I have been busy working on two complementary Crewelwork pieces over the last month. The Needlebook was offered as a class in Crewel at my local Embroiderers Guild, with Firdes Ali as the designer and tutor.
The second piece is an adaptation and extension of the same design. For the Threadbook I took her original design and extended it in order to make the larger matching book containing plastic packets, intended to hold Crewel Wool skeins.
Both pieces are very traditional Crewel designs stitched with Appleton’s crewel wools in lovely muted greens, pinks, blues and a little touch of yellow. Crewlwork is fun because there are so many stitches to try out, and I really like how these pieces have turned out … and I will get to use them soon!
The Exciting News! I am about to head over to the U.K. in a few weeks to start the Jacobean Crewel intensive course at the Royal School of Needlework (RSN). There is only one month to go till the course starts, and I am both so excited and terrified.
I welcome any advice from those who have done this course before me – what to take, what do I need to prepare?
I hope to find time to blog about the experience while I am there – internet and time permitting.
Stitched up with Thread 
Just love your needle cases – really lovely. Good luck with your Jacobean Module – my advice (for what it is worth), is to read the brief carefully and then get together any pictures that you have found of pieces of work that you like, or stitches you would like to include. Try and have in mind an idea of the design you would like to create – but don’t worry too much as you get help with this aspect of the module. Most things are provided at the RSN, but if you plan to do lots of homework a good light source and magnifying glass might be of use and something to carry your slate frame in. Most of all – have fun!
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Thank you very much for the tips. I intend to enjoy every second.
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If you have a specific question – I will try and answer – hope I wasn’t too vague!
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that’s beautiful. your choice of print fabric and felt really finish the embroidery off nicely.
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These are gorgeous! I love the colours and how you finished both pieces. I will look out for them in June as I’ll also be doing the Crewelwork Intensive and the Canvaswork module too. I’ll leave on the 6th June as I’ll be travelling around the UK a bit with my kids before the course starts. Look forward to meeting you!
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These are beautiful, and a gr at introduction to your intensive piece! I think Deborah covered everything. One big comment the tutors do make with the intensives is how the students under estimate the time required for homework. So be prepared to stitch a lot and you will be fine! The tutors are great and will give you a lot of guidance. Maybe think about your ‘favourite colours’ so you have a good idea of the colour families you want to use. Have fun!
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oh wow, these are beautiful! How exciting about the RSN course, I’m sure you’ll love it. And don’t worry, we have the internet in England!
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