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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.  

£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

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