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A hot start to summer seems like a good time to post this.

Members of my EGA Brandywine chapter gathered to stitch The Crewel Wreath by Lucy Edmison in mid-March. Joann had gathered all the materials for the kits, which were given out free to members. And, I led folks through the EGA Petite Project, although they really didn’t need much guidance.

Joann supplied Appleton wool, which is the preferred wool for crewel. I used it and it worked ok but I am just not a fan of it or wool in general. In the 3 hours I got pretty far along but Barbara was almost done! I know it’s not a race. Barbara said she just allowed the stitching to flow and that is how you should let random placement progress. I used up almost all of the wool. So this one is a little fuller.

I am particularly happy with how the bow turned out. Joann shared how bows were made from “Sandy’s Finishing Touches” by Sandy Higgins. It took me 2 attempts to get the correct size. Joanne had given us plenty of ribbon.

My first wreath is on the left and my second on the right.

I did the finishing myself.

Crewel Wreath 1 was posted previously at https://melitastitches4fun.com/2023/12/03/post-dec-6-crewel-wreath-by-lucy-edmison-from-egas-website-for-the-brandywine-chapter/