All Lady B Embroidery Kits are handmade to order. Kits come individually boxed with handmade instruction booklet, needles and threads.
Hoops can be ordered separately.
A Message in the Sky - A Bayeux Tapestry inspired embroidery kit
Introducing "Message in Sky", an exclusive embroidery kit designed by professional hand embroiderer Amy Burt of Lady B Embroidery, created especially for Bus Stop Studios.
There's something rather fitting about launching a Bayeux Tapestry inspired kit from right here in Hastings. The tapestry famously tells the story of the Battle of Hastings, and nearly a thousand years on, we're bringing a piece of that history back home, stitch by stitch.
The design
"Message in Sky" takes its inspiration from one of the most striking scenes in the Bayeux Tapestry, the appearance of Halley's Comet blazing across the sky, watched by onlookers who took it as an omen of the momentous events to come. It's a beautiful reminder of how the tapestry's makers captured not just history but wonder, and how stitched cloth can carry a message across centuries.
What you'll learn
This kit is your chance to learn the famous Bayeux stitch, the very technique used to create the original tapestry, alongside a range of traditional embroidery stitches including stem stitch, chain stitch, split stitch, back stitch, satin stitch & French knots, all worked in DMC Eco Vita threads, naturally dyed using traditional methods just as the original Bayeux Tapestry's threads would have been. Whether you're picking up a needle for the first time or adding to your stitching repertoire, you'll come away with skills as old as the tapestry itself, guided every step of the way by an accompanying instruction booklet.
What's in the box
Every kit is lovingly hand packed & includes:
- Hand printed Boston twill fabric, printed with the "Message in Sky" design
- DMC Eco Vita woollen threads
- An embroidery hoop
- Needles
- A beautiful step by step instruction booklet
All packaged & printed by hand right here in Hastings, presented in our own hand printed box, making it a truly special gift or treat for yourself.
Every kit design is created & hand packed by Amy herself, as part of a small independent business rooted in traditional craft & Hastings' rich history.
Pre-order now
To celebrate the Bayeux Tapestry exhibition opening at the British Museum, pre-orders for "Message in Sky" are now open on our Shop page, with kits hand packed & sent out in October. Worldwide sales welcome
£45.99 plus postage
Intro To Embroidery ‘Vintage Diver’
The fun kit will introduce you to some of the most commonly used embroidery stitches allowing to go on to use again in future embroidery projects.
The Vintage Diver is worked in a variety of stitches including: - running stitch - back stitch - Chain Stitch - Stem Stitch - French Knots - Beading & Sequins - Leather Appliqué - Woven Wheels
The kit contains: - Instruction booklet - 30 x 30 cm linen with design - Stranded cotton in blue, dark blue, pink, purple & red - Sequins - Beads - Red Leather - Embroidery Needle size 7 - Tapestry Needle size 24 - Beading Needle
Kit comes boxed and packaged in a padded envelope
out of stock
Intro to Jacobean Crewelwork ‘Stork’
The Jacobean design based on a wallhanging in the V&A will introduce you to some of the most commonly used Crewelwork stitches used over the years. Stitches leant can be used in other forms of hand embroidery, allowing you to use them again in future embroidery projects.
The Stork is worked on traditional linen twill using Appleton's Crewel Wool in variety of stitches including: - Split stitch - Heavy chain - Trellis - Raised stem band - Button hole stitch - French knots - Satin stitch - Woven Wheels
The kit contains: - Instruction booklet - 30 x 30 cm linen twill with design - Appleton's Crewel Wool in blue, yellow, brown, light brown, bottle green, green - Chenille Needle size 22 - Tapestry Needle size 22
HOOP NOT INCLUDED
Kit comes boxed and packaged in a padded envelope
out of stock
Intro to Goldwork ‘Nefertiti’
Inspired by the bust of Queen Nefertiti in the Berlin Egyptology Museum, this kit you will introduce you to the wonderful world of Goldwork Embroidery, an ancient technique used in military and ecesiastical embroidery, now used as a modern embroidery technique.
You will become familiar with techniques such as padding, Chipping, Cutwork and Combination Couching using a range f gold work threads including Pearl Purl, Smooth Pearl, Rococo, Twist and Bright Check
Kit Includes: - Instruction booklet - 30 x 30 cm turquoise linen with design - 30 x 30 cm calico - Smooth Purl - Bright Check - Pearl Purl - Twist - Rococo - Gold Machine Thread - Embroidery Needle size 10 - Curved needle - Bees Wax
HOOP NOT INCLUDED
Kit comes boxed and packaged in a padded envelope
out of stock
Intro to Stumpwork ‘Flamingo’
This fun kit will introduce you to some of the most commonly used traditional Stumpwork (raised) embroidery stitches.
