A splendid 11 days were spent at Askham this Autumn this month, with old friends and new. Here are some photos ..read more

We are pleased to open our studio doors to our community of stitchers! Open studio days for 2024 are: Wednesday 14th February Wednesday 13th March Wednesday 17th April Wednesday 8th May Wednesday 11th September Wednesday 2nd October Wednesday 13th November Wednesday 11th December Our collection of antique embroidery including Arts and Crafts era and Jacobean 17th Century crewel work, 17th century Elizabethan and other interesting embroideries is available to view for groups by special arrangement.   You can find us at: The Crewel Work Company Unit 1 ..read more

Over the past 15 years, under Phillipa's apprenticeship and through involvement in the development of some of our most ambitious projects to date, such as the Muncaster Bed Hanging, Harriet has built up a wealth of crewel knowledge and technical expertise. This has led, over the past several years, to Harriet becoming our official Master Stitcher, a position we have evolved to describe her responsibility as a key member of our design and kit development team. Harriet's particular area of expertise is larger projects. She is able to help students create the right set up and approach the project ..read more

We're looking forward to no less than nine new kit releases this year, including the opportunity to pre-order our much anticipated Gawthorpe Hall Bed Hanging, our Gawthorpe Pomegranates, a new Muncaster Castle design and a wonderful Work Bag from the National Museums of Scotland Collection. Look out for all this and more! The Muncaster Parrot - Flying to you this August 2023 The National Museums of Scotland Workbag, coming this Autumn Kate Barlow's Feller Peach Tree - Coming this Summer! The Gawthorpe Pomegranates - Coming this February ..read more

Join us this October for an intensive Crewel Work course with Phillipa Turnbull and our Master Stitcher Harriet Roberts. Dive into the Gawthorpe textile Collection during our study day at their new study facility and enjoy four days of workshops at the nearby Crow Wood Hotel & Spa. Dates: 6-12 October 2024 Price: £3,750 Booking link and more information will be available soon ..read more

Pre-order this September! The Gawthorpe Bed Hanging Currently in production by our incredible team and lovingly stitched by our Master Stitcher Harriet Roberts, we will soon be able to accept pre-orders for our Gawthorpe Hall Bed Hanging, which will be available for dispatch in 2025. We are delighted to be supporting the Gawthorpe Textile Collection with each sale of this design, which replicates crewel work stitched by The Honourable Rachel Kay-Shuttleworth who, over her life-time, amassed a unique collection of historic textiles, and which is now one of the largest in the U ..read more

This special design, which has been cleverly interpreted by Kate Barlow from the Feller Mirror design, will be available this August with an accompanying on-demand course ..read more

Everything we do at The Crewel Work Company is based on our love of historic needlework and over the years we have accumulated a substantial collection of embroidered artefacts. In this blog post, we share with you some of our embroidery treasures, which will soon be available to study and replicate during a variety of learning experiences. If you are interested in any of the below courses and you would like to receive more information about start dates and price, when it becomes available, please sign up here. Sweet Heart Valentine Online Course with Zina Kazban We are thrilled to announce ..read more

Needlework for Change Here at the Crewel Work Company, we have always felt the strong connection between taking needle to fabric and a positive sense of well being (read our 2022 blog post on the topic for more!). The rhythmic silence of the wool as it glides through the linen has an meditative effect, bringing an almost instant sense of calm and peace. Not to mention the sheer sense of pride and accomplishment one feels having completed a design! This year we are supporting two wonderful charities that are taking this idea to another level and are doing groundbreaking work with needlework and ..read more

This week we welcomed Caroline Cranley and Deborah O'Brien from Appletons Wool to our new studio. The duo have been on a tour of clients this month and dropped in, to discuss how we could better align our businesses, while taking a peek at our set up in in our brand spanking new studio.  Appletons Wool, which is owned and run by Diana Cawdron from their Buckinghamshire headquarters, was established in 1835 by Thomas Appleton for the manufacture of worsted lace and epaulettes for military. The connection with military uniforms has since been phased out and in recent years the ..read more