Strawberry Thief Bookmark Kit

This is one of William Morris’ best known designs and was inspired by the thrushes which often stole the strawberries in the kitchen garden of his countryside home, Kelmscott Manor, located in Oxfordshire. It looks fabulous when stitched in the high luster Six-Strand Embroidery Floss that is included in this bookmark kit.

William Morris was an artist, designer, craftsman, writer and socialist who had a huge impact on the fashions and ideologies of the 19th century. Morris was instrumental to the revival of traditional British textile arts and methods of production. His work crosses various mediums, from book designs to carpets and textiles. The V&A, London is the largest museum of art and design, and houses over 2.3 million objects. The museum stores many of the UK’s national collections and some of the best resources for the study of architecture, furniture, fashion, textiles, photography, sculpture, painting, jewelry, glass, ceramics, book arts, Asian art and design, theater and performance.

Kit contains:
-30.2 m / 33 yd - Six-Strand Embroidery Floss on organizer​
-1 x 16 ct / 6.6 pts/cm Aida fabric 15 x 30 cm / 5.9 x 11.8 in – 100% cotton​
-1 x backing card​
-felt
-1 x embroidery needle​
-1 x charts and instructions (FR, EN, ES, DE, IT, PT, NL, JA)

Dimensions: ± 5.2 x 17.5 cm / 2 x 6.8 in