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CREWEL EMBROIDERY Kristin Nicholas

CREWEL EMBROIDERY THREAD Supplies & Resources

• Appleton crewel wool
• Orange family of colors - 444, 626, 623, 862,
441, and 557
• Yellow family of colors - 554, 844, 474, 477,
312 and 843
• Brown family of colors — 976 and 315
• Green family of colors — 358, 253, and 256
• Turquoise family of colors — 527 and 484
• Red and pink family of colors — 502, 946,
944, 803, 725

OTHER SUPPLIES
• 6" (15 cm) embroidery hoop
• Chenille needles in sizes 18 (largest), 20, 22
(smallest)
• I use all 3 sizes, depending if I am threading 1,
2 or 3 strands of wool.
• Yarn darning needles
• Embroidery scissors
• Iron-on transfer pens (such as Sulky)
• Water-soluble fabric marker
• Heavyweight linen
• Cut one 18" (46 cm) square for each pillow front
• Cotton fabric (optional, if sewing pillows)
• Cut two 17" x 12" (43 cm x 30.5 cm) rectangles
for each pillow back
• 16" (40.6 cm) square pillow form
RESOURCES
Websites
• Instructor website: kristinnicholas.com
• Instructor blog:
getting-stitched-on-the-farm.blogspot.com
Kristin's Embroidery Books
• Colorful Stitchery (Storey Publishing, 2005)
• New addition: Colorful Stitchery (Roost Books,
to be released in summer of 2014)
• Kids’ Embroidery (Stewart Tabori & Chang, 2004)

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SEWING EMBROIDERED PILLOW Sewing Instructions

1. Begin with linen cut to 18" (46 cm) square and
center embroidery templates as shown in the
video. Front will be trimmed to 17" (43 cm) square
before sewing, so keep all embroidery towards
center of pillow.
2. Embroider the pillow front. Press and finish as
shown in the video. Trim pillow front to a 17" (43
cm) square.
3. Hem back panels as follows. Fold and press ¼" (6
mm) along one 17" (43 cm) length of each panel,
then fold ½" (13mm) under and press again. Sew
along the pressed edge to secure the hem for
each panel.
4. Lay pillow front on a table, right side up. Stack
two back panels on top of front panel, with
right sides facing the pillow front, being sure to
overlap hemmed edge of each panel at center,
and aligning raw edges of front and backs. Pin as
needed to prevent shifting. Using a ½" (13 mm)
seam allowance, sew all around the edge.
5. Turn pillow right side out and insert form.

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Embroidery Detials

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Embroidery Details

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 FLOWER PILLOW Stem Stitch Rope Stitch
TEMPLATES: SUNFLOWER Chain with
Vandyke Stitch Backstitch

Satin
stitch
Turkeywork

Laid stitch with

cross-stitch and
French knots

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 FLOWER PILLOW
TEMPLATES: ROSY FLOWER

Outline Stitch

Couching

Spiderweb

Blanket Stitch

French Knots

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 FLOWER PILLOW TEMPLATES:
SMALL FLOWERS
Bullion Knots

Cut Turkeywork French Knots

Bullion Knots

Couching

French Knots
Lazy Daisy Outline Stitch

Buttonhole
Wheel
Lazy Daisy

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Rope Stitch

4-Legged
Knots

Squared Filling Laid Stitch

with Lazy Daisy Checks with
Cross Stitch
Ties

Chain Stitch

Spiderweb

Buttonhole Wheels
Open Chain Stitch

Lazy
Daisy
Cloud Filling

3 inches
French Knots

7 cm
Chain Stitch

6
2
5

Chain Stitch with

Backstitch Center and
4

Whipped Backstitch
4-Legged
3

Interlaced Chain Stitches Knots

1
2

French
Knots
on
1

Stalks

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