Crewel Embroidery Kit «Columbine, Violet, and Bugleweed». «Herbs»

Level: suitable for beginners. For those who want to master crewel embroidery.

The kit does not include tools such as hoops, scissors...

The embroidery is based on Albrecht Dürer's watercolor «Columbine, Violets, and Bugleweed».

"Dürer was the first European artist to create an 'autonomous plant portrait'," – Od Gobe, PhD in Art History.


What’s included in the «Herbs» kit:

• A piece of linen with a printed sketch of all three plants in a single composition. You don’t need to transfer the pattern onto the fabric and can start embroidering right away.
• Assorted silk floss for flowers by Au Ver à Soie, 7 shades.
• Italian sequins 3 mm, khaki.
• Italian sequins 2 mm, gold.
• Sharlotte beads, 2 shades.
• Assorted cotton floss, DMC and Anchor, for greenery, 9 shades.
• Beading needles.
• Thread for attaching embellishments.
• Illustration of Dürer’s watercolor for your reference.
• PDF file with instructions, patterns, photos of the finished work, and a link to video material (macro shots of all techniques used).

Finished embroidery size: 19 cm by 15 cm.