Needlepoint Kits, Counted Cross-Stitch, Crewel Embroidery, Blackwork and Goldwork

Our Designers

All our designers are listed below.

	Anette Eriksson - printed and charted needlepoint kits and printed canvases. Contemporary, yet classical designs inspired by flowers, fruit and the seaside. Anette's kits use 10hpi mono canvas and Appleton wool.
	Animal Fayre - printed and charted needlepoint kits, printed canvases and charts. Richly coloured designs are inspired by animals, patchwork, Celtic illuminated manuscripts and eastern art. Designs range from pincushions to large wall-hangings and from pillows to Christmas Stockings. Several design are encrusted with beads. These designs are stitched in Victorian Cross Stitch on 10hpi using Anchor wool
	Arch Needlepoint - a mixture of printed and charted needlepoint kits. Designs inspired by historical buildings, manuscripts and decorations. Arch Needlepoint's kits use a variety of different count canvases and Appleton tapestry and crewel wool.
	Beth Russell - printed needlepoint kits and needlepoint canvases. Beth Russell's needlepoint designs are based on designs from the Arts and Crafts Movement, William Morris in particular. The designs range from small pictures to pillows and rugs. Many of the designs also work well as seat covers. The is a mix of floral/leaf design and animal designs. The animal designs are based on William De Morgan Tiles. Beth's designs use Appleton Wools.
	Bold Sheep - Printed needlepoint kits and counted cross stitch kits. Bold Sheep offer counted cross-stitch and needlepoint kits. The designs charming and contemporary - suitable for children and the young at heart.
	Bothy Threads - Printed needlepoint kits, counted cross stitch kits and embroidery kits. Bothy Threads' cross-stitch kits range from those based on paintings by LS Lowry and Van Gogh, to designs for children inspired by the story of Noah and classic fairy tales. Bothy Threads needlepoint kits are inspired by Lowery and their embroidery kits of the story of Noah.
	Canvas Works - Charted canvas embroidery kits. Contempoary designs using stranded cotton, perle and hand dyed threads and a variety of different stitches to a striking effect.

