Dahlias at the window
What's included in the kit?
- The original hand embroidery design hand printed on a generously sized piece of French antique linen.
- A fully loaded thread card with all the threads you will need to complete the kit.
- A folded 6-panel card enclosing the kit, printed with full instructions.
- Not included is the patchwork curtain — see below for more information about different ways to tackle the curtain.
- The price includes postage and packing to all parts of your selected location. If you wish to track your order, please select tracking at the checkout. Please note we automatically track all orders for embroidery kits over £150.
£38.00 – £48.00
Additional Information
The lovely flower paintings by Sarah Blomfield inspired this embroidery kit. I love dahlias for their last hurrah of colour before the first frosts. It uses a range of stitches, and is worked in delicious threads, including some of my favourite hand-dyed threads. Like all of my kits, this can be tackled by beginners or more experienced stitchers.
I think every stitcher likes to bring a bit of themselves to an embroidery kit, and in this one the curtain and tablecloth offer a chance to experiment with different techniques, all of which are explained and illustrated in the kit. I have been hoarding antique quilt scraps for years and fancied creating a patchwork curtain, which you might also like to do. You could also use whitework or lace, or embroider the curtain like the tablecloth and perhaps paint the latter instead.
The finished design is roughly 20cm square, and is printed on a piece of antique French linen roughly 30 cm x 30 cm. The kit contains a thread card with all the threads you will need.
You can download My Favourite Stitches, 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. You can also download my guide to painting on linen from the Free Downloads section of the Shop.
To complete the kit you will need a 9″ embroidery hoop, a selection of embroidery needles (sizes 7-8), a couple of fine, long, milliners’ needles for the bullion knots, and a pair of small, sharp embroidery scissors.
