Avlea's first kit with Appleton's Crewel Wools! This kit comes with Appleton's Crewel Wool, a single strand 100% wool from the UK. Crewel wool works up with more texture than cotton floss and is excellent for cushion cover designs such as this.
 
This striking geometric border from the Greek islands has a soft, vintage look worked in crewel wools evoking the blues and greens of the sea accented with deep golden olive. The sawtooth diagonal lines create diamonds within which are set stylized stars while the interior space features a delicate trellis fill. Beautiful worked as a cushion cover or table square.
 
Finished size (exclusive of finishing): 15.5 x 15.5 inches
Stitch count: 201 x 201 sts/15993 total sts
 
My high quality kits come with everything you need to make the embroidery in the photos--our Mikini 26ct in ivory, Appleton's crewel wool (or DMC floss*), full color SOC (symbol-on-chart) pattern, along with a John James size 24 tapestry needle. The raw edges of the fabric are serged for your convenience, so you can start stitching as soon as you open the kit!
 
*This kit has two floss options: Appleton's Crewel Wools or DMC 6-strand 100% cotton floss. The DMC flosses are the closest color match to the Appleton's, but please keep in mind they are not an "exact" match because wool and cotton take dyes differently.
 
The coordinating gold silk/cotton cushion cover backing kit can be found on the Fabrics & Floss page.
 
Also available as a download pattern on the Downloads page