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‘When May follows…’

What's included in the kit?

A generously sized piece of antique French linen hand-printed with the design.
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 and helpful 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.

£42.00 – £48.95

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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.

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.

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