Today's give-away is courtesy of Renaissance Dyeing, a company that hand-dyes wool threads using natural dyes, creating gorgeous ranges of color on a beautiful wool that's ideal for crewel embroidery and tapestry work. The Elizabethan Embroidery Range (crewel embroidery wool) is what's up for grabs today - 27 skeins of naturally dyed wool, dyed using the same dyes available in the 16th century.
The first time I used the Renaissance Dyeing threads was after I bought a sample pack from Hedgehog Handworks. I was struck right off the bat by their softness and the fact that they stitch up very nicely - they're easy to work with. The color range also impressed me - and I didn't even know, at that time, all the work that goes into hand-dyeing this beautiful wool. If you have time, you should browse through the Renaissance Dyeing website and take a look at their blog. It's a real eye-opener about the work behind the threads we like to use!
I used Renaissance Dyeing wool on my crewel rooster project, by the way - especially on the flowers:
It makes a wonderful satin stitch and very nice French knots!
After discovering the wonderful thread on my own and buying a bit of it, I made use of it in my crewel rooster project and linked back to their website. And they very kindly wrote and offered a packet of their wool for a give-away! I took Andie up on the offer - I couldn't quite pass up the opportunity to let one of my readers build a nice starter-stash of a good thread! Thank you, Andie!
So, what I'm giving away is a beautiful color range of "Elizabethan" colors - colors typical of the 16th century, and dyed in the same manner as threads were back then!
Beautiful, aren't they??
If you would like an opportunity to win this package of threads, please read the following Rules of the Give-Away:
1. All eligible comments must be left on the website, on this post. Comments left on other posts or sent via e-mail (in reply to the daily newsletter) will not be eligible. So please make sure you visit the website to leave your comment! For those who read Needle 'n Thread via RSS feed or in your e-mail, just click on the title of the post, and it'll take you straight to the right post on the website.
2. Please make sure you sign your comment, if you choose to comment using the "anonymous" feature.
3. Answer the following question in your comment:
(This is predictable!) What type of design would you stitch with this collection of threads? (Feel free to daydream a bit here, if you don't really have any set idea at this point!)
4. The give-away ends on Thursday, March 25, at 5:00 am CST (Kansas, USA).
I'm happy to mail the package of threads anywhere in the world, so all are welcomed to sign up! (Overseas mailings will be sent by the least expensive airmail option, and the receiver is responsible for any custom duties, etc. I am not liable for any postal misdirection or loss for overseas mailings.... That has only happened once with my give-aways, but should it happen again, please understand that I cannot replace the parcel.)
Best of luck!
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