WEMYSSICAL CREATURE GRIFFIN KIT
WEMYSSICAL CREATURE GRIFFIN KIT
Our Wemyssical Creatures kits are based on designs from a mid 20th century crewelwork child’s bedcover in our collection. We have recently added eight more animals to the range, making ten in all.
This Griffin design was developed for us by Angela Featherstone and is available in three colourways - Original, Pastel, and Bright.
If you would like to any of the other Wemyssical Creature twills added to your Griffin Kit at a If you would like any of the other Wemyssical Creature twills added to your Alpaca Kit, at a reduced price, please contact us by email immediately so we can add it to your kit before dispatch.
This kit includes:
30cm (12in) square linen twill, digitally printed with the outlines of the design.
Appletons Crewel Wool (9 colours)
Needle
Instruction Booklet with stitch chart and stitch diagrams
Packed in a Wemyss School of Needlework rope handled carrier bag
This Griffin Kit is based on part of a child's crewelwork bedcover in our collection. The bedcover was stitched in the School in the 1930's and it, in turn, was inspired by an image we hold in the archive of a 17th century English embroidery which is held by the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Having seen the original piece in the V&A what became clear was that our bedcover was based on our black and white photograph but the original is on a much smaller scale and is worked in silks and cottons and incorporates many gold and silver threads.
The Original wool pack colours are similar to those on our 20th century piece.
The Single and the Two Birds Kits, as well, are based on elements from the bedcover. They also use the same original palette but with the addition of more colours and more adventurous stitches.
