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Ethereal cow parsley
Walking to the greenhouse
The flatness of paint lends perspective to the hills in the distance
Vintage painting (detail).
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The Early Morning Walk: an ‘enchantingly atmospheric’ design

What's included in the kit?

  • An 'enchantingly atmospheric' hand-embroidery design, evoking a romantic garden scene.
  • A generously-sized piece of French antique linen, hand-printed with the embroidery design.
  • A fully loaded thread card with all the threads in beautiful, subtle shades you will need to complete the embroidery.
  • A folded 6-panel card enclosing the kit, printed with clear instructions and llustrations which are both helpful and inspiring.
This was originally one of the eight Stitcher's Journal Collection of hand embroidery kits accompanying the very first eight issues of The Stitcher's Journals in 2019 and 2020.  

Additional Information

£38.00

Available on backorder

Additional Information

One of our perennial best sellers, perhaps because so many share my fantasy of drifting, clad perhaps in a silk kimono, to check my seedlings in a perfect greenhouse at the bottom of a wildflower meadow bisected by a mown path. There is nothing quite like a garden in the early morning light of late spring, everything heavy with dew.

You can download My Favourite Stitches, a series of illustrated  stitch cards for the stitches used in the design. There is also the wonderful online resource of the RSN Stitch Bank. The painting is optional, but very easy. You can also download my guide to Painting on Linen from the Free Downloads section of the Shop.

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PLEASE NOTE

Update for ALL customers

27 October 2025

I am delighted to announce that we are now able to ship to the US, duty paid and, for the time being, I will absorb the duty.
 

Issue 26 of The Stitcher’s Journal has now been despatched to all overseas subscribers and you should shortly be receiving emails from Royal Mail confirming this, with a tracking number. 

The website has had to be reconfigured so that shipping is no longer included in the prices, but is rather a flat rate, set for whichever country we are sending  to — including the UK — and will be shown at the checkout.  I have of course reduced the kit prices, which used to include shipping, but I have also taken this opportunity to review my prices which have not increased to reflect the considerable increase in costs since February 2022. All in all, I think the results are fair, especially as in carrying out this exercise I realise I have been heavily subsidising the actual postage costs for the past three years.
 
Unfortunately, we are not currently able to take advantage of the Large Letter Rate for shipping to the US, but on a positive note (!)  all orders are now tracked and the flat rate has a greater weight allowance.
 
I will be adding some new kits, bundles and vintage finds and fabrics to the site today, Monday 27th October and through the week, and I really hope things will run smoothly now. 
 
Thank you so much for your support and patience, it means more than I can say.
 
With very best wishes,

Caroline