Appletons Crewel Wool in Hanks | Fuchsia | No. 800

Appletons Crewel Wool in Hanks | 25g | Fuchsia

Crewel wool, a fine 2ply weight yarn, is the traditional choice for embroidery, being used for over a thousand years for decorating textiles creating art.

Crewel work, a free style form of embroidery, named after the high grade loosely twisted worsted wool used is regaining popularity as a beautiful form of Art meeting textiles, and as such is as flexible and as expressive as using paint, being worked traditionally on linen, but more recently cotton cloth.

Appletons yarns are proudly British, sourced in the Yorkshire wool markets it is then dyed and spun in Yorkshire before being sent all over the World.

This yarn is hard wearing and moth proof, helping to ensure your work will last and last. 

An array of 423 colours available from the traditional to the contemporary. Blend shades together to create your own work.

Hand wash