Main Crewel Thread Range of 75 skeins
Different shades of this fine crewel yarn can be mixed together giving a unique vibrancy to your work, whether it be crewel embroidery, cross-stitch, tapestry, needlepoint, free style embroidery, lace knitting or weaving. As the hand dyed yarn is spun from long strands of lambs-wool it is strong but has a soft handle and a gentle sheen, adding an individual touch to your hand embroidery work.
You can buy these hand-dyed woolen skeins individually on the Skeins and Hanks order page. If you wish to enquire about commission hand dyeing for a special project, please contact us.
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The number of hand dyed shades in the internet embroidery thread range is far below the number in a chemically dyed range of yarns. Natural dyes harmonies much better. One does not need to spend time "matching" colours. William Morris, the great 19th Century British designer, used natural dyes, in a very small number of colours in his vast tapestries. (seen at a wonderful centenary exhibition in London in 1996.) Jan Messent, in her beautiful reconstruction of the missing panel of the Bayeux Tapestry, and as a result of her meticulous research, only used 14 hand dyed yarn shades.
Also the shades in this hand dyed yarn range are subtle colours which often contain more than one tone and do not have the flat, rather lifeless appearance, of some chemical dyes. Natural dyes are different. To give you an idea of the count of the hand dyed yarn, some cross stitch users work 3 strands in a 14s canvas. But please do not treat this as a law! No two embroiderers are the same.
For more detailed information about our wool go to about our wool