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Here a fellow stitcher has created a beautiful heirloom stocking with her finished embroidery.
The Christmas Fireplace, an original embroidery kit by Caroline Zoob.
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The Christmas Fireplace

What is included in the kit?

  • A generous piece of antique French linen printed with the design.
  • A folder printed with clear, comprehensive instructions.
  • A thread card loaded with all the threads you will need to complete the kit.
Intended to capture that first sighting of all the family presents on Christmas morning. In our family, the wrapping really mattered, even if the present was modest.  It is a lovely piece to stitch through Christmas, maybe adding a date somewhere or names of everyone who joins your Christmas table this year.  

Additional Information

£40.00

Additional Information

‘The stockings were hung by the chimney with care’. This hand embroidery kit evokes the magic of the night before Christmas, something that hopefully all children will experience. The waiting, the guessing of what is in the wrapped parcels, the pleasure of wrapping something up, however young you are.  The stitching is not difficult and while the kit includes full instructions there is also plenty of  scope for creative self-expression in the presents, stockings and garlands — feel free to add or swap colours from your stash of embroidery threads. You can download guides for all the hand embroidery stitches on the home page of my website or take a look at the wonderful Royal School of Needlework online Stitch Bank, such a brilliant idea. You can even adopt a stitch in your name!

Finished, the image is larger than A5 so to avoid crushing your work in a smaller hoop, why not try the Nurge 30cm x 30cm square hoop, the hoop I now use most often, available from https://mariescrossstitch.co.uk/

Remember, I am always at the end of an email if you get stuck! Christmas is a favourite time of year so we always have a choice of hand embroidery kits for you to explore in our Christmas section.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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PLEASE NOTE

Update for ALL customers

8 December 2025

Just a little update.
 
We ship to the US, duty paid, by us. The postage has gone up a bit because we have to use a new system. 
 

Issue 27 of The Stitcher’s Journal will be despatched early next week. I am just working on the last tweaks now. 

As soon as it has gone to print I shall be launching a new embroidery kit to enjoy through the twelve days, and my Christmas Inspiration bundles – bundles of linen printed with Christmas foliage and motifs, interleaved with a few surprises. We will be posting these out next week as well.
 
If you are thinking of subscribing to The Stitcher’s Journal and want to try a copy, you can pre-order Issue 27. As with all the Journals, I only print for subscribers plus a few extras.  Issue 27 has two inserts with Christmas embroidery ideas and patterns.

We will be posting by Tracked 24 hour post (UK only) up to 4pm on Friday, 19th December, and we aim to post out on the day of ordering. 
 
Thank you so much as ever for your support. 
 
With very best wishes,

Caroline