Crewel embroidery patterns

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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…

Crewel Fairy Tales Book Packs include pre-printed high-quality cotton fabric and called-for threads for crewel embroidery. Order a pack to save your time and money

Chris of Ella’s Craft Creations shares an excellent method for transferring an embroidery design to fabric. In her needlework tutorial, she will show you one of the easiest ways to …

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

So after I finished my RSN Crewel piece, I wanted to practice crewel some more. I also thought that if I put a new piece on my frame it would mean that I would not be able to redo anymore of my RSN piece (I'm only halfway serious!). Basically, I wanted to do a new piece that I could have a bit of fun experimenting with while practicing. I designed a Lily of the Valley layout and picked my colors. I wanted to stick to greens and whites. I thought that since most Jacobean crewel flowers are…

crewel embroidery designs

An incredibly beautiful crewel design to help you master embroidery stitches: learn new techniques while filling out vast areas of this crewel pattern, using heavy threads. A nice way for a beginner to learn embroidery