The Christmas Rocking Horse, a hand embroidery kit inspired by The Children of Green Knowe
What's in the kit?
- An original hand-embroidery design by Caroline Zoob. .
- A generous piece of vintage/repurposed linen, hand-printed with the design.
- A detailed drawing of the finished embroidery.
- A full-colour, six-panel card folder printed with clear and comprehensive instructions and useful and inspiring illustrations.
- A thread card loaded with the beautiful threads you will need to complete the embroidery.
Price range: £30.00 through £42.00
Additional Information
A traditional subject for Christmas decorations and cards. This rocking horse is inspired by this description from one of my very favourite childhood books, The Children of Green Knowe, by Lucy Boston.
‘At one side there was a beautiful old rocking horse…a horse whose legs were stretched to full gallop, fixed to long rockers so that it could both rear and kick.’
You can still see Tolly’s rocking horse, as well as Lucy Boston’s quilts, by arranging a visit to The Manor at Hemingford Grey, an enchantingly atmospheric place, which I wrote about in my book, Childhood Treasures. It would make a lovely cuff for a big Christmas stocking, a framed embroidery for a child’s room, especially one born in December! The garland is printed on the linen so that you can choose whether or not to make it a Christmas garland.
Suitable for all levels. If you are a complete beginner, you might want to look at My Favourite Stitches, which you may download free of charge from the Free Downloads section of The Shop.
To complete the kit you will need a 7″ or 8″ embroidery hoop, a selection of embroidery needles (sizes 8 – 10, depending on how comfortable you feel working with smaller needles; remember, the higher the number, the smaller the needle!) and a pair of small, sharp embroidery scissors.
