Bunnies & Buttercups
Crewel Embroidery Kit
The embroidery design measures 15cm x 35cm (6” x 14”) wide.
Bunnies & Buttercups is stitched onto taupe linen twill l using 15 shades of Appletons crewel wool and 3 shades of Gumnut shaded wool to create the soft fur of the bunnies. The bunnies and buttercups are embroidered in long & short stitch and the foliage around them is worked using common embroidery stitches.
The embroidery kit includes everything you need to complete the design.
IN THIS KIT YOU WILL FIND:
INSTRUCTION BOOKLET with detailed, step-by-step instructions and diagrams
Taupe linen twill with the design printed, ready to stitch
Appleton’s crewel yarn
Gumnut shaded crewel yarn
Needle
Please Note: This kit does NOT include supplies to make the pillow shown.
Crewel Embroidery Kit
The embroidery design measures 15cm x 35cm (6” x 14”) wide.
Bunnies & Buttercups is stitched onto taupe linen twill l using 15 shades of Appletons crewel wool and 3 shades of Gumnut shaded wool to create the soft fur of the bunnies. The bunnies and buttercups are embroidered in long & short stitch and the foliage around them is worked using common embroidery stitches.
The embroidery kit includes everything you need to complete the design.
IN THIS KIT YOU WILL FIND:
INSTRUCTION BOOKLET with detailed, step-by-step instructions and diagrams
Taupe linen twill with the design printed, ready to stitch
Appleton’s crewel yarn
Gumnut shaded crewel yarn
Needle
Please Note: This kit does NOT include supplies to make the pillow shown.
Crewel Embroidery Kit
The embroidery design measures 15cm x 35cm (6” x 14”) wide.
Bunnies & Buttercups is stitched onto taupe linen twill l using 15 shades of Appletons crewel wool and 3 shades of Gumnut shaded wool to create the soft fur of the bunnies. The bunnies and buttercups are embroidered in long & short stitch and the foliage around them is worked using common embroidery stitches.
The embroidery kit includes everything you need to complete the design.
IN THIS KIT YOU WILL FIND:
INSTRUCTION BOOKLET with detailed, step-by-step instructions and diagrams
Taupe linen twill with the design printed, ready to stitch
Appleton’s crewel yarn
Gumnut shaded crewel yarn
Needle
Please Note: This kit does NOT include supplies to make the pillow shown.
** Intermediate-Beginner **
I recommend Bunnies & Buttercups for stitchers with a little experience in thread painting. It is a great project if you are familiar with common embroidery stitches.
Bunnies & Buttercups was inspired by William Morris’s ‘Brer Rabbit’. The panel features a pair of facing bunnies, nestled under a vine of white flower puffs and surrounded by sunny yellow buttercups. The flowers and foliage are embroidered using common embroidery stitches and the bunnies are stitched mostly in long & short stitch to create soft-looking fur and shading of colours. Each bunny has a fluffy, pompom-like tail created with tufted Ghiordes knots.
The embroidered panel is the perfect size for a decorative bolster pillow or a fabulous work bag, and would look super cute framed in a nursery. I made my Bunnies & Buttercups into a bolster pillow with a cute pompom trim to match the bunnies’ fluffy tails.
YOU WILL ALSO NEED:
Slate frame with 50cm (20”) wide tape, and 90cm x 1.5cm (36” x 5/8”) wide cotton tape and lacing thread
(OR 35cm x 45cm wide (14″ x 18″) stretcher bars and thumbtacks)Embroidery scissors
Stitches Used: Blanket stitch | Chain stitch | Colonial knot | Fly stitch | French knot | Ghiordes knot | Padded satin stitch | Long & short stitch | Satin stitch | Split stitch | Stem stitch | Straight stitch
