, supported with clear photographs and templates, complete this impressive book.

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Available in 2 colour ways.

100% Lambswool

40x40cm

Colour: Rowan or Heather

Matching throws available

Made in Scotland UK

These heritage Scottish cushions are a delightful blend of tradition and comfort, steeped in the rich history of Scotland’s craftsmanship. Bringing warmth and elegance to any home. Whether nestled on a cosy armchair or adding a touch of rustic charm to a modern sofa, they offer not only exceptional quality but also a comforting reminder of Scotland’s beautiful landscapes and cultural heritage.

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