The Crewel Work Company

15/10/2026

🌿 Flowers & Leaves Stitch by stitch…⁠
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This week, students continue developing the flowers & leaves in Lady with a Lute with .⁠
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Watching these elements grow is such a joy ✨⁠
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Are you enjoying working on this section?

14/10/2026

We’ve just wrapped up our wonderful 8-day retreat at Askham Hall, and what a special time it’s been! 💛⁠
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A big thank you to everyone who made it so memorable. Here are a few moments from our time together, including a lovely visit to Levens Hall. ✨⁠
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We’ll be back at Askham Hall in March 2027 for another retreat. If you missed out this time, we’d love to welcome you next spring! 💛
https://www.crewelwork.com/products/spring-intensive-residential-retreat-march-2027

12/10/2026

Something very special is coming… 🧵⁠
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A project first brought to life at our Askham Hall retreat in 2025 will soon be available for you to stitch at home.⁠
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A tiny embroidered book, more than 400 years old, carefully recreated by .⁠
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And this time, you’ll be able to stitch it yourself.⁠
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Coming at the end of October... ✨

10/10/2026

✨ Back in stock! ✨⁠
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Our needles and Deluxe Starter Sets are back and ready to order!⁠
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If you are new to crewel work, our Deluxe Starter Set brings together everything you need to get started, from frames and scissors to wools, silks and our Embroidery in Three British Castles book.⁠
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Happy stitching! 🧵
https://www.crewelwork.com/products/crewel-work-starter-set

09/10/2026

This weekend is Class 2 of our Sweet Valentine Heart course with ! 🪡⁠
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This month, students will be focusing on the shaded large leaves in this beautiful 18th-century inspired design, exploring the delicate transitions and stitch direction that bring these leaves to life.⁠
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Share your progress with us! ✨

07/10/2026

Fine Crewel Threads: Outline, Speckling & Holbein in the Two Birds & a Squirrel course this week!⁠
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🪡 This month, students focus on fine crewel techniques, outline, speckling, and Holbein stitch with Deborah Wilding ().⁠
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We’re sharing a few beautiful pieces from 's work on last year’s course, a beautiful example of the precision and detail these techniques can achieve. ✨⁠
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How are your samplers coming along?⁠⁠
Keep sharing your progress with us 💛

05/10/2026

Phillipa Turnbull and Ursula Hurst recently had a lovely visit from Susie Finlayson [], who was one of the embroiderers and a member of the core team behind The Great Tapestry of Scotland. Susie also led the embroidery of the Welcome Panel for the Great Tapestry Visitor Centre and the Galashiels Interchange Panel, and is now heading up the Waverley Tapestry Project.

She came to see the progress being made on our Athelstan Tapestry and generously shared her advice and experience. It was wonderful to hear her stories from her involvement with The Great Tapestry of Scotland and to have her support for our project.

And our new Athelstan Tapestry website is now live! 🧵

eamonttapestry.co.uk

05/10/2026

Lovely to see Blue Bird, designed by Phillipa Turnbull, featured by the Embroiderers’ Guild of America as part of their 2027 Virtual Lecture Annual Pass announcement.

The design appears in 'Crewelwork Then & Now', the joint book by Hazel Blomkamp's Fine Needlecraft and Phillipa Turnbull, alongside many other beautiful designs exploring the rich history and contemporary possibilities of crewelwork.

The EGA’s 2027 Virtual Lecture programme is now open for enrolment, take a look at their post for all the details. 🧵
https://www.crewelwork.com/products/crewelwork-then-and-now-book
https://www.crewelwork.com/products/blue-bird-kit

05/10/2026

Hazel Blomkamp was recently a guest on the Fibre Talk podcast, talking about embroidery, her work and her and Phillipa's book, Crewelwork Then & Now.

It’s a really interesting conversation, and Hazel talks about the book from around 1 hour 6 minutes into the episode.

Do give it a listen! 🧵

This week, Hazel Blomkamp returns to talk about her Workroom subscription program, her updated technique books, and the terrific new collaboration book, Crewelwork Then & Now, she wrote with P…

03/10/2026

🍂 We’re looking forward to welcoming everyone to Askham Hall this weekend for our Autumn Retreat!⁠
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We’re delighted to have two incredible tutors joining us this weekend: , teaching The Levens Trinket Box, and , teaching The Burrell Panel. ❤️⁠
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We’ll share more as the retreat gets underway! 🧵🍂⁠
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And if you’d love to join us for a future retreat and learn these beautiful designs, we’ll be repeating this retreat in March 2027, and we still have a few places available! ✨ Visit the link below to find out more and book your place.
https://www.crewelwork.com/products/spring-intensive-residential-retreat-march-2027