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Pear blossom
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‘When May follows…’: a beautiful song thrush in pear blossom

What's included in the kit?

  • A unique hand embroidery design featuring a beautiful song thrush in pear blossom by Caroline Zoob, suitable for all levels of ability.
  • A generously-sized piece of antique French linen hand-printed with the design.
  • A pretty thread card loaded with all the beautiful threads you will need to complete the kit.
  • A full-colour six-panel card folder, printed with clear and comprehensive instructions and inspiring illustrations.
This is a re-issue of a 2020 Stitcher's Journal Collection hand embroidery kit, inspired by favourite lines in Robert Browning's famous poem, Home Thoughts From Abroad — see below.  

Additional Information

£38.00

In stock (can be backordered)

Additional Information

This is a re-issue of a 2020 Stitcher’s Journal Collection hand embroidery kit. It is one of my very favourite kits to stitch and is inspired by lines in Robert Browning’s famous poem, Home Thoughts From Abroad.

‘…And after April, when May follows,
And the whitethroat builds, and all the swallows!
Hark, where my blossomed pear-tree in the hedge
Leans to the field and scatters on the clover
Blossoms and dewdrops—at the bent spray’s edge—
That’s the wise thrush; he sings each song twice over,
Lest you should think he never could recapture

The first fine careless rapture!…’

This kit is actually quite simple to stitch, it just takes some time. The finished size is a little larger than A5, and looks beautiful framed.

You can download my Favourite Stitch cards free of charge or visit the new RSN Stitchbank a fabulous new online resource for anyone wanting to learn a new stitch.

 

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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