Glamis Castle Collection

Glamis Castle Collection

Surrounded by Highland 'Coos' in the very heart of Angus in Scotland, Glamis Castle, has been the ancestral seat to The Earls of Strathmore and Kinghorne and their Lyon predecessors since King Robert II granted the Thanage of Glamis to Sir John Lyon in 1372.

Once host to Mary, Queen of Scots, Glamis is said to have inspired one of Shakespeare’s most famous plays, Macbeth. Glamis also has a deep connection to today’s Royal Family as it was the childhood home of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, and birthplace of HRH Princess Margaret.

Under the expert care or Curator Ingrid Thomson, the Glamis Castle Textile Collection holds a vast array of needlework completed by generations of Strathmore women from Lady Helen, wife of the 3rd Earl, of Strathmore and Kinghorne, and her daughters to the maternal grandmother of HRH Queen Elizabeth II, Cecilia, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne.

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Cecilia Countess of Strathmore

During the very early days of The Crewel Work Company, Phillipa accepted a prestigious commission from the Strathmore Family: to produce a replica of a magnificent, but sadly lost, bedspread stitched by Cecilia.

The replica bedspread was completed the day before Cecilia’s daughter, HRH Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother’s 100th birthday on 4th August 2000, and today adorns the Royal Bed gifted to Elizabeth, by her mother, on her marriage to Prince Albert, later King George VI.

Today, our over 30 year relationship with this extraordinary Scottish castle deepens with the release of a series of kits and event associated with Glamis, expected in 2026.

Glamis Castle Kits

The Glamis Scottish Play Kit
The Glamis Scottish Play Kit
Find your embroidery flair with the Scottish Play Crewel Work Kit. This unusual design replicates a 17th Century pillowe housed in the crypt at Glamis Castle in Fife, Scotland. Featuring extravagantly oversized floral motifs, the original embroidery was likely repurposed from a set of Jacobean Bed hangings.
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From $331.00
Glamis Crown, Rose & Thistle Kit
Glamis Crown, Rose & Thistle Kit
From the HRH The Queen Mother's childhood home, the Glamis Crown, Rose & Thistle replicates a delicate, symmetrical design stitched by her mother, Cecilia Countess of Strathmore.  Celebrating the union between England and Scotland, the design features an intertwined Rose and Thistle and finally the letter 'S' for Strathmore.
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From $265.00
Glamis Dog Kit
Glamis Dog Kit
Featuring a charming King Charles Spaniel, the Glamis Dog replicates one of many animals featured on a set of 17th Century bed hangings at Glamis Castle.  Stitched by Lady Helen Middleton (wife of the 3rd Earl of Strathmore) and her daughters, the original embroideries now hang in King Malcolm's Room...
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Video tutorial available
From $53.00

How We Give Back

To Castles, Country Houses & Institutions

Where possible we donate up to 10% of the proceeds of the sale of a kit to the castle, country house, or institution that the original embroidery belongs to, to support the conversation of the original artefact.

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