The Flamingo is worked in a variety of raised stitches including: - Felt padding - Wrapped wire - Corded Needlelace - Raised Stem Band - Long & Short - French Knots - Stem Stitch
The kit contains: - Instruction booklet - 30 x 30 cm linen with design - 30 x 30cm calico - Hand dyed Pink variegated Perle cotton by Oliver Twist - Stranded cotton in black, white, maroon & turquoise - Paper cover wire - Embroidery Needle size 10 - Tapestry Needle size 22 - Chenille Needle size 22
HOOP NOT INCLUDED
Kits come boxed in a padded envelope
out of stock
Personalised Raised Embroidery ‘Tattoo Heart’
This fun raised embroidery kit based on the traditional heart tattoo can be embroidered with the text of your choice (maximum 10 letters) The kit will introduce you to modern and traditional Raised embroidery techniques. A print out sheet of font will be provided allowing you to trace the text of your choice on to the banner
Stitches include - Buttonhole Stitch - Felt padding - Leather appliqué - Stem Stitch - Backstitch
Kit Contains: - instruction booklet - Font Print out (for tracing) - 30 x 30cm black linen fabric - Red felt - Pearl purl - Gutterman machine cotton - Red leather - Gold leather - White Grow Grain - Stranded cotton in black - Gutterman machine thread - Embroidery needle size 10
HOOP NOT INCLUDED Kit comes boxed and packaged in a padded envelope
out of stock
Stumpwork ‘Apple Tree’
The traditional Stumpwork Apple Tree design is based on Jacobean casket in the V&A archive when this style of embroidery was at it's peak!
The intermediate level embroidery kit will introduce you to traditional early Stumpwork (raised) techniques. Stitches include: - Corded Needlelace - Raised Stem Band - 3D embroidered wired shapes - Silk Ribbon Wrapped Beads - Stem Stitch - Raised Leaf Stitch
Kit Contains - instruction booklet - Cotton Twill Fabric with design - Green cotton fabric for leaves - perle cotton in greens - Appleton's Crewel Wool in Browns - Stranded cotton - Silk ribbon - wooden beads - embroidery needle - tapestry needle - paper cover wire
HOOP NOT INCLUDED
Kit comes boxed and packaged in a padded envelope
£32.50 plus postage
Mixed Techniques ‘Bargello Heart’
This Heart on Bargello stitch is inspired by the Portuguese artist Joana Vasconcelos who is a mixed media artist often inspired by the bright and wonderful Portuguese culture
You will learn the canvaswork stitch Bargello which is a counted technique worked in multicolours making a flame like appearance. The heart is padded with layers of felt and covered in genuine leather then outlined in the traditional goldwork thread Pearl Purl. Lastly the design is outlined in Rococo. A charming metallic twisted thread
In this beginners embroidery kit you will find: - Instruction booklet - 30 x 30cm canvas with design - Appletons crewel wool in pink, yellow, orange, red, blue and green - Red leather - Pearl Purl - Rococo - Red felt - Gutterman's machine thread in gold and red - Embroidery needle size 10 - Tapestry Needle size 22
HOOP NOT INCLUDED
Kit comes boxed and in a padded envelope
£27.50 plus postage
Blackwork Tudor Rose & Elizabethan Plaited Braid
The charming Elizabethan & Tudor design is based on a coif (bed cap) in the V&A archive. The intermediate level embroidery kit will introduce you to traditional early Blackwork stitches as well as the technically challenging 'Elizabethan Plaited Braid' stitch in gold Passing thread.
The design is worked on Belfast linen twill using Gold Passing, DMC stranded cotton and metallic embroidery thread. Stitches include: - Elizabeth Plaited Braid - Stem Stitch - Seeding Blackwork Stitches: - Cross Trellis - Double Zig-Zag - small diamond
The kit contains: - Instruction booklet - 30 x 30 cm Belfast linen twill with design - DMC stranded cotton in Black - Gold Passing thread - Gold Metallic Embroidery Thread - Embroidery Needle size 10 - Tapestry Needle size 22 - Tapestry Needle size 26
HOOP NOT INCLUDED
Kit comes boxed and packaged in a padded envelope
£32.50 plus postage