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Shakespeare's Rose & Pansy Christmas Decoration Kit

Written By Laura Turnbull - November 29 2018

To compliment the epic Gentleman's Nightcap kit release this Christmas, three beautiful matching Christmas decorations derived from the same design will be also be available. Stay tuned via our newsletter or Facebook page for updates!

Available for Christmas delivery on 1st December.

Coming Soon! The Gentleman's Nightcap embroidery kit

Written By Laura Turnbull - November 21 2018

Benefitting The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust in Stratford-upon-Avon, this beautiful Elizabethan embroidery has been produced in conjunction with guest designer Alison Cole and will soon be available as our first non-crewel work embroidery kit!

Featuring advanced silk and goldwork embroidery, The Gentleman's Nightcap is based on an original 17th century nightcap held in the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Collection in Stratford. The replica design was debuted as a workshop project by guest tutor Alison Cole during our recent All England Retreat in May 2018.

Since then we have worked like the wind to create a kit with fully-illustrated instructions and stitch charts so that everyone may enjoy a piece of Shakespearean hand-embroidery history for Christmas. This is our very first non-crewel work kit so we are incredibly excited!

Ordering opens on 1st December 2018. Sign up to our mailing list for updates.

The Queen Mother's Bedspread

Written By Phillipa Turnbull - November 11 2018

Sometimes in life you're at the right place at the right time. This happened to me In 1999 when I was at Glamis Castle in Scotland, studying the needlework in The Queen Mother's apartments within the castle.

An Interview With Zina Kazban

Written By Laura Turnbull - October 02 2018

Zinaida Kazban is a bright young star in a new generation of hand embroiderers emerging from the Royal School of Needlework's Future Tutors Programme. She is also our 2018 "New Talent" selected by the School to be sponsored by Lady Anne's Needlework Retreats in her graduating year and as she makes her first steps into the wide world of professional hand embroidery.

Introducing Zinaida Kazban

Written By Laura Turnbull - August 27 2018

We are delighted to introduce Zinaida Kazban of the Royal School of Needlework as a Lady Anne's Needlework tutor. Zina is our 2018 New Talent!

The Clothworker's Museum - A Treasure Trove of Embroidery Open To All

Written By Phillipa Turnbull - June 25 2018

Phillipa's visit to the V&A's Clothworkers Museum in London

I was so excited to see legendary examples of crewel work from the past 400 years that I literally could not sleep the night before my recent trip to the V&A repository. At 3.00am I looked out of my bedroom window and in the incredibly bright full moon witnessed Mikey our cat defending the rockery from a spring toad. I left the next morning for London in full confidence that he would defend the house in the same manner while I was away.

Your Work - Elizabethan Oakapple Tree

Written By Laura Turnbull - April 30 2018

Thank you to Anne Parsons for sharing her finished Elizabethan Oakapple Tree. Anne has done a fabulous job on this tricky design, particularly on the tree truck, which she has expertly filled with dense rows of stem stitch.

Royal Wedding Stitch-a-Long - Watch the Videos

Written By Phillipa Turnbull - April 09 2018

I've still got so much to do on this cushion! The 19th May is looming and I haven't finished one side yet! Luckily I have Laura on my back asking me for catch-up videos every second minute so here are all of them so far. How are you all doing?

Your Work: Mellerstain Firescreen

Written By Phillipa Turnbull - March 31 2018

Well done to Catherine Pommett for winning FIRST PRIZE and BEST IN SHOW at the Florida State Fair for her finished Mellerstain Firescreen!

"A very harp in all but size" - Jenny's 2018 Spring Residential Project

Written By Laura Turnbull - March 23 2018

Jenny Adin-Christie is a world-renowned professional hand-embroider and tutor whom we are privileged to include in our billing of top-class Lady Anne’s Needlework Retreat tutors.

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