	Caroline Denoon Duncan - Charted canvas embroidery kits. A mix of pictures and patterns using Appleton wools on 14hpi canvas.
	Carol Yates - Charted canvas embroidery kits. A mix of pictures, geometric and sampler designs using Appleton wools on 14hpi canvas. .
	Charlotte's Web - Cross-stitch kits and charts. Predominantly Renee Mackintosh designs, including a number of stunning replicas of his watercolors. Charlotte's Web exquisite range of designs also includes a number of celebratory samplers, charming simple designs based on tea-time, flowers and butterflies and some more contemporary designs showing a collection of items, for example shells.
	Coleshill Collection - Printed and charted needlepoint kits, printed and charted canvas embroidery kits, counted cross stitch kits, stumpwork kits and crewel embroidery kits. The cross-stitch kits from the Coleshill Collection include some delightful designs for children as well as wedding and birth samplers. The Coleshill Collection also includes printed and charted needlepoint kits, crewel embroidery kits, canvas embroidery kits and stumpwork kits.
	The Crewel Work Company - Philippa Turnbull One of the few designers that specializes solely in crewel embroidery. Phillipa's exquisite designs include firescreens, bell pulls, stools and pillows. The designs themselves include intricate floral designs, smaller simpler floral designs and a number of animals and birds. All the designs are available as kits, but for the larger designs you can just buy the printed linen twill.
	Dundonald Designs - charted needlepoint kits Reproductions of designs stitched by Mary Queen of Scots and Scottish citiscapes. The kits use Anchor wool.
	Elizabeth Bradley -printed needlepoint kits Elizabeth Bradley's designs are inspired by the Victorian Era. They are stitched with Victorian Cross Stitch on 10hpi canvas. Virtually all the designs come with a choice of seven background colours.
	Fei Collection - Kits only. The cross-stitch kits from the Fei Collection include some lovely Egyptian, animal and bird designs and a large number of miniature kits featuring flowers, fruit, bonsai trees and teapots! The Fei Collection also includes some charming printed and charted needlepoint kits. The needlepoint kits include pillows, nursery designs and pincushions.
	Fine Cell Work - printed kits and charted needlepoint kits Designs inspired by historical wall paper, textiles and ceramics including several based on William de Morgan designs. The kits use Appleton wool. Fine Cell Work are a registered charity that run needlepoint classes in prisons. A donation is made to Fine Cell Work for every kit sold.
	Glorafilia -printed needlepoint kits Richly coloured designs, oten inspired by the historical tapestries or paintings.
	Isobel Hunt - outline printed needlepoint kits Isobel's designs include an exquisite range of animal pillows that look wonderful individually or as a set.
	Jill Gordon - charted needlepoint kits Jill Gordon's designs are landscapes and still life designs that are so detailed they look as if they have been painted. The designs range from huge screens to pillows/cushions and use Paterna wool.
	Marion Thorpe, National Trust Collection - Kits and charts. Reproductions of historical samplers and pictures. There are several designs that are near replicas of 18th and 19th century samplers and a large number of samplers inspired by National Trust Houses.
	The Mary Jane Collection The Mary Jane collection includes crewel embroidery kits, blackwork kits, goldwork and ribbon embroidery.
	Millennia Designs - Kits only. Millennia Designs' cross-stitch designs are mainly based on designs by William de Morgan, William Morris and others from the Arts and Craft Movement. There are also a number of kits inspired by pictures by Kate Greenaway, other 19th century illustrators and Egypt. Millennia Designs also offer charted and printed needlepoint kits. These inlcude several large designs and a number of heraldic miniatur designs.
	Moot House - a mixture of printed and charted needlepoint kits Classical bird designs based on antique silk painting, contemporary safari animals inspired by the designers childhood in Africa and four design for the seasons inspired by artists such as Mondrian, Van Gogh and Klimt. Moot House's designs use Appleton wool.
	Nini Fuller - Charted kits A mix of pictures, geometric and sampler designs. These mainly use Appleton wools on 14hpi canvas, but there are a few that use a mix of different thread types to get the required effect and a small range of animal designs stitched using perle and stranded cotton. There are severel stitch samplers, with between 10 and 102 different stitches in them!
	One Off - printed needlepoint kits Several bricks, glasses cases, pincushions and pillows - a number of which feature farm animals, elephants and hens. One Off's designs use Appleton wool.
	Primavera - printed needlepoint kits and needlepoint canvases The Primavera collection has 5 main ranges: Floral, Shaker, Wild and Wonderful animal designs, Topiary and Regional Designs. There are a selection of types of items including pillows, wall-hangings, teacosies and curtain tiebacks. The The Wild and Wonderful collection will appeal to children of all ages.

Rowandean
These embroidery kits use a vraiety of thread types and fabrics to get the required effect. A number of Rowandean's embroidery kits tumble out of the picture on to the mount board which is very effective.

	Stitchery - A mix of printed and tramme needlepoint kits. The majority of Stitchery's needlepoint designs were inspired by the Victorian era, with several floral and a few animal designs The designs work well as seat covers as well as cushion covers. There are also a number of bricks/doorstops and a few rugs. Stitchery's designs use Appleton wool.
	Susan Lethbridge - printed needlepoint kits Several classical designs inspired by 18th and 19th century England and a large number of animal designs, perfect for children - either to receive as already stitched or for them to stitch! A mix of sizes of designs inclining glasses cases, small pictures or panels for cushions/pillows and large cushions/pillows. Susan Lethbridge's designs use Paterna wool.
	Travellers Tales - Kits only. A stunning collection of designs inspired by ethnic needlework from around the world. The range is divided into a number of regional collections. These designs vary from the majority of cross-stitch as the stitching covers the entire cloth, as opposed to just the central design. As a result they can be made up into very stylish pillows and bags.