{"id":1881,"date":"2020-05-16T17:32:05","date_gmt":"2020-05-16T22:32:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/?p=1881"},"modified":"2020-05-17T12:52:18","modified_gmt":"2020-05-17T17:52:18","slug":"finished-erica-wilson-crewel-embroidery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/?p=1881","title":{"rendered":"Finished: Erica Wilson Crewel Embroidery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I did it! I finished this project, a 1973 crewel embroidery kit designed by Erica Wilson. And it wasn\u2019t just a kit, it was a pillow kit. And I made a pillow!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It took many, many hours. I learned a lot about embroidery, and I remembered how much I love working with wool. And I figured how how to sew, kind of. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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So the question now is will I be able to use this kind of groovy, vintagey, textured pillow? Yes, I love that 1970\u2019s style. But I don\u2019t imagine it will be at all a nap-able pillow. All those French knots and bullion stitches made out of scratchy wool would leave an interesting imprint on the side of your face. